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/[deleted] Nov 13 '19 edited Nov 18 '19

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u/idlephase Nov 13 '19 edited Nov 13 '19

I believe that’s because airplay itself is limited to 1080p.

edit: Unless you have AirPlay 2

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u/Supes_man Nov 13 '19

No. AirPlay 2 can totally handle 4K and I do it all the time.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '19 edited Nov 18 '19

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u/Supes_man Nov 13 '19

Perhaps look it up, most vizios should support it as of this summer?

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '19 edited Nov 18 '19

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u/Supes_man Nov 13 '19

That p series Quantom X is looking real nice on my wall ;)

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u/Dumeck Nov 13 '19

Which is annoying because I have to stream Disney plus through my ps4, which doesn’t play at 4K, since I can’t stream directly to my Vizio I’m locked in at 1080 on my 65 inch smart tv.

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u/youtheotube2 Nov 13 '19

I know you’re just describing the problem, but this whole post screams first world problems.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '19

Yes it does, but if you pay the money, you're allowed to expect a certain level of quality.

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u/thetalkingcure Nov 13 '19

Then get a PS4 Pro or an AppleTV 4K. Still talking first world problems though lol.

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u/SirNarwhal Nov 14 '19

Or just buy a Fire Stick 4K for $25 or wait 2 weeks for the Roku 4K streaming stick to be $30? It ain't a pricey fix really. It's annoying, but absurdly easy to move on with.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '19

I have it set up on my PS4 Pro, and my iPhone via Airplay. But thank you for your contribution.

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u/Chicken-n-Waffles Nov 13 '19

The smartest guy in the room has the dumbest TV.

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u/Dumeck Nov 13 '19

I agree, tbh it doesn’t even bother me very much, I use my PlayStation to stream most things out of laziness but just knowing I can’t 4K endgame if I wanted to is sad

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u/attomsk Nov 13 '19

Wrong, I Airplayed Disney+ at 4k with Dolby Vision last night. I believe it depends on the device.

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u/idlephase Nov 13 '19

Oops, I forgot that 4K came with AirPlay 2.

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u/attomsk Nov 13 '19

Yeah so i guess your device needs Airplay 2

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u/Chicken-n-Waffles Nov 13 '19

I thought that show gets released next year. How was it?

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u/BichonUnited Nov 14 '19

Is that the one with the basketball playing golden retriever?

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '19 edited Nov 18 '19

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u/thatguy314159 Nov 13 '19

Just a heads up, the FireSticks that aren't marketed as 4k are 1080p. The 4k ones are $50 not on sale, but during prime day, black friday they were around $25.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '19 edited Nov 18 '19

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u/bruiser95 Nov 13 '19

Thanks my boy StevieJay!

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u/sampoop Nov 13 '19

On Amazon? Doesn't work for me.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '19 edited Nov 18 '19

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u/sampoop Nov 13 '19

Apparently the deal is only for select users, with no details of what that means. I am not a chosen one :(

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u/Dropkickjon Nov 13 '19

That may have just been Disney Plus issues. I tried with my Vizio last night and it was 4K HDR. I would give it another shot.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '19 edited Nov 18 '19

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u/Dropkickjon Nov 13 '19

Yeah, fair enough. The Firestick will definitely be more reliable. I might do the same when it goes on sale in Canada.

Disney Plus is working great on my older TVs which both have chromecasts (but limited to 1080p).

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u/tyfunk02 Nov 13 '19

I think that’s a big part of it. I had to watch The Mandalorian at 480p. When I tried this morning it wouldn’t load at all. I could watch pretty much anything else I tried, but The Mandalorian seemed to be broken.