Consumer Reports looks at the 60-inch Vizio VM60P plasma
Vizio is making a name for themselves lately and kind of reminds us of the way Westinghouse did a few years ago. The VM60P is a 720p 60-inch plasma for only $3,000 but it is built on the same system found in buzz-worthy 50-inch. Consumer Reports found the set to be worth of your three grand even though they did find small quirks in the picture. AV geeks will love the abundant amount of inputs including four, that's right, four 1080p-friendly HDMI inputs but the item that caught our attention is the remote. It's back-lit. Why don't more manufacturers include a back-lit remote these days? Anyways, for three grand this might be the set for you if you want a large flat screen HDTV.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ian @ Mar 27th 2007 10:53AM
A 60" plasma for $3k? What is this world coming to?
What's next? A 60" for $2k?
We can only hope!
Wryker @ Mar 27th 2007 12:20PM
The 'bad' thing this is a unit that's 720p native - - if it was 1080p now THAT would be rocking... I have the 32" 720p in my bedroom..
Carl Soto @ Mar 27th 2007 2:07PM
I was an early (Sept 2005) buyer of a Vizio 50 plasma. It lasted 18 months. Got my money back, bought a Panasonic. This set is asthetically very nice, don't know about the picture. A major membership only store (they are everywhere) has it for 2599.00 now.
davevans @ Mar 27th 2007 2:09PM
Too bad they have failed once again to include discrete IR functions... I spoke to a senior tech support rep yesterday and they said they still have no plans to include it on future sets or enable the 232 port for control. bummer...
Jean @ Mar 27th 2007 3:06PM
good thing us tech savey consumers can purchase learning remotes. find a review of one online. www.remotecentral.com
GhostDoggy @ Mar 27th 2007 6:34PM
Why do people call 1366x768 resolution 720P instead of 768P? BTW, Costco lists it for $2900 and this week they had a special for members to get it for about $2650. Not bad for a 60" 768P plasma with built in tuner and four HDMI inputs.
Grant @ Mar 30th 2007 2:29PM
Because there's no such thing as 768p HDTV content. The broadcast standard is 720p - 1280x720. Yes, 768p more accurately describes the resolution of the panel, but unless you're using it as a computer monitor you're watching scaled 720p content.
Mark @ Mar 28th 2007 12:01AM
GhostDoggy:
Right on the money with the coupon. Was just at Costco today and they have a $300 off coupon going on through Sunday. GOD! If I only had room for a 60" on my bedroom wall.
GhostDoggy @ Mar 31st 2007 7:11PM
Why do people call 1366x768 resolution 720P instead of 768P? BTW, Costco lists it for $2900 and this week they had a special for members to get it for about $2650. Not bad for a 60" 768P plasma with built in tuner and four HDMI inputs.
Wayne @ May 31st 2007 10:31AM
I'd question the quality. I've seen a number of returns at Costco in the back, behind the bottled water and soda. I don't recall seeing many, if any, other brands back there. Just Vizio.