I've been designing a replacement "personal HiFi" for SWMBO as hers (both of them) are 30+ years old and I am tired of repairing mechanisms!
I finished the stakeholder's specification and the engineering specification. Now, sorting through the implementation rationale...
I've decided to use a pair of Squeezebox Classics as the "appliances" with off-the-shelf amplified/computer speakers. She can use her old remote control AS IF she was interacting with the old HiFi. (important as she often does this in the middle of the night/dark if she awakens and wants to turn on some music).
The SB's have a 320x32 graphic display (old HiFi had a fluorescent display with numerous icons, etc. but the "main" displays were numeric (time, frequency, track number, etc.) and 7-segment).
I have a choice: mimic the 7-segment displays (to some level of accuracy/artistic flair) or opt for a less techy display (e.g., use an actual typeface rendered onto the graphic matrix).
Old "flip" clocks had nice "normal" values displayed and no one seemed to "miss" having 7 segments. But, has 7-segment become the defacto norm for "digital clocks"?
[I ask as I will release the codebase so others can emulate THEIR particular HiFis building on my design]