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VIZIO introduces Internet app-enabled XVT HDTV series

VIZIO introduces Internet app-enabled XVT HDTV seriesWowSwoon....

Tags: XVT HDTV, Internet App, Vizio, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

VIZIO introduces Internet app-enabled XVT HDTV series

Who really needs to pay extra for a TiVo or DVR during these trying economic times, right? VIZIO recently announced a new line of HDTVs that will incorporate video streaming sites and video applications. I got a chance to check out the TVs yesterday, and I...

Tags: RealNetworks Rhapsody, HDTV, Video, VIZIO, VIZIO Internet Apps Connnected HDTV Feature, TVs, Corporate Communications, Tv & Home Theater, Web Site Development, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Internet, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-06-25

Vizio spills the beans on its Internet TV plans

While Vizio was one of a number of TV makers showing off networked TVs at CES in January, the company was mum on details about them when it announced its 2009 lineup a couple of weeks ago. Now, the company, which recently became the top TV...

Tags: Internet TV, Vizio, Showtime, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-06-24

Toshiba announces its first LED-backlit LCD HDTVs

Readers of this blog know that LCDs using LEDs instead of fluorescent tubes for backlighting are the wave of the future for the HDTV industry. Their superior contrast ratio and lower power requirements are the perfect answer to plasma's image quality advantage and energy-slurping tendencies. Samsung and Sony...

Tags: Light-emitting Diode, Toshiba Corp., Vizio, Engineering, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-06-10

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

Vizio reveals 31 new HDTVs for 2009 lineup, from $249 to $2,199My Visio is 18 months oldand has performed flawlessly. I could not be happier.

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Vizio, HDTV

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

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

Pricing gap shrinks between top-tier, value HDTV makers

With the recession still slogging on, it's hard for premium TV manufacturers like Samsung and Toshiba to keep market share at significantly higher prices than "bargain" brands like Vizio and Westinghouse. So it should come as no surprise that a new report from market research firm iSuppli finds that the...

Tags: Sony Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Pricing Strategy, Pricing Gap, Vizio, Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-06-04

Surprise! As HDTVs price rise, sales drop and Vizio becomes the biggest brand

Surprise! As HDTVs price rise, sales drop and Vizio becomes the biggest brandRecent HDTV purchaseNewEgg.com recently had an LG 42LGX on sale for $1000 (w/ free shipping). And so I bought one. :)I've been waiting for sets to stabilize in regards to contrast ratios & refresh rates &...

Tags: Sales strategy, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Vizio, HDTV, sales, HDTVs price, brand

Discussion threads 2009-05-10

Vizio delays release of its first Blu-ray player to August

Vizio delays release of its first Blu-ray player to Augustoh blu-rayyou've got ot be kidding me, i've been waiting on this since vizio announced it at CES... the fact that they delay and delay makes me want to forget about it.

Tags: Blu-ray, DVD, Consumer electronics, Vizio

Discussion threads 2009-05-05

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

Vizio VSB210WS Sound Bar

Vizio bills itself as "America's HDTV Company," but the company has begun dipping its toe into the home audio side of the electronics pool with the VSB210WS. Billed as a "High Definition Sound Bar," the $349 package is comprised of a sleek-looking single speaker paired with a full-size 2.4GHz wireless...

Tags: Engineering, System Setup, cloth grille, VSB210WS, light-emitting diode, sound bar, speaker, Vizio

Product reviews 2009-03-26

Bad Gas? Pioneer officially ditches TVs, Vizio abandons plasmas

Bad Gas? Pioneer officially ditches TVs, Vizio abandons plasmasI am ONLY considering plasmaAfter reading way too many reviews, I think that today Plasma is the only way to go.It provides a much better picture.I know it has a higher energy consumption, but I don't care as I only watch 1.5...

Tags: Monitors & displays, TV, plasma

Discussion threads 2009-02-12

Vizio VO32LF

Despite all the times we've written about how 1080p just isn't that noticeable, especially at small screen sizes, it's becoming a moot point. Just about every LCD is 1080p these days, and with models like the Vizio VO32LF, the price gap between 720p and 1080p is negligible. This model replaces...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Vizio VO32LF, Vizio, 1080p, picture mode

Product reviews 2009-01-22

Vizio VO22L

Vizio VO22LVO22L looking goodMy wife wanted to replace the 13" TV we had in our bedroom. We found this TV at a large discount chain store for under $300. I set it up, it went thru setup pretty much automatically, finding all the channels. It's the perfect...

Tags: TVs, Branding, TV & Home Theater, Vizio VO22L, Vizio

Discussion threads 2009-01-11

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

Vizio VOJ370F

As Vizio matures as a TV brand, it continues to increase product diversity, which translates into models like the VOJ370F. This set is the company's step-up 37-inch model, differentiated from less expensive versions by 1080p resolution and "Java" styling. The resolution, as we are so fond of saying, won't make...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Vizio VOJ370F, Vizio, picture mode, TV

Product reviews 2008-12-19

Vizio VP505XVT

Vizio VP505XVTVizio Pushes PLasma Prices DOWNI am totally happy with my VP505XVT and the extra $1000 I still have in my pocket that I would have spent on a comparable product.

Tags: Vizio VP505XVT, Vizio

Discussion threads 2008-11-30

Vizio unveils $1,999.99 55-inch 120Hz LCD HDTV for January release

Vizio unveils $1,999.99 55-inch 120Hz LCD HDTV for January releasebest yet?I've been keeping my eye on the Vizio VP505XVT which has gotten such great reviews and it's almost time to upgrade from my SV420XVT, but now that I see this is releasing I think I'm gonna hold out for another...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Vizio, Costco

Discussion threads 2008-11-24

Vizio VP505XVT

The first 50-inch Vizio plasma HDTV we reviewed here at CNET, the P50HDM, earned the right to be called "the best value in its class" by virtue of its very good picture quality and rock-bottom--at the time--price of just less than $2,000. In the more than three years since that...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Cable, Vizio, Vizio VP505XVT

Product reviews 2008-11-20

Vizio unveils $1,999.99 55-inch 120Hz LCD HDTV for January release

Vizio decided to jump the gun on CES and announce some new home theater products today, including a 55-inch 120Hz 1080p LCD for just $1,999.99, another aggressive pricing decision that will once again drag the prices and profits down for the Samsungs and Sonys of the...

Tags: Home Theater, LCD, 1080p, Vizio, VF550XVT1A, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-11-20