Vizio Televisions
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We're buying two of these for our house:
$800, 42" 1080p
Hard to beat that...
Yes, you can spend a shitload of money on a TV for marginally better picture quality, but at the end of the day, its still a TV. I watch discovery channel and the food network. 1500:1 or 15,000:1 bobby flay still look the same haha.
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Buy an open item name brand at Best Buy and slap on a 4 year warranty so that if the tv fail, which is pretty common, you won't be out a tv. Vizio apparently won't warranty their units...
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Basically, 9/10 people will be perfectly happy with a Vizio vs. whatever old tube tv they have now. The major differences come in serviceability and replacement bulbs. Of course, if you buy a 1080p Vizio for hundreds less than a comparable "name brand" you could make the argument that you are getting your money's worth either way. I have a co-worker that has 2 vizio's, he bought a Samsung (or was it Sanyo...can't remember) for his family room and was PISSED that it's quality was worse than his Vizio that he had in his bedroom....so he returned the "good" tv and purchased the "poor" one and hasn't been happier since.
There is a reason that Vizio is the #1 selling TV on the market right now...best bang for the buck.
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torbs;203364 wrote:
get a samsung...not much more and soooooooo much better...their contrast ratios are AWESOME at around 15,000:1 on their 40" models...spend the extra few hundred bux on a good tv...you'll be glad you did.IDK about Vizio TVs in general though besides the fact that if you put it side by side next to a good brand name tv that they look like shit...just like Insignia and Westinghouse...Polaroids are HORRIBLE. a buddy a mine has had one for just a few months and it slowly had features quit working and now it just doesnt work...they are worthless.
Too bad there is no standard for contrast ratios so samsungs 15,000:1 might be the exact same as X-Brands 4000:1 ratio...
Nice try though!
BTW I have a Samsung and absolutely love it.
http://www.practical-home-theater-guide.com/contrast-ratio.html
The unfortunate thing here is that there is nothing mandatory as to the methodology used by manufactures to measure contrast performance of their projectors or display devices, nor are manufacturers obliged to at least specify the method used to arrive at the quoted figures.
This renders a straightforward comparison of contrast performance figures between different imaging devices - especially from different manufactures - almost meaningless.
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I'm really picky about computer stuff, and have had my share of high end monitors and all that shit.
Especially with plasmas, there are only a few select manufacters the rest are OEM's... You'll find common parts in alot of them.
I don't really ever buy that extra warranty stuff, and generally have had good luck with it all, I figure by the time it breaks I'll want something bigger and better... (had bad experiences with best buy extended warranty before which led me to belive its worthless)
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torbs;203375 wrote:
Please explain this to me then beings you know so much about TV's apparently...15,000:1
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8251303&type=product&id=116951252107220,000:1
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8561479&type=product&id=1188561460115stick that in your jelly bean pipe and smoke it n00bsauce :icon_cheers:
Your right, I'm wrong. My bad. I shoulda read more first.
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I heard vizio's are bad & break a lot. But that is just what i Heard.
I plan to get a bigger & better tv (1080P 42"+) but not sure what to go with.
What i got nw, is a 1080i 42" maxent from best buy - and so far so good.
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For those looking for a very good, low price unit (720p though) Crosley makes a screen that is an LG Panel and Internals w/ their own outer case...AND comes with a 2 year warranty. If anyone wants pricing, let me know.
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tjamz;203812 wrote:
For those looking for a very good, low price unit (720p though) Crosley makes a screen that is an LG Panel and Internals w/ their own outer case...AND comes with a 2 year warranty. If anyone wants pricing, let me know.Any that are 1080P?
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Sorry, not from them. I do have a few other options (JVC, Sanyo...and a couple more coming soon) that are 1080p.
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2slo50h;203844 wrote:
I read somewhere that Vizios internals were made by Sony??? Anyone shed some light on this?Also I am still a fan of DLP. Still seems like more TV for the dollar.
A lot of the Vizio's I've seen sold are from Sam's Club & also Wal-Mart.
I heard that they use cheaper internal parts for Wal-Mart products. Is this true?
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tjamz;203840 wrote:
Sorry, not from them. I do have a few other options (JVC, Sanyo...and a couple more coming soon) that are 1080p.Well - you'll have to shoot me some prices.. If you can
LCD, 1080P, 42" or bigger.
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BlueSRT0483;203879 wrote:
A lot of the Vizio's I've seen sold are from Sam's Club & also Wal-Mart.I heard that they use cheaper internal parts for Wal-Mart products. Is this true?
I was talking to the salesman at Sears, and he said that the ones at Walmart/Sams are mading with lower quality parts and thats why the Vizios sold at Sears are more expensive. Was he just saying that because he just wanted me to buy his idk... But so far i love my LG!!!
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DWeigs;203884 wrote:
I was talking to the salesman at Sears, and he said that the ones at Walmart/Sams are mading with lower quality parts and thats why the Vizios sold at Sears are more expensive. Was he just saying that because he just wanted me to buy his idk... But so far i love my LG!!!Well - I know that I've heard now a couple times that Wal-Mart electronics are made by lower quality parts to give their customers even lower pricing.
I didn't know that Sears was selling Vizio, I didn't even see them there last time I was looking at TVs there.Late Spring/Early Summer I plan to get a bigger TV - so I've been keeping my eye out for them, learning, keeping an eye on the pricing..
one site for some people to check out that I hear that is located out of the cities is....
"www.secondact.com"
Basically refurbished TVs with a full manufacturer warranty with the possibility of purchasing an extended warranty..
I haven't heard anything bad about them yet, but, I have heard good things so far. However, I'm not to sure about spending good $$$ still on something that is refurbished.
But just figured I'd share!
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