32″ LCD TV Price

I say don;t pay over $600.00 because right now, 7-19-07 you can find this set ranging between $569-$799, and surfing can save you a lot of $$ for a BRAND NEW, not Refurb set like this. It paid for me to surf and found it at Sears for $30.00 cheaper than Circuit City, and I could pick it up so I saved shipping.

Vizio VX32L 32" Widescreen LCD HDTV with HDMI/ATSC

I began my search for a larger LCD with HD that was not going to send me to the poor house.. I came across the Vizio VX32L and read the opinion/reviews from owners, and found that a lot of people seemed pretty satisfied with it, although, they paid a lot more because they bought when LCD's were much more expensive, so I figured if they were happy with it for the price they paid, then I should be OK with paying only $569.00.

I picked it up and could not wait to get home to hang it on the wall and get the DVR & DVD player hooked to put it to the test.

First thing I noticed is that I was not truly satisfied with the way the picture looked at first. So I went in & tweaked the settings to my liking. I found that to be odd, since most TV's come from the factory and the default settings are usually satisfactory, and only need minor adjustments. This one needed to be tweaked more than any other TV I've owned. However after going through the manual and learning what all the little settings were (most new to me), when I was done I was pretty satisfied.

Now at first, I was using Standard Definition, which on most HDTV's doesn't always look like what people are used to seeing. So I used a nice DVD using progressive scan with Component Hook-ups. Now that brought out more of what this TV can deliver, and actually made me happy with my purchase right then & there.

The next test was to go to HD, so I used my HD-DVR, and hooked up the HDMI cable. All I can say is, WOW! The sharp crisp crystal clarity REALLY stood out now. This was the ultimate test to see what this thing was truly capable of, and I knew that I made a smart choice.

Now, can this TV deliver what the big names can? No, but it's pretty darn close, and that's why you pay $570-$600 instead of $1500-$2000. A Great value for the money. It has a contrast of 1200:1, which I think should be a good minimum to go by if you like realistic viewing without dark spots becoming impossible to make out. This one is bright, and can deliver some good clear full motion video. Sure you can buy a Sony for a TON more $$ with 10,000:1 contrast, but most people don't have that kind if dough to throw around for TV.

The menus are very simple, and it has plenty of settings to tweak this puppy to your liking. I do advise reading the manual for this part, because it had settings that normal TV's do not, and can be kind of confusing to the "Electronically Challenged" folks out there. Also, read the online forums that deal with this set, you'll learn a lot from it.

The sound that comes out of the built in speakers is great for a bedroom, but if you like thunderous surround, then you'll need a separate surround receiver. But for my bedroom, it's perfectly fine, and actually has a pretty good simulated surround that comes out nice & clear.

The set is attractive, I really like the look of it, and the fact that it can be wall mounted was real positive for me. Now for some, depending on the location of viewing, you might be better off placing it on a dresser, and angling the view. I know when I rearrange my bedroom, I'm not going to keep it on the wall, because it does not appear like it will be the ideal viewing angle. You can buy an expensive wall mounting hardware, that will twist, swivel, pan, etc., but whether you'll need it or not will all depend on viewing location.

I do like the input selections, it gives me options I've never had. For instance, it not only has HDMI, but it had 2. It also has 2 component video connections, 2 AV hookups, one with S-video, and it also had the standard coax for those who can enjoy true over the air uncompressed HD signals that will blow you away. This set has an ATSC tuner for just that purpose. As you shop around for flat panels, you'll want to make sure it comes with that (as some don't) if you want to enjoy over the air HDTV. It also has QAM built in so that some people can eliminate set top boxes for cable. You can also use this set as PC monitor if you choose, which some day I'm going the try out. It will be so much easier to read the screen in 32" instead 17" like I have now.

The remote is decent, and like all new ones take some getting used to. Of course I'd like some of the button in other locations, but I think that of all my remotes.

The Picture in Picture is nice, and unlike my HD rear projection, I do not have to worry about side bar burning in to the screen. The MFG. guarantees that no screen burn in can happen with this set, which puts my mind at ease when my kids pause the DVD player for hours at a time!

All in all for the money I believe I got a GREAT deal. Yes there are better sets out there, but most of us cannot afford them.

Vizio 32" LCD HDTV - VX32LHad a problem with the sound. Even at 100 I could barely hear the thing. I'd misplaced the receipt and so I was resigned to just using it as a computer monitor. (This thing is an awesome monitor...I tried it out..wow) Finally I decided to give Vizio customer support and call.

I had the best experience I have ever had with a product and customer support. They were helpful to the point of being almost annoying (great and unbelievable) They were going to send out a technician, then decided to send out a small gizmo instead. I was instructed to connect the small box to the RJ-11 service port on the back of the TV, press the start button on the box, wait for the green light to turn orange, then wait 15 minutes for it to turn green again, disconnect the box, unplug the TV for 15 to 20 seconds, plug it back in again, turn the TV on and test the volume.

Wow...it worked as advertised. Before I could barely hear the thing with it turned up to 100, now it is too loud at 40!!! I'll buy one of these again. The customer service people kept calling me to be sure that the problem was fixed. I asked them if they wanted me to send their gizmo back...Reply: "No, keep it. We're sorry for the hassle and hope you now enjoy the product." I'm looking for another one in the 42 inch range. I'll put the 32 in another room....Wow

Unless you think 600 bucks is basically a good price for a one year subscription to a TV set, the standard warranty, I'd get an extended warranty. Had this TV for exactly 1 year and two weeks and it suddenly stopped working. No brownouts, spikes or surges. Tech support was polite and unhelpful--which, I suppose, is better than rude and unhelpful. And, yes, the sound is awful with digital broadcasts. Hope everyone else has better luck with this one.

I have owned this TV for about 9 months now and it is great. Very nice picture with Digital Cable and the HD channels looks amazing. I bought this from costco and paid around 650 for last thanksgiving. My parents have a high end Panasonic plazma and this was considerably cheaper but the picture and quality is only a little less, very good value. I would buy again from Vizio.

My wife and I wanted a 32"-37" LCD for our bedroom, so we looked at all the deals on LCD's on black friday. We look at all the mid-priced brands, and even those such as Sony & Samsung. The best picture we saw was the 32" Samsung, there was no equal in my opinion. However, the difference between the Vizio @ $598 (Sears) and the Samsung $899 (Sears)was not hard. The Vizio set is very thin compared to Olevia (very thick)and the picture quality appeared to be much better. I hooked up a cheap DVD player using AV and it looked very nice. Then I hooked up digital cable, and "most" channels looked fine. I have not hooked up any HD signals yet, but I am happy with the picture quality. The onscreen menus are very nice, and the Picture-in-Picture (PIP) is nice with the exception that I cannot use the same signal twice, so I have to hook up two different cable signals twice to get PIP (I know very little about PIP technology, so this might be normal). 720p is fine, considering there are only 1 or 2 32" LCD's with 1080p and you also will pay about $1500 or more for those sets. Overall, I am happy with this television, it is perfect for a master bedroom or for those on a tight budget for this family room. For as much as TV technology has changed lately, why pay $600+ for a LCD, when it will most likely be outdated and overpriced in 6 months. Great Buy!!!

I work at Sears as a TV salesmen and im a college student. So I know a few things about televisions. I am one of the better part time salesmen in our store but anyways.

Being a college student, I didn't have alot of money to throw around. Im 18 years old and wanted an HDTV to play my Xbox 360 on. All I have to say is I made the right decision.

Being around TVs for 6 to 8 hours straight can get annoying but it does give you alot of time to look at each set and see the differences in quality and price.

The best two looking television in the 32 range LCD are obviously the Sony Bravia KDL-32S3000 32" 720p LCD HDTV sets or the Samsungs. Yes they do look better but they by no means look $400 better than the Vizio. So weighing out all my options and wanted to stay under the $700 range it was either the Vizio, Sylvania, or the Olevia. This was the no brainer of the year. The Vizio looks so much better than both these sets and the worst thing is the Vizio is cheaper than the Sylvania.

I also got a great deal on it. For one the signing manager was told to put the old display Vizio on closeout and a new one in its place. I was like I wanna buy this TV tonite so he put the new one outta the box on closeout and left the old one there. So I got a 629 dollar Tv for about 500 plus my associate discount.

Once I brought the TV home I was immediatly satisfied. Going from a 13 inch SDTV (although it was LCD) to a 32 inch HD TV was incredible. After tweakings of the settings my 360 games looked just as good as they do on my uncles Samsung. This shows that if you are technically able you can spend far less on a TV and with some setting adjustments make it look like a 1000 dollar set.

There are some reasons I gave this TV a four though. For one the sound isn't very good. I use a surround sound system by Yamaha that was about the smae price of the TV haha. If you don't have a surround sound I do suggest you turn off the Simulated surround sound in the menu. It waill make the TV sound a little better. The only other negative with hte television are in dark movie scenes they tend to look a little muddy. Not horrible but not as good as they should.

All in all at 599-629 (500 with tax for me ;) ) dollars this is a great Televison set. I do suggest if yuou buy this at least buy the 300 dollar Yamaha home theatre system with an included reciever. Yamaha YHT-380BL Home Theater in a Box (Black).

I've had this TV for a couple of months now. It seems like a well built unit and I have FiosTV and the picture quality is great and the menu options are easy to handle and well organized.

My only problem with this unit is that even at maximum volume I can barely hear the sound on some channels. This can be very frustrating especially when I'm trying to watch the news. I've tried playing with the audio setting and this has not helped.

When I hooked it up to the cable it was fantastic! I couldn't wait to see the DVD. Well, the DVD had great picture but no sound. Tried hooking it up with both HDMI and then Component -- both had great picture but even at max volume I could barely hear it. Pulled a DVD player from a friend and a VCR just to test and it seems that ALL audio inputs are muted badly. Its a shame because it has a GREAT picture and the sound is great from cable.

I bought my 32" Vizio about 6 months ago and haven't had any issues with it at all. Picture quality is great, plenty of settings that you can tinker with to get it just how you want it, and a price that's fantastic.

It has plenty of inputs and outputs to hook up your gaming systems, dvd players, and home theater setups. It has HDMI as well, so the quality is good.

The main thing people complain about is audio. I think it's wrong to rate this great unit lower because of the audio. For a smaller room or bedroom, the audio is just fine. Once you get into a larger room, you'll want a home theater setup. That's the way it's always been with TV's, CRT or HDTV. The audio quality isn't great, but it isn't bad.

I recommend this to anybody who asks, and it's definately worth a look if you're in the market.

Very good HD and analog picture. Good off-axis viewing. Quite acceptable sound. Lots of inputs and outputs. Good on-screen menu for making picture/sound/other adjustments. Very good automatic circuitry for mantaining picture quality between channels - picture adjustments never required (after initial set-up) when switching channels. Great zoom features. Only negative is the need to go through a full (set-up) channel scan to add a new TV channel. Great value.