Knock on LG's 'InstaView' fridge and it'll show you your groceries

Want to see what's inside the LG LFXC24796D French door refrigerator? Just give that window a double knock.

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[FlyingPigNJ]

Guys, great review, but it has one little problem. The majority of energy savings for instaview don'tt come from preventing the coldness from escaping. It comes from not having to open the fridge while you are being totally indecisive about which drink you want to get. If you don't have this problem, I guess it doesn't help you. I totally have this problem. I'd have the fridge open for 30 seconds and still end up not having a decision.

[blacklabrador]

I just purchased this exact LG Smart Refrigerator. I only paid $1, 700 because it had a little dent in the (non-Stainless) side of the unit. Love the frig. especially the Smart Grid, Wi-Fi feature which this review did not even mention, BIG MISTAKE. This Smart Grid, Wi-Fi function, tracks the ~kWh consumption of your frig. on a hourly basis for an entire month! This is a REALLY COOL & EASY way to save money! Also, this frig. allows it's owners to participate in your local utilities' Demand Response programs. Read up on these features, most people have no idea what a kWh is or what Demand Response means. Time to join the 21st Centuty!

[kubbetuncer]

Knock knock who's there?? 4400 dollars here...

[kamenidriss]

instead of double knocking you could easily check the content of your fridge by....welll...opening the door.

[kuroyurei]

I feel like it would save energy in the sense that kids nowadays look for food/drink items with the door open. Letting more cold air out, with the knock feature the kids can look what's inside without opening the door, once they find something they open the door and grab that item. The time kids will spend holding the door open would decrease thus saving a little bit more energy on the bill

[MRMouhib]

knock knock knocking on fridge's door

[WhatDoesntkillYa]

When you have guests over
With this window, Moms are going to be organizing the fridge out of sheer panic.

[MartyMcFly]

"Knock knock, who's there's" hey it's me $4, 400

[akilapalihawadana]

Quite literally everything you want from a quick review. Great stuff! Thank you

[jody]

Complains about not being able to store the bottle upright, AFTER showing the bottle being stored horizontally just fine...

[eroz]

why not use see-thru glass like the one in the convenient store? so you don't have to knock the refrigerator's door

[SuperTigerdog]

Maybe this was already addressed but our door is see through and not blacked out. Just the internal light is not lit till you knock twice. Is there s setting or is that the way it is. Every picture and in the store it was blacked out until you knock twice. I guess if it's empty you don't notice all its doing is turning on the light...

[verohandymike]

I got one thinking it'll be nice for kids to just grab their drinks that way. I hate it. The feature I hate worse is that you MUST knock on the door to get the light on in that area of the door, opening the instaview door does NOT make the light come on like you would expect from any fridge on earth. Doesn't help that the door doesn't always respond to the knock of little hands, so they're sometimes banging away trying to get the light to come on. If the light came on when the door is opened then I'd be about 50/50 liking this fridge. Doesn't help that it costs so much for a fridge door that doesn't activate the lights.

[littleham]

Just purchased this fridge for under 2000 at lowes, great deal, lots of space.

[bobmohr]

Bought a door in door without the glass love the 1st door open for water, creamers, juices etc.... very functional beats opening the whole door 12 times a day for water, creamer etc...

[DieterRust]

I think it being a button rather than knocking would have been better...

[TheDramacist]

It needs mirrors inside so u can see behind things

[donseagrave]

knock knock ....whos there...not LG when the fridge brakes!!!

[krisr]

Knock knock.
*Cracks*
Well there goes 4400$...

[meg-k-waldren]

No Holiday LG appliance sales means "HELLO SAMSUNG!" Knock knock at that high price point is nonsensical. I was gonna purchase LG fridge, washer and dryer this holiday... but w/o LG sales, I'm shifting happily over to Samsung.