LCD TV.... Can I get some opinions please?

No that TV BillJ had was better than the Vizio. Cheaper doesn't mean better.

Admittedly If you want decent for cheap a Vizio is a decent route, but if you want better than "decent" the Panasonic would be a better deal.

 

No, but if you're like most folks who, in the end, can't tell the difference, more expensive doesn't mean better either.

 

no pretty much everyone can tell a difference.. some are just too cheap to admit it.

 

Now you're just being an ass about it. Get over it.

 

Y'all need to give me my thread back...... I want feedback on a purchase which I'm giving serious consideration too.

And a Vizio 37" 720p tv is not even close to an option.

 

That's just one of the compatible inputs. It does 1080 too.
(I'm not trying to convince you to get the Vizio; just defending it a little. Ultimately you get and pay for what you're comfortable with.)

 

It doesn't do 1080p.... At least not the 37" that BillJ posted a link too.

 

Oh my bad. I was looking at the Vizio site. This is a PDF.

http://www.vizio.com/media/products/pdfs/VX37_SpecSheet.pdf

 

Here's the 47" Vizio, which supports 1080p.... The contrast Ratio on it kinda blows ass.

 

I read too many damn forums (get a life HH), but it seems like most people don't understand the difference between inputs and display capability.

First of all, there are really only a few HD display resolutions on the market. They are:

1920x1080 (most 40"+ LCDs and a few new plasmas)
1366x768 (most TV's under 40", regardless of tech, some 40+ value model LCDs & 50+ value model plasmas)
1024x768 (legacy model plasmas)

There are a few others, but they are disappearing from the market. Notice that I didn't put p or i above. Quite simply, there is no such thing as a current production TV that displays interlaced signals (i). You can find some old CRTs in a clearance warehouse or a refurb depot, but these really haven't been manufactured for years.

People get terribly bent out of shape about inputs though. OH NOESSSS mah TV DOESNT HAVE TEH 1080P !!!111!!

Every single TV on the market right now has to convert the signal it gets into its actual display resolution (and frequency). Even "1080p" (input) to "1080p" (display). They aren't the same thing. If you need a bottom line reference, try to get a TV where the vertical resolution matches (for less scaling) from your source (e.g. 1080i Direct TV) to display (e.g. 1080"p"), and buy a quality set because 1) It will have a better scaler & weave/de-interlacer chip & 2) The other qualities of the display (color sauturation, sharpness, backlight, contrast, etc) will also be better. You get what you pay for. And like anything else, there's a sweet spot where any additional dollars you spend start earning you less "return on your investment". That seems to be about $1500 or so, right now. Has been that dollar figure for a couple years now.