I actually can't believe anybody would be stupid enough to think that Wi-Fi ever needed to be on a washing machine. That is literally a idea designed to milk extra money from sucker's.
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Yeah some of us have to hand wash our wi-fi the old fashioned way.
Don't worry, like smart TVs, wifi connected devices will become cheaper than their alternatives soon
Do dumb TVs still exist at all?
You can get a 55" gaming monitor.
1700€
Fucking hell. Is the screen made of diamonds? It's 4x the price of a TV of the same size. What are they smoking?
Maybe the smart TV's are being subsidized by the money they make selling the data they collect from you?
Sure. But this doesn't account for the whole 1000€ difference in price.
Is it specifically advertised for gaming, with high refresh rate or something similiar?
I want a Speed Queen. They're way more expensive than your standard machines, but there's a reason you find them in laundromats everywhere. They're built to be abused.
What do people even do with their wifi appliances? Throw the load in and say Alexa start the washer? How is that easier than setting it yourself?
What do people even do with their wifi appliances?
Timing, automatic and stuff. To keep the washing machine example: you want the laundry out of the machine as soon as possible go hang it up as fresh as possible. You're having a long day ahead of you, not a long time between coming home and going to bed, not enough for a full laundry run at least. You load up your machine before leaving home and remote start it the adequate time so it's done shortly after you're back home.
At least that's what I'd use such features for.
Other people listen to Spotify over their fridge.
Triggering home automation too. Like ventilating the laundry when it's washing/drying and for half an hour after.
I cannot help but imagine people in a few decades to be completely detached from basic physics in the house and unable to plan for even the smallest things, without having their appliances help them. Then, when somethings not working, they just break down and cry, because they have no concept of how to do basic stuff anymore.
I have a wifi washer and dryer.
The biggest advantage is that it sends you a ping when it's done, and can send you a message about the need for routing maintenance, like changing filters or refilling the detergent container.
Settings wise, it's slightly easier to set from the app, since a telephone has better UX than a washing machine. Mostly I just leave it at "you figure it out" so it's moot.
You can't actually start it remotely unless you press a button on the machine first, just send settings to it to activate by pressing start.
How is the phon UX better than the machine UX? The machines i know just have a knob dial for the program and a button each for stuff like temperature, spin, pre-program and start timer. It doesn't get simpler than that imo.