Fri 20th Jan, 2006 - Our New VIZIO L-32
After much research on TV’s (LCD, Plasma, CRT, DLP…) I finally decided the best replacement for my old 21-inch TV was an LCD. One day while at Sams we saw this VIZIO 32-inch LCD for $999, and when compared to the other LCD’s it had a very decent picture (almost no pixelation up-close.) So I went on the internet to seearch for this VIZIO (never heard of the company before) and found some very good reviews. Most people were really happy with what they were getting for the price. So my wife and I went for it and bought the TV, and let me tell you I’m very happy with the purchase. It has a good image quality (deep blacks, sharp colors, especially if you hook up the HD cables to the DVD) of course don’t expect plasma or crt quality. Sound is awesome, but remember to activate the “surround” feature built into the TV to get the best quality. I also like that the speakers are positioned at the bottom of the LCD, a real space saver. Like I said DVD’s look awesome but anything connected with composite cables will look regular. All in all this is a great TV for the price, especially if you’re upgrading from a 21-inch TV like me. I’ve included some pics of the TV (I’m not a pro so the flash shows up in some of the pics). By the way it includes a universal remote, which is perfect for the TV but sucks for controling anything else. I’m thinking of getting a universal control for the rest of my equipment. (BTW…props to Edu for lending me The Fifth Element)
The TV specs are:
Panel:
32-in* Color TFT Active Matrix LCD, Anti-Static and hard coated
Resolution:
1366 x 768 pixels
Display Compatibility:
HDTV
Signal Compatibility:
480i (SDTV), 480P (EDTV), 720P (HDTV), 1080i (HDTV)
Response Time:
12 ms
Brightness:
500 cd/m2 typical
Contrast:
800:1 typical
Viewing Angle:
170 degrees (horizontal/vertical) for CR>10
Inputs:
1x RF (for internal NTSC tuner)
1x HDMI (Digital Video + Digital Audio)
2x Component + Audio
2x Composite + Audio
1x S-Video/Composite + Audio
1x RGB (Analog) + Audio
1x RS232 Serial port (DB9)
Outputs:
1x Audio out (RCA) 1x Headphone
Features:
PIP, POP, Noise Reduction, 3:2 Pull Down, 3D Comb Filter, Progressive Scan, Aspect Ratio conversion, 3D De-interlacer, Gamma Correction, MTS Stereo and SAP, Closed Caption, V-Chip
Speakers:
Built-in 2 x 10 W