Final two contenders

[sl8o3b]

Over the last week or so I've been researching thermometers. The probe on my free MES is a few degrees off. I have it narrowed down to two. Before the past few weeks I had never heard of Inkbird. The more I read about their product, I like, I also like because it looks like a good product in my price point.

The two contenders are the IRF-4S and the IBT-4XS. I like the 4XS because of the price. However I have read reviews the people have had difficulties with the app they use with it. The 4S I like because it everything is already connected and I don't need to worry about wifi or anything like that. I am sure there a lot more pros/cons to each one. I'm a newbie with this and just want something to meet my needs and last for a little bit. See if I can't make this hand-me-down MES a little better.

 

[udaman]

i have the iIF-4S . i had a blue tooth , got fed up up with app updates and it dropping out.
i tested the IRF-4S distance . It will go over the 1500 feet ( I don't y u would but it works)
also it will never need to be updated, JMO

 

[MJB05615]

I have the Inkbird 4xs +the 6xs. Love both of them. Price wise and accuracy. I have no trouble with the app. I can go all over my house and not lose the bluetooth signal. I also have more expensive therms as well, and the Inkbird products are just as accurate. For me, consistent accuracy is most important.

 

[Smkryng]

I’ve got the 6 probe Bluetooth model and at the farthest point in my house from the smoker the Bluetooth connection is very sketchy. I wish I went with the ir model instead.

 

[Dm76]

Thank you. This helps me out as well. I was worried about the bluetooth throughout the house so I narrowed it down to the RF and Wi-Fi. I think I am leaning towards the RF now, as it seems the Wi-Fi may be an overkill and less stable than the RF.

 

[fivetricks]

The Bluetooth app is bad, but it's not necessarily inkbirds fault. All the BT thermos use the same app platform and it's just not very good.

However, a member recently suggested the SOLIS THERMO app. It does work considerably better than the other apps I've found for the BT thermos.

 

[Smkryng]

The Bluetooth app is bad, but it's not necessarily inkbirds fault. All the BT thermos use the same app platform and it's just not very good.

However, a member recently suggested the SOLIS THERMO app. It does work considerably better than the other apps I've found for the BT thermos.

Thanks I’ll give that a try, I thought Bluetooth with an app would be great so I could set low temp alarms for a long smoke. Sometimes I get a one way connection or a disconnect and the alarm doesn’t go off like it should. I will say though that the inkbird itself is an excellent product.

 

[fivetricks]

Yeah, I think that's what we all thought! It's funny though, it seems like some people have zero issues with the software. Guess we're not those people.

 

[Dm76]

Did you ever decide which one to get?

Over the last week or so I've been researching thermometers. The probe on my free MES is a few degrees off. I have it narrowed down to two. Before the past few weeks I had never heard of Inkbird. The more I read about their product, I like, I also like because it looks like a good product in my price point.

The two contenders are the IRF-4S and the IBT-4XS. I like the 4XS because of the price. However I have read reviews the people have had difficulties with the app they use with it. The 4S I like because it everything is already connected and I don't need to worry about wifi or anything like that. I am sure there a lot more pros/cons to each one. I'm a newbie with this and just want something to meet my needs and last for a little bit. See if I can't make this hand-me-down MES a little better.

 

[sl8o3b]

I decided the IRF-4S. With WiFi being spotty at my house at times and possible app problems I think it best to remove those two variables, and they're on sale for the next 23 hours.

 

[Dm76]

I decided the IRF-4S. With WiFi being spotty at my house at times and possible app problems I think it best to remove those two variables, and they're on sale for the next 23 hours.

Where is the sale?

 

[sl8o3b]

Nevermind, I guess it was an April discount.