HDTV Sony BRAVIA KDL55HX850 Deals & Reviews

Nick (New York): That's about all there is to change. Best LED TV I've ever seen and that includes the XBRs. (I realize that this TV is a 2012 model and the XBR is a 2011 model). I am sure the 2012 XBR will be spectacular, but as of now this is the best LED TV on the market with black levels approaching the very best of the plasmas with much, much better light transmission through the glass rather than diffused through a typical LCD panel.

H. Batra "aks316" (New York): After much researching, comparing, and waiting, we finally got our LED TV. After the very first initial setup of the TV, the custom picture settings were not accessible (greyed out) so I had to reset the TV to its factory condition and run the setup again. This time all options were accessible. So far, we are very pleased with the TV. Of course, only time will tell how reliable it is; but it is great at the moment. The delivery was fast and as scheduled (Amazon had an option to schedule a delivery on a certain day and at a certain time). I was concerned about possible reflections (it is glass after all) but that is not an issue at all. So far we have not noticed any motion blur like on older LED TVs. Overall - very pleased.

A. Zarusski (Dallas, USA): We bought it on 11/12/12, it was delivered on 11/20/12..The company unpacked it and removed all the packing and hooked it up. That part was wonderful. We had to sign a form stated everything was ok. Then 2 weeks later a green spot appeared on the screen and then yesterday a red dot appeared. We contacted sony and are waiting to find out what will happen from here. Our tv is less than a month old. I am disappointed with sony.

Bob Loblaw (nashville): got the hx850 after first purchasing a samsung es6100. I was used to a 5 year old sony xbr lcd tv, so i had thought that whatever new set i bought would exceed the picture of my old set. Not so-the samsung was a big step down in both picture and build quality. I eventually returned the samsung and got this hx850 sony. For those that care primarily about the best picture, and also dont want to go with a plasma, this is as good as it gets. I checked cnet and they agree, that this set is the best led set on the market. I cant comment on the 3d or the internet features since i dont use those, but the build quality is excellent, it has plenty of recessed hdmi inputs, and the picture is stunning.

HDTV Sony KDL-40R450A Deals & Reviews

Ramesh(CA): I got this TV on Feb 23 from Costco, now after using for about one month I say this is my Best TV. I had Samsung 40E5050 which too I liked very much. But there was probably some technical issue....that would sometimes produce spark like sound,so I returned that TV. The Costco in my place didn't have that Samsung TV anymore. Since Samsung was very good for me as per picture and sound and price....I couldn't decide which to buy now. Then I saw this Sony Bravia 40R450A (2013model) for unbelievable price. I had always thought of buying Sony but didn't buy because of price. But this 40" led Sony is priced unreasonably low, price is comparable to other brands whereas the quality....its very high !!

B. Lee (New Jersey): What if you could get a high quality Sony smart television with access to Netflix, HBO Go, Hulu Plus, Pandora, and more... And what if it output sound to your receiver without needing any additional cables than the hdmi in you have plugged in already? What if all this could be had for a shade over $500? Such is the case when this TV is combined with the Roku 3400R Streaming Stick. Plug the stick into HDMI 2/MHL, and after a quick setup it's all controllable with the TV's remote.

Daniel Brown (Albuquerque, NM USA): I have always purchased Sony tvs and have always been satisfied. For some reason, I saw a Samsung 40" at Sears and decided to order one like it from Amazon. After doing some research and discovering that Samsung was putting cheap Sharp panels (or worse, Chimea panels) on their tvs I found that I could determine whether the tv I received was truly a Samsung tv with a Samsung panel like the one I saw at Sears, or one with the cheaper panel. Sure enough, the Samsung tv I received from Amazon had a cheap Sharp panel, so I returned it to Amazon. I explained to the Amazon rep what the problem was and I wanted a Samsung tv with a Samsung panel, he said he understood and would ship me another tv right away.

R. Edwards (Los Angeles, CA USA): I will begin by saying that I am very picky about the accuracy of my TV, I was pleasantly surprised to find that my Sony TV was very well calibrated, right out of the box. This is one of the most accurately calibrated displays I have seen at its default settings. The only adjusting I did was to change the mode to standard mode and set the white balance to neutral. Everuything else was spot-on. The skin tones are right on the money. The contrast is perfect. Also, Sony did a great job with their dynamic contrast enhancer. It works much better than Samsungs (which isn't very dynamic).

HDTV Sony Bravia L-Series KDL-26L5000 Deals & Reviews

David Farr (Niles, MI USA): Bought to replace a smaller-screen TV in our bedroom. The larger size is much appreciated, but the quality of the picture is beyond any I've seen. We have had other LCD HDTV sets, but this one far exceeds the picture quality of our other sets. Easy to set up. I got a wall mount for this size set and the entire installation took just a few minutes. Highly recommended and worth the extra money.

D. Nelson (La Mesa, CA): My first hd flat panel. spent a considerable amount of time researching and reading reviews trying to decide what would be my first hd tv. but in the end i came across this one, and with confidence in sony, it was a blind buy. been with it for a month now and i couldn't be more pleased with this tv. @ 720p the picture is stunning. blu-rays on this thing are gorgeous, as are my ps3 games. sound is surprisingly louder and clearer than i expected. as a bedroom set you couldn't ask for better. next, the living room set will definitely be a bravia.

I. Villafuerte (Chicago, IL): At the price you may not at first think of this little SONY as a bargain, but wait until you've owned if for a month or so. If you have wasted time trying other, less expensive sets, as many of us have, then you will know what I mean by bargain! Marvelous picture. Easy to set up and program.Easily moved around. I don't understand the negative comments about sound. What do you want?....a stereo system or a television set??! This is a GREAT little television.

Charles R. Leatherman (Baltimore,MD): I was looking for a smaller screen HDTV for the basement when I found the KDL 26L5000. Amazon, as usual, was great. I ordered on Sunday night, was shipped on Monday and received it on Tuesday. And, that was with free super saver shipping! It was simple to set up and the picture is great. The colors are perfect with superb blacks. It is connected through a DirecTv HR22-100 HD DVR. This is a great TV for smaller viewing areas like a den, bedroom, etc. I'm giving 4 stars mainly for the speakers. I would prefer a little more volume and better bass, but perhaps I'm expecting too much from small speakers. Still, I really like this set and highly recommend it.

HDTV Sony BRAVIA KDL32EX340 Deals & Reviews

NYC Ron (NYC): When my dearly beloved Bravia KDL-32S3000 succumbed to a power surge I sadly went looking for a replacement. The highly rated Samsung UN32EH5000 that I bought soon went back to the store. I might have gotten used to what I consider to be an overly narrow frame around the screen, but I was unable to tone down the garish colors and the tinny sound would have necessitated buying additional speakers. It also didn't correctly automatically size the input from my computer. To toggle back and forth between the computer and TV would have required constant readjustment of the screen setting.

Bill White (Arleta, CA. USA): I purchased this tv on AMAZON a week ago and am very satisfied with it. The picture, though only 720p, is incredibly sharp. But what sold me on the SONY TV is the incredible range of colors that it can display. I compared it to a comparable Samsung 32" LED TV and found the SONY offered a brighter picture with a wider range of color rendition. Remember the old SONY Trinitron TV sets? I still have one that works from 1981 and even back then the SONY set displayed a wider range of colors. The SONY had a beautiful picture right out of the box and for me it required no further tuning of the settings. However there are many options for the customization of picture and sound settings.

BB Machine "Gadget Geek" (USA): I bought two of these TV's, one to hook up to a PC for a second monitor and another to watch my satellite from. Correct me if I'm wrong, but everyone has this set listed as 720p and both of mine are 1080i. Maybe Sony changed this spec but I checked in the manual and it says the same. The price on Amazon went up $100 right after I bought mine. Maybe they discovered this fact also????Both of my TV's are great and have a great picture. No white lines on mine like others have commented about.

JOSE THOMAS (DUMONT, NJ United States): I ordered this TV for one of our bedrooms, we received the first TV about two weeks ago, unpack the TV, hook it onto the wall, turned it on, the right side of the TV has a bright white line running vertically, tried various sources, blue-ray, cable, did not notice a difference, the left side is perfectly fine, I called Sony technical support, they have not heard of this issue, since the TV is brand new, they sent me a brand new replacement TV, which arrives in about a week, hook up the 2nd brand new TV, same issue, this time the white line is brighter and a small line is running diagonally on the bottom right. will call Sony tomorrow to have 2 TV sent back and hopefully the 3 works perfectly.

HDTVSony BRAVIA KDL55HX750 Deals & Reviews

Ron F(USA): You are not going to get a MIT review from me. I waited for a few months for the release and then purchased the 55 inch when it became available. All I did was plug in the TV without making one adjustment. Every friend that watches this TV with me rates it a 5. The 3D is perfect for the living room - don't expect IMAX 3D. The TV is now $200 cheaper to buy and I really don't care because I am more than pleased with the quality. HD viewing on this TV is fantastic. The picture on some of my weekly episodes is so clear that it appears you are sitting next to the actors. It is a very strange experience to describe because the picture is so amazing. For the price, pony up - you won't be sorry.

JDo(Canada): Well, we bought this t.v. in early April and by the end of May, it stopped working. It was wonderful when it worked, but died within 2 months. Quick calls to Sony revealed this is a common problem they're having with this t.v. and they said we need to replace the circuit board. We waited a couple days before a person from their local service facility called. That person informed us they didn't have the board in-stock and it would be 4-7 days. Well, we're still waiting. They have not been in-touch, we don't know what the hold up is. We have to chase them constantly to find out what's going on.

SylverCloud (IL): Was going for a HX929 but the price increase pushed it out of budget and I settled for HX750. This is a decent TV and I found cnet review mostly right. Colours are too good. Watching NGC and Discovery HD is really a treat. Blacks are really black like an other reviewer noted and its incredibly good. Downside is lost shadow detail. Shadow detail is not less, it simply is gone. Dark areas of picture appear totally black with nothing in detail or texture whatsoever. Motion judder is noticeable in standard and smooth modes (which are the ones recommended for regular use). I had compared this one side-by-side with HX 9 series and the latter humbled this at contrast and depth. HX 929 is still probably the best bet. But I felt the difference in picture doesn't justify the huge premium for 9 series.

R. Campbell (Grand Rapids, MI): We immediately contacted support via email after finding no "fixes" on the Sony website. We received a reply with instructions to try "resetting" the TV, which we did but it didn't work. We were then told that it would need repair and that we had to Call Sony Support on a NON-800# (on OUR dime) & ONLY between the hours of 9:00 - 5:00 pm (ET) M-F. We called on that Monday following (on Christmas Eve) at 7:30 am PT and got a person who would not believe that we had already gone through the reset steps with the other support person via email. We had to do it all over again with this person. He was difficult to understand and was a bit arrogant. So far this buying experience sucks. We're now concerned that the 55" is going to do the same...if it does, it better occur during the warranty period.

HDTV Sharp LC-70LE757 Deals & Reviews

Barry J. White (Memphis, TN): The most important fact you need to know about this TV is that it is a matte screen. None of the manufacturers seem to publish this important detail for some reason. You have to see for yourself or read reviews to figure it out. If you have any windows in the room with your TV, this will likely be the most important feature of your TV. Unfortunately, Sharp is one of the only manufacturers still using matte screens on their large tvs. I believe that is because there is a slight penalty to pay with contrast, but if you have windows around, the glare wouldn't allow you to see any contrast difference between matte and glossy screen.

P. Derrow (Midwest United States): The problem with the golf broadcast was the presence of motion artifacts, particularly noticeable when the ball was moving rapidly across the screen. Motion artifacts are still more noticeable with LED technology compared to plasma, but a set like this one with its higher (240Hz) processing rate should be very close to plasma. With the factory settings, the motion artifact of the moving golf ball displayed as a trail nearly 4" long ending with a second ball image!.

Ed (Surprise, AZ United States): I do not have cable or satellite, get all my channels off-air with an antenna and I stream Netflix and Amazon, plenty of choices for us as there are around sixty channels available here in the Phoenix area (agreed, many you probably would never watch) but, there are still great choices available including all of the networks. None of those signals are compressed like some providers do so they can squeeze in more channels, the result is a slightly better picture.

R. Poskevich (Tualatin, OR USA): I unpacked the TV and hung it on the wall mount and plugged it in. The set came on and went into a menu that allows selection of time zone, country, etc.. After that I connected my DVD player and put Avatar in to check out the picture. WOW! Even though I'm running a standard DVD through my Sony BDP-S5100 player the picture was unbelievably SHARP. I saw details in Avatar that were not there on my previous TV. The 35W sound system was a little flat at first so I went to the menu and found the sound adjustment section. The surround sound was not enabled so I turned it on and selected Hall Surround.

HDTV Sharp LC-70LE650 Deals & Reviews

John Saylers (Cincinnati, OH): Wifi was easy to set up. I skipped it in the initial setup and went back in and did Manual Setup, and I was able to easily find and connect to my wireless network, just like connecting any other device. We don't have Netflix, so I haven't tested that, but I watched about 15 minutes of YouTube videos on there and it didn't freeze or buffer a single time. Pandora also works nicely for party music. I do wish it had Amazon Instant Video as an app, but I'm able to get this through my Blue Ray player anyway.

W. Hunt "SegWayne" (Huntsville, AL United States): My one potential issue is the automatic dimming (Energy star settings?) of the screen to accommodate light or dark rooms. In the older analog days, when a light turned on or off in a room, the TV set would adjust gradually (within a few seconds). My Sharp (and I'm hoping it's only a setting) seems to be so sensitive that in a dark room, the image goes bright or dark instantly with changes to the scene on the screen itself. Even a white screen being shown causes the TV to go a little wonky trying to self-adjust the brightness.

Bobby (BELLE CHASSE, LA, US): I went to purchase the lc-70le640 but when the salesman went in the back he can back and said he had one 640 in stock and one 650 in stock. The 650 model was 70 dollars cheaper. When we compared the features it identical to the 640 except it had the duo-core processor and better smart features plus the bezel around the TV was has as think. It was a no brain er for me to get the newer model for 70 dollars less. The tv has one of the nicest pictures I ever saw. The smart feature works flawless.

ESVK "SVK" (Atlanta, GA): I am an avid Amazon shopper, but I was a little hesitant to buy such a large electronic piece via freight shipping. But, I decided to give Amazon a try and everything went very smoothly. I am a prime member and could have had the TV in two days, but I elected to set up a time later in the week when I knew someone would be home. The freight company showed up with the TV at the very start of the 3 hour window and brought the unit all the way into the house. They also called me about 20 mins beforehand to let me know they were on the way.

HDTV Sharp LC-60LE650 Deals & Reviews

John Saylers (Cincinnati, OH): This is my only complaint. I was prepared for this after reading a lot of reviews - apparently the sound is bad on all of these new giant LED TVs. But it's really bad - sounds tinny, like it's coming out of laptop computer speakers. I just figured it couldn't be THAT bad, but the sound on my 37" Toshiba destroys it. I paired the TV with the Sony HTCT260 Sound Bar Home Theater System which I got on sale for $250, and it sounds phenomenal! True home theater setup - couldn't ask for anything more. I'm not taking off stars for the sound issue since I knew what I was getting into going into it and had planned on buying a sound bar system.

W. Hunt "SegWayne" (Huntsville, AL United States): I upgraded from a Samsung 50" Plasma which only lasted about 2 1/3 years (4 months out of extended BB warranty) that had suddenly developed the dreaded "vertical blue lines" down the center. Originally, I thought to just bite the bullet and buy the 60" Samsung LED that they now had on sale, but noticed that -- for $100 more than what I paid for my new Sharp -- it only had two (2!!!) HDMI inputs and no extended "SmartTV" functionality at all.

Moffet (MOffet): The only real issue I have with the TV is the remote, it works but its cheap. Its not back lit and isn't really a true multi-device remote. The TV relies too much on Aquos Link so if you don't have a Sharp soundbar forget about controlling volume on an external sound device with this remote. I have a Logitech Harmony remote but sometimes I just want to touch one button to do what I need to do. For those of you concerned with the sound of the TV, TVs with decent sound went away with tubes and rear projection which were basically gigantic heavy TVs with room for big speakers, get a sound bar or receiver with speakers. If you buy a big screen HDTV and don't have some kind of real surround sound you are missing out.

Chris(USA): I did a lot of research on this TV and it lived up to the hype. The Cnet review is pretty dead on with this TV. It has great picture big and bright. Some of the downsides with the TV is it doesn't handle blacks very well and movies aren't the best. I didn't have to calibrate my TV I just turned it to Dynamic. This TV has many different modes you can set it too. This TV works great in my bright living room. That was my main problem with my plasma TV is it had a horrible glare! You can buy other 60 inch TVs that have better picture than this Sharp. For the money this is the best 60in available and highly recommend it.

HDTV VIZIO M401i-A3 40-Inch Deals & Reviews

Go Huskers "Husker Power" (Montana): Went to Best Buy the other day to check out this new Vizio tv on display. The salesmen wouldn't stop talking about how amazing the picture was on the new Sony 4K tv they had on display. The guy then proceeded to show me the images on the Sony provided USB drive and how much better this Sony could show the images than the Samsung across from it which he said was in his opinion one of the next best tv's out there. The images showed the tv's ability to display different colors as well as the ability to distinguish between different grays ranging from white to black. Also it's ability to display different Reds on an image similar to a vision test for color blindness.

J. Haindel "Jay" (Louisiana): The picture quality is unbelievable. The blacks are really BLACK with even more than enough brightness, contrast and color saturation than necessary. Someone said, it was like the characters on the program were in the room. In 3D, I have to agree.
The screen is very glossy though. Many people complained about this on last year's model, but I love it. There is a discernible picture quality increase with a glossy screen, in my opinion. I even chose this kind of screen for my computer monitor and have never regretted it, but if you watch TV during the day and have light coming from in back of you, there will definitely be reflections. I think the discernible increase in picture quality outweighs the reflection problem.

Randy M "rdm" (Des Moines, IA United States): Could not be happier with this set. I realized something I had thought was only applicable to the 240hz LG brand tv's, had thought that LG gave a more realistic sharp crisp picture than other brand Tv's. WRONG! The thing is, vizio as well as my other 55" LG both have 240hz and both share the same crystal clear picture. It's like you are there while they were filming. Hard to explain. You have to experience it. But the fact the tv is 240hz as opposed to 120hz makes a huge difference. Produces a life-like picture. As if you are there with your own camcorder doing the filming. In a way it takes away the mystery of film and acting. Kind of like making a home movie. It's the 240hz effect, I guess, since both my 240hz tv's share this video clarity. Cool in a way, but very obvious difference compared to 120hz tv's.

Joseph Day (St Louis): I went with the 55 inch from Best Buy that was on sale for the same here. Amazon said 3-5 weeks on ship time and I would have had to take time off work to be home when it arrived. I did have to pay the sales tax though, but it worked out just fine for my situation. First, it fit in the exact same space as my 50" Plasma because of the razor edge design, so that was a nice bonus. Second, it really is easy on the eyes and very, very thin. I'm not the biggest fan of the silver, as all my devices are all black, but a week later and I don't even notice it and its black around the front edge, so it really isn't a big deal. The screen gloss is not as bad as my plasma, but perhaps more than what most LCD TV viewers are used to seeing. I guess the reason for this type of screen has to do with the Passive 3D, but I don't find it problematic.

HDTV VIZIO E500i-A1 50-inch Deals & Reviews

Trevor Trumbo (San Clemente, CA USA): Set up was very easy. The TV found our secure wireless SSID and it took maybe 15 seconds to have it connected to our home network. I wish the TV connected over the 5G band instead of the 2G but we haven't experienced any lag with Amazon Prime or Netflix.
Connecting the TV to our home entertainment center was easy with the HDMI cable (not included). Our Harmony remote took about 2 minutes to update and was controlling the television soon after.

Anthony V. Mumolo (U.S.A): Just got the TV yesterday and hooked it up this morning for the Macy's parade! Amazing is all I have to say. Install is easy - just attach the base if you are not wall mounting. Took about 10 minutes from box to watching TV. The apps are what make this entire thing so worth while. Before we were streaming video through demand with our blueray player - now you can stream right from the TV, which makes it seamless. You can also watch TV on the side while browsing for a movie to stream. I love the technology.

W. Luzzi "Music Mavin" (Chicago IL): First off, after reading so many reviews for the Sharp 70" which I was so close to buying, I decided to go $1-200 cheaper than the cheapest Sharp model in the 70" lineup and buy the Vizio. I've always wanted to try Vizio because I've heard a lot of good things about them so I did after finding that this was only about 1 of 3 or 4 of the total 70" LCDs on the market from which to choose. My choices were very limited. I read much good and much bad about the Sharp image. So, after reading about the Vizio and finding less negatives for their model than for the Sharp, I went with Vizio.

GoBeavs (USA): Why I am reviewing: Lack of reviews on this set currently with several of them giving a poor rating. Some of the issues other reviewers were having sounded like they might be user error. Either way, I feel this is a trusted brand at the right price so and the size that I needed so I went ahead and bought it regardless of the reviews.

HDTV VIZIO E221-A1 22-Inch Deals & Reviews

KDM (Iowa): The picture on this TV is noticely nicer than the picture on the Samsung. Within a minute of hooking it up my wife instantly said this picture was noticeably better than the Samsung, which is strange because when I mentioned that I didn't like the Samsung picture she said it looked fine to her! Women, go figure! Just kidding. Both are 720p resolution but the Vizio is a much nicer picture. When you are close to the TV (within 3-5 feet or so you can start to notice a lower resolution but from a greater distance, 720p is more than adequate. I would suggest getting 1080p for anything larger.

Katawampas (USA): I bought this on sale at another store. This model is not a "Smart" TV; the "Smart" model is the Vizio E320i-A0. I use a Roku so don't need "Smart". Overall, I'm happy with the TV. Has a good picture, OK sound & the connections I need. I use this as a bedroom TV & it works great for that. I do not have cable or satellite so I use antenna; I can see the city tower from my house so I have wonderful reception.
I own 3 additional Vizio TVs & they have been very good/dependable.

Kpc001 (Michigan): Now, as to the picture. This is the heart of the matter. I'm used to LCD screens, which seem brighter out of the box than LED. This TV's picture was very dark and washed out when I set it up. Partly is was my familiarity with LCD screens that made the screen look so dark by comparison. The Vizio pre-set picture modes all seemed dark. The Vivid mode was the brightest, and is the mode I use for all inputs with some adjustments. I have either turned off or lowered the Vizio automatic ambient light adjustment that comes automatically set on the TV. I found that it kept the screen too dark. By turning it off, the picture has brightened considerably.

Andy Rosenblum "Andy Rosenblum" (Saratoga Springs, New York): This was a Christmas gift for my wife for our bedroom. I treat her too well, I know. We have a big screen Vizio
that we like, so I trust the brand. The picture is quite good, and you can tell that you have 1080p. She watches
this TV while reading in bed, putting on makeup, etc. The only drawback is the sound; it is tinny and small.
I offered to hook up auxiliary speakers, but my wife refused. She is the only person I know who does not like
surround sound. She thinks the sound is fine. Hey, if she's happy, I'm happy. I detract one star for the sound--
otherwise, excellent TV.

HDTV VIZIO E-Series E241i-A1 24-Inch Deals & Reviews

Douglas G. Lally "DougNC" (Raleigh, NC): I purchased this HDTV for the bedroom and am more than satisfied with it. I mounted it on the wall using a small $25 TV mount. It requires only two screws to hang it so you only have to find one stud in the wall. The built in WiFi and on demand Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, etc is a game changer. The remote (batteries are included) has one touch features for each of the most popular web channels. I ditched my cable about a year ago and do not miss it.

Donald Sensing (Fairview, Tenn.): I opted for the internet-connected Vizio only because it was only $20 more than the non-internet model. Obviously, I thought, I can get all the Vizio apps and Netflix, etc, on the tablet, so would not really need the TV's connectivity. While this is true, I still use the Vizio's connection and apps for non-TV viewing. There are also some useful other apps such as the Wall Street Journals's financial app and other news feeds.

J. Swartz (Bay Area, California): Built in wireless access to your router? Kindof has a built in "roku" media box inside of it that handles all the stuff roku does. Picture quality is very good, the remote buttons are small. My only beef is this tv comes with no STAND that holds it up. Its designed with this little plastic piece in the back that keeps it from falling over but because of this the tv is angled slightly up which prevents you from watching it head on. If it had a proper stand like most leds I' give it a 5 star.

Real Dreams (USA): Shipped quicker than stated and arrived in good shape. Was easy to attach stand (I needed it to stand on a shelf instead of a wall mount) TV was easy to setup and I had it hooked to U-Verse via HDMI cable so it could be used within minutes. The TV was easy to get on my home WIFI so the internet features would work. It seems to be as sensitive in receiving WIFI as my I-Phone. The sound is not as good as a large TV but is better than an older VIZIO model M221NV that I have on a kitchen wall.
I have not tried the digital receiver as I did not have an antenna handy in the basement location I placed the TV.

HDTV VIZIO E241-A1 24-inch Deals & Reviews

KDM (Iowa): I started looking for other 26 or 28 inch TVs when I saw this 29 inch Vizio. I looked at the product dimensions hoping it would fit and to my surpise it was an exact match! And it was 3 inches larger than the Samsung to boot! At the time there were no reviews available so I really didn't have anything to go by except for prior experience with a 22" Vizio LED (still working, just wanted something larger). I decided to buy it knowing that Amazon has a great returns policy. I figured I would compare it to the Samsung and return which ever one I did not like.

MinneMan "CJ" (Minnesota): Turning it on, I wasn't impressed by the picture at all. It was dim and had too much contrast and not enough gradation of tones. None of the presets were useable so I had tailor a custom setup. It took some messing around with the settings over a couple of days to get a picture I could be satisfied with. The automatic backlighting feature, which adjusts the brightness to the room's ambient lighting, was getting in the way so I had to disable it.

Thomas (Sherri's husband) (Magalia, California): I've had the unit setup for an afternoon and have put in about four hours of viewing; "Cowboys and Aliens" was the main movie watched and several newscasts. I have not watched any sporting events such as tennis or hockey so I can't say how well the television handles fast moving, small objects like a hockey puck or a tennis ball. If I come across any niggles that a consumer should know about, I'll comeback and post follow-ups and if no follow-ups, then everything is performing as one would expect.

Dan (massachusetts): I selected this model for its 1080P resolution (rare in this size class). I had purchased one, and the audio continued to shut off, and as others have said, the only way to restore volume was to turn tv off and then back on, a process which takes 30-45 sec. This happened 6x so far today, random and irregular. Went to customer service at Vizio, they said I could send it in for repair, 3 week turnaround. Not going to happen. Returned to BJ's, got a replacement, and it is doing the same thing. I see others share this problem, and it is clearly a Vizio issue.

HDTV JVC JLE47BC3500 47-Inch Deals & Reviews

D. Rice "Woodworker" (Indiana): I first seen this TV last year around thanksgiving on a "shopping channel" for 699.95 with six "easy payments". I debated back and forth about making the purchase and waited too long as the shopping channel took away one of the easy payments and raised the price, and was charging almost 30 dollars extra to ship. So I decided to dig my heels in and wait for them to put it on sale again around Christmas, well it never happened, New Years, price never moved. Then last week I am cruising Amazon.com and I find the EXACT TV on sale for 529.00 and free shipping (Super Bowl sale).

E. L. Velazquez "Tiger Fan" (South Carolina):  I am very happy with my JVC 47" television! I've had it just under a month and it is working wonderfully and met all of my expectations! I too saw this tv on another website (Q..) and after doing some extensive research, I found it here on Amazon for much less and free shipping. The reviews here on Amazon were also very helpful in making the decision to purchase the JVC. It would be awesome if Amazon had a monthly billing program for larger purchases, but the price was so afordable and an absolute deal that I could not refuse. Price is higher now, so if you are on the edge, you better get it before the great ratings make the price go even higher. Great size for my master bedroom and there was a screw driver in the box! I am super thrilled (can't you tell). Thanks Amazon!

Josh (Ohio, USA): I'm no videophile, so I wouldn't necessarily be able to distinguish good vs. bad quality unless seeing this one side by side with other sets. For the price, though, I took that chance. I will say that I can see patches of "light leakage" sometimes on black screens under certain lighting conditions - I read that this is normal with most LEDs though, and it doesn't interrupt the viewing of most shows and movies. I can't really judge the TV watching experience accurately, as I live in a fairly rural area and only get 4 HD channels - 3 1080i, and 1 720i that can sometimes be choppy due to signal strength (I don't have cable, so I use an antenna).

Rick Mears (Bellevue, WA United States): I already have (as of three weeks ago) an AMAZING Toshiba (Toshiba 50L5200U 50-Inch LED TV, also sold on Amazon), and whether you buy the 50" or (the identical) 46" model of that ($649 and $499 at Costco, respectively), you're getting an unmatched value and the BEST picture of all brands--including the "great" Samsung--a picture that is infinitely sharper, more realistic, more "luxurious"-looking than on this JVC. It blows the JVC away. Different leagues, truly. (And the Toshiba had previously been hooked up in the same room to the same cable box as I later hooked up this new JVC to.)

HDTV VIZIO E420i-A1 42-inch Deals & Reviews

Trevor Trumbo (San Clemente, CA USA): I had been patiently waiting for this TV to become available via Amazon, mainly because of the unbelievably low price and good review given on CNET, but got tired of waiting and ended up purchasing this TV on 10/13 from Costco. They had just gotten a shipment in that day and once I saw it in the store, I knew I needed to get it. CNET had mentioned that the off angle viewing was not as good on this set when compared to LEDs from other manufacturers, but I haven't had any problems viewing this TV even from extreme angles. The TV was not quite as bright as the LG next to it at the store, but I believe this was mainly due to the matte finish of the screen.

Anthony V. Mumolo (U.S.A): I've had my Vizio E701i-A3 for about a month and I have been tweaking various settings the entire time to arrive at what I consider the best picture. I used two blu ray calibration discs; Digital Video Essentials and Spears and Munsil. The end result image with a high quality input source is jaw dropping. Colors are rich and beautifully rendered; clarity and detail are exactly what I would expect from a world class display. Even watching movies I've seen before is a revelation and a totally new experience.

Andy Rosenblum "Andy Rosenblum" (Saratoga Springs, New York): This is without a doubt the finest TV that I've ever had the pleasure to use. In comparison to my 5 year old Samsung HD TV, this one makes the Samsung look like a part of ancient history. The first thing that grabs you is the incredibly sleek design. The bezel surrounding the TV is razor thin, thus there is no wasted space at all. Not only does this provide for excellent viewing, but it makes it possible to place the TV in a cabinet that's just slightly larger than the TV picture itself. It's unlikely that you would want to put it in a cabinet, first because it's difficult to find one that would accommodate it, and second because the TV looks beautiful fully exposed.

Hornmann (Kentucky): I unboxed and set it up next to one of my Roku boxes, it found my wireless network and joined it without any problem. It receives a stronger signal than the Roku. I then moved it into my guest room, attached the Vizio camera and updated the Skype app. (I'm having a quest arrive from France next week and wanted this setup to allow him to maintain contact with his family.)

HDTV Sharp LC-70LE857 70-inch Deals & Reviews

Robbin Merritt (Houston, TX): Like all edge lit sets, the center of the screen isn't as bright as the edges. However, it takes a long exposure photo to see this issue.
The Color Management has some issues. It's been impossible for me to get the blue primary calibrated correctly and still maintain the correct blue luminance.
The Motion Enhancement settings above 120 High seem to affect color and gamma in ways that I find unacceptable. 240Hz in particular should be avoided
Moving contrast higher than 32 is going to start effecting colors. The set runs out of red at that point and your luminance balance will be off.

Ronald D. Ross (Memphis, TN): I purchased this TV about a month ago and so far I am loving just about everything about the set. The split screen feature where you can watch TV and surf the internet is much more useful than I expected. The 3D with bluetooth glasses is also amazing. The picture of this set is far superior to my XBR2 Sony Bravia and I am having no lip sync issues what so ever. I also checked the AVSForum to see if anyone else is having this issue and couldn't find anyone reporting this. I think the previous reviewer reporting this may have a bad HDMI board and should get his TV replaced.

Moviefan (USA): Love this TV so far. This version just came out in March and has the latest technology in parts. One thing to consider if you are a moviephile like me, though. Any letterbox movie Bluray or broadcast will have an irritating white line imbedded around the picture in dot by dot viewing mode. The only way to to correct this is to switch to zoom mode, taking half of the movie away with it . It has to do with what pixels are being displayed and what the TV detects. Sharps says it is in within the specs and that all letterbox movies should be displayed in full screen mode to remove the white lines. This sucks. If the movie is in letterbox , it's for a reason. Zoom up Ben-Hur? Chariot scene is lost. My Samsung DLP TV never had this problem. Be warned, fellow moviephiles. Other than that, love the TV so far.

Splitmix (Parts Unknown): I must say that returning a defective 70" Vizio was a blessing in disguise so I could get this 80" Sharp. Great viewing angles and ample settings to dial in the color to the best possible. I bought the extended warranty from Sharp directly - which was the best price I could find anywhere. If this thing does break, you dont want to have to move it anywhere.
I did notice sight bowing of the screen if you look down the top edge side to side. I can only assume it has to do with engineering a plate of glass this size and holding it all in place. It hasn't affected my picture at all (it is a minor bow - never would be noticed while looking head on at all).

HDTV Sharp LC-70LE650 70-inch Deals & Reviews

John Saylers (Cincinnati, OH): Wifi was easy to set up. I skipped it in the initial setup and went back in and did Manual Setup, and I was able to easily find and connect to my wireless network, just like connecting any other device. We don't have Netflix, so I haven't tested that, but I watched about 15 minutes of YouTube videos on there and it didn't freeze or buffer a single time. Pandora also works nicely for party music. I do wish it had Amazon Instant Video as an app, but I'm able to get this through my Blue Ray player anyway.

A. R. St Jean "ARS" (Homosassa, FL): Everything about this tv is excellent except that the wifi connection is too weak to work. Contacted the Aqous people and they informed me that if the tv is not in the same room as the modem it may not work at all. (the tv is in an adjacent room about 20 feet away). All my other devices (Kindle, Wii, laptop)work fine even outside. I have a very fast broadband connection with a top of the line modem but it doesn't seem to matter.

PGMS "PGMS" (NJ USA): I did a lot of research on this TV and it lived up to the hype. The Cnet review is pretty dead on with this TV. It has great picture big and bright. Some of the downsides with the TV is it doesn't handle blacks very well and movies aren't the best. I didn't have to calibrate my TV I just turned it to Dynamic. This TV has many different modes you can set it too. This TV works great in my bright living room. That was my main problem with my plasma TV is it had a horrible glare! You can buy other 60 inch TVs that have better picture than this Sharp. For the money this is the best 60in available and highly recommend it.

S. Baer "Steve" (Coastal SC): Have had it for 3 weeks so far...very satisfied. Tons of features. I'm using 20MPS cable modem, all smart features work great. Blu-Rays look fantastic...follow others' instructions on getting rid of the SOE. No idea about audio as I have it hooked to a full 7.2 sound set-up. Built in browser is a little awkward to use, but that's not why I got the TV...I have enough devices for that. If you're on the fence, I say go for it.