I think the new ticket machines is a giant step backwards, currently I prefer them to the old ones, novelty etc. Rather than these machines they should have began invensting in TVMs, starting in the CC and enforce that you needed a valid ticket before getting on the bus.
I saw this system in London (do they have the same machines on busses there for Oyster) and it seemed to work very smoothly. I'll save that for my next "Why I hate DB" rant.
