This One, Sony Bravia, or Wait for the 65 Inch Vizio Model? Is anybody else getting dizzy from all of the TVs being offered (such as Samsung and Sony, with Sony's recently dropping its price on the Sony Bravia 55HX800 to $1,401)?
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Take televisioninfo's reviews for whatever they are worth. They have weird way of measuring. e.g. They measure the black level with Local DImming off. What is the point of that measurement. If someone buys a Local Dimming set and watches programming with LD off ... then he/she might as well have saved some money and bought a non-LD set.
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Great price! How did you negotiate down from the MSRP to $2,100? Did you do this in the store and talk with a manager? Was it part of a package deal (tv, blu-ray, surround sound, installation, etc.)? Any insight would be helpful. Thanks!
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I was at my local Big Box store today trying to compare the 3 mentioned TV's and the samsung is a B860 not 850, and I ruled it out because the edge of the TV (all the way around) is clear and it creates a very distracting reflection. And they now no longer carry the V10 in a 50" but have it in a 54", and offers it up to me for $1888., Out the Door!!! I think that deal is gonna be hard to beat ! Is there anything such as "to big" ?
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I just ordered the 52V4100 as well. Was this close to getting the Panasonic Plasma, but after reading last week Pioneer and Toshiba are dumping Plasma technology, and next year Samsung and Vizio are phasing it out, I am led to think Plasma is losing the battle for some reason. Perhaps it's all the rumors of burn in, break-in periods, excessive heat and energy usage. I don't know. I went with the Sony. The price I got was too good to pass up ($1250 with free shipping).
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Jonathan,Which model did you end up going with? I was super interested in this TV, but it apparently doesn't support 1080i, which is no good for my Xbox 360. Also, does anyone know what the difference is between the older model (32HL67) and this one (32HL67U, "U" indicating a newer iteration)?
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Costco, Baby! $1649. Rolled it home today, and if you check your calendar, that's OCTOBER 5th! And did I mention the 3-year warranty that accompanied it? The price comes down at Christmas or after the first of the year? And it will? REBATE CITY!!!! HOOK ME UP!! AND WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, CUT ME A SLICE O' THAT RAIDERS / CHARGERS GAME SUNDAY ON THE SPANKIN' NEW 55-INCH LCD-LED VIZIO MONSTER I JUST MADE LOVE TO IN MY LIVING ROOM!!!!
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So its not really 120hz or... what? I just bought the LN40C630, and I notice a lot of juddering still, like its not really working. In the store compared to the other tvs this one looked great during action scenes, but now that i have it in the house, i swear this thing is just as juddery. I messed with the settings for auto-motion and it seems like it may have even gotten worse *confused*....
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I just got off the phone with Vizio's customer service. According to the person I spoke to the screen is matte. Who's correct, Vizio's customer service rep or the postings? I'll wait until I physically see the TV for myself.I appreciate your help.
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Not yet, but I'm thinking about it seriously. I've reviewed a lot of different tv's, this one looks like the best...I particularly like the 50,000:1 ratio. The only thing holding me back is, I've heard that new models of Blu Ray DVD are coming out later this summer that are much improved... Anyway, I saw this (the 46" model) in a store, and it looks VERY nice...
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You may have just swayed my decision. I want to love this TV and I won't be buying for a week or so still. I can only hope for the $1479 price tag soon.I've heard sometimes the buzzing doesn't start for a week or so. I hope we each don't have to hear it though.
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I replaced my 7 year old Sony Bravia with the Samsung 6350. I think Samsung has a much better picture quality than Sony. You can't go wrong with the Samsung 6350....I'm very happy with mine!!
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I'd have to disagree with rebel 116 there. Not so much about the dwindling worth of the $ (although actually has been somewhat rising in the past couple of weeks), but about whether to wait or not. My advice would be to wait. I recently read a study report that says the prices of HDTV's, blu-ray players and the like will be dropping like a stone as the holidays get closer. And actually, I've already seen some of this price drop. I've been planning on buying the Sony BDP-s350 blu-ray player, since it's pretty much the highest rated VS price value BR player out right now. (I've been watching it at theNerds.com, sorry Amazon, but they have the cheapest price) The price has dropped almost $80 since I last checked it! (Now only $243) These trends are predicted to continue through the holidays into early next year, so I'd wait for that bonus and get one awesome TV and maybe have some $ left over in the bargain!
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This TV is not yet released. Vizio appeared to have released it and my local Costco received 10, but when I went to purchase last weekend (May 12), I was told they have a defect and were being sent back to Vizio. This TV has been removed from the Costco web site and the Vizio web site, which had shown the TV as "Now Available" went to "Out of Stock" yesterday and is back to "Coming Soon" (May 17). So we are on hold waiting for this tv. It appears to be nearly the same as the SR version but with twice the contrast ratio (10M to 1 vs 5M to 1). I do hope that Vizio adds a browser to the online apps. Costco had this listed for $1299+ $49 shipping when it was on their web site. I was told that the "in-warehouse" price would be $1249, and Costco doubles the warranty to 2 years.
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I am in the market, and I would love to buy the 65 inch Samsung, and yet, I still haven't heard a complete, positive and full compliment without any negatives, it is a lot of money to spend without having a sure guarantee, everytime I read a good comment, there's always a negative one next to it, I'll be damned if I know which TV to buy. Do the 65 inch Sony TVs have the same problems too? Is there a TV out there that is better than the Samsung?
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I ordered this TV on the 18th because there is not a better value out there right now. I called Vizio and they said Amazon ordered a bunch of these TVs last week but they would/could not tell me the official release date. I called Amazon and was told the same. All they would say is that I would get an e-mail as soon as it is released. I have read on-line that the original release month was May but the demand for the 553 was extremely high so they pushed it back to July.
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You know i just realized this is a forum for the 720p model - I already have a 720p hdtv and I'm actually looking at the 1080p model. Looking for that one to drop another $100 (hint hint Amazon) before I jump in to get one.
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I think you will see more pop up on Amazon. Talk about funny. I just received a call from my tv salesperson (where I originally ordered the 630 and cancelled due to availability) and he said they were expecting an arrival of about 50 units of this model today and wondered if I had already ordered from Amazon! I told him sorry, I did but that might mean supply is opening up for one last push. Not sure where you are located, but in Michigan, Sears had the same tv in their weekend circular for $1099; no stock in our area but maybe in yours. Good luck