http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/ Engadget HD Comments for Vizio's 1080p 47-inch LCD out now http://www.engadgethd.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgethd.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/Jan 4th 2007 4:59PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/Jan 4th 2007 5:11PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/
I was actually hoping for a 1080p plasma by Vizio as the follow up to their 50" wsxga unit.]]>Jan 4th 2007 7:00PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/Jan 4th 2007 8:22PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/Jan 5th 2007 8:01AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/Jan 5th 2007 12:09PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/
You get what you pay for, right?

I would never buy a Visio but at least it will help drive the prices down of the other manufacturers.]]>Jan 5th 2007 10:50AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/
Format
1080p, 1080i, 720p, 720i, 576p, 576i, 480p, 480i

Maximum Panel Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Supported Native Resolutions
1366 x 768, 1280 x 720, 1024 x 768, 854 x 480, 800 x 600

So, which is it – what’s the difference between “Maximum Panel Resolution” and “Supported Native Resolution” ? If you hook up a Blu-Ray player with full 1080p (or Xbox HD-DVD, right?) will you get it?]]>Jan 5th 2007 12:25PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/
Because the tv supports 1080p and anything below it.

The maximum resolution is 1920x1080 but it wil also support
1366 x 768, 1280 x 720, 1024 x 768, 854 x 480, 800 x 600.

So this tv will handle any resolution up to 1920x1080 and anything below it starting from 1366x768 and son on.

But my god the contrast sucks. My phillips ambilight contrast is 6000.

1080p does make the tv sound appealing but spec wise :(
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the coupon is only for that specific model over those days - but there is another coupon for the Sharp 52 with 4 ms and much better contrast specs. But if you consider that this 47 1080p will cost almost half the cost of the Sharp, its hard to justify the difference.]]>Jan 5th 2007 6:39PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/Jan 5th 2007 8:11PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/Jan 5th 2007 6:42PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/Jan 6th 2007 12:40AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/
One is the basically true ratio - 800:1, 1200:1, and then the other is known as "dynamic contrast ratio" (which Samsung always uses to promote their sets).

Sharp's "dynamic" C.R.'s have been reported to be over 4000:1, but they always state the normal ratio (since that is what the viewer will usually see). These higher ratios appear only in various scenes, depending on the lighting and other factors.

NOTE: the upcoming 2007 1080p Sharp LCD's in March/April, will feature the most advanced specs yet, including doubling the signal frequency rate from 60hz to 120hz, which should practically eliminate any "blurring" in fast moving images. Also, the pixel refresh rate will be an extremely fast 3ms to 4ms (the lowest yet in a large LCD display).

avsforum.com is a good resource for more info]]>Jan 6th 2007 10:12PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/Jan 6th 2007 11:32PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/Jan 7th 2007 8:09PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/Jan 14th 2007 11:34PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/
Now about the set. It is a very good value. I'm having two minor problems. One is the buzzing reported here which is easily fixed by setting the backlight to 100% or turning off the speakers. Keep in mind this noise is no louder than a chasis fan. The default setting for the backlight appears to be somewhere around 94% and I can't see a difference. I am having a fairly annoying problem with my Comcast supplied HD DVR as the input. On many occasions when simply turning on the set or switching imputs I end up with a weird breakup of the screen, which sort of looks like PIP. It is fixed by simply changing the channel. This could be a major problem in situations where it isn't so easy to change the channel like when recording something on the DVR. I'm currently using a DVI--->HDMI cable from the Motorola to the set and have duplicated the problem with a svideo cable. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the problem goes away with a straight HDMI cable, which I ordered yesterday from Amazon.com for about twenty bucks. If the problem remains I will be giving Visio a call because this is unacceptable. A friend who is a video engineer suggested I fix the Motorola output at 1080i which I tried, but the set did not like that and just did not look as good. There was a weird line on the right of the image and I actually got a warning on the OSD. ]]>Jan 17th 2007 9:43AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/Jan 19th 2007 2:32PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/Jan 27th 2007 8:56PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/04/vizios-1080p-47-inch-lcd-out-now/Feb 10th 2007 11:46AM