Video: Vizio 47-Inch LCD

Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:25PM EST

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A huge story at CES this year is the drop in flat-panel TV prices. The 47-inch, $1,899 LCD HDTV from Vizio is as good an example of that as I could find. It's available now, and it has lots of nice features. It's a full 1080p set, which means it's the highest of high resolution. It has two HDMI inputs, the easiest and best-quality inputs to use for high-def sources. It includes speakers and an aesthetically pleasing frame—and did I mention it's $1,899?

As for the manufacturer, Vizio is no longer a newcomer to the flat-panel market. It is currently selling about 10 percent of all flat panels bought in the United States. The big question for consumers is picture quality: it's cheap, but is it low quality? I thought that the sets looked great. I'll have to wait until I can eyeball the Vizios next to models from other companies, but I'd be happy to have one of these LCDs in my living room, and at that price, getting one into your home may be more possible than you previously believed.

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  • 1 Posted by fjuarbe on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:00PM EDT Report Abuse

    I bought a 37" Vizio lcd, no problems, looks great, and high quality. It was priced between $650-$700. Catch is no tuner, just need cable or satalite.

  • 2 Posted by victoria.dixon@sbcglobal.net on Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:40PM EST Report Abuse

    I have a 42" VIZIO LCD,quality is superb!I couldn't decide if I wanted the VIZIO Plazma or the LCD the picture was so good on both set side by side. I have a coupon for $250 off the 47" LCD i'm considering one for my bed room.

  • 4 Posted by rxcalvo on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:57PM EDT Report Abuse

    Well, I know I am not the only one with the same problem. I bought my Vizio 47/1080i on Monday, hooked it up and everything was find so far. Later on I turned it on again, but this time with that annoying humming noise, I was a little dissapointed I had to wait until the next day for customer service, they said it was either an overcharge loop or a bad circuitry... The best I could do was to bring it back to Costco. I exchanged the TV for another one, I am planning of giving Vizio another chance, but I am not that excited anymore.

  • 5 Posted by bhamlawchick on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:06PM EDT Report Abuse

    I bought a 37-inch Vizio LCD on Friday, and I am in love with this TV. I have had no problems; hookup was a breeze, and I am picking up several channels that I didn't before thanks to the built-in tuner! Love it, love it, love it.

  • 6 Posted by takejess1 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:54PM EDT Report Abuse

    Went to COSTCO to pick up my VIZIO before the NFL Championship games had a coupon for $250 off the 47"incher. Did all my homework on this baby, and when I found out that the Vizio has the FURUTA chip in it made me feel more confident on buying this @ a low price of $1649+tax. FURUTA is a Japan company that works on the HIGH end electronic stuff.. BEST DEAL yet hook it all up when I got home and it works beautiful, watched the BEARs kick that rump in and what a game between the COLTS&PATS, glad to see it on that new VIZIO, no complaints YET but if anything happens its going right back to COSTCO. I don't know if that deal is still going on but glad to have taken advantage of it..

  • 7 Posted by ggoodfel on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:08PM EDT Report Abuse

    I got this set on Saturday at Costco with a $250 coupon. It was sitting next to a Sony 46 1080p. It was hard for me to see any difference in picture quality. I was worried that analog channels would look poor until my cable company comes out on Friday to put in the HD gear. But was I surprised. It looked better than on my old 27 inch sony flat screen tube TV. So far I am very happy with the set. DVD's look great. I do have one minor complaint, and that is the speakers. Mine do not buzz as others have said, but they sure don't sound very rich. If Vizio could improve these this would be the best 46 / 47 inch set on the market. Nobody can touch the price and this is very well built TV.

  • 8 Posted by lucypantoja on Thu Sep 3, 2009 6:59PM EDT Report Abuse

    I bought my 37" Vizio almost 3 years ago, it's a 720p. Still picture quality is great, I never used all the conectors it has until last year (2008). The sound that should come out of all composite conectors is mute, only those for S-Video on the side work. HDMI is perfect, just one of the Analog HD conectors produces sound. Weird. The sound board must be messed up, but don't worry about picture quality if you run sound thru an external amp. That's what I do.

  • 9 Posted by dawnterri on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:38PM EDT Report Abuse

    i would never buy a tv;lcd or plasma that couldn't be service by a shop locally. vizio doesn't have any authorized service centers. and that's stupid.....

  • 10 Posted by shakeyguy on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:16PM EDT Report Abuse

    I love my Vizio SV470XVT1A with one big exception. There appears to be no automatic volume control "AVC" circuit and the volume is changing with every ad or channel change I make on Dish network. My older Sony makes these changes much less noticable. Mel

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