VIZIO E472VL Great buy for the $$
Did a lot of research on this TV and I have to agree it is a great buy for the money. The picture is fantastic and set up was easy. Like others the only thing I can find fault with is the sound, but that really doesn't matter to me since I run the sound through my surround sound system anyway.
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Saturday, June 23, 2012
VIZIO E472VL Great Flat Screen.
VIZIO E472VL Great Flat Screen.
I needed to increase my screen size because of my eyes. Went from a 42" to this 47". Very easy set up, picked up my network right away and does a great job streaming videos from Netflix. Having had another Vizeo I did not notice the sound issue that many reported. I do have an optical cable going to and amplifier for movies and music but don't use it for regular TV. We have been happy with our three Vizio's. Did not get it at Amazon because a local box store had it at the same price but I would have.
A note on Vizio's, many box stores want to sell you a service contract at the register but you have to save the box. When you register with Vizio you can buy a contract from Vizio that is usually cheaper and offers in home service.
I needed to increase my screen size because of my eyes. Went from a 42" to this 47". Very easy set up, picked up my network right away and does a great job streaming videos from Netflix. Having had another Vizeo I did not notice the sound issue that many reported. I do have an optical cable going to and amplifier for movies and music but don't use it for regular TV. We have been happy with our three Vizio's. Did not get it at Amazon because a local box store had it at the same price but I would have.
A note on Vizio's, many box stores want to sell you a service contract at the register but you have to save the box. When you register with Vizio you can buy a contract from Vizio that is usually cheaper and offers in home service.
Monday, June 18, 2012
VIZIO E472VL We love this tv!
VIZIO E472VL We love this tv!
I had a 65 inch wide screen projection tv that was going dark intermittently so I was looking for something that took up less space to replace it. My husband and I are older and not teribly tech savvy but we heard about streaming movies and tv shows through game consoles. When we saw this tv we decided to look into the whole internet tv and streaming thing. We went to walmart and watched this tv next to an LG tv. The Vizio looked just as nice but with a lighter price tag. I went home, got on Amazon.com and found the same tv for almost 100.00 less. We bought it for 699.99 total! Free shipping and it was here in about 5 days. All we did was plug it in and follow the easy instructions on the screen to find our wireless router. The picture is so beautiful you feel like you are on the set where the content is being filmed. We signed up with netflix and hulu plus, bought an HD antenna and cancelled the 68.00 per month basic cable. We are saving so much money on cable that this tv is paying for itself. I've never been a huge tv person but now my husband and I are in our family room streaming movies, tv shows, documentaries and rediscovering our local channels everyday. I just talked my sister into buying the same tv. I've been telling everyone about it. Beautiful picture, NO CABLE BILL, and easy enough for anyone to use! We love it! If you are going to buy a new tv go with the internet tv! No special cables or hookups with this tv. It's built right in.
I had a 65 inch wide screen projection tv that was going dark intermittently so I was looking for something that took up less space to replace it. My husband and I are older and not teribly tech savvy but we heard about streaming movies and tv shows through game consoles. When we saw this tv we decided to look into the whole internet tv and streaming thing. We went to walmart and watched this tv next to an LG tv. The Vizio looked just as nice but with a lighter price tag. I went home, got on Amazon.com and found the same tv for almost 100.00 less. We bought it for 699.99 total! Free shipping and it was here in about 5 days. All we did was plug it in and follow the easy instructions on the screen to find our wireless router. The picture is so beautiful you feel like you are on the set where the content is being filmed. We signed up with netflix and hulu plus, bought an HD antenna and cancelled the 68.00 per month basic cable. We are saving so much money on cable that this tv is paying for itself. I've never been a huge tv person but now my husband and I are in our family room streaming movies, tv shows, documentaries and rediscovering our local channels everyday. I just talked my sister into buying the same tv. I've been telling everyone about it. Beautiful picture, NO CABLE BILL, and easy enough for anyone to use! We love it! If you are going to buy a new tv go with the internet tv! No special cables or hookups with this tv. It's built right in.
Saturday, June 16, 2012
VIZIO E472VL Very Nice TV.
VIZIO E472VL Very Nice TV.
Just bought this yesterday after doing research & reading a lot of reviews. Setup was a breeze and only took a few minutes, it instantly found my home network and connected to the internet instantly. The picture is great and so was the sound. I've read a lot of reviews were people complaining of needing a soundbar. Unless you're deaf hearing this tv is not a problem. I bought at Costco for $699.99 with 2 yr warranty & bought another 3 yrs for a total of 5 for just $60. Sorry Amazon but went for the better deal at Costco. I will update if there are any problems.
Just bought this yesterday after doing research & reading a lot of reviews. Setup was a breeze and only took a few minutes, it instantly found my home network and connected to the internet instantly. The picture is great and so was the sound. I've read a lot of reviews were people complaining of needing a soundbar. Unless you're deaf hearing this tv is not a problem. I bought at Costco for $699.99 with 2 yr warranty & bought another 3 yrs for a total of 5 for just $60. Sorry Amazon but went for the better deal at Costco. I will update if there are any problems.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
VIZIO E472VL High Quality Picture.
VIZIO E472VL High Quality Picture.
We moved long distance and got rid of all our old TVs as they were in danger of breaking in transit and would not be covered by the moving insurance. We love this new TV that we've been using for almost two months with Comcast cable and DSL wifi Internet with AT&T. We like it so much we selected this one again to buy for our home's second TV. So, we own two of these models now.
The picture quality is very good.
The HD is excellent. (These are our first HD TVs.) I was surprised to see that on our second set, which we chose to rent a less expensive Comcast cable box without HD, the picture does not fill the screen. The size of the images varies between two different sizes depending on the program and has a big black border all around the edges. We were trying to save some money on the monthly rental fee for the cable box by having no HD on the set we use much less but now I'm not sure it's worth it due to the size difference.
Having the apps on the TV is very convenient for instant streaming through Amazon.com and Netflix. It is simple to use and therefore you do not have to hook a laptop up to the TV screen to view the internet streamed video on the TV screen. Honestly I don't need Facebook or Twitter on my *television*! I mainly want the apps for easiest instant streaming of video.
This model is 120 hz which makes it more expensive than the 60 hz models that Vizio sells (and the same goes for other brands). A commenter to my review explained it this way "The hz is the screen refresh rate. The hz is how many times/second the tv displays the picture. It wouldn't directly impact streaming quality. Only your internet connection would affect that. Where you would notice the difference between 60hz and 120hz is in fast moving video segments, like in sports or movie/tv scenes where there are fast moving objects. 60hz displays the picture 60 times/second while 120hz is double that." While in a warehouse store recently (where it is fast and easy to compare different models with the same screen size) I noted that most TVs in this screen size range with HD were only 60 hz. Make your selection carefully based on how you plan to use the TV.
We also figured out that the price of the TV with the apps built in was less expensive or equal than buying an intermediary unit to run the instant streaming through; we chose the built-in apps for convenience as it is one less piece of machinery and it would have less wires to deal with.
SOUND ISSUES with CABLE TV --- Just a couple of days after installing the TV our sound cut out when viewing cable TV. We troubleshooted the problem to be a bad, cheap quality cable that was provided to us free from Comcast to hook the TV to the cable box. We paid about $20 out of pocket for a new HDMI (best quality) cable. The choice of what cable to pick is shown on a chart on page 7 of the user manual with there being 5 choices on the market with Vizio recommending the best most expensive one (HDMI = $20). After spending this much on a TV I don't mind spending $20 on the HDMI cable! However I do resent the cable company with their expensive prices giving us such a cheaper useless one, really they should give out HDMI cables!
SOUND ISSUES with XBox360 --- A couple of weeks into using the TV with the xBox360 the sound started cutting out off and on. We have troubleshooted it to the cable wire again as the sound on the TV is just fine.
The instruction manuals are very good and have lots of visuals including color photographs for the steps. The set was simple to set up and my eleven year old son has been hooking them up with ease.
We moved long distance and got rid of all our old TVs as they were in danger of breaking in transit and would not be covered by the moving insurance. We love this new TV that we've been using for almost two months with Comcast cable and DSL wifi Internet with AT&T. We like it so much we selected this one again to buy for our home's second TV. So, we own two of these models now.
The picture quality is very good.
The HD is excellent. (These are our first HD TVs.) I was surprised to see that on our second set, which we chose to rent a less expensive Comcast cable box without HD, the picture does not fill the screen. The size of the images varies between two different sizes depending on the program and has a big black border all around the edges. We were trying to save some money on the monthly rental fee for the cable box by having no HD on the set we use much less but now I'm not sure it's worth it due to the size difference.
Having the apps on the TV is very convenient for instant streaming through Amazon.com and Netflix. It is simple to use and therefore you do not have to hook a laptop up to the TV screen to view the internet streamed video on the TV screen. Honestly I don't need Facebook or Twitter on my *television*! I mainly want the apps for easiest instant streaming of video.
This model is 120 hz which makes it more expensive than the 60 hz models that Vizio sells (and the same goes for other brands). A commenter to my review explained it this way "The hz is the screen refresh rate. The hz is how many times/second the tv displays the picture. It wouldn't directly impact streaming quality. Only your internet connection would affect that. Where you would notice the difference between 60hz and 120hz is in fast moving video segments, like in sports or movie/tv scenes where there are fast moving objects. 60hz displays the picture 60 times/second while 120hz is double that." While in a warehouse store recently (where it is fast and easy to compare different models with the same screen size) I noted that most TVs in this screen size range with HD were only 60 hz. Make your selection carefully based on how you plan to use the TV.
We also figured out that the price of the TV with the apps built in was less expensive or equal than buying an intermediary unit to run the instant streaming through; we chose the built-in apps for convenience as it is one less piece of machinery and it would have less wires to deal with.
SOUND ISSUES with CABLE TV --- Just a couple of days after installing the TV our sound cut out when viewing cable TV. We troubleshooted the problem to be a bad, cheap quality cable that was provided to us free from Comcast to hook the TV to the cable box. We paid about $20 out of pocket for a new HDMI (best quality) cable. The choice of what cable to pick is shown on a chart on page 7 of the user manual with there being 5 choices on the market with Vizio recommending the best most expensive one (HDMI = $20). After spending this much on a TV I don't mind spending $20 on the HDMI cable! However I do resent the cable company with their expensive prices giving us such a cheaper useless one, really they should give out HDMI cables!
SOUND ISSUES with XBox360 --- A couple of weeks into using the TV with the xBox360 the sound started cutting out off and on. We have troubleshooted it to the cable wire again as the sound on the TV is just fine.
The instruction manuals are very good and have lots of visuals including color photographs for the steps. The set was simple to set up and my eleven year old son has been hooking them up with ease.
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