Petarp;

This is the bottom line model.  If you want a model with a fancy display, then you can go for the high end model as with any other brand.

The display is not a sign of modernity; this is of equivalent specification to the low end Miele (or any other brand) with the same display style.  Personally I think there is nothing old fashioned about this design at all; as with a lot of other Swedish engineering it seeps simplistic style.

As much as I like the big display on my machine, as long as I know how far the cycle has reached/has left to go, and this purpose is served, then it is perfectly sufficient in my view.  The worst are some new electronic machines which only have an "on" light, with nothing else telling you how far the machine is through its cycle!

Jon