Using Installed Apps on New TV

lots2seeinmyrv wrote:
Ok, so I am new to this. We bought a Vizio Model E24-C1 television.

I was able to figure out how to get on our Wireless at home. Now I see all these Apps, like iHeartRadio, Pandora, and see some are free.

Do you just log into these places on your laptop first, get signed up...then you can use them on the TV? YES

Can you get on Internet Explorer on the TV and surf the web and sign on using the TV instead of the laptop? No, IE is not on the TV. Each app on the TV has its own sign-in. Generally once you sign in you don't have to do it again.


I see Yahoo News app...do I surf from there? Don't know, have never used this.

Got a little learning curve here to understand how this works...thanks!

First of all DO realize that these apps are running off your home wi-fi so they will burn through your data fast. Don't use them unless you have a very high data limit. You probably do if you have cable or Uverse internet.

You will have to connect the TV to your home wi-fi once. That is probably in the first "settings" screen.

I got stuck once and called Vizio support and they were actually very helpful.

Just jump in and do it. When you go to say something like Netflix... it will ask you about signing in. Use the arrow buttons on your remote to move a cursor to the sign in box. That will pop up a "keyboard" on the TV screen. Use your cursor to enter your sign-in info.

TIP: If you are signing up for a new service on a computer first, make your username and password simple and short, so it won't take forever to enter them on the TV.

I find it easiest to make my playlists, etc on the PC and then log in on the TV app. Your same info should be there on the TV app.