• WingedSeven@lemmy.ml
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      it seems like it happens enough to be an acceptable alternate way of saying the cost of something; I see it a lot, including (in fact mostly) by native speakers

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        Languages evolve, or we’d all still be grunting the first sounds. “No, the other other rock. Damn, we should come up with more names for things!”

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          judging by the votes, people seem to think we’re in disagreement, whereas i think you’re spot-on.

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            This is the internet, people are not supposed to just agree on things. That would automatically be “echo chamber”, and bad. Consensus is specifically disallowed.

            XD

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    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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    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.

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      “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.

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      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

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        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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        We had a KitchenAid fridge crap out and tried or damnedest to get it repaired. In the end, the repair tech said we could throw $1000 worth of parts at it and hope, or get a new fridge. This was our first matching set of appliances and my wife was not going back to slumming with an unmatched kitchen. Guess who had to spend 4K on a new fridge. We didn’t even get a touchscreen. I don’t expect this one to last either.

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          Sad thing is its not only refrigerators. Dishwashers, washers, and driers are all junk as well. My parents have had 2 dryers in the last 8 years and my aunt 3 in the last 10 with one of them being repaired like 10 times in 3 years because something was always breaking. Not sure if our family just has horrible luck with those things or if they really are just that crappy now

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      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.”

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        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.

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            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.

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              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.

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        Their TVs are great, had 1 for more than 10 years and a second going on 6 and we’re really happy both.

        Can’t speak for anything else though.

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          I’ve had terrible experiences with LG TVs. Parents owned an old and a newer model, both 65" I think. The OS was so fing slow, I couldn’t really browse through different apps smoothly and seemlessly. Couple this with how the older LG has issues with WiFi where you’d log in in the settings, confirm that the connection has been made, but then once you exited settings it was like if the connection wasn’t ever made in the first place.

          I’ve had suuuch a better time with Roku TVs than LGs, I’ve owned 2 Rokus in my life. OS is smooth, apps are intuitive, no issues with connections. The idle screen is nice too.

          No experience with Samsung TVs tho. Would be nice to see how an OLED looks, but my 4k Roku is fine for now

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      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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        They have a reputation for not lasting very long. I’ve already been avoiding them for that reason, so when I see a $4000 Samsung fridge I’m like lol nope

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    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.

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        What’s in your fridge, as well helpful reminders to Shop™ Now™ to keep your Fridge SaaS™ running smoothly

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    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.

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      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.

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    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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      how does two doors make it less space efficient

      if anything, the freezer is more space efficient since there’s no drawer to take up space

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        More doors = more gaskets = more seams = more heat loss = less energy efficent

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          If it’s meant for daily use, then all of the coldness will just fall out when a door is opened anyways. Drawer and chest freezers are advantageous in this respect. This is also why fridges have drawers. I’ll bet you more doors has a negligible effect on energy efficiency…

          as for long-term storage, this nerd has something to say about that