Vizio Archive

  • Zoran SupraHD TV processor to include VUDU apps

    Zoran SupraHD TV processor to include VUDU apps

    VUDU apps is going to start being a lot more available with the announcement today that Zoran, "the U.S. market share leader in flat panel televisions according to DisplaySearch," is integrating VUDU apps and VUDU Movies into its SupraHD processor. This announcement comes on the heels of a recent deal with Entone to bundle VUDU apps with a variety of IPTV set-top boxes. All this in addition to existing VUDU integration with TVs from LG, Mitsubishi, Samsung, SANYO, Sharp, Toshiba and VIZIO means that VUDU is more and more available. Full press release of the Zoran deal inside.

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  • The Twitter- and Netflix-equipped Vizio HDTVs are now shipping

    The Twitter- and Netflix-equipped Vizio HDTVs are now shipping

    Vizio announced the 1080p LED XVT line way back in June of '09 and they are just now starting to ship. These are the sets that come with that oh-so-awesome QWERTY remote to work the TV's collection of Internet apps. It's too bad that most owners will still need a cable or satellite box because this TV line is nearly an all-in-one solution for home entertainment.

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  • Vizio launches Mobile Razor LED TV

    Vizio launches Mobile Razor LED TV

    Uh oh, looks like the mobile TV might be heating up. Vizio announced today that they are launching a mobile TV unit, the "Mobile Razor LED".

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  • Brightcove Comes To Yahoo Connected TVs, But Web Video Is Still Stuck In Widget Hell

    Brightcove Comes To Yahoo Connected TVs, But Web Video Is Still Stuck In Widget Hell

    If you own an Internet-connected TV that is compatible with Yahoo's TV widgets (AKA, a Yahoo Connected TV), you may soon start seeing video produced for the Web on your TV. Brightcove announced today that media publishers using its online video platform can now distribute their videos through Yahoo's Widget Engine, which powers the widgets on Yahoo-Connected TVs. These TVs are made by Sony, Samsung, Vizio, and LG, which show widgets along the bottom displaying data and content from the Web. These include your Facebook and Twitter streams, stock quotes, the weather, Amazon on-demand videos, and now Web videos powered by Brightcove. A lot of print publications use Brightcove to power video on their Websites, and some of these already have Yahoo Connecetd TV widgets. These include MyRecipes, Cooking Light, Real Simple, Southern Living, Sunset, AllYou and ThisOldHouse. There are a lot of Time Inc. titles in there. TheStreet.com, Wine Spectator, Slate, and The Hollywood Reporter now also have TV widgets through Brightcove. Yahoo also announced a partnership with MIPS Technologies today, which makes processors for Internet-connected TVs and set-top boxes. The idea that you need a special TV to watch video content from the Web seems strange. As long as it's a flat-panel TV, why should it matter, right? But these integrations are more about bringing data to TVs from the Web in a friendly format.

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  • Samsung overtakes Vizio as top LCD seller

    Samsung overtakes Vizio as top LCD seller

    Samsung and Vizio have been playing a game of leapfrog the last couple of years. It seems every couple of financial quarters, the manufacturers switch between the number one and number two spots on the top LCD sellers chart. But as of right now, Samsung is king of the mountain again.

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  • Vizio outs 19-, 23-inch LED-backlit LCDs

    Vizio outs 19-, 23-inch LED-backlit LCDs

    Vizio has two new LCDs set to hit Best Buy and Walmart shelves just in time for the depressing holiday season. Yippie. These two boys use LED backlighting to light the LCD screens and to be honest, they're not to shabby in the specs department. The 23-inch is a 1080p model with 20,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and 300 nits of brightness. The 19-inch however is a 720p model but it too sports the same contrast ratoi and brightness spec.

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  • Xbox 360 gets Netflix exclusively

    Xbox 360 gets Netflix exclusively

    Sorry, Wii and PS3 owners. You ain’t getting Netflix streaming despite other claims. Microsoft has inked an exclusive deal with Netflix to keep the movie streaming on the Xbox 360. Netflix Partnership This exclusive partnership offers you the ability to instantly stream movies and TV episodes from Netflix to the television via Xbox 360. Xbox 360 will be [...]

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  • Netflix is coming to Sony Bravia HDTVs

    Netflix is coming to Sony Bravia HDTVs

    Soon Netflix subs will be able to watch movies and TV shows instantly on Sony Bravia TVs. This will be enabled on all Internet Video-capable sets this Fall and in previous models via the Internet Video Link Module. Netflix was everywhere in 2008. It worked out deals with Microsoft for the Xbox 360, TiVo, Samsung, [...]

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  • Vizio’s VBR100 Blu-ray player will be a Walmart exclusive

    Vizio’s VBR100 Blu-ray player will be a Walmart exclusive

    Vizio just took the wraps off of its hot Internet-connected HDTVs the other day, but the company has a new Blu-ray player coming soon too. The $188 MSRP will probably get price cuts and sales to bring it down to a more "Walmart" level seeing as Blu-ray players have breached the $100 mark. But even around the starting price, this player might not disappoint.

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  • VIZIO has new HDTVs, the XVT, M, and E series

    VIZIO has new HDTVs, the XVT, M, and E series

    Ready for new VIZIO HDTVs? The bargain brand has some new sets that should appeal to shoppers looking for a deal and those seeking high-end features. Really, the new models seem to have a bit of both.

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