Vizio Blu-ray player - Blu-ray Forum

connect42 · 03-27-2009, 03:33 PM

Hi. The Vizio Blu-ray player is set to hit stores in April 2009. It apparently will be set at $199 or below.
Has anybody seen exactly when and where these will be available?

Chordata · 03-27-2009, 03:34 PM

Haven't heard. Be forewarned: this forum is not friendly to Vizio.

connect42 · 03-27-2009, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by O_V_N

Haven't heard. Be forewarned: this forum is not friendly to Vizio.

That's ok ... this forum isn't friendly to Samsung either, but my 1400 has played perfectly for over a year. I am looking for this Vizio for a friend who doesn't have a big budget.

brettallica · 03-27-2009, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by connect42

That's ok ... this forum isn't friendly to Samsung either, but my 1400 has played perfectly for over a year...

Perhaps not fond of Samsung, but no one has given me a hard time (yet) about my TV, which is a pretty good one. I love my television. I will admit, though, I did read a lot of horror stories about Samsung players. That's why I went with Sony.

FWIW: they have several Blu-ray players out there right now that retail for under $200. Not sure if your friend is hell-bent on getting a Vizio brand, but if he's not, you might look around a bit more for your friend.

connect42 · 03-27-2009, 03:52 PM

I will look around more, but he likes his Vizio TV.
I have heard the Samsung player stories, I guess I am just lucky. I love mine.

brettallica · 03-27-2009, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by connect42

I will look around more, but he likes his Vizio TV.
I have heard the Samsung player stories, I guess I am just lucky. I love mine.

To be totally fair to Samsung players, the only bad things I've heard are things from the internet. My cousin owns a television and home theater sales shop, and he preaches on the Samsung players. I guess with every product, there will be bad reviews.

Yeha-Noha · 03-27-2009, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by O_V_N

Haven't heard. Be forewarned: this forum is not friendly to Vizio.

What's matters most is that people who own Vizios are friendly. Why? Because they are happy campers. Those who aren't friendly to Vizio don't matter.

Chordata · 03-28-2009, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by rwojtalewicz

What's matters most is that people who own Vizios are friendly. Why? Because they are happy campers. Those who aren't friendly to Vizio don't matter.

I'm in that boat, my friend. Couldn't be happier with my Vizio. Unless it looked like Eva Green, in which case at THAT point I couldn't be happier.

Blu Titan · 03-27-2009, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by connect42

Hi. The Vizio Blu-ray player is set to hit stores in April 2009. It apparently will be set at $199 or below.
Has anybody seen exactly when and where these will be available?

I am looking foward to this player, but I have not read anything new.

Batman1980 · 03-27-2009, 05:43 PM

I love my Vizio TV so much my next TV will also be a Vizio. Will be keeping an eye out for these myself, $200 is a nice price for a blu-ray player.

connect42 · 03-27-2009, 05:47 PM

Yea, we got off topic, but hey - most of us are at work and bored - so it's ok.

I guess my original question is still a mystery.

brettallica · 03-27-2009, 05:51 PM

I think that was mostly my fault for the off-topicness. Sorry about that...although I did say in my first post in here that there are others available for under $200, which kind of seemed like the true goal of the OP: to find an inexpensive player. But that's just my deduction. I do see that the question was directed toward Vizio and Vizio only...so my bad!

PatrickL2009 · 03-27-2009, 05:54 PM

The other players for $200 are usually a bonus view, or 1.1 player, whatever you want to call it. My player, the magnavox, which is a pretty sweet value, is one of these. But the big deal with the vizio for $200 is that is a profile 2.0. It might be worth it, maybe not.

connect42 · 03-27-2009, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by PatrickL2009

The other players for $200 are usually a bonus view, or 1.1 player, whatever you want to call it. My player, the magnavox, which is a pretty sweet value, is one of these. But the big deal with the vizio for $200 is that is a profile 2.0. It might be worth it, maybe not.

How have you liked your Magnavox?

SpHeRe31459 · 03-28-2009, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by PatrickL2009

The other players for $200 are usually a bonus view, or 1.1 player, whatever you want to call it. My player, the magnavox, which is a pretty sweet value, is one of these. But the big deal with the vizio for $200 is that is a profile 2.0. It might be worth it, maybe not.

1. Is that the new Mag 530?

2. The interest in the Vizio isn't so much that it is BD Live enabled, it is that it internally decodes every audio format, includes 7.1 analog output, and should be reasonablly well supported with updates, etc. as Vizio is fast becoming a fairly reputable budget brand, all for $199.

Also on another A/V forum a person e-mailed Vizio directly and they responded that the release has now slipped to "late summer". So unfortunately it isn't coming out next month.

azncarbos · 03-27-2009, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by PatrickL2009

Back to the original question, does anyone know on what day and where these will be available for $200 or less. I would like to pick one up and try it, because as of right now I only have a 1.1 player.

My best bet it will starting at Costco first then, to other retailers.....Funny thing is when the 37" 1080p came out, the Vizio website didn't even have any information on it but Costco had it for sale....

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Originally Posted by connect42

Yea, we got off topic, but hey - most of us are at work and bored - so it's ok.

I guess my original question is still a mystery.

hahaha so true..

Yeha-Noha · 03-27-2009, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolverine1980

I love my Vizio TV so much my next TV will also be a Vizio. Will be keeping an eye out for these myself, $200 is a nice price for a blu-ray player.

+1 Me too.

I've had my Vizio 42" 1080p for well over a year. Once calibrated it kicks butt. I'm very impressed by the performance my Vizio delivers despite it costing almost half as much as the name brands.

I would expect that Vizio BD players despite their low prices will kick butt too.

What remains to be seen is, will Vizio provide FW updates whenever there's the need? I've never experienced any problems with my Vizio TV, so I haven't been able to test them from that angle.

I am happy with my Sony S350 player. I won't be buying a Vizio BD player. But I would if I didn't already own a BD player.

03-27-2009, 03:33 PM	#1
connect42 Expert Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Columbus, Georgia Home Theater Gallery:22 Blu-ray collection:103 Trading Score:19	Vizio Blu-ray player Hi. The Vizio Blu-ray player is set to hit stores in April 2009. It apparently will be set at $199 or below. Has anybody seen exactly when and where these will be available?

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03-27-2009, 03:34 PM	#2
Chordata Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Home of N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys Blu-ray collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	Haven't heard. Be forewarned: this forum is not friendly to Vizio.

03-27-2009, 03:52 PM	#5
connect42 Expert Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Columbus, Georgia Home Theater Gallery:22 Blu-ray collection:103 Trading Score:19	I will look around more, but he likes his Vizio TV. I have heard the Samsung player stories, I guess I am just lucky. I love mine.

03-27-2009, 05:43 PM	#10
Batman1980 Blu-ray Jedi Member since:Feb 2009 Location:District 13 Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:394 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:48	I love my Vizio TV so much my next TV will also be a Vizio. Will be keeping an eye out for these myself, $200 is a nice price for a blu-ray player.

03-27-2009, 05:47 PM	#11
connect42 Expert Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Columbus, Georgia Home Theater Gallery:22 Blu-ray collection:103 Trading Score:19	Yea, we got off topic, but hey - most of us are at work and bored - so it's ok. I guess my original question is still a mystery.

03-27-2009, 05:51 PM	#12
brettallica Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Santa Cruz, California Home Theater Gallery:51 Blu-ray collection:79 Trading Score:6	I think that was mostly my fault for the off-topicness. Sorry about that...although I did say in my first post in here that there are others available for under $200, which kind of seemed like the true goal of the OP: to find an inexpensive player. But that's just my deduction. I do see that the question was directed toward Vizio and Vizio only...so my bad!

03-27-2009, 05:54 PM	#13
PatrickL2009 Member Member since:Feb 2009 Home Theater Gallery:2 Blu-ray collection:14 Blu-ray reviews:3	The other players for $200 are usually a bonus view, or 1.1 player, whatever you want to call it. My player, the magnavox, which is a pretty sweet value, is one of these. But the big deal with the vizio for $200 is that is a profile 2.0. It might be worth it, maybe not.

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