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CES 2009: Vizio previews Connected HDTV platform, $2,000 LED TV, first Blu-ray player

Vizio has made a noticeable dent in the U.S. HDTV market by selling decently performing sets for much less than premium brands like Samsung and Sony. The company looks to be continuing that strategy in 2009, announcing its new product lineup at CES, which will include its first Blu-ray player,...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Light-emitting Diode, HDTV, Connected Corp., Blu-ray, Vizio, VF551XVT, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Ethernet, Engineering, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-01-10

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LG 60PS80

Photo gallery: LG PS80 seriesWhen it was announced at CES 2009, the LG PS80 series of plasma TVs earned one of our three nominations for Best of CES in the TV category. We've already reviewed the other two sets--Panasonic's G10 plasmas and Vizio's VF551XVT LED-based LCD--and both scored...

Tags: TVs, Monitors & displays, LG Electronics Inc., LG PS80

Product reviews 2009-11-02

LG 50PS80

Photo gallery: LG PS80 seriesWhen it was announced at CES 2009, the LG PS80 series of plasma TVs earned one of our three nominations for Best of CES in the TV category. We've already reviewed the other two sets--Panasonic's G10 plasmas and Vizio's VF551XVT LED-based LCD--and both scored...

Tags: TVs, Monitors & displays, LG Electronics Inc., LG PS80

Product reviews 2009-11-02

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Top Five HDTVs

Whatever the size of your wallet, every living room should have a respectable television set. Good news: HDTVs are cheaper, bigger and better than ever. Here are my top five picks for this year. Splurge: Samsung UNB8500 Series ...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., HDTV, Video, 1080p, TVs, Corporate Communications, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-11-01

Vizio VF551XVT

Photo gallery: Vizio VF551XVTWe're willing to bet that when Vizio announced the VF551XVT back in January, plenty of savvy HDTV bargain hunters marked down "June" as the time they'd buy this 55-inch LED-based LCD. Then the company pushed its release back to September. Then it announced that the...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Cable, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Vizio VF551XVT, Vizio

Product reviews 2009-10-23

Vizio VF551XVT--photos

Sure it has a few flaws, but nothing fatal that prevents the local dimming, LED-backlit Vizio VF551XVT from exhibiting outstanding LCD picture quality for the buck. by CNET News.com

Tags: Photograph, Picture Quality, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-10-23

Vizio reveals 31 new HDTVs for 2009 lineup, from $249 to $2,199

Vizio, newly-anointed king of U.S. HDTV sales, has unveiled its 2009 TV product lineup, with 31 new models in three product groups: the performance-minded XVT series, the style-minded VT series and the budget/value E series. Which one should you choose? I've provided the...

Tags: HDMI, HDTV, 1080p, Vizio, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-08

Vizio VF550XVT

Photo gallery: Vizio VF550XVTAt CES this year, Vizio caused a stir by announcing the VF551XVT, a 55-inch HDTV with local dimming LED backlighting and 240Hz processing for the rock-bottom price of $1999. If you look carefully at the model number of this review, you'll notice it says VF550XVT....

Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Cable, Vizio VF550XVT, Vizio

Product reviews 2009-03-26