--- description: Google is working with television set maker Vizio to build Chromecast capabilities directly into the company's TV sets. title: Google Is About to Make TVs Wildly Better image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85a78da384d9b30c/69887f12428a9e4ff5cd188b/gettyimages-174349671.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Google Is About to Make TVs Wildly Better  by [Alex Fitzpatrick](/author/alex-fitzpatrick/)  ## Alex Fitzpatrick Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 24, 2016 9:46 PM CUT  A reporter holds the new Google Chromecast during a special event at Dogpatch Studios on July 24, 2013 in San Francisco, California. A reporter holds the new Google Chromecast during a special event at Dogpatch Studios on July 24, 2013 in San Francisco, California.AFP—AFP/Getty Images  by [Alex Fitzpatrick](/author/alex-fitzpatrick/)  ## Alex Fitzpatrick Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 24, 2016 9:46 PM CUT Google’s [Chromecast](http://time.com/4054349/google-chromecast-new-audio/ "undefined") is one of my favorite gadgets that costs under $100\. Plug it into a television’s HDMI port, and you can easily beam videos, webpages and other content from your computer or smartphone to your big screen. I’ve been using my Chromecast so often that I’ve been wondering why my new TV didn’t have the tech built-in. I guess somebody’s been reading my tweets, because that’s exactly what’s happening: _Variety_ [reports](http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/vizio-tablet-tv-google-cast-1201713844/ "undefined") that Google is working with television set maker Vizio to build Chromecast capabilities directly into the company’s TV sets. The TVs, _Variety_ says, could be out in the next few months. That’s a bummer for me, because I just bought a new Vizio for the Super Bowl. But it’s good news if you’re on the hunt for a new set, because it’ll mean you’ll get all the benefits of a Chromecast without sacrificing a precious HDMI port for one. \[[_Variety_](http://href= "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4236377/google-chromecast-vizio/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4236377/google-chromecast-vizio/"},"headline":"Google Is About to Make TVs Wildly Better","datePublished":"2016-02-24T21:46:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:07:29.357Z","description":"Google's Chromecast is getting even more simple to access","url":"https://time.com/4236377/google-chromecast-vizio/","keywords":["Tech","Gadgets"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85a78da384d9b30c/69887f12428a9e4ff5cd188b/gettyimages-174349671.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alex Fitzpatrick","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alex-fitzpatrick/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85a78da384d9b30c/69887f12428a9e4ff5cd188b/gettyimages-174349671.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"US-IT-GOOGLE","caption":"US-IT-GOOGLE","creditText":"AFP—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4236377/google-chromecast-vizio/","name":"Google Is About to Make TVs Wildly Better"}}]}] ```