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hey I'm right Chris this is a dryer and this is our dryer buying guide video so this model is the Samsung DV 457 and it's a smart dryer it's top of the line that's got this 8 inch touch screen you can control it from your smartphone its grid aware so it can detect when the best most energy-efficient times to run are it's a very nice dryer but we'll back up here I'll start at the beginning if you're looking to buy a dryer you might want something simple you might want something fancy but either way you're going to need to choose between electric or gas gas dryers will cost you about $100 more but they're also typically a little cheaper to operate over the long run now this depends on the energy usage rates in your area if gas is really expensive where you live and you should probably stick with an electric dryer but if your electric bills are always giving you a headache and you want to take a dent out of them a gas dryer can be a very sound investment now keep in mind that if you want to get a gas dryer you're going to need to have a dedicated gas line in your laundry room and not all rooms will have this if you don't you'll have to have one professionally installed and that can cost upwards of 500 or 600 dollars so you'll have to budget that if if you're getting an electric dryer you're going to need to be sure to have a 240 volt electric outlet a 240 volt outlet is not the standard socket you'll see in your living room it's this big bad boy here with a circular plug your next consideration is going to want to be the size of your dryers drum the capacity how much can it hold now this one here has about 7.3 cubic feet of space in there and that is quite a bit if you had a large family this would be a great dryer for you but if it's just you and a roommate or are you and a partner you might not need this much space so how do you know how much space you need we'll figure out what your washers capacity is a good rule of thumb is that your dryers capacity should be about twice as big as your washers capacity maybe a little less so if your washer has three cubic feet you might want to aim for about 6 cubic feet maybe 5.5 would be fine now if you can hit that perfect 1 to 2 ratio a full load from your washer should come out nice and dry after a full cycle in your dryer keep in mind though if you're getting a matching set of washer and dryer they go together then you don't really need to worry about this once you lock down the basics of your dryer purchase you'll want to take a look at the features available and the models that you like some features that I like to look for include motion sensors in the drum and these are great for detecting how dry the clothes are during the cycle and they can even shut off the dryer automatically when it's done that way you don't over dry you don't waste energy you don't shrink your clothes they're a really nice feature you can also look for dryers that have steam settings like this one the steam settings can allow you to do all sorts of new things with your dryer you can clean throw pillows and curtains and toys other things you couldn't typically clean elsewhere and you can use steam to get rid of wrinkles in your clothing which is fantastic if you're willing to pay top dollar you can get a smart dryer like this one and get some smart functionality built into your machine like I said this one you can control from your phone it's smart grid aware it's got a lot of cool things that other dryers just can't do however a lot of money and you're going to want to make sure that these features are compatible for you in some areas smart grid technology isn't available here in Louisville we can't use that feature and also with this dryer not all phones are supported it supports iOS devices and Samsung Galaxy devices but it doesn't support other Android devices like the nexus so if you had one of those you'd be out in the cold and that's not what you want after spending well over $1,000 for more helpful information on buying your next dryer check out the rest of my buying guide or take a look at our reviews to figure out which models we like the best for seeing that I'm right wrist