World's First HDTV Refrigerator Unveiled
Wed Nov 1, 2006 7:25PM EST
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Here's something that can help you next time you can't make out what Rachel Ray is whipping up on the small screen: the world's first high-definition TV refrigerator, which is exactly what is sounds like (a refrigerator with a built-in, 15-inch HDTV). Today LG announced that by next May, its next-gen fridge would be making it Stateside.
As with last year's SDTVÂ model, the new unit has a built-in recipe bank (with more than 100 pre-loaded dishes) that can be accessed via the screen, which will also display slide shows of your own USB-uploaded photos. It also gives you regular weather updates (via a wireless pager network) on a dedicated four-inch screen right above the ice-and-water dispenser.
I'm still not sure why the world needs these things, exactly, since I'd rather have a more portable TV I can move around because I cook in different parts of the kitchen. For those kinds of cooks, I'd recommend Toshiba's kitchen-optimized, water-resistant, RealSteel 20-inch LCD.
Still, an HDTV refrigerator is progress nonetheless.
Would you put one of these things in your kitchen? If so, why an HDTV refrigerator over a more portable flat-panel TV?
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2 Posted by benharbin15 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:05PM EDT Report Abuse
First of all, how lazy do you really have to be to have a refrigerator that has a television. I think it is pathetic. No wonder 90% of Americans are overweight.
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3 Posted by luckie978 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 6:59PM EDT Report Abuse
that is so pathetic. r ppl that addicted, that they need a tv in very room of their house. or is this merely a "show-off" device.
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4 Posted by dgersh2004 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:42PM EDT Report Abuse
Porn may look cool on it
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5 Posted by mgervace on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:17PM EDT Report Abuse
there is no reason to have Tv on the fridge.. I have an 15" LCD which works perfectly because when we're cooking, we position it towards us, and then if we're watching the news or something at dinner, we position the tv in another direction. What a waste this will be... Now that I think about it... TV & the Fridge... Get Fatter AMERICA, from a TV&Fridge near you... scenario...get food out of fridge, nibble, watch tv, havent moved, finished snack, open fridge, get more food, shut door, keep eating, keep standing there, etc etc...
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1 Posted by mlb278 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:23PM EDT Report Abuse
The reason why I say no is because the two technologies have a different life span. Imagine having a refrigerator in your house that is 15 years old. Newer ones may be much more efficient, but a 15 year old fridge shouldn't be too much of a problem. Now imagine having a 15 year old computer device (lcd, laptop, etc.). 15 years ago the top of the line cpu was maybe 25 mhz. This is a much bigger problem than the 15 year old fridge. Many of the functions on the computer are outdated, etc. If you buy an integrated lcd/computer/fridge then in 3-5 years when new technology comes out, you are going to have to dispose of a perfectly good fridge that has 10+ more years of life just to upgrade the lcd or computer functionality. A much better idea is to buy a refrigerator with no internet access, no lcd, no hdtv, etc. and buy a seperate computer, lcd to put elsewhere in the kitchen. That way in 3-5 years when you want to buy the latest technology there will be no reason to dispose of your perfectly good fridge.