While numbered dials have the convenience of compact labelling, some of us oldies prefer a more descriptive style, from slightly overclocked through seriously to catastrophicly, with an end stop slightly below the fatal limit.
I would accept the screwdriver, but then I will need someone else help, to point me where that vanishing head, of that someway blured screw is, because I can't see it clearly!
I can't remember the details, but I worked with a guy who used some digital pots to control voltage regulators on a chip eval board, and they caused the regulators to go unstable. I can't remember why this was happening, but obviously there were more electrically interesting than a mechanical POT. If you really want something really fancy you could consider something like a programmable Intersil which also provides current measurements, programmable power sequencing, etcetera. But sometimes simple mechanical POTs, and external instruments are nice. e.g. as far as I know the Intersil parts don't allow you to view instantaneous current draw which is sometimes very nice to have.
Also there are some pretty neat PMODs. For example HDMI:
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Seems like having it be digital pots connected to the P2 just wastes pins for something that is overkill.
Its hard to beat a knob. We use knobs that are actually labelled to to 11. That would be cool, being able to "turn it up to 11"
Also there are some pretty neat PMODs. For example HDMI:
https://blackmesalabs.wordpress.com/2017/12/15/bml-hdmi-video-for-fpgas-over-pmod/
Nice find, KeithE.
The timing tool they link to is good, too