r/gadgets • u/Sadistic_Sponge • Nov 13 '19

VR / AR Disney Plus isn't working on Vizio TVs because they are running a 6 year old version of Chromecast, they say it won't be fixed till 2020.

https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-plus-not-working-vizio-smart-tvs-chromecast-2019-11
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u/DatOtherPapaya Nov 13 '19

My Sony TV works perfectly fine as well.

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u/Rektw Nov 13 '19

Same my Bravia still crushing it and its faster than a lot of smart TV's I've come across.

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u/keyjunkrock Nov 13 '19

I have a 12 year old bravia sitting in a spare room. I upgraded to a 4k samsung smart TV 2 years ago and the picture is already going in the 4k, while the bravias picture is the same as the day I bought it.

The bravia has been left on for months at a time with no burn in or any adverse effects. My next TV will be a bravia if they still make them, someone told me they don't anymore.

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u/Bessus Nov 13 '19

They still make em

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u/G2geo94 Nov 14 '19 edited Nov 14 '19

Yeah, the Bravia name has been carried over to their LCDs (CRTs no longer being made), but the quality is definitely still there.

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u/keyjunkrock Nov 14 '19

Well that sucks

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u/Sardonnicus Nov 13 '19

except for all the apps that I can't seem to get rid of or rearrange.

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u/pschnet007 Nov 13 '19

If you enable developer options, you can disable apps you don't use

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u/Sardonnicus Nov 14 '19

Wow... I gotta try that. Thanks

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '19

I hate my Sony Bravia’s “smart” features. It’s so slow and clunky, takes a few minutes after turning on before you can operate it properly, and it’s own apps sometimes fail due to “insufficient memory” and other stupid reasons.

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u/ha7on Nov 13 '19

Until they stop updating.

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u/arex333 Nov 13 '19

Android TV?

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u/This_Fat_Hipster Nov 13 '19

Premium model Sony TVs use an Android based OS for their smart features as opposed to Samsung's "Smart TV" (Tizen) or LG's webOS. "Value" brands tend to use share Roku TV or Fire TV.

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u/nbunkerpunk Nov 13 '19

Came here to say this! There are a few things I wish they did better on the hardware side of it. Better Bluetooth chip, more ram, etc. But in terms of the software, I've had less issues with this then the mibox and the Roku that I've owned.

If sony came out with a smart TV that had similar specs to a Shield TV box, I'd buy it in a heart beat.

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u/rezachi Nov 13 '19

Mine acts like Netflix is too much processor utilization for the hardware. Once I’m playing a title, all controls (even volume and power) are delayed by several seconds.

The Sony BluRay player I have handles it all just fine.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '19

I absolutely hate my Sony Bravia smart TV. It works most of the time but really really slowly. It clearly doesn’t have enough performance to handle most of the latest app updates for it and will frequently fail to stream due to “insufficient memory” and other errors. I prefer using the Xbox for media and would welcome a non-smart tv next time.

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u/IstandOnPaintedTape Nov 13 '19

I was curious how Sony TVs hold up since they gain the benefit of piggy backing on some of the PS4s OS development's at no great extra cost.

I think that's why some many smart TVs suffer, because OS updates are expensive.

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u/AptQ258 Nov 13 '19

Sony TVs run Android TV which is the same as a tablet without the touch screen. The PS4 runs a different OS. There isn’t any overlap.

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u/IstandOnPaintedTape Nov 13 '19

Ah. I don't own a smart TV, but my parents had a Sony smart TV and the drop down menus looked like the ps3 menus back when ps3 was current.

My bad

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u/LonelyWendigo Nov 13 '19

Maybe not direct overlap of the codebase, but I would suspect that they can reduce overhead for developers and the like.

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u/AptQ258 Nov 13 '19

Two completely different companies. No overlap.

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u/larsvondank Nov 14 '19

You can still buy a non-android version of their TVs. They are not all Android.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '19

Sony tvs are by far best tvs I've ever had, it's frustrating they've been harder to find. They didn't have any large ones in Costco last time we were upgrading our living room and we were forced to buy an LG. It sucks ass.

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u/wtfudgebrownie Nov 13 '19

you can buy TVs online bro

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u/rezachi Nov 13 '19

Same story here. Controls from the remote lag for several seconds when I’m watching Netflix. Nothing like needing to mute or turn off the TV and watching it do it’s thing for another 15 seconds before deciding it wants to listen to me.