Won a TV, help needed please!
03-06-11, 09:45 PM
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Won a TV, help needed please!
Hello,
I one this TV through a raffle at my work and I don't know a whole lot about TV's. Can anyone out there tell me what I can expect from this TV, does anyone own one of these?
Thanks.
VIZIO VF552XVT 55-Inch Class XVT Series TRULED 240Hz sps LED LCD VIZIO Internet Apps HDTV
I one this TV through a raffle at my work and I don't know a whole lot about TV's. Can anyone out there tell me what I can expect from this TV, does anyone own one of these?
Thanks.
VIZIO VF552XVT 55-Inch Class XVT Series TRULED 240Hz sps LED LCD VIZIO Internet Apps HDTV
03-07-11, 09:40 AM
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Re: Won a TV, help needed please!
Visio is a halfway decent, inexpensive brand. Not that the price matters, in this case. Some people have had lingering hardware issues with certain models, and Visio has not fixed them. So, if you start reading about Visio on the net, you'll find some irritated customers. Amazon and cnet have plenty of reviews of this specific model.
A crazed electronics freak might sell it and buy a more trustworthy brand (or something for $1000 if you don't really need a TV right now), but plenty of people have no problems with Visio.
A crazed electronics freak might sell it and buy a more trustworthy brand (or something for $1000 if you don't really need a TV right now), but plenty of people have no problems with Visio.
03-08-11, 01:14 PM
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Re: Won a TV, help needed please!
One of my friends has a 37" Vizio LCD and he loves it. Now he wants to put it in the bedroom and get a bigger one.
Here's some settings for your new TV from a review on CNET:
---Picture settings menu---
Picture Mode: Movie
Backlight: 27
Brightness: 53
Contrast: 50
Color: 46
Tint: 1
Sharpness: 0
---Size & Position submenu---
Horiz. Position: 32
Vertical position: 16
Horizontal Size: 0
Vertical Size: 0
---Color Temperature submenu---
Color Temperature: Normal
Red Gain: 126
Green Gain: 128
Blue Gain: 135
Red Offset: 139
Green Offset: 111
Blue Offset: 125
--Advanced Picture submenu---
Smooth Motion Effect: Off
Real Cinema Mode: TK
Noise Reduction: Off
Color Enhancement: Off
Adaptive Luma: Off
Film Mode: Auto
Smart Dimming: On
CNET review
Here's some settings for your new TV from a review on CNET:
---Picture settings menu---
Picture Mode: Movie
Backlight: 27
Brightness: 53
Contrast: 50
Color: 46
Tint: 1
Sharpness: 0
---Size & Position submenu---
Horiz. Position: 32
Vertical position: 16
Horizontal Size: 0
Vertical Size: 0
---Color Temperature submenu---
Color Temperature: Normal
Red Gain: 126
Green Gain: 128
Blue Gain: 135
Red Offset: 139
Green Offset: 111
Blue Offset: 125
--Advanced Picture submenu---
Smooth Motion Effect: Off
Real Cinema Mode: TK
Noise Reduction: Off
Color Enhancement: Off
Adaptive Luma: Off
Film Mode: Auto
Smart Dimming: On
CNET review
03-08-11, 06:40 PM
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Re: Won a TV, help needed please!
It's not the LED model, but I recently bought the 32" Vizio LCD for the bedroom. After tweaking the settings, I'm actually surprised with how happy I am with it. I came across irritated customers online as well, but I guess that's to be expected at times with a brand that strives to produce decent quality at a decent price. There's going to be kinks. Many many others have had great luck with their sets however, and I would say keep it, and enjoy it. Congrats on your win!
