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Glass is not a good thermal insulator, and is more expensive than plastic.
by PetitPrince 1y ago
Glass is not a good thermal insulator, and is more expensive than plastic.
- draven 1y agoMy windows are insulated. Is it more expensive than a screen/camera/electronics ?
- PetitPrince 1y agoI see that a insulated (triple layer) window around 100 euros [ https://www.leroymerlin.fr/produits/bauplaza-fenetre-en-pvc-blanc-double-vitrage-4-24-4-lxh-40-x-50-cm-ouverture-droite-toutes-les-tailles-400-x-500-mm-oscillo-battant-93385062.html https://www.leroymerlin.fr/produits/bauplaza-fenetre-en-pvc-... ]. Let's assume this retailer makes a 2x margin, so real cost is 50 euro. A webcam on Aliexpress is around 5 euros. Throw in a microcontroller that's like 2 euros on aliexpress, a 10 euro screen and you still have a 30-ish euro budget for the actual door that's probably plastic (acrylic and something like PE ?). So yeah, probably more expensive. But that doesn't means that doesn't exists ! We can see that all the time in supermarket, but I guess their needs are different.