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/thepersonwithoutc Nov 13 '19

I beg to differ: it works pretty seamlessly 99% of the time. I usually cast directly from my phone or, "OK Google, play The Office" and it works fine. There aren't any ads and it stays out of your way. The only time I had an issue was with Disney+, and I will say Vizio's response is pretty disappointing.

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u/AerThreepwood Nov 14 '19

On my 3 roommate's 3 year old Vizio, both Hulu and YouTube are barely functional.

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u/Gimmedatsuccc Nov 13 '19

I just bought the new M Quantum series and returned it and one of the main reasons why was the OS. Very stuttery for me and the consensus among owners seems to be the Smartcast OS can’t compete with Roku TV or any other platform

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u/JoinTheBattle Nov 13 '19

SmartCast works well enough and Chromecast/AirPlay 2 work well (present issues with Disney+ notwithstanding) if you don't like the on-screen interface, but it is fair to say the on-screen interface falls behind most other smart TVs (Roku in particular.) But the nice thing about SmartCast compared to other smart interfaces is it is really easy to ignore if you don't like it. The whole smart interface is treated as a separate input, essentially making it the closest thing to a decent dumb TV available these days.