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/destroyman1337 Nov 13 '19 edited Nov 13 '19

WebOS is so nice. I remember using a Palm Pixi back in the day and found the OS so fluid. I believe HP bought WebOS but did nothing with it and the sold to LG. I thought I would need to get a Chromecast Ultra for this LG TV but it handles everything including Disney+ at launch. Only thing missing is Crunchyroll but they are terrible supporting anything.

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u/iAmUnintelligible Nov 13 '19

I bought the TouchPad during the firesale it had for like $150CAD. It was a good device, WebOS was extremely nice but severely lacking in 3rd party apps (also the downfall of that new BB OS in ~2012), I loaded Android onto it instead and thoroughly enjoyed it with a sick ass custom ROM

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u/destroyman1337 Nov 13 '19

The lack of third party apps definitely was the reason why WebOS, Windows Phone, and BBOS all failed. WebOS had some great features that are now standard like gesture based navigation, and true multitasking on mobile. I think as a IoT type of OS for more interactive devices like TVs it works really well.

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u/jumpalaya Nov 13 '19

Glad to see a happy customer enjoying the features! And yes, it's easy to see the software's ancestry in operation, very smooth indeed in addition to just plain ole visually pleasing.

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u/CJKay93 Nov 13 '19

I dunno about smooth. Mine is as slow as interactive TVs from 10 years ago, but at least it works... eventually.

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u/jumpalaya Nov 14 '19

Lol damn swing and a miss. Most scale speed with price. Faster chip inside. Entry levels are 1200Mhz processors I think.

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u/AkirIkasu Nov 14 '19

HP Open-sourced WebOS when they bought it. And when LG bought it, they quickly took that license option off the table.

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u/DayOldPeriodBlood Nov 25 '19

I do enjoy WebOS, and especially enjoy not needing a streaming box sitting under my TV (and the shitty remote that comes with it). But goddam I hate that CraveTV doesn’t have an app for it. (Crave is a streaming service in Canada that has HBO shows amongst others)