Vizio was bought by Walmart a few years ago.
Vizio was bought by Walmart a few years ago.
Smart TV's are stupid. The only time you should connect one is to update it if it has features that were added after it was shipped. Then it should be taken back off the internet and hooked to a laptop/pc/etc to do all of your streaming.
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>Prospective Vizio TV buyers should know there’s a good chance the set won’t work properly without a Walmart account. In an attempt to better serve advertisers, Walmart, which bought Vizio in December 2024, announced this week that select newly purchased Vizio TVs now require a Walmart account for setup and accessing smart TV features. Since 2024, Vizio TVs have required a Vizio account, which a Vizio OS website says is necessary for accessing “exclusive offers, subscription management, and tailored support.” Accounts are also central to Vizio’s business, which is largely driven by ads and tracking tied to its OS.
Smart TV's are stupid. The only time you should connect one is to update it if it has features that were added after it was shipped. Then it should be taken back off the internet and hooked to a laptop/pc/etc to do all of your streaming.
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From the post:
>>Prospective Vizio TV buyers should know there’s a good chance the set won’t work properly without a Walmart account. In an attempt to better serve advertisers, Walmart, which bought Vizio in December 2024, announced this week that select newly purchased Vizio TVs now require a Walmart account for setup and accessing smart TV features.
Since 2024, Vizio TVs have required a Vizio account, which a Vizio OS website says is necessary for accessing “exclusive offers, subscription management, and tailored support.” Accounts are also central to Vizio’s business, which is largely driven by ads and tracking tied to its OS.
Not a surprising move. Walmart is going to milk every dollar they can out their purchase.
Not a surprising move. Walmart is going to milk every dollar they can out their purchase.
Most don't realize it but Walmart is more of a technology company than a retailer. They created many of the processes used in distribution and shipping as well as a lot of the tech in the stores. Over a decade ago they know what you bought in any store in the country within 5 minutes even if you paid cash. No one else could do that.
Most don't realize it but Walmart is more of a technology company than a retailer. They created many of the processes used in distribution and shipping as well as a lot of the tech in the stores. Over a decade ago they know what you bought in any store in the country within 5 minutes even if you paid cash. No one else could do that.
Over a decade ago they know what you bought in any store in the country within 5 minutes even if you paid cash.
That is impressive.
> Over a decade ago they know what you bought in any store in the country within 5 minutes even if you paid cash.
That is impressive.
It came out in a mini-doc that they had that ability. They try to keep you from knowing though. There was a murder case that was solved more or less because of their tech a few years back.
Some of the things used in the murder were bought at a walmart (in cash) a few miles away. Not only could they look up the items, when they were bought but they were able to give the cops the name of the person that bought it along with video proof. They had it all in less than a day when asked.
It came out in a mini-doc that they had that ability. They try to keep you from knowing though.
There was a murder case that was solved more or less because of their tech a few years back.
Some of the things used in the murder were bought at a walmart (in cash) a few miles away. Not only could they look up the items, when they were bought but they were able to give the cops the name of the person that bought it along with video proof. They had it all in less than a day when asked.
I have some vizio’s in the guest rooms. They have smart shit that I never enabled, never hooked them to the network.
Used to Roku but they continue to kill it with more and more telemetry and updates that crush the device so it’s slow as fuck. So moved to crappletv.
Run dns blocks for all that shit to minimize the chatting back home.
It’s almost impossible to buy a non smart tv.
You’d think th xdev or what ever that site was for android (and before win phones) would be building replacement firmware.
The fire TV is about insufferable. You almost have r to get it online to even use it.
Roku tv is about the same.
Amazing and Vizio at least work (did a year ago) with out connection.
I have some vizio’s in the guest rooms.
They have smart shit that I never enabled, never hooked them to the network.
Used to Roku but they continue to kill it with more and more telemetry and updates that crush the device so it’s slow as fuck.
So moved to crappletv.
Run dns blocks for all that shit to minimize the chatting back home.
It’s almost impossible to buy a non smart tv.
You’d think th xdev or what ever that site was for android (and before win phones) would be building replacement firmware.
The fire TV is about insufferable. You almost have r to get it online to even use it.
Roku tv is about the same.
Amazing and Vizio at least work (did a year ago) with out connection.