I don’t own this set but I did skim threw the manual. If your looking for a thin TV to hang on the wall then this Vizo LCD is a low cost 1080P. This set does have a QAM tuner so that you can watch in the clear HDTV and Standard definition channels from your cable company without a digital cable box. You will need to rent or purchase a Digital Cable box to subscribe to HDTV premium programming from your cable company. The QAM tuner only tunes in unencrypted programming.
If you want a better picture quality a rear projector LCOS or DLP will provide you with better picture quality then a LCD. The Sony 50 inch SXRD KDS-50A2000 is available for around $1600-$1700 for final delivery price over the Internet from several companies. The Sony has 10:000:1 contrast ratio with 2.5ms response time. The Vizo GV47L has only a 1600:1 contrast ratio and 8MS response time. The Sony SXRD picture performance does come with a small catch, around every 8000 hours one will need to replace a $249 projector bulb. Also it is strongly recommended that on front and rear projectors to purchase a power backup UPS to protect the life span of the bulb. When one turns off a projector a fan runs for a few minutes to cool down the bulb. If one was watching a movie and the power company had a power outage then if someone does not have a UPS the bulb will age faster.
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