I have a Vizio and love it. 32 inch 720p/1080i and it cost me less than my PS3. Vizio is a good buy for your money. That's their business plan; To be better than the Maxents and Westinghouse but not as expensive as the Samsungs and Sonys.
The problems you'd notice with a Vizio are non-HD. The 480i TV broadcasts look worse than a 480i CRT. Also the sound isnt great, but if you are going HD you should have surround and a separate receiver. I also wouldnt buy a Vizio LCD larger than 32 inches. Many people forget that a 32 inch TV 1080p is the same resolution as a 42 inch 1080p TV, meaning the pixels are physically larger on the 42 inch, and only Samsung and Sony handle the extra size well enough to bring the same image quality that a smaller tv would have.
In conclusion my recommendation is that if you go for a premium brand, grab a Samsung or Sony. Dont go for the other premium brands like Panasonic, or Sharp because they dont have the same image quality and the savings are meager. If you decide that saving a little coin is what you want ONLY get a Vizio, the other economy brands SUCK, but Vizio is cheap and will get you an HD video that is close or equal to the Samsung and Sony.
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