Because people keep their fridges too long. They need to be able to remote brick them when they want you to buy a new one.
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Protip: Avoid Samsung when buying appliances
Granted, this is just an anecdote, but I have several Samsung appliances; oven/stove, dishwasher, microwave, televisions, smart phone(okay, I guess those are technically an electronic), and I haven't had any issues with them. They've served me well, even if I haven't been the kindest to them.
I guess the point I'm trying to make is "your mileage may vary."
I got one Samsung TV for free for one reason or another -- it never really worked properly because all its spyware shit kept tripping up on my custom DNS server.
I have a Samsung TV as well, and it's spamming ARP requests to every device in my home.
There is no good reason to connect any tv to the internet. External devices, those can be connected. But to me the tv is just a big dumb screen.
I disagree; I find it useful to have apps like YouTube on my TV, it's handy not having to plug in another device to watch content.
I plugged it in once and never thought about it again. It's essentially like my TV is a smart tv.
This. I worked in appliance sales for years and we constantly had issues with Samsung. Their ice makers are complete garbage.
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The worst part is the silly over priced fridges you buy probably won't even last 10 years anymore. Sure they're more efficient, but if you have to replace it every 10-15 years, is it really worth it? I'd sooner have a slightly less efficient fridge that I know will last than one that can show me ads and look fancy.
"More efficient"
- has french doors,
- has water dispenser,
- has two seperate frozen zones (ice and freezer)
- has main freezer on bottom
No way this thing is anywhere near efficent.
Yeah this is the epitome of inefficient lol
Those things make it more inefficient?
Having the main freezer on the bottom is insanely inefficient. Hot air rises, and cold air falls. When a freezer is on the top, all of the cold air is generated in that freezer, and then it falls through a channel into the main refrigeration area. It keeps both compartments cold using just one system.
Freezer on the bottom requires either a separate cooling system for the main fridge, or a series of fans that constantly draw cold air upwards, wasting electricity in the process.
Appliances these days are absolute junk. Nothing last more then like 7-10 years. My parents have a stainless steel kitchen aid fridge thats 20+ years old and works like a charm and a second shitty white fridge thats at least 15 years old by now. My aunt has gone through 2 samsung fridges in 10 years though
Ya I just went through all that bullshit last year. my old fridge (maybe 15yrs) crapped out and the repair guy told me flat out that they typically don't repair stuff like that anymore. Manufacturers make it intentionally difficult to obtain parts and even if you can get them, chances are they'll crap out before too long. I ended up getting a new Danby. I hope it proves me wrong but...
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Meanwhile, my grandmother had a fridge from the 1960s that still worked fine when she replaced it in 2013.
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Fk SmartHomes TBH, things shouldn´t be so complex just so you can be a tiny bit more lazy.
They don't even do anything - simple is better.
It's like that IQ meme:
- 70 IQ: zero smart home devices
- 100 IQ: smart fridge, smart watch, smart TV, smart light, smart toilet, smart potted plant...
- 130 IQ: zero smart home devices
Yikes! And $4000 is the sale price. It's $4800 regularly...
If you actually want a smart fridge then be aware that when the display breaks, they will charge you the price of a new fridge to replace it.
I would consider the broken display to be a feature tho.
Yeah I don't need to watch TV on my fridge, I just need it to cool shit
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Certain things don't need a computer screen in them. Refrigerators are one, sewing machines are another.
.....what does the display show even?
What's in your fridge, as well helpful reminders to Shop™ Now™ to keep your Fridge SaaS™ running smoothly
That sounds like you're paying to have ads in your own home.
Indeed! Just like a Netflix subscription!
How efficient is it? For that price I would expect top values. But seeing those 2 doors (for whatever reason someone wants to waste space like that): I doubt it.
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But don't you want to connect to your fridge via a smart app?!
I could see my daugther doing this
Yeah this screams GenZ. I respect it.
lmao
Smart devices of all types are just the worst. Literally just piling anti-features onto something to justify putting a circuit board in a toaster.
4700 before the sale? I wonder why they are having a hard time moving them.... /s
Probably not cool because they're not plugged in
That "white board" on the fridge is an "app" that comes with it as a feature. Someone just used it to draw the surprised Pikachu face.
It's turned on, but you're most likely right that it's not cool because I bet they have the temperature dialed up all the way.
Yeah it doesn't seem to be running. It's just standing there.
Hi dad.
I think the idea of a smart fridge is not necessarily a bad one. However charging $3600 extra for a screen and a couple of cameras is ridiculous.
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