Yesfan70 said:
Dirtmerchant's post is close enough for me to not start a new thread.
Looking for one for my mom. I'm pushing for a 50", but she thinks that will be too big. She sits a little over 11 ft from the wall it will be on (measured to be around 136") and thinks a 30-40" TV is more than good enough. What's everyone's take on Vizio? Worth looking into?
Also, I saw on a DIY show (either Garage Mahal or Man Caves), where there is a frame you can buy that has a polarized screen cover to make the TV look like a mirror when the display's turned off. Where do you find those and how much do they cost?
Sorry for the hijack Dirt.
Maybe 42", eh?
As for Vizio, I don't envision myself ever buying one. But I've heard some folks say they're a good value for what you get, so it might be worth trying. Then again, a google search about Vizio and "green screen" will yield a number of results about a particular problematic model from a few years back. Though, exactly how widespread the problem was, I don't know. Plus, it's not like there aren't lemons from other manufacturers, too.
fwiw... My grandmother has a Vizio LCD with a 37-ish sized 1080p screen, probably came from Walmart or something like that. Anyway... She complained after two or three months that the audio sounded tinny. So I played around with all of the various audio settings and finally found one that she thought was OK, but I kind of doubt she was completely happy. (We probably should've seen if the set could still be returned/exchanged, but she didn't want to, so...) That said, I never thought it sounded horrible; in fact, it was downright acceptable for a smaller room. Though, I'll admit that the sound wasn't nearly as "full" and nice as what I hear coming from my 50" Samsung plasma's internal speakers---though mine is a bigger TV and maybe has room for bigger speakers, I dunno.
