Vizio VU42LF
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"Definitely all the bang for your buck" on by vespa55
Pros: Reasonably priced, great image quality at affordable price
Cons: Annoying glowing "VIZIO" symbol at front of screen
Summary: For one, I bought the VU42LF at Costco. A consumer of an HDTV needs to realize that most HDTVs require a little picture setting tweaking/meddling/fixing. All the TVs (top brand names too like Samsung, Sony, Sharp) were displayed next to the Vizio VU42LF and I was surprised to see that there really wasn't much difference in image quality. Oh, scratch that, the VU42LF had almost the same image quality as the Samsungs and Sony Bravias next to it but was nearly $500-$700 CHEAPER! I hooked up my Toshiba HD-A20 via HDMI cable to the VU42LF and I can't believe how good the image quality is. I left all the the advanced settings turned off because they generally tend to affect the image quality. It's definitely a steal in my opinion. I paid $1099.99 for the VU42LF and what I got rivaled the image quality of my friend's 52" Sharp Aquos - only I didn't pay the price of a small used car to get the same image quality. I can't say much more about this. My Comcast HD Box worked out swell too. Vizio may be new to the technology business, but for a new company, their stocks and consumer rating have rivaled that of Sony and Samsung - and after purchasing and owning the VU42LF - I now know why. Terrific HDTV!
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"When it works, it's a good picture" on by veniceneon
Pros: price and picture quality
Cons: dead at 95 days after purchase, stoneage warranty serrvice
Summary: Bought it because for the money the picture was comparable to sets costing hundreds more. For the first 95 days it worked fine, then it just quit working. Black screen, no menu's no sound. Called the membership retailer I purchased it from, but they changed their open return period, to now 90 days. They did put me in touch with a Vizio warranty rep who assigned a service ticket No. and said the warranty repair person should call me within a week and if not for me to call them, then proceeded to give me an 800 No. to call. That was an alarm bell in my head. After 24 hours the repair person called said he was ordering parts. He had not seen the set but was ordering the parts anyway. Another alarm bell went off in my head. I asked him if this was a common problem and he said, no the failure rate within warranty for this set was between 2.5 - 3.5%. A week later the repairman called, said he had the part. He arrived promptly and replaced the power supply board. The set still didn't operate. The repair man said he would order the logic mainboard next and that it would take another week or SO to arrive. I'm in that second parts order limbo week now. I'll update when and if the set works again or whether they just replace it. I'm not sure I would buy another Vizio product based on A) my experience with it failing 95 days after purchase. Admittedly that can and does happen but, B) Vizio's warranty response time is extremely slow and you have to wonder why is that?
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"Low Reliability" on by rk24
Pros: When it works Great
Cons: It will die on you before 1 year warranty
Summary: I had the VU42LF for 7-months and while it worked, it was great no complaints. The thing is the TV does not have a long shelve life, mine died in 7-months. It could have been that I just received a bad unit, but it could also be a common problem. I did some research before calling VIZIO for warranty and many had issues where the power board died out prematurely, also when the repair site calls one back for service they already have the part ordered before even looking at the TV. Which is a major red flag that the TV has a high failure rate. Anyhow I call for warranty service and when I got a call back, they already had my part ordered and never looked at the TV, so beware when you by VIZIO, they will not last and the price for a SONY or Samsung are not much. I bought a Bravia and is a much better set and did not cost that much more than what I paid for the VIZIO. I was able to get a full refund for my VIZIO, from the reatailer.
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"great deal in a 1080P and good looking" on by burkebri
Pros: price, image, looks
Cons: remote control not very good
Summary: Everything was great about the TV, set-up, appearance, video quality and a great price. The remote however has a bunch of small similar buttons, the backlighting stays on for a couple of seconds and is out before you can read the small type on the buttons. The ON button can be hit at the same time as the function (DVD)changing the operation. Overall a good buy.
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"Value for money....Indeed" on by hjb49
Pros: To pay more is just plain silly....
Cons: When I find one I will post it.
Summary: I purchased the set at BJs in August having done by DD. The $200 off coupon didn't hurt either so I paid $999.00.
With the HDMI cable hook up to my Time Warner HD Box and my Samsung Upconvert DVD player I am a happy man. The picture on the TV is great in HD and not bad at all in SD. The tv is very easy to set up to whatever picture you like the best...a bit of trial and error and Voila...a great picture with good sound.
The tv is a breeze to set up with the HDMI cables and if you need any help with anything you have Vizios tech support and website which has been a pleasure to use.
With Black Friday in 2 days I am certain that there will be 42" 1080P sets available for under 1K if you get there at 5AM...LOL. And even if you pay what I did I do not believe you will find a better value for your money. Unpack it, read the directions, plug it in, adjust the picture and sound to your liking and then forget it....Watching NFL football, NHL hockey, and movies...ahhh...life is good....Happy Holidays to all and to all A Great Life....
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