Vizio

Hey, guys, is Vizio worth while as a brand? I'm looking for a decent LCD to put in the office without spending much when the $400 PS3 streets in November. This is hardly going to be the centerpiece for a home entertainment center, but I don't want something that is going to crapout in six months.

Well, it does have a year&#39s warranty, so you&#39re safe there. :&#41

I helped a friend recently who wanted something cheap in 35&quot &#45 40&quot range by recommending a 37&quot Vizio from Wal&#45Mart at $688. It&#39s hooked up now and looks fine, probably the best value at that price currently available.

John

For my money Vizio&#39s are a great deal. For brands in comparable price ranges they can&#39t be beat, not just because they&#39re picture quality is pretty comparable but because they offer things like extra HDMI ports, which is a plus if you have several devices that use HDMI and you don&#39t have a switcher.

One word of advice Don&#39t listen to the salesmen. They&#39ll always try to steer you away from Vizio&#39s because the commision on them sucks. Some of the smaller ones you don&#39t get paid on at all &#40at least not at the store I work at&#41 This is cause the mark&#45up on them isn&#39t as high as say a Sony or a Samsung.

johnson,

i&#39m shocked&#45&#45shocked!, i say&#45&#45that you&#39re considering anything other than a sony. your sugar daddy howard stringer is crying a river now...

eddie

SSSHHHH. Don&#39t tell them, Eddie. Their stormtroppers may break into the house and take back everything else Sony I have. I have an alarm hooked up to the Bravia in the living room just in case they try anything. &#40Imagine the mission: impossible theme&#41 If they even think about it, especially in the middle of football season, I&#39ll shot the mother*&#37#@*# on sight. Thanks for the honest feedback, guys.

[Post edited by Johnson316 on Sep 27, 2007]

Vizio has great price points, or &quotprice erosion&quot has some have labeled the company&#39s marketing strategy.

I&#39ve viewed some of their plasmas, and did NOT like the &quotnoisy&quot picture and poor contrast ratio [usually their models are labeled as having a native CR of 1000:1 to 1500:1, but have tested even lower in lab results]. The best plasmas easily have a native CR of 1500:1 to 3000:1 [Pioneer], and the best LCDs have a similar CR &#40especially some of the newer Sharp and JVC models&#41.

Note: the &quotdynamic&quot CRs can be higher, based on content, and your display&#39s processing of dark&#45to&#45bright images, however high dynamic CRs are temporary, and not the normal, everyday native CR stated above.

Also, most Vizio flat panels do NOT allow you to change the &quotbacklight&quot setting &#45 it&#39s FIXED! A definite dealbreaker for me. That means the image is brighter than needed, especially in a &quotdark room&quot/lights out setting, and a brighter backlight also then effects color accuracy.

Recently, I posted the following info on the AVS Forum, here is an excerpt from my post &#45

Also, beware of some of the cheaper, &quotnon brand&#45name&quot units, as there have been reports of a shorter life &#40a few years&#41 for either the whole unit, or parts that have failed to work within a year or two of purchase.

The warranties of these cheapo brands is very suspect, as for service or replacement parts. Here is a recent story concerning this...

YOUR NEW DISPOSABLE FLAT SCREEN TV
http://hdguru.com/?p=107

DISPOSABLE HDTVS &#45 VIZIO RESPONDS
http://hdguru.com/?p=108

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i work at sams club were we sell alot of vizios i personaly own one to. There not a bad tv brand for the money,, ur getting alot, differently the leader in value lcd tv.

When I compared Visio to other brands of equally comparable specifications, I felt that the Vizio was unbeatable in quality...my opinion of course. Visio is quickly becoming the leader in the LCD arena primarily because of their combined quality and affordability.