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Cheaper Vizio 4K TVs With Built-in Google Cast Are Here (mashable.com)

Posted by msmash on from the Xiaomi-range-prices dept.

An anonymous reader cites a Mashable report: Cutting-edge technology always comes at a premium for early adopters, but it never stays premium for long. After launching its new P-Series 4K TVs with built-in Google Cast last month, Vizio is bringing the feature to its lower-priced TVs. The 2016 M-Series 4K TVs start at $849.99 for a 50-inch and rocket up to $3,999.99 for an 80-inch. They support high dynamic range (HDR) with Dolby Vision. The E-Series 4K TVs are much cheaper. They start at $469.99 for a 43-inch and go up to $1,699.99 for a 70-inch. Vizio's also selling non-4K full HD E-series TVs with SmartCast starting at $229.99 for a 32-inch and going up to $369.99 for a 43-inch.

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  1. I'll think about it by PinkyGigglebrain · · Score: 3, Insightful

    When they come out with a 4K display that is JUST a 4K display, not some super integrated multi-media hub with shit loads of built in software that will invade my privacy, a remote that has more buttons than NASA's mission control and almost requiring a network connection to just turn on.

    I want a 4K display that has ONE input, that I will then connect to whatever multimedia system I choose.

    When that happens I will get a new display, for now I'll stick with my plain HD TV till it burns out and I can't repair is anymore.

    (Yeah, I know that is never going to happen but I can still dream.)

    1. Re:I'll think about it by jratcliffe · · Score: 2

      You can just not connect it to the network, and not use the apps. Personally, I prefer the apps on my TV to the ones on the Roku box I used to use, but that's certainly a matter of preference.

    2. Re:I'll think about it by rfengr · · Score: 2

      I'd need one with 3 HDMI inputs; sons XBox, Apple TV, FireTV running XMBC.

    3. Re:I'll think about it by silas_moeckel · · Score: 2

      55 inch 4k and a 4k roku cost me less than these at xmas. I've yet to figure out why I want any smarts in the TV. A TV should last 15+ years my 4k replaced a massive 1080 flat tube from 2000 ish who frankly the only issue was the lack of HDCP on it's DVI input. The roku is mostly because 4k hardware decoding it's a bit in it's infancy x265 is coming out so I figure a rpi or similar will be able to hang in a year or two to run plex.

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      No sir I dont like it.
    4. Re:I'll think about it by IMightB · · Score: 3

      Don't worry, based on my experience, the tv based apps will be unsupported in 12-24 months and you'll go back to the roku. ie many of the apps on my smart tv do not work anymore.

    5. Re:I'll think about it by batkiwi · · Score: 2

      So you want a monitor, not a TV?

    6. Re:I'll think about it by dbraden · · Score: 2

      I would agree with you about the audio based on other people's flat-panels, but I must admit I've been very happy with mine. It's a 6 year old 50" Panasonic Viera P50G20 (and, yes, it's a plasma!:), and its audio actually sounds really really good. Sure, it doesn't produce bass that you can feel in your bones, but that's what the surround sound receiver is for, though I rarely use it.

      I dread the day I need to replace it because of the good audio and the picture is still amazing (it's in a basement, so it doesn't need to compete with direct sunlight). Hopefully the newer TVs are even better and I won't be disappointed.

  2. Only if it's airgapped by Just+Some+Guy · · Score: 4, Informative

    Vizio smart TVs sell your viewing habits to advertisers. The day I learned that is the day I yanked my Vizio's ethernet cable, hardcoded it's Wi-Fi network address to 169.254.something, and added its MAC addr to my router's banlist. There's no way in hell I'd ever, ever connect a Vizio TV to my home network, because the corporation has a demonstrated and recent history of treating its paid customers like trash.

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    Dewey, what part of this looks like authorities should be involved?
  3. Re:Do they put DisplayPort on these? by swb · · Score: 2

    I have three 1680x1050 displays now (I built my own desk 15 years ago to accommodate 2x21" glass tubes) so I have the room for it.

    But I did two simple scale drawings -- one of pixel resolution and one of physical dimensions.

    The good -- a single 3840x2160 panel at 1:1 scaling is 5x the display real estate of a single 1600x1050 display (more like 4x usable 1680x1050 displays). I could literally dump my entire multi-monitor setup for the 40" Mango display and gain the equivalent of a 4th display.

    The bad is I would worry the additional height would be a bit of an egonomic nightmare. My existing displays are 4" above the desktop. The Mongo stand appears to be lower than mine, but not much more than 2", which would leave the top edge of the display area nearly 7" taller than my existing display.

    The only other thing I can think of that might be an issue is how retarded "full" screen is and Windows clunky display for virtually splitting large screens. I use DisplayFusion now and it can do virtual window splits (so that maximizing a window in a region treats it as if it was a display the size of a region), but it only really works for window management -- watching a video "full" screen takes over the whole screen.