commander@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agoNewly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart featuresarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up1189arrow-down13
arrow-up1186arrow-down1external-linkNewly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart featuresarstechnica.comcommander@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square36linkfedilink
minus-squareChicoSuave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·4 hours agoSo Vizio is offering dumb TVs without Walmart accounts? I am actually kind of interested.
minus-squarePeffse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·4 hours agoVizio is likely offering unusually large paperweights without Walmart accounts. now require a Walmart account for setup and accessing smart TV features
minus-squareDeacon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·4 hours agoIn a functioning society I think that would be criminal.
minus-squareNullPointer@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 hours agoit’ll still be listening and spying.
minus-squareyeehaw@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 hours agoJust don’t connect it to the internet 🤷♂️
So Vizio is offering dumb TVs without Walmart accounts? I am actually kind of interested.
Vizio is likely offering unusually large paperweights without Walmart accounts.
In a functioning society I think that would be criminal.
it’ll still be listening and spying.
Just don’t connect it to the internet 🤷♂️