Picture went out after first day, audio stayed on.
925005
We bought this TV after Black Friday and after opening it were amazed at the picture quality/ dollar.  The sound was disappointing.  It reminded me of listening to the AM band on a hand-held transistor radio. Lots of high end treble.

We paid $298 and felt like the reviews did it justice.  On the second day the picture went out so I recycled power and it was fine for the remainder of the evening.  The following day the same thing happened but more frequently.  At first, turning power off then back on seemed to solve the problem.  This seemed to occur once every 10 to 15 minutes then it became every 20-30 seconds.  We called the Amazon phone number and there was no problem with the return since it was in the 30 day window. Our money was returned without any problems. I'm glad this happened right away instead of months down the road.

Word to the wise "Save your boxes and packaging" at least for the return period.
3176946
The video files came up wonky. All the audio was off when I tried to download it for a video compelation.
1337647
Audio gets cut out intermittently. I did a test to make sure it's the Blu-ray player that's the problem, and it sure was. Threw away the box/papers so I can't do a return. Bought a Samsung BD-H5900 to replace it.
450040
Really easy to install and had a great picture, but only worked for a few days. I double checked all the wiring connections even tried a portable dvd player to make sure my head unit was working and it is. Led lights beside the camera still come on and has power going to the camera, just no video.
3540270
Worked great for the first few days of testing.  When we got on vacation, the camera started to shut off when we tried to take a picture or video.  Sometimes it would work and sometimes not.  The pictures and videos we did get are great.  Just wish it would have worked the entire time so that we could have captured more.
940466
This TV quit working after less than 4 hours of viewing. There is sound but no picture and I smell the burnt electronic smell coming from the back of this TV. This TV has never been abused. Not sure what I should do now... the warranty is over
127876
The good news: the X08E was well packaged, came across as being solid and well-made, and was easy to set up. Simply plugged in the SD card on which I had stored several photos, turned it on, and it started right up. Picture quality was excellent and there are a number of functions which can be user controlled. No problem.
The bad news: the unit died after one day of use. I returned it and reordered a new one and so far all s well. This would have been a 5-star review if not for the failure.
1917458
I got video through it but the audio didn't make it. I was coming out of a 10 year old Panasonic dual deck into a new Vizio TV. Going directly into the TV with the Panasonic player the audio works fine.
458393
With my personal work from home set up, worked for one day then would no longer show a picture. Changed to a DVI to HDMI (one I already had) and it worked perfectly. Not sure if I got a defective set or not but did not work for setup.
3355714
After getting the camera setup,and configuring the port forwarding on my router, I was impressed with the video quality and relatively easy remote access on my PC and Android.
However, within a couple days of using it, I started to notice that the video stream would disappear for no obvious reason (locally and remotely) - the GUI was visible and operated fine, but no video, just a black screen. Rebooting the camera would fix this, till the next time the video would disappear, which was every day or two.
The last time I had to reboot to restore the image, the camera's pan and tilt stopped working. During the reboot process, I would see the camera moving all over for the self-test, but then it would just park in 1 position and not respond to any commands.

The seller informed me that there is no more stock (they do have a very similar newer model but didn't even offer that as a replacement), so I'm stuck returning it and shopping around again. Not at all impressed.
2760346
Worked the first day out of the box just fine. Tried another time and the picture kept cutting out or not showing up at all. Went back to the regular cables and everything worked. Buyer beware.
2867576
It's only been 48 hrs but there are too many issues to warrant keeping this one.
Would love to give this item a higher rating but can't.  Maybe it's just a lemon...(?)

Pro: Easy setup, wide viewing angles, variety of customizable picture presets, 4 HDMI inputs, simple WiFi & working apps, interesting two-sided remote (instead of keyboard) that allows for texting-style input

Con: Quality concerns; although HD, picture appears "filtered" (not sharp); limited connections for other-than-HDMI components

Settled on this unit based upon input from Consumer Reports and other user ratings, plus it was in stock at major reputable retailer.

Initial connections were intuitive.  Wireless fired off right away and indicated better reception than Kindle Fire and the TV it replaced.  Variety of apps worked right away.  Electronic user manual complements printed version, which is more or less just a quick start manual.

Despite several positive aspects and favorable reviews, can say that I'm not impressed.

Issues:
1) Red lead for component connection initially didn't work.  A bit of working with the wires seemed to fix it.
2) "Vivid" setting made everyone look orange on the first day but could be edited.  It seemed to settle down a bit by day #2.
3) Picture appears muted/grayed and a bit fuzzy.  Although it's a high resolution/HD unit, the lines aren't clear and sharp, as though viewed through a filter (hence the need to use modified "vivid" setting).  Sometimes the picture is great, other times not so much.
4) Sound drops off randomly for 30-90 seconds - sometimes just a bit, other times altogether - then returns.  Doesn't seem to have anything to do with large changes in sound levels (as in a suspense/action movie).  Changing volume control doesn't help.  Suspect faulty sound amplifier (already).
5) Although I suppose it's nice to have 4 HDMI connections, I'd trade one or two of them for the ability to connect more than one "legacy" component (i.e., another set of RCA jacks).

Have owned this for a little over 48 hours; it's going back.
I thought about giving this a 3-star review until the sound issue resurfaced.
Read through the other 1 & 2 star reviews and consider the quality you need, balanced against the possibility of the pain you'll encounter when the unit gives out at the 7-day/60-day/just out of warranty period as detailed by other reviewers.

If you DO choose to purchase this one, I'd pay the extra few dollars for the extended warranty.
OR
You can put that and a few more dollars together to purchase a more reputable unit.
4627668
***THIS WAS NOT AN ISSUE OF PRESSING THE DISPLAY BUTTON***
***The screen was ON but black***

If this review is editable.  I will edit it after I get and test the replacement.

I loved the camera for the three days it worked.  Any issues I had with it were likely due to my inexperience.

But on the third day it went black while I was using it.  I never dropped it or banged it or anything.  I was siting and photographing a tea ceremony.  The menu still worked and I could see old pictures and the mechanical stuff seemed to work, but for new pics--nothing.  I turned it off and on and it was fine for a few minutes and then went black again and stayed this way.

I have no idea why.  The only advise I got from canon was to hit Reset All which unfortunately didn't work.

I told amazon and they apologized profusely and have a replacement speeding towards me at two day shipping.  I also just had to print out a return label for the defective camera so I don't have to pay return shipping.  All I really lose is three days or so of camera use and a fair amount of confidence in the product's durability.

So for now two stars for the camera but five stars for Amazon, who are the nicest online retailer I've dealt with.
3675522
Installed the Ring Video Doorbell this afternoon.  Easy to install and set up.  Tested this afternoon and everything worked fine.  Motion sensor would alert before the bell rang.  I could talk with the audio.  When I tried it couple hours later I got grainy unusable video and no audio.  Live picture gives me a black screen 90% of the time.  The audio might give a little sound now and then, nothing usable.  I brought the doorbell into the house, close to the router.  I still got grainy video and no audio.  I'll play with it tomorrow but it looks like this will be a return item.
4952284
I would love it if it would stay connected consistently. I've had 2 very helpful tech support calls with George since I bought the camera a little over a year ago. It worked fine from the 26th of December until yesterday evening. I was looking at camera images as late as 5pm yesterday but by about 7 I checked and it's offline again. I will need to call again for support to get it reconnected.
1449465
Yep 4 days in... while watching the final Pirates of the Caribbean movie, one long horizontal strip of pixels flickered then went black. Permanently. I loved the TV up to this point and I have been extremely careful about leaving it on and/or pausing the images for too long. Getting the exact model scares me at this point since it didn't even last 4 full days. I'm waiting to see how Amazon handles this situation and I will update my review/post accordingly. Wish me luck, Amazon is usually great.

UPDATE: Amazon shipped out a new one as I mentioned below but the shipper had some issue and my TV arrived almost 11 days later. The TV is amazing and I couldn't be happier. I've updated my review score accordingly.

PS - it isn't a freak thing that happened. Just google black line plasma... "Results 1 - 10 of about 2,070,000 for black line plasma. ' It's a risk we all take as plasma owners, but the rewards are plentiful. Best in class TV.
1633193
I purchased this camera at a discount through Amazon Warehouse in order to save myself around $200. The camera came from China in what looked like the original packaging, so I'm assuming it was a refurb. It was a very easy to use camera, and I really liked it a lot, until the day the lens opened only halfway, and would never shut completely - plus, the LCD display would only flash "Cybershot" and then go dark. This happened some two weeks after I received the camera, and despite trying everything I could to try to convince it to cooperate to no avail, I'm having to return it now. That being said, if you purchase one brand new, you may not have this issue, and if that's the case, you'll enjoy it tremendously, I think. Perhaps I should have given it no stars, but since it worked quite well before it failed, I'm giving it two stars.