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AMFS @ Sep 15th 2008 10:05AM
Find me a 32" TV for $500 that has the quality and longevity of a Vizio. Nothing in that price range comes anywhere near what Vizio offers. Sure it's not Samsung or Sony, but it's also half the price.
John @ Sep 15th 2008 10:57AM
So true. For the money, you rarely can beat a Vizio.
Ken @ Sep 15th 2008 1:32PM
Or you could buy a Sony or Samsung for under $700, or a Toshiba for under $600 (where did you get $1000 unless you are talking about something that is 1080p?)
AMFS @ Sep 15th 2008 6:05PM
I worked retail selling TVs for a looong time before I graduated college, and if you are saying Toshiba is better than a Vizio, you aren't actually looking at the TV. And yes, I am comparing 720p to 720p, and even the cheapest closeout last years model Sony/Samsung are still nearly $200 more. I know 699.99 is "under" $700, but not enough to make a valid point.
EJNelly @ Sep 16th 2008 7:59PM
you mean to tell me the Sony, Samsung, Sharp, or Toshiba's offerings, while being a $100-$200 more won't last me 13 or 14 months?
I've been working retail selling TV's for the past 2.5 years, I can't tell you how many unhappy Vizio owners I've met. Really pisses them off when their TV craps out on them just after the warranty expires. Not to mention they have the most consistantly poor picture quality of any brand I've seen.
Is it HD or SD, I can't tell on a Vizio. And not in a good way.
AMFS @ Sep 16th 2008 11:17PM
Never had a problem with mine, and working retail I saw very few people ever come back with defective ones. My parents works fine, my old roommates works fine.
Although I can't argue with the "I personally have had a bad experience so this brand is crap to me" logic, I feel the same way about Dell. But if I can't argue that, you can't argue against my "It works great for me with no problems, I love it" attitude.
Feel free to try though, FLAME WAR!!!!!!!!111111 SHIFT + 111111 ONE ONE TWO
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