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Viziogram is Instagram, but for 4K TVs

Vizio’s inspiration for the feature came from company founder William Wang, who wanted to share “moments with my mom, directly to her living room.” Clearly, a main use case for Viziogram is sharing pics and vids with an elderly parent or relative, someone who may not be as tech savvy or “online” as younger generations.

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Streaming costs are a problem – are free ad-supported TV apps the solution?

TV makers, too, have been adding FAST portals to their sets, which are usually accessible via an easy button press on the remote control. Vizio and Samsung were early getting into FAST via their respective WatchFree+ and Samsung TV Plus portals, and they were recently joined by LG with its own LG Channels. Each of these offers hundreds of channels with a mix of scheduled and on-demand shows and movies.

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Vizio's new MQX-Series 120Hz 4K TVs start at just $629

Features that would rank the MQX among the best gaming TVs include four HDMI 2.1 inputs with 4K 120Hz support for all screen sizes plus AMD FreeSync Premium VRR, HGiG, and Dolby Vision auto gaming.

During a Q&A session following its press announcement for the new TVs, a company rep repeatedly stated that the MQX-Series will satisfy the high-performance requirements of TV enthusiasts, and even pushed its advantages over OLED.

Is the new Vizio MQX-Series really all that? We look forward to getting our hands on a model soon to find out.

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TikTok TV finds a new home on Vizio’s affordable TVs – with a small catch

What’s noteworthy about this particular rollout is that VIZIO TVs are known for being cheap. You can purchase, for instance, Vizio’s V-Series 43-inch 4K HDR TV for a little under $300. Compare that to Samsung 4K TVs. You'll likely pay over $400 for one, and that's assuming it's on sale.

TikTok coming to Vizio TVs means you have a popular app being made more widely available to the TV consumer.

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