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"Excellent for the price" on by burnbad
Pros: 2 HDMI PORTS, VALUE VS QUALITY AND FEATURES
Cons: NOT THE BEST PICTURE QUALITY SETTINGS
Summary: This was my first lcd tv which replaced my 200lb 32" Panasonic CRT HDTV. The Picture quality is good but being that I'm new to LCD's I must say that the picture quality on a CRT is definitely better. The CRT gave me more realistic skin tones and better white and blacks. However, when I did buy my CRT I did pay more than what I paid for my LCD now and the picture quality is still better than most of the lcd's that I've seen in the stores, futhermore, the variety of input and output options are an asset.
Buyers should know that this TV definitely looks best with an HD signal anything less and you will be severely disappointed with the picture quality. So if you are in the market for a new LCD with great looks and picture but don't want to break the bank, then definitely go with Vizio. If you can't settle for less than perfect you better be prepared to splurge. -
"Holds its own!" on by Dr.TAT
Pros: price, great picture, fantastic colors, perfect for xbox 360 owners
Cons: Speakers (but thats what a nice stereo is for)
Summary: I bought this TV a few weeks ago. The vizio is not my first HDTV (1st was a maxent) and defiantly not the first encounter with an HDTV. First off I am a very particular person, my wife says that I am way too picky but hey if your going to drop money on a product you want to get what you feel that you paid for and the Vizio vx32l delivers. I got the TV for the bedroom to watch movies at night with my wife and every now and then play xbox 360. I have to be honest when I first got the TV all set up I was not all that impressed (the standard settings are less than ideal, not bad but could be better). I spent some time reading cnet, avsforum, THX optimizer and other info for recommended TV settings and finally found what looked good to my eye. The picture is clear when receiving an HD signal, looks phenomenal on the xbox 360 and HD DVD movies. Watching the tonight show, CSI, and 24 in HD look awesome! The standard definition cable signals are not that great, and some are better than others. For all the Vizio offers it defiantly holds its own with the big names like Sony, Samsung and all the others. My father has a Samsung 67’’ in plazma with 1080p, and my friend has a Samsung 71’’ DLP 1080p and in my opinion did not see that much of a difference in picture quality, at least not for what you pay ($699). One thing that is interesting is the TV accepts a 1080p signal, its not a 1080p resolution TV (max res: 1366 x 768 which is a little better than 720p) the TV downscales the signal to its maximum resolution. Which some HDTV’s don’t do this. I spent a long time trying out each of the xbox 360 settings and must say that the 720p looks good, the 1080i looks good, but the 1080p looks much better to my eye. The images are less pixilated and much clearer at that signal. ( probably easier to scale 1080p down to 1366 x 768 than scaling 720p up to the 1366 x 768 resolution). I wont lie there are many other TVs that are better but not for what you pay. Defiantly I would recommend this TV to anyone looking for a TV this size.
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"Vizio is a gamble" on by LitTehWin
Pros: Inexpensive, somewhat good picture quality
Cons: Poor black levels, mediocre sound, sometimes unreliable
Summary: I work in an electronics department and see probably 4 out of 10 vizio 32in LCD's returned for various reasons. One reason that bothers me is the TV's failure to operate at all. The next in line would be the awful dim and sometimes discolored appearance that on-screen objects tend to take on. I recently saw vizio touting their new line of tv's at an electronics expo and became enthusiastic about a bargain brand that actually had potential as a good quality tv producer. As it seems to be with Polaroid, Protron/Proscan, and Sylvania you undoubtedly will get what you pay for if you spend roughly 50% less for a tv with 50% the quality. I see many different brands side-by-side everyday for at least 6 or 7 hours, and I have to be honest when I say that vizio does not hold a candle to the sony's and samsung's that are on the market. Sorry bargain buyers, them's the breaks.
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"Great TV, I'm very happy." on by steveslo
Pros: Easy setup, fantastic picture with regular TV (non-HD)
Cons: Can alter the pic settings (tint etc) in only the custom mode
Summary: This is my first LCD TV. Based on tons of research and reviews I narrowed it down to the Sharp LC-32D43U and the Vizio VX32L, and in the end I just couldn't justify the extra $300 for the Sharp. I glad I went the way I did. Because of my research on all brands, my expectations were very low for regular non-HD picture quility. Wow, was that wrong. I am extremly pleased with the picture on both regular and HD programs. Even DVDs played on a $35 player thru regular composite cables is fantastic. My only complaint is that in the 3 of the 4 factory modes, Standard, Movie and Game, the picture settings like tint, contrast etc are not adjustable. Only in Custom can you tailor them to your liking. I can see a button to reset them back to factory if you mess them up, but to not allow you to tweak them seems silly. That is the only reson I gave it an 8 rather than a 9 or 10.
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"Great Value for non-technofiles" on by pstrug
Pros: Price. Easy to hook-up. Great HD Picture
Cons: Picture on regular cable channels leaves a lot to be desired
Summary: The 32" Vizio from Costco replaces a smaller, non-HD RCA TV. The TV was easy to install and connect all of the wires. The only confusion was programming the Motorola HD box from Time Warner Cable. For your basic cable channels (1-60 -- not HD and not digital) the RCA picture was better. For digital cable and HD channels, the Vizio is great. This concern may hold true for many of the 16:9 HD TVs, as a friends 50" Pioneer had a pretty average picture when tuned to a basic cable channel.
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