New Vizio?

[Beta Man]

Caught part of a commercial during football.... don't remember the athlete pushing them etc.... just caught a glimpse of it, but here is my question....

EDIT: wait... it was during the Olympics that I saw this I think... heck I don't know....

"Anyone hear about these new Vizios that are 120hz processing?"

I know they're not going to be the quality of the other Plasma/LCD sets available..... and I should say first, that I'm not in the market for a new t.v. but just wanted to know what prices these were supposedly hitting the market at, and any feedback that has been reported on them. I'd consider one for my parents (no HD inputs whatsoever) in a 27" model if anything.


Anyone?

[PeterTHX]

Stay away.

Not only do you get what you pay for, the company is in some deep legal doo-doo.

[stockstar1138]

the only question i have about vizios is

what will there new name be, when they run away from their legal troubles, dissolve the company and start it up again?

im thinking viziapex.

[JJ]

Beta, here's the downlow:

They're called the XVT Series LCD TVs. The first two models will be a 42" SV420XVT for $1200, and a 47-inch SV470XVT for $1500; both of which will offer 4 HDMI inputs, 1080p resolution with 120Hz operation, Vizio's Smooth Motion Technology, the whole virtual 5.1 surround sound that all TVs have, and all the other typical inputs and so on. Dynamic contrast ratios still low, though, around 6,000:1.

[m_tyson]

America's HDTV Company

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by m_tyson

America's HDTV Company

Designed & engineered in China.

Vizio is merely a corrupt marketing front, like Apex Digital was.

[m_tyson]

It is a capital mistake to theorize (or, worse, make statements of fact) before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment.

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Vizio is merely a corrupt marketing front, like Apex Digital was.

[Themoth]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Designed & engineered in China.

Vizio is merely a corrupt marketing front, like Apex Digital was.

Meaning?

[Sonny]

Come on Vizio's are sweet....for your 21st, 22nd HDTV around the house! I buy these for the kids in the family There great for it!

[stockstar1138]

Originally Posted by Themoth

Meaning?

meaning that its a bunch of cheap chinese components thrown into a TV put together with cheap labor, that infringes on patents patented by other TV companies and then sets up a "headquarters" in irvine, CA and calls itself "Americas HDTV".

then when sony, samsung, sharp, pioneer, panasonic, toshiba, etc. say HEY YOU CAN'T STEAL OUR SH1T, WE'RE TAKING YOU TO COURT!!! vizio will continue to make products and sell them at cheap prices until the court costs are too much to bear, at that point they dissolve the company, lay low for a few years and reemerge as a "new" company and repeat a similar tactic.

Apex, Cyberhome and a few others did this too.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by JJxiv1215

Beta, here's the downlow:

They're called the XVT Series LCD TVs. The first two models will be a 42" SV420XVT for $1200, and a 47-inch SV470XVT for $1500; both of which will offer 4 HDMI inputs, 1080p resolution with 120Hz operation, Vizio's Smooth Motion Technology, the whole virtual 5.1 surround sound that all TVs have, and all the other typical inputs and so on. Dynamic contrast ratios still low, though, around 6,000:1.

Thanks, the only helpful post from the self-proclaimed post-*****


To those who said "stay away" I don't have any intentions of buying a Vizio.... just curious is all.......

To all others... "yeah" I know all about poorly manufactured electronics, Vizio's legal issues, etc. etc.

[callas01]

I love the way that if its not an Onkyo receiver or a Klipshit speakers or a Panasonic Plasma, its a piece of sh*t.

My 42" vizio is on all day, cause I have kids at home and wont let them watch my sammy. I have had nothing but a good experience with it. I would recommend them to people who want a cheap 2nd or 3rd tv. Besides, if they have sony, sammy and philips parts in them... then I would say I got a decent TV for that price. I could care less about their lawsuit. If it goes bad in 5-10 years, then its easy to move my sammy to the bedroom and go get a new 1440p? samsung 46", or whatevers new.

Now let me redeem myself.... there is no way I want that tv being my primary HDTV in the house.

[HOME THEATRE ADDICT!]

I kinda thought the Gallevia or whatever models would be ok. everythings made overseas anyway and you can get a lemon in any brand!

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by HOME THEATRE ADDICT!

I kinda thought the Gallevia or whatever models would be ok. everythings made overseas anyway and you can get a lemon in any brand!

Built is one thing.
Difference between the stuff engineered there and Japan/Korea.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by callas01

I love the way that if its not an Onkyo receiver or a Klipshit speakers or a Panasonic Plasma, its a piece of shit.

My 42" vizio is on all day, cause I have kids at home and wont let them watch my sammy. I have had nothing but a good experience with it.

>snip<

And you have the guys who smoke arguing that their grandpa lived until he was 96 and smoked 3 packs a day...I guess that means smoking is A-OK?

There are always exceptions to the rule. For every "good" one there's a dozen lemons.

[callas01]

You missed my point. You must own an Onkyo and Panny Plasma.

[m_tyson]

I guess you weren't impressed with the Chinese-engineered technology used in the Olympic opening ceremony. I think the rest of the world was.

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Built is one thing.
Difference between the stuff engineered there and Japan/Korea.

[ZackL]

Every Vizio I have ever seen has subpar PQ. On that note, I second the stay away suggestion at least for your main TV. If its in the kids room then well, they probably can't tell the difference anyway, or care.

[callas01]

Originally Posted by ZackL

Every Vizio I have ever seen has subpar PQ. On that note, I second the stay away suggestion at least for your main TV. If its in the kids room then well, they probably can't tell the difference anyway, or care.

no doubt on the PQ, but i am not buying a $1700 so my child can watch spongebob. that was my point.

[QOTSA1]

There are always exceptions to the rule. For every "good" one there's a dozen lemons.[/QUOTE]


Vizio's have decent picture quality and their reliability is supposed to be very good. Does it look as good as a KURO? No, but for an inexpensive tv they are decent quality.