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4.0 stars
"Fantastic deal on a great monitor"
Pros: Beautiful case design, surprisingly good sound from built-in speakers, smart QAM receiver, improved remote from previous models.
Cons: Maximum brightness might not be high enough in certain environments, analog video looks fuzzy and/or blurry, aspect ratio settings can be confusing.
Summary: I picked this up at Costco's Black Friday sale for $999 and hung it up in our master bedroom today. Looks fantastic, especially on the HD channels. My 10 year old son was a little unnerved while watching Jeopardy in HD. He said, "It looks too real." Other models I was considering were the Panasonic and Philips 42" plasma screens. The Philips picture was vastly inferior to both the Vizio and the Panasonic. It was both washed out and dim by comparison. The big surprise was how good the Vizio looked when compared to the Panasonic. Very nearly indistinguishable in HD, though the Panasonic was significantly better in analog SD. That feature alone might have been reason enough to get the Panasonic, given the similar retail price point. But the deep discount on the Vizio made it an offer I couldn't refuse. I'll probably pick up the Panny 50" for my family room. Then again, the Vizio 50" is currently on sale for $1499, which makes it a hard decision all over again.
