Why do gas pumps have screens?
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aesthelete@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Why would your refrigerator have a screen?
Why would you buy such a refrigerator?
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 hours ago
plz1@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
To display ads.
Renorc@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
fuzzzerd@programming.dev 1 hour 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.
Smith6612@lemmy.world 1 hour 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.
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
“because I’m a dumbass”
“because I’m a dumbass”
–dumbass
CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
You ever think you’re just not creative and alone?
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
No
AceBonobo@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
I’m not against my refrigerator having a screen that I can control
Valmond@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
But why?
ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 6 hours ago
Shopping list, digital post it notes, etc.
People have been sticking important things into fridge doors since there are fridges.
Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 minutes 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.
buckrogers@lemmy.ml 6 hours ago
You carry a phone that supports these features in your pocket. Fridges don’t need screens imho
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 hours ago
Because not everything important is digital.
helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Magnetic whiteboard
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 5 hours ago
Tablet is more flexible.
KingOfSleep@lemmy.ca 7 hours 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.
CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Family calendar is the big one.
6nk06@sh.itjust.works 1 hour 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 43 minutes 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 38 minutes ago
Good god you’re dumb. Enjoy your ads I guess.
ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 2 hours 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 38 minutes 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.
PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world 7 hours 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 2 hours 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 1 hour 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 1 hour ago
Samsung makes good screens they don’t make good TV’s.
Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 45 minutes 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.
AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 hour ago
Any company that pushes this shit doesn’t deserve your money. Don’t buy their TVs.
al_Kaholic@lemmynsfw.com 2 hours ago
All electronics are garbage now it’s almost like they want you to buy a new one every year.
makyo@lemmy.world 6 hours 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.
Fyrnyx@kbin.melroy.org 7 hours 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?
Bosht@lemmy.world 5 hours 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 1 hour 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 41 minutes 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.