Wednesday, January 13, 2010

VIZIO VM190XVT 19-Inch XVT-Series 720p LED LCD HDTV


Product Description

VIZIO VM190XVT XVT-Series 19-inch 720p LED LCD HDTV

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #8934 in Consumer Electronics
  • Size: 19 Inch
  • Color: BLACK
  • Brand: Vizio
  • Model: VM190XVT
  • Released on: 2009-12-20
  • Dimensions: 13.81" h x 6.97" w x 18.93" l, 8.68 pounds
  • Display size: 19

Features

  • Razor LED backlight technology delivers brilliant colors, rich detail, and deep contrast ¿ all in a razor thin design. Stylish, Edge-to-Edge protective glass
  • Elegant, touch sensitive HDTV controls light up when your hand draws near. Ambient light sensor auto-adjusts brightness
  • SRS TruVolumeTM eliminates volume inconsistencies between shows
  • SRS TruSurround HDTM produces immersive virtual HD surround sound
  • Dynamic Contrast Ratio of 20:000 to 1 displays deeper blacks and brighter whites

Customer Reviews

Truly great TV but only 18.5" not 19" as advertised4
I bought this TV because my 20" LG that I use in my home office was going out. I figured that if I was going to buy a new TV I might as well get the latest technology. I picked this one because of Vizio's reputation. When I hooked it up I was truly amazed at the picture quality. I own 4 HDTVs and have replace all of them at least once, so I have owned at different times 1 projection LCD, 1 Plasma, and 6 CCFL backlight LCD TVs. The picture on this TV is truly great. The standard definition channels look almost as good as the HD channels did on any other HD TV I have owned and the high definition looks so real one would think they were looking out a window. I remember how impressed I was with my first HD TV, well this TV made an equal impression on me over my prior HD TVs.

I only rated this TV 4 stars because of two facts. The first is mentioned in the title. That is the fact that it really only has a 18.5" screen. I figured stepping down from a 20" to a 19" would not be too big a sacrifice but stepping down to an 18.5" proved to be too much so I returned it and bought the 23" Vizio LED LCD HDTV instead. It is virtually identical to this one except for the larger screen, (in fact they use the same owner's manual), and the fact that it is 1080P where this one is 720P. The second annoyance with both models is the fact that the volume bar does not go away when the sound is muted. I remains until you un-mute the TV. This annoys me, but is livable considering everything else.

The biggest advantages to LED LCD over CCFL LCD are the power consumption, the expected life of the backlight, and the picture quality. This TV is advertised as only drawing 23W but my UPS tells me it only draws 18W. The weakest link to a CCFL LCD TV is the backlight. It is what goes first most of the time, but LEDs last virtually forever so I will have to see what the next weakest link will be that will cause me to have to replace this TV. I expect this TV to last for at least five years before needing replacement, but time will only tell.

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