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https://www.theverge.com/circuitbre.../nest-thermostat-e-announced-cheaper-redesign
Not a fan, personally.
Comparison: https://nest.com/thermostats/compare/
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Nest Thermostat E: plastic, lower res, and $80 cheaper
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https://www.theverge.com/circuitbre.../nest-thermostat-e-announced-cheaper-redesign
Not a fan, personally.
Comparison: https://nest.com/thermostats/compare/
Boaty McBoatface
Member
Anything to get these into more homes is a good thing. You're hardly going to look at the display anyway.
Dead Prince
Banned
Installed the 3rd gen myself today. Looks good. Wouldn't have it any other way
... What? It already does..
Look more like renders to me? Wonder why the verge shots make it look dark.
Yea,I agree it blends in more rather than standing out. The feel of the nest is great, I'd be curious to see how the ring feels in plastic and if the motion is still nicely... Weighted.
It has all the features besides the screen, maybe get it under 150 and it would be great
No farsight.
Hmmm true, would miss that. Does it still have a near sensor or you need to touch it for the screen to come on?
I mean the thermostat itself having voice recognition and speakers.
Oh my bad.
This is nest we are talking about, there won't be another redesign for 5+ years.
I honestly don't know what they do half the time
Hickbilly Deluxe
Banned
People bitching about the look of their thermostat. Now I've seen it all.
BeardyChan
Member
If Nest could support my setup with their software I'd buy one in a heartbeat. Sadly the unit only works with the connected device. We have forced air heat and then wifi connected portable ac units. There is no software out there right now that allows me to easily control both with one interface easy interface. I think this is where Nest could really do something useful.
The new unit looks nice and I'd like to buy one.
The new unit looks nice and I'd like to buy one.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
The appeal of Nest is that it wasn't a hideous looking Soviet era box. If you take away its UI and aesthetics, what you have left is an extremely expensive thing that does the same thing as the thing you already have.
I couldn't control my old thermostat with my phone.
RustyNails
Member
Looks like ass.
However, I have ecobee3. I love it's user-friendliness but the thermostat themselves are unreliable. Sometimes on a cold night it will show 74 and sometimes on hot and humid night it will show 74 as well. I can physically feel the difference . I tried to move the second thermostat around my room, and still the same reading, maybe up or down by 1. Ready to give up, and might try Nest in the future.
However, I have ecobee3. I love it's user-friendliness but the thermostat themselves are unreliable. Sometimes on a cold night it will show 74 and sometimes on hot and humid night it will show 74 as well. I can physically feel the difference . I tried to move the second thermostat around my room, and still the same reading, maybe up or down by 1. Ready to give up, and might try Nest in the future.
Barkley's Justice
Member
Oh dope, the optional 540p unit with 15fps lock.
Marty Chinn
Member
Eh, I wouldn't go that far. When I moved, my Nest wasn't hooked up for a couple of weeks and functionality it was irritating to go back to a normal one because of how it functioned. The auto away alone is a difference maker compared to a regular one.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
right but you can control the vastly cheaper competitors (including vastly cheaper than this) with your phone
Those are indeed product renders. Seems like the face will look dark unless the room is well lit and there's something bright to reflect.
http://mashable.com/2017/08/31/nest-introduces-nest-thermostat-e/
The Faceless Master
Member
so it's *supposed* to look like a cheap knockoff?
BreezyLimbo
Banned
kinda ruins the point if they advertise them, thieves will know what to look for
m_shortpants
Member
I ended up getting the Nest for 170 on sale and with a Bed Bath and Beyond coupon a few months back. Glad I did. This looks....eh.
Sinfamy
Member
Think so. On the landing page it says "And it all disappears when you walk away" which implies there's a proximity sensor.
I could probably get used to the plastic design. But the fuzzy display is weird to me. I already think the ppi on these smart thermostats is too low. For this not only downgrade that resolution but to put a fuzzy film over it too would make me crazy when adjusting it or looking at it from up close.
But regardless, I'm a happy Nest 3 user and if this lower price point attracts more people to smart thermostats, then great.
Dead Prince
Banned
that's a good selling point.
I'm not upgrading my thermostat until it's 4k and supports Gsync. I can't stand the screen tearing in the current Nest. [/s]
Honestly, this would go better with my decor, but I still have yet to convince myself a learning thermostat is worth a damn. I'm a "set one temp when the seasons change and leave it there for months" kind of guy. I have a Honeywell WiFi thermostat that supports schedules I don't use, but the Wifi was handy when I was living away from home for months for work and could keep tabs on whether the HVAC was actually still working and adjust it if a friend or a family member was going to use the house.
Honestly, this would go better with my decor, but I still have yet to convince myself a learning thermostat is worth a damn. I'm a "set one temp when the seasons change and leave it there for months" kind of guy. I have a Honeywell WiFi thermostat that supports schedules I don't use, but the Wifi was handy when I was living away from home for months for work and could keep tabs on whether the HVAC was actually still working and adjust it if a friend or a family member was going to use the house.
The Jackdog
Member
can someone just explain how these things "work"?
Like how does it actually save on energy costs? Just cause i can turn it off from like my phone? or is there more to it than that (im sure there is)
Like how does it actually save on energy costs? Just cause i can turn it off from like my phone? or is there more to it than that (im sure there is)
TheCochese
Banned
Oh, what a world! It's slightly less pretty, but it's functionality is on par with the expensive model. That's a win.
Rockandrollclown
lookwhatyou'vedone
I would just spend the extra $80 to get the one that doesn't look like garbage. Better yet, I'd just get an ecobee.
Valkyr Junkie
Member
It's self-programming. Nest's big original claim is that while pretty much all new thermostats are programmable, only a very small percentage of users would ever actually program their Honeywell-type programmable thermostats.
The thermostats can also be configured to know when you are away, so that they automatically shut off HVAC when the home is empty.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
This is the thing. There are a lot more competitors at a wide variety of pricing that are internet connected now.
Nest isn't the only player in the game.
dskillzhtown
keep your strippers out of my American football
I had a first generation Nest at my old house. I liked it because of the Google integration and the app. At $169, it seems like they are addressing the biggest hurdle in the past which was cost of entry. Good on them.
For the record, the Nest did lower my utility bills almost instantly. I was skeptical, but it did. Maybe some other brand of thermostat would have done the same as well, but my experience was with the Nest. I did like the Home integration as well.
For the record, the Nest did lower my utility bills almost instantly. I was skeptical, but it did. Maybe some other brand of thermostat would have done the same as well, but my experience was with the Nest. I did like the Home integration as well.