ᐅ Is a rotary dimmer or a push-button dimmer more convenient to use?

There are dimmers with potentiometers or stepped rotary controls. These are very easy to use. There are push buttons that require you to hold the contact for dimming. Our rotary switches function as push buttons. You have to hold the rotary switch in contact to dim. Always hitting it accurately can be a bit tricky. This is the trade-off for the look and feel in this case. I just noticed they could use a cleaning again.

hm... we actually have both. Push-to-open looks cleaner, but you have to keep using it consistently. Twist-to-open looks simpler, but it can be operated quite quickly.

Rotary dimmers are more practical.
Nevertheless, we decided to go with push-button dimmers. They look better, and in my opinion, the operation is not that much more complicated.
I think most of the time, you won’t want to adjust the brightness every single time anyway, but will mostly use the last saved setting.

This is not a direct answer to the question, but we installed Philips Scene Switch. It has 3 dimming levels that can be switched by turning the light on and off, and it remembers the last setting. Most of the time, the darkest level is activated in the living-dining area. This way, we completely avoided using dimmer switches. There are now many lamps with built-in dimming settings. Some remember the last setting, while others unfortunately do not. Of course, with a dimmer switch, you can adjust the brightness continuously, depending on what you prefer.

Step switches are, of course, a compromise, but personally, I find continuously dimmable light sources much more comfortable, for example.

Mycraft schrieb:

Step switches are, of course, a compromise

You can also see it differently.

The less I have to "deal" with a switch, the better I find it.
A precise, individual setting takes longer than just tapping on it.
If many different settings are not needed, 2 or 3 can be enough—and are then quicker to select.
These are small differences, but that’s what we’re talking about.