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Post by BluePen7 »

Bud wrote: post #106
CoastalCoder wrote: post #39

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Many of us share your distaste for the issues your mentioned. The challenge is finding better alternatives. Do you have any recommendations?

I suggest Bosch. Especially for dishwashers. My old apartment had one: 7 years with zero issues. My new house has one: zero issues, the design is a real pleasure to use, and it also happens to be the quietest dishwasher sold in the US, at least according to the Googling I did when I first ran it and could barely even tell it was on.

When I researched appliances, nobody could decide on the best fridge other than suggestions that were 4x the price (or even more).

But dishwashers it was almost unanimous, Bosch is best.

I couldn't afford new ones, so I found good deals on second hand 500 series ones and they're both still going fine for myself and my rental suite (only a year and a half so far though).

Crazy quiet too, I suggest people opt for the one that shines a light on the floor cause otherwise you can't hear it running (or finish).

There's also a fancier model that projects a timer.

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Post by whateveriforgot »

hss wrote: post #53

Are there any good quality dumb tv available in market anymore?

In Australia, I have been unable to find _any_ dumb TV's over 40" for sale any more. I've checked a variety of stores online and none offer them anymore. I managed to pick up a 50" 4K TV from 'Kogan' a few years back and was hoping to get a second (ideally larger) one. But alas. That's not an option.

As alternatives. I believe it's possible to get sinage/display TV's which are still dumb (but much more expensive) and one could look at getting a huge 'computer monitor' as well.

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Post by shard »

4oh9do wrote: post #85
mgraczyk wrote: post #48

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I have a QN90A, the ads are annoying but it's fine and it's a great TV overall. It's basically just a tiny banner ad at the bottom right of the home screen. Personally I take much bigger risks day to day by doing things like biking to work, so I'm okay with the risk of my TV sending data back to advertisers. BTW, I'm pretty sure the only Samsung TVs that are five figures are the 98" beasts. My 75" QN90A was $1600, an…

> the ads are annoying but it's fine This doesn't parse. It's like saying 'this apple is rotten but it's fine'. If the apple is rotten, then it is not fine. If the television has annoying ads, then it is not fine.

I can't speak for the parent comment, but when I use such a grammatical construct, I mean that although it is suboptimal, I am putting up with it. It does not mean that I think it is ok.

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Post by nvr219 »

Angostura wrote: post #167
deanc wrote: post #139

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I'm not justifying it in any way - but changing DNS is trivial - something well within the capabilities of all the readers here.

Could you jot down a few lines explaining how?

It's in the gist linked here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31806599

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Post by Volker_W »

jiggawatts wrote: post #31

Every time this comes up I feel obligated to add the following: 1) Samsung televisions spy on your mercilessly . They collect everything they can, including screenshots at regular intervals and send them back to Samsung so that they can sell this to "partners". They are not a FAANG and don't have anywhere near their level of security expertise. I have second-hand but reliable information about their security approach…

> Even if you buy a flagship Samsung television for five figures, it's virtually guaranteed that within a year or two they will release an update the slows it down to molasses. These things have controller boards with miniscule amounts of RAM in them, and they use the same firmware across all models. When a new model with more RAM is released, they add more features, causing all older models that self update to start swapping to the pagefile.

Source / Proof?

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Post by justsid »

oneoff786 wrote: post #190
Angostura wrote: post #168

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I have an LG TV, and the ability to have Apps on the TV, without a plugged in decide - Netflix, BBC iplayer, ITV Hub, AppleTV, Twitch, Youtube etc. makes for a very pleasant, seamless experience.

One time cost of plugging in a device vs never having ads again

I too have an LG TV that I quite like. It’s fun seeing WebOS in use and I actually like the built-in apps. Then again, it doesn’t show ads. The day it does, it’ll never see the internet again and get fed from an external device.

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Post by ThePowerOfFuet »

amenghra wrote: post #175
mschuster91 wrote: post #162

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Heh I would not be surprised if in the future TVs start shipping a DOCSIS modem in the cable TV backend and put up deals with major network operators to allow a low bandwidth back-signalling channel.

The future TV will ship with an embedded SIM card…

A screwdriver will fix that (or, if eSIM, the antenna and/or baseband).

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Post by ThePowerOfFuet »

thewebcount wrote: post #207
mschuster91 wrote: post #164

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> It has a countdown timer showing how much time is left on the wash. The dryer does, too. They count down at different speeds. They can both be at “10 minutes left” and 10 minutes later the washer still has like 3 minutes left. That is usually because modern laundry washing machines don't run on fixed-time schedules, they detect how much load they have and how much water is remaining in the clothing and adjust the c…

Then why does it have a count down timer? It could just say which part of the cycle it’s on instead. If I see a timer counting down, I expect it to be accurate. I don’t expect it to go from “5 minutes” up to “7 minutes” or to stay at “5 minutes” for 3 minutes. That doesn’t make any sense at all. It ceases providing the single function it was designed for.

It's its best estimate at that point in time.

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Post by ThePowerOfFuet »

effingwewt wrote: post #56
lern_too_spel wrote: post #44

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LG makea better TVs, appliances, phones, everything.

No, they do not. The TVs and the appliances are garbage. So garbage they still can't hire techs in LA. They pay you commission but only only on closed and profitable calls. They are almost never closed due to backorders of parts, especially boards, and especially now. Samsung and LG are both the same garbage in different packages. For TVs Id do your best to find a dumb one or use a monitor. For applicances it depends…

>stay away from induction heating

Why? This is hands-down the best there is, not only from a control perspective but also safety and easy-to-clean too.

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Post by ThePowerOfFuet »

effingwewt wrote: post #152
lotsofpulp wrote: post #77

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Most people would be better off buying a new fridge every time it breaks rather than a subzero. Subzero is at least twice as expensive, if not 4x as expensive as a consumer level fridge. Costco even offers a 4 year warranty if you buy with their credit card.

Sub zero will last you as long as all 4 of those new ones combined, and thus are worth the hefty price. The only good (read- meant to last) fridges are older ones. Same for washers and dryers, can't tell you how many times someone would get a new set, sell or donate their old ones, and get pissed when one or both stop working and require extensive repairs within the first few months. Costco, Home Depot, Lowes, Urners…

Liebherr's fridges are bulletproof.
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