Vizio vs Philips

[statikcat]

I currently have a Vizio VU42LF I am not real happy with

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...lang=en-US&s=1

I am thinking about returning it and buying a Philips 42PFL7422D/37

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...=1&topnav=&s=1

Is the Philips going to be much better at 200$ more? The Vizio is not very good as a computer monitor.. I am happy with it for blu-ray but I have a feeling the Philips color and sharpness will be more apparent and I wouldn't mind spending a tad extra for a better tv and better brand name. The Philips has overall better stats too.

Anyone compared in a good environment? Suggestions?

[stockstar1138]

Originally Posted by statikcat

I currently have a Vizio VU42LF I am not real happy with

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...lang=en-US&s=1

I am thinking about returning it and buying a Philips 42PFL7422D/37

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...=1&topnav=&s=1

Is the Philips going to be much better at 200$ more? The Vizio is not very good as a computer monitor.. I am happy with it for blu-ray but I have a feeling the Philips color and sharpness will be more apparent and I wouldn't mind spending a tad extra for a better tv and better brand name. The Philips has overall better stats too.

Anyone compared in a good environment? Suggestions?

phillips is worth 200 more.

[raginranger]

are philips hd sets good in general?

my dad is thinking of getting one...

let me know

[stockstar1138]

Originally Posted by raginranger

are philips hd sets good in general?

my dad is thinking of getting one...

let me know

if you have the money, then i would not reccomend i phillips. my ruiles are pioneer, sony, samsung, from my research they make the best tvs.

[Caligula]

My wife and I brought 42" philips flat hdtv, and we are satisfied what we have now. However, in the future, I would buy samsung hdtv. I can see difference in samsung and philips on blu ray. I realized that we should had brought samsung in the first place. I also have 26" magnavox flat hdtv that we brought ($300) from target for our bedroom. Quality of that hdtv is "so-so" and we wiill give it to our daughter in the future, if it will last longer?

[jtconnolly]

I have almost the same TV but mine is with the Ambilight and 8000:1 Dynamic contrast and I love, Blu ray looks really good on it. I love Phillips. Samsung is a better TV overall based on numbers but the picture almost looks the same as my phillips on blu-ray. Buy the phillips!

[haushausman]

Own a 61" rear-projection DLP 1080p Sammy and it's the best thing I ever bought.

[jtconnolly]

Originally Posted by haushausman

Own a 61" rear-projection DLP 1080p Sammy and it's the best thing I ever bought.

That is a really good DLP, but more expensive.

[raginranger]

I have a Samsung LCD myself. He was just looking to save a bit and try the Philips, but from what has been said it looks like we need to add a 2nd Sammy to our house.

[mystiksuicide]

Id rather go with Samsung than Philips. My B/f works for Magnolia and we took are sweet a-- time to judge all the TV's before making a decision. Our first choice was a Pioneer Elite but it was a bit out of our range. We then decided to go with the Samsung 4061 and the Panasonic DMP-BD10 and our bedroom totally kicks.

In my opinion Samsung just make the best moderate price TV's in the market

[Sonny]

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

if you have the money, then i would not reccomend i phillips. my ruiles are pioneer, sony, samsung, from my research they make the best tvs.

Panisonic makes very good TV's consumers reports number 1 HDTV look it up. I'v had vizo westin house or what ever samsung & sony , but Panny's take the cake for all around stats look it up , hell it will give you somthing to do philip's are very good HDTV's

[Mericalis]

I have a Philips in one of my other rooms in my house. The quality has been excellent.

[Thundercrash07]

Philips = motion judder.

[jtconnolly]

Originally Posted by Thundercrash07

Philips = motion judder.

What? The Perfect Pixel HD helps with it. The phillips is a great 1080p LCD especially for that price range

[statikcat]

Thanks for the suggestion guys. There was one Philips left on the floor.. a bit was knocked off the price and except for smudges appears in perfect condition. Basically I returned my Vizio for the Philips and only had to spend 60$ on the upgrade!

So for 60$ I am stoked. The picture is better than the Vizio. While not a HUGE difference it is certainly still there. It just appears to have more "depth" and less dull. The TV also displays a much sharper imagine when using it as a computer monitor.. the 1/8" headphone jack and 3rd HDMI input are also pluses I will be using. Plus it looks a lot nicer although it weights a bit more. Woo!

[Jodi]

I'd go Sony, Sammy or Pioneer/Pioneer Elite.
Collectively, they are the best LCD sets.
If you have the extra dough, I'd go Sony XBR or Pioneer Elite Kuzo.

Jodi

[Mericalis]

Originally Posted by statikcat

Thanks for the suggestion guys. There was one Philips left on the floor.. a bit was knocked off the price and except for smudges appears in perfect condition. Basically I returned my Vizio for the Philips and only had to spend 60$ on the upgrade!

So for 60$ I am stoked. The picture is better than the Vizio. While not a HUGE difference it is certainly still there. It just appears to have more "depth" and less dull. The TV also displays a much sharper imagine when using it as a computer monitor.. the 1/8" headphone jack and 3rd HDMI input are also pluses I will be using. Plus it looks a lot nicer although it weights a bit more. Woo!

LOL...this is how I got my original Philips 1080i...they knocked $500 because it was a floor model and on sale on top of that. It's pretty good to have gotten a $2000 set (at the time) for $1000.

[JJ]

Wow, thats hilarious, that is the exact same question I was thinking to myself, except I own a Vizio 32" - and was thinking of going to the 42" or as you mentioned, the Philly 7422.

Small world. But now Im definitely going for the Philips.