Re:Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to...
by pavel_lishin on Thursday March 26, 2026 @10:55AM
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Google and Amazon make smart TVs?
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Re:Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to...
by limagnolia on Thursday March 26, 2026 @11:07AM
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Amazon does in fact have their own brand TVs. I don't know if Google and Roku own a TV brand, but both provide the software that runs on TV's, and both require accounts and sell ads, so it comes out about even.
(Seehttps://www.amazon.com/firetv for Amazon brand TVs)
Re:Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to...
by toast0 on Thursday March 26, 2026 @11:03AM
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No, but neither do Roku. All three participate to embed their software (and hardware, probably) on smart TVs that other people make.
Re:Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to...
by 555513 on Thursday March 26, 2026 @11:51AM
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Roku makes TV, as well as Amazon.
All 3 make streaming devices (Stick, set-top box, etc).
Re:Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to...
by toast0 on Thursday March 26, 2026 @12:49PM
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Show me a listing for a Roku made TV? All the ones I've seen are for like a TCL Roku tv. Same for Amazon, usually the same makers.
n/m I do see that Roku sells tvs under its own name now. That's a change from the last time I looked.
Re:Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to...
by interloxia on Thursday March 26, 2026 @11:01AM
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TV/streaming devices. Amazon's launched in 2014 and GoogleTV in 2010 according to wikipedia.