Vizio Offers Beta Signup for AirPlay 2 SmartCast TV Software

Can’t wait for Samsung to release their update.

If you care about privacy, owning a Vizio TV or even recommendating one is insane. Immoral this company is. Send a message to companies like this and don’t buy theirs wares and tell them why. If you auction off and whore out our personal data you don’t deserve our time or money.

Nice! Vizio usually makes among the cheapest TVs, but they've worked fine at least for me. Finally I'll be able to use AirPlay at people's houses instead of fudging with a Chromecast for 30 minutes.

I wonder why the sudden change to everyone supporting AirPlay. Guess Apple is conceding that smart TVs are taking over.

If you're fudging with a Chromecast for 30 minutes, paraphrasing an infamous quote, "You're casting it wrong".
It's great that Visio is offering AirPlay. No need to fudge about Chromecast. ← double entendre :p:D

Just curious to know if you think it is better quality or worst quality now. I have a Vizio tv from 2009 that still works great other than the “smart” functions no longer being very smart. In the market for a new tv and was thinking to stick with Vizio but also like what LG has to offer.

I bought a new TV almost 2 years ago. Every retailer I talked to told me that Vizio had the highest rates of returns, and the most frequent repairs. Not something I wanted from a 65” TV requiring considerable effort for even a minor repair. Ultimately, even though it had a decent picture, and considerably less, it didn’t have a tuner, which was an important consideration for me as a cord cutter.

I tried an LG, which I don’t recommend unless you’re buying an OLED, as the LCD models are terrible. But the smart features and UI are fantastic.

I ended up with the Sony 900E. For the money and quality it’s by far the best value out there, unfortunately it runs Android TV OS. But I’ve had no issues with mine at all.

Nice! Vizio usually makes among the cheapest TVs, but they've worked fine at least for me. Finally I'll be able to use AirPlay at people's houses instead of fudging with a Chromecast for 30 minutes.

I wonder why the sudden change to everyone supporting AirPlay. Guess Apple is conceding that smart TVs are taking over.

If you care about privacy, owning a Vizio TV or even recommendating one is insane. Immoral this company is. Send a message to companies like this and don’t buy theirs wares and tell them why. If you auction off and whore out our personal data you don’t deserve our time or money.

You might want to look into how, unfortunately, all TV makers do this now.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/business/media/tv-viewer-tracking.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/insider/samba-smart-tv-data.html

But you can opt out of it. Right now, my TV doesn't even have my wifi info, but whenever HomeKit shows up for it (I'm still waiting for my installation instructions, Vizio...) I'll be turning this crap off.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/23/smarter-living/how-to-stop-your-smart-tv-from-tracking-what-you-watch.html

Based on your use case. How long do they usually last?

I have one Visio that is almost 10 years old and works perfect...and another that is having a weird backlight area issue after a year and a half cus it had zones that turn on and off

Just curious to know if you think it is better quality or worst quality now. I have a Vizio tv from 2009 that still works great other than the “smart” functions no longer being very smart. In the market for a new tv and was thinking to stick with Vizio but also like what LG has to offer.

They give a great first impression and have decent picture quality. It's the longevity that concerns me. There's a reason that most of their TVs are undercutting LG, Sony, Samsung, etc. on price and it's not just corporate greed.