Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart features

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1/21/1970

a day ago

by kotaKat

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hnburnsy

Not as bad as Roku TVs which needs an account to do basic features

a day ago

add-sub-mul-div

I only use the Jellyfin/Plex apps on Xbox, never any Vizio apps, and the TV has never been online. Would this change affect users like me at all?

a day ago

altairprime

> Vizio OS has required a Vizio account since mid-2024

If you were impacted, you ought to already have been by now. Can’t be as sure if you buy a new Vizio TV what will happen, though.

21 hours ago

add-sub-mul-div

I'm not sure what the boundaries of Vizio OS are. If it's what runs when you switch to their smart apps input, I'll never see it. But if it's their basic settings menu and you can't use the HDMI inputs without an account, that's a dealbreaker.

21 hours ago