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Smart fridges are such a stupid idea. Fridges last like 30 years, why would you integrate a computer that is going to reach end-of-life in less than 5 years?
Just get a fucking tablet and use it in the kitchen.
Bold of you to assume these fridges are built to last
To be fair, these are Samsung.
Samsung who won’t even provide price estimates/quotes for reparation of utensils WITHIN WARRANTY without being paid $25 before hand. Their products suck that much.
Samsung isn't what they used to be. 5-10 years ago they were fine but they've really gone downhill with customer support and quality. I'll be looking at another manufacturer next time I need an SSD.
No, fridges last 10-ish years, 15 if you're lucky, especially if you buy Samsung or LG. My LG compressor went out twice in 10 years, and the second time the tech said it would cost way more to fix than it's worth, even if the part is under warranty (I fixed other stuff myself as well).
I just got a new fridge, and looking through reviews, even the "best" fridges (unless you go industrial) last 10-15 years on average. I got Whirlpool this time, because they were near the top of recommendations (Maytag was #1), so hopefully those 10-15 years will be relatively trouble-free.
So I don't need all the features of a smart fridge and shit because I habe a phone and a tablet hub for that sort of thing, but a feature I've only seen on LG smart fridges is something I'm frequently annoyed more don't have these days with how cheap the tech is: remote fridge monitoring
Slap a few cheap cameras in there so I can see 2 angles on every shelf and monitor the current fridge levels from my phone.
"Are we low on ketchup or am I stupid?” know for certain!
Saw a feature close to this but not quite as good on an LG smart fridge years ago and have been vehemently disappointed by every fridge ive looked at since not having that.
And I'm in the market for a new fridge goddamnit. I don't want to have to install my own cams but I'm close to doing it at this point
30y seems a bit optimistic. I have already replaced the control board on our fridge once and I think I need to again and it probably is less than 15yo.
Not so much "optimistic" as "the way it used to be"
I've got a fridge that's nearly 30 years old that we've never had to fix anything on (other than the ice maker). I thought it died about a week ago, turns out I just accidentally turned it off (issue with the coldness dial) and it's colder than ever right now.
I've also got a 6 or 8 year old fridge that I wouldn't be a bit surprised if it needs replacing before the old one.
Well, your question answered itself from the manufacturer's perspective. Fuck the consumer.
I’d be happy if my fridge had some sort of optional rack for an arbitrary tablet, with power supply or even a traditional paper calendar . Even happier if it had cheap simple Zigbee/z-wave/Thread sensors - let me choose to do or not do anything with them
If these things all used Raspberry Pi compute modules, they could be reflashed with custom roms. Just loading stock Kodi would do most of what you might want put of a kitchen computer.
There’s no reason they need so much processing, something that expensive. All you need is very cheap sensors - it really needs to be from the manufacturer for power and to get a signal through the metal skin.
Minimal software, no required online services or planned obsolescence, no privacy violations or data collection, no confusion for anyone who chooses not to use it, very minimal price increase. Since I can track power consumption externally if I want, I’m not sure what you’d even want beyond temperature monitoring and alerts
It's not worth all the compromises.
But having a camera inside the fridge so you can check if you need something when you're at the store has definite utility.
While that sounds like a good idea, I can’t see that working. You’d need many cameras and even then some stuff would be hidden behind others
It's not my idea. They have them.
Obviously there's a level of stuffing your fridge where you could be wrong, but that's also bad for the actual refrigeration performance.
Yes. Knowing if the fridge door was left open would be good. It's terrible to come home and realize you've burnt out the motor and all the food is bad.