Are Vizio's any good ?

[desgnr]

Would you buy a Vizio LCD TV ?

[JimT]

You should do a consumer reports check on LED/LCD TVs

For some reason their ratings also include the size. On 52-55 inch they rated Vizio VF550M a CR best buy (but not that high: #10 overall) (Mar

2010). After that Vizio falls off the charts. The model numbers change on those sets so often it's hard to keep up with. You might try subscribing to CR online. They may have more current information.

My answer is, maybe. Panasonic and Samsung are rated higher over all, but they may have more models out too. We bought a Panasonic Viera Plasma 6 years ago on CR recommendation and it still works like new. I'm looking forward to replacing it someday with a LCD.

Jim

[sparky01]

I have two (2), bought about 1.5 years apart. A 32 in. for the bedroom and later a 37 in. for the den. Excellent picture and color, even in a fairly bright environment in the day light. Sound quality on either is mediocre at best. When run through a stand alone stereo, it makes a great system.

HTH

Sparky

[Ed Pawlowski]

We recently shopped for a new TV. We ended up with an LG, but the Vizio was not far behind

A fellow in work has two, a 32" and a 42" and is very happy with them. Do an in-store side by side comparison of brands. Not perfect conditions, but helps.

[Blind Melon Chitlin]

Panasonic and Samsung plasma. Big bang for the bucks. Sony LCD. Would buy a Vizio if money was crucial. They've been around long enough to make a name for themselves. Probably use a Samsung panel and some internal parts anyway.

[Oren]

That's a loaded question!

What is your goal?

[Hell Toupee]

In terms of sales numbers, they are now the number-one brand of LCD TVs in the US. Their quality is slightly below high-quality brands such as Samsung and Sony, but as one person put it: Vizio provides 90% of the quality at 50% of the price.

[hallerb]

sams club sells vizio, i nearly bought one the other day

[Ron]

That missing 10% is as critical as if you got eyeglass prescription lenses that were 10% different than what you really need. You buy a TV to LOOK at it. When you break down the cost of a great TV over it's service life compared to a pretty good TV, the cost per year differential is negligible.

[Steve Barker]

we've got a 26" in the fifthwheel camper. Cause it was what fit the opening perfectly. About 2 1/2 years old now. Obviously doesn't get a WHOLE lot of use, but we were still living in it at the time, so it has about a full year of full time use, and then intermittent road trips and weekend use. Works great.

[Oren]

So what happened?

[desgnr]

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[aemeijers]

That's why I haven't splurged on a flat TV yet- My old glass Sony Trinitrons just won't DIE. As long as they work fine, I can't mentally justify the expense. I only watch TV when I look up from the computer screen (also a Trinitron that won't die), or from the newspaper, so the picture quality isn't that critical to me. My eyes ain't exactly hi-rez anymore anyway.

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[Ron]

JFTR, I didn't write that.

[e-mail], AKA justanothermickey, AKA Rob Budd, AKA he doesn't consider 720 to be HDTV, AKA cloning people's screen name because he has NO life did.

[Steve Barker]

I can't imagine buying a part for a modern tv OR having it repaired. As little as they cost, i'd just shit can it and go get another.

[Tony Hwang]

Hi, Main thing when you buy any TV is to invest some time and effort to have it calibrated if you can't do it yourself. In store comparison is often useless 'coz they really jack up brightness and contrast. I have 62 in. Panasonic Viera series Plasma with Blue Ray DVD player and HD cable hook up on 7 channel home theater. All set up by myself including one touch remote control. Only thing is Plasma consumes more power and as a result generates more heat compared to LCD. Plasma viewing angle is better than LCD.

[aemeijers]

Oh my, did I bugger up the trimming again? It gets so hard to keep track sometimes. Especially if there is a Google Groups post in there, which often mooshes posts together. But you say somebody is spoofing you? Headers say the message I am replying to right now came from Google, but the previous one came from Eternal September.

But my point remains- even entry-level flat screens are several years off for some of us. We have the cash, we are just cheap SOBs, er, 'frugal', yeah, that's the word. Not being videoheads, our old stuff is 'good enough' for now. When ones that still light up evenly and aren't cracked start showing up in garage sales for twenty bucks, well, maybe.

[Ron]

You did nothing wrong. I post through GG 95% of the time so this is the REAL Ron.

Don't blame ya. I just bought a 50" Panasonic Plasma this yr because my 12yr old 45" Mitsubishi RPTV finally bit the dust. All of my other TV's are CRT's....including a 6 yr old 32" Toshiba flat screen (not panel) that has a better picture than some of the LCD's that are now being sold.

[Paul Franklin]

I like my 46" Vizio as much, maybe more than my 46" high end sony bravia (not the mid-line bravia). It certainly has more features, some of which I actually use. :-) Picture quality after tweaking is right up there with the Bravia to my eyes. Of course, the bravia is a couple of years older. As others have stated, the visios are weak in the sound section, but no issue if you're using external audio gear, or like me, using it in exercise room, not as part of home theatre.

Looked at samsung when I was shopping. Nice sets, highly rated, but have a glossier screen than either the vizio or the bravia, and I don't care for the resulting reflections and glare. Not as bad as most plasma's, but bad enough for me to avoid samsung.

I wouldn't hesitate to buy Vizio again.

My $.02

Paul F.

[Ron]

All flat panels have shitty speakers/sound......IMO

Supposedly LG has the "best" speakers. Kinda hard to get quality sound in the limited space.