I’m not against my refrigerator having a screen that I can control
Comment on Get ready to see ads on your… Samsung refrigerator
aesthelete@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Why would your refrigerator have a screen?
Why would you buy such a refrigerator?
AceBonobo@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Valmond@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
But why?
ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 5 weeks ago
Shopping list, digital post it notes, etc.
People have been sticking important things into fridge doors since there are fridges.
buckrogers@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
You carry a phone that supports these features in your pocket. Fridges don’t need screens imho
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
Because not everything important is digital.
helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Magnetic whiteboard
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 5 weeks ago
Tablet is more flexible.
Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
It there was any hope for these being useful that would have integrated with the mobile experience the same way CarPlay did.
These are it a tv screen on a fridge with a channel that is for the fridge, these are all proprietary junk that it’s the antithesis for a smart home because they control it not the home owner.
KingOfSleep@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
I would love a monitor on my fridge (it’d be better than most of the dusty old shit on mine right now. ) But I would want to have complete control of the hardware attached to that screen
I hope a DIY mod community springs up to help people take back the machines they own.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Yeah a small screen showing time, day, weather, moon phase, sunrise/set, moonrise/set and daily/weekly schedule would be awesome. I have friends who keep a weekly meal/social schedule on their fridge and when I was staying with them mid move it was really convenient to have what’s going on so prominently displayed
I haven’t been able to get home assistant working but I imagine it has something for home displays like that with a fair amount of customizability
Ads and the news are two things I absolutely don’t want on my refrigerator. This is a large eye level object in the room that days begin in. They’re putting ads there because they know its a really convenient place to display useful information.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
Why do gas pumps have screens?
Renorc@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
fuzzzerd@programming.dev 5 weeks ago
Only sometimes. I’ve seen the mute button be disabled on numerous machines. Worth knowing and trying when the screen is blaring ads at you, but my success rate has been low in muting them.
clif@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Yeah, and it varies by station. I push all the buttons. Some times one works, some times not.
bytesonbike@discuss.online 5 weeks ago
Never worked for me. Push that button. Pushed the button below/above. Held the button.
Pushed all the buttons.
None of it worked.
beejjorgensen@lemmy.sdf.org 5 weeks ago
Hero. There’s only one gas station I use that has ads and I’ll try it there for sure. I deliberately avoid screened pumps.
plz1@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
To display ads.
Smith6612@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Especially lately. The screens used to just be for controlling the pump.
NOW THEY BLARE ADS AS YOU GAS UP YOUR VEHICLE.
It’s bliss after hours when the gas station is about to close and the ads stop. You can pump up in peace. Although when the ads crash the pump, have fun paying for gas.
DampCanary@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Only in banana republic would customer be less valuable than ad revenue
Normal ones, yes, even 3rd world countries:
INA gasoline pump station older modelINA gasoline pump station newer model
have counters only (minimalism).
bytesonbike@discuss.online 5 weeks ago
This is actually why I got a Costco membership. 90% of gas stations in my city have a TV screen now and fuck that noise.
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
“because I’m a dumbass”
“because I’m a dumbass”
–dumbass
CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
You ever think you’re just not creative and alone?
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
No
NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
So you can see the inside of your fridge while never seeing the inside of your fridge.
aesthelete@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Just open the fucking door.
TheBat@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
- Greek soldiers outside of the city of Troy
echodot@feddit.uk 5 weeks ago
Well I suppose that would be sort of a useful feature especially if you could access the camera remotely while shopping but if you think about it that camera angle is impossible.
CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Family calendar is the big one.
6nk06@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
I agree. Speding an additional $1000 for that feature is so much better than a piece of paper and a Spongebob Squarepants magnet.
CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
It is better than a paper calendar, it does AV as well which is fantastic if I’m trying to watch sports and cook, and the feature isn’t 1k. Sucks to suck and have to make up little stories.
Forced ads is stupid. The feature is fantastic you grumpy lonely old man 🤣.
6nk06@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Good god you’re dumb. Enjoy your ads I guess.
ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 5 weeks ago
If only there was some less ridiculous way of keeping a calendar on a fridge, like a white board or something. Its too bad in the history of fridges that there was no way to keep a calendar on it, its just impossible to
CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Fuck man, why even have digital calendars at ALL?!!! Let’s just destroy computers, absolutely no need for this shit.
Ignoring the other useful users, my partner and I forward events from our work schedules when something pops up, the school sends an entire month of events which gets directly imported. The soccer team sends out the same shit.
God forbid I spend .23% of my yearly salary not having to sync calendar dates and be able to watch sports when cooking.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Yeah at a reasonable price I think a fridge is a decent place to put a display surface. It’s an early point of failure but with some consumer and longevity focused thinking that’s resolvable. I don’t need it enough for the costs but if done well with a focus on the consumer’s needs and wants it could be quite nice. Mind you that condition means fat chance but still, a display telling me what I’m doing today and if I need a jacket would be really convenient in the kitchen. Give it a bus tracker and I think people would really love that.
Honestly I hate how much of tech these days ignores asking if it’s solving a problem
PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I recall the hype was to keep track of groceries or some such gimmick. I feel it to be unnecessary tech. How convenient that it shows ads. In any case, do not buy a Samsung appliance. They are total shite and will break down on you. Fridges, washing machines, dishwashers. All garbage. The televisions are fine.
Broadfern@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Their TVs suck too. The remotes barely respond and they’re bogged down with ad-riddled garbage to the point I had to set up a parental lock just so I wasn’t force-fed trashy, outdated reality TV at 300 decibels when I power the damn thing on. Or worse, when the power goes out and it decides to blast at 3 AM. Unfortunately I didn’t make the choice to buy this thing.
Their phones are also locked down proprietary horse arse. I don’t understand the people who do, but oh well.
Smith6612@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I believe with their phones, it is because the hardware is honestly solid compared to much of the competition. Samsung phones (ESPECIALLY during the TouchWiz days) haven’t been known for having the best software.
Their TVs on the other hand, a lot of that is because they put underpowered SoCs in the TVs. Their high-end OLEDs are decent, but that doesn’t fix the fact that Tizen is still a little clunky. Samsung LCDs on the other hand, unless you spend over $2,000 on one, tend to be junk, mostly because the backlights are too dim to accurately reproduce content except in a dark room, or because the backlights fail out too soon. You can get much better performance out of something like a TCL or Hisense for the money, as long as you have trust in those brands… being Chinese and all.
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Samsung makes good screens they don’t make good TV’s.
Fyrnyx@kbin.melroy.org 5 weeks ago
To keep track of groceries? Just I don't know, LOOK inside the fridge. Oh the cabinets and drawers don't have screens, just slap a few of them on there to keep track of that shit too! Why stop at the fridge?
makyo@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I’m not a huge fan of my Samsun monitor either actually. There’s a lot of stuff in there that I don’t want or use, and most of what is in there feels pretty half-assed. Will definitely be trying another brand when it comes to replace it.
Bosht@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Agreed. Bought a washer/dryer set and the washer literally shit out in a year, with repairs costing as much as the purchase. Fuck them.
Smith6612@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Samsung Washers haven’t had a great reputation. A lot of people I know still recommend purchasing something like a Kenmore or Maytag, or Speed Queen. I have an LG Washer which has been pretty solid, but, yeah… repair costs if you go through a company versus doing it yourself can be insane.
My 10 year old LG Washer, to repair recently, would’ve cost around $550 for Diagnostic, Repair, and parts if I went through a service center. That is the cost of a new machine. What I needed were new suspension springs (10 years of wear & tear), and a new Sump pump as the motor housing started to leak. About $100 in parts and a half hour of time.
Bosht@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Yeah, the suspension is what went out on mine, their part, has to be ordered through them. The repair guy was nice and literally told me that 3/4s the cost was literally the parts because they could only do manufacturer. What’s infuriating to me is the fact that older washers didn’t have auto balance or suspension. Everything was welded to the frame. Yeah sure it would bounce around a lot but you could easily just stop the washer and rebalance it. My parents washer and dryer were handed down from their parents and lasted 30 years with no issues.
AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
Any company that pushes this shit doesn’t deserve your money. Don’t buy their TVs.
al_Kaholic@lemmynsfw.com 5 weeks ago
All electronics are garbage now it’s almost like they want you to buy a new one every year.
Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
Most of my groceries are in the pantry not the fridge. This tech was always for people who have a kitchen that is for show and never used.