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4.5 stars
"Holds its own!"
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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Let me first state that everyone should be able to afford an HDTV. Vizio accomplishes economy, not quality.
Let me explain why not to listen to this guy.
He has no reference point to go off of. And no..., Maxent does not count.
He states that 2 people that he knows own samsung TVs. Maybe so, but Samsung doesn't make a 67" 1080p plasma, nor a 71" 1080p DLP.
He states that his TV has a resolution of 1366 x 768 and that this is a little better than 720p. When in fact that is a 720p resolution and many TVs have this resolution.
He also mentions that not all TV's downscale to their maximum resolution. When infact all TV scale to their maximum resolution whether it be down or up.
Simply put, the guy doesn't know what he's talking about! My advice is to compare the TVs in store as closely together as possible for best reference and don't JUST read specs because specs can be squewed.
Note for DrTAT: Defiantly is spelled Definitely not Defiantly. Spend less time inking your body and writing crappy reviews, and more time back in 3rd grade! -
I agree the price is ok, for the quality, but their customer service is so shockingly bad and clueless that I wish I never had bought from them. A terrible experience.
Delays, broken TV delivered, rude nasty reps, accounts "lost in the system" - anything that can go wrong, they will get it wrong. Do yourself a favor and stay away from these clowns. -
... but okay, this guy thinks he's knowledgeable; maybe he DEFINATLY [sic] is.
