[4] In late 2014, Vizio acquired Advanced Media Research Group, Inc., the parent of entertainment website BuddyTV.

[11] On July 24, 2015, Vizio filed with U.S. regulators to raise up to $172.5 million in an initial public offering of Class A common stock.

[12][13] In August 2015, Vizio acquired Cognitive Media Networks, Inc, a provider of automatic content recognition (ACR).

[22] In 2018, Vizio launched a free streaming service called WatchFree, powered by Pluto TV, on its SmartCast platform.

[37] Televisions are Vizio's primary product category, and in 2007 the company became the largest LCD TV seller (by volume) in North America.

[38] In February 2009, Vizio announced they would stop production of plasma televisions and would focus on the LED-backlit LCD displays .

[39] In March 2016, Vizio announced the release of SmartCast TVs that allowed users to control the screen from a tablet or mobile app.

The platform allows access to a limited number of streaming apps like Apple TV+, Disney+, Hulu, Netflix and Prime Video.

[69] The following year, Vizio began producing laptops, creating a lineup of PC computers that came in ultrabook and notebook models.

[74] In November 2015, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Office of the New Jersey Attorney General brought charges against Vizio, alleging it collected non-personal information on its customers and sold it to advertisers.

[81] In October 2021, Vizio was sued by the Software Freedom Conservancy for violations of the GNU General Public License by failing to provide source code.