Customer Reviews

VIZIO SV370XVT - 37" Widescreen 1080p LCD HDTV - 120Hz - 50,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio - 5ms Response Time

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I have been interested in buying an HDTV for some time now. I have been doing research for month on what all the specs mean and what I need in a TV. If you are new to HDTV I would recommend visiting CNET's site it has a lot of information that is very useful about TVs.
Now on to this particular TV, I have tried to be honest. The SV370XVT picture is better than I had expected for the price. I was ready to spend a lot more to get a good picture but this TV exceeded all of my expectations for picture quality. I use my laptop right now to up convert normal DVDs, and all that I can say is that the people look real! I have an over the air antenna and some channel look as good as the DVDs. The TV itself has a very nice design, it has a glossy black finish with a thin frame around the screen, and the depth is really nice if you are going to mount it to a wall! The speakers put out good sound, my parents have a surround sound system and TV doesn't sound that good but it is good. The remote is very slim and easy enough to use after you get used to it, it has capability to be a universal remote but I cannot get that to work. The volume and channel buttons light up when you push them (which is nice), but I would like it if all of the buttons did. The TV offers many different aspect or zoom features which I love. The media port on the side is very easy to use and I have had no problem viewing video or picture and listening to music. The 120Hz seems to make the motion very smooth, I have only noticed blur on channel that are not HD. I haven't played with the picture settings yet but CNET offers a good guide on how to do it. The picture in picture feature is nice only if you don't want to use it to see what is on another channel (the only reason I really would), it only allows you to see picture from a different input than the one that you are currently playing. I have had no problems with this TV yet (if I do you'll hear from me) and have been extremely pleased with it. I was extremely skeptical of VIZIO but they have really proved themselves.

PROS: Great Picture quality, ease of setup, 120Hz, design, media port, 3 HDMI inputs.

CONS: PIP doesn't allow for channel surfing, remote doesn't light all the way up.

All in all this is AN EXCELLENT TV!!

we have a home theater system in the basement and out of nowhere the wife says what about updating the bedroom to HD and also place a TV above the fireplace, we never use, in the living room,, we have ATT Uverse and after a quick call I found out all four of our boxes are ready for HD and they each have an HDMI plug,,

so off to the computer to start my research,, available space mandated the screen size to be 37",, after going to Ultimate Electronics, Best Buy and Costco (all within 1/2 mile of each other here) comparing everything they had on the floor in the 37" size I selected the Vizio at Costco,, I'm a tad on the geek side when it comes to electronics and after doing my normal adjustments on the TVs I was considering, I felt the Visio XVT was as good as any,, when I went to Costco yesterday to buy the guy helping indicated they had just reduced them $50 for the Thanksgiving weekend so they were $629 each,, he loaded them on the flat bed cart and I also had him put a new Panny Blu Ray DVD on the cart as that was all I was originally going to buy for electronics this year,,

set up was fairly easy and I did not even crack the manual,, most of the menus (very extensive) are easy to understand and you see what the adjustments are doing as the box with the settings on screen to the left leaves about 80% of the screen open to view for adjustment impact,, I set both TVs to be as close to my Sony 65" XBR DLP as possible for my eyes,, interesting after setting each of them up I noted the settings one one and then went and compared to the other,, 9 out of 10 settings were the same,, I will read the manual now as some of the very advanced settings with the color and pixel adjustments need to be understood before touching,,

picture quality on both sets are 95%+ the quality I have in the home theater,, when your spoiled on the sound it is hard to talk about the speaker quality but they are ok for now,, imagine I will do something with the living room as it is a very large area and the speakers need some help there,, bedroom sound is fine,,

the viewing angle is very wide,, even at 45 degrees or more I see no change in color or picture quality,, this works great in the living room as it is not laid out for watching TV,,

I would certainly recommend adding the 37 Slim Style XVT (1080P 120hz double frame rate) to your list for review before writing the check if a 37" is being considered,,

The review before mine says it all. This TV is high quality at a great price. I purchased mine from Costco for 699.99 with a 2 year warranty. The picture quality is superb; I was watching a movie via Netflix streaming through my Xbox last night and the 120Hz made such a difference over 1080p 60Hz sets I've had in the past. The panning of the film was so smooth, it was disorienting at first because I wasn't used to it! :) The TV is lightweight, and it only took me 5 minutes to set everything up, including connecting my Xbox to it via HDMI. I can't wait to see how it works with my Macbook Pro - I've got a Mini Display port to HDMI connector....Hulu, here I come!

Pros: Great picture quality, can be used as a computer monitor, 3 HDMI inputs, good sound, remote is sleek looking, volume and channel buttons light up, set up was easy, thin design.
Cons: No volume or channel buttons on display, so if your batteries in the remote die, you're kinda SOL until you get more (read: keep AAA batteries on hand).

When I purchased the Vizio XVT series tv I was skeptical of a $629.00 price tag and so many features. Could it really be as good as advertised? For the most part the answer is yes but there are a few negatives. My rating of 4 stars heavily takes price into account. Here is my review:

DESIGN: Personally I think the xvt series Vizio televisions are as nice as anything else on the market. It features a nice thin glossy black bezel with a fairly simple accent along the bottom that works nicely. The VIZIO logo on the bottom stays lit which really doesn't bother me. The tv is very thin which is nice but it feels somewhat flimsy on the stand which does not rotate. It has enough connections for the average user which are all logically laid out on the rear.

BLACKS/WHITES: The weakest aspect of this tv is that the black level is very poor. It is better with dynamic contrast turned on but then you have to deal with sudden noticeable shifts in brightness. If this is the most important thing to you then this tv will not satisfy. Otherwise, the whites, overall contrast and shadow detail are all excellent.

COLOR: This tv has some of the most realistic colors of any lcd that I have seen out of the box with no calibration necessary. The colors are not only accurate but they really pop and come alive.

MOTION: The 120 hz feature is very effective on this tv. CNET wasn't impressed by Vizio's implementation but I have seen virtually no artifacts from it. If you leave it set to precision and set the motion smoothing to low it does a great job.

VIEWING EFFECTS: The matte screen is very good at resisting reflections and brightness in the room. The viewing angle is good as long as you are looking at the screen directly centered vertically. If you look down or up at it things go horribly wrong and the picture washes out.

SOUND: The sets speakers put out great sound. If you are looking for virtual surround, look elsewhere, even with the feature turned on there is no 3d effect. Sound is clear and powerful though.

REMOTE: The remote is comfortable but flimsy. It would not accept programming for most of my devices but I only use it to access the menus anyway.

CONCLUSION: For the money this tv packs in the features and does it well. There are some negatives... black level, the fact that settings cannot be adjusted for inputs independently etc. On the positive side there are more preset video modes than almost any other tv that I have seen and without any calibration a satisfactory picture can be achieved. Standard definition also looks as good on this tv as any lcd that I have seen. DVD's have an almost bluray effect if well mastered. Another plus is an attractive and simple menu system. For all but the most finicky of viewers this is a great set at this price.

The TV in our bedroom wasn't working anymore so my wife and I decided it was time for a flat screen. My first instinct was to go with a big name set, ie (Panasonic, Sony, Samsung, etc) but after much reading decided to give the Vizio a look. I was targeting the 32" 60hz model, but after seeing this 37" 120Hz model and the fact that BJ's reduced their price to $629, the decision was academic. The picture looks every bit as good as the more expensive models from the afore mentioned companies. The audio is more than acceptable for regular TV viewing and when I watch DVD's, I use my home theatre system. There are plenty of menu functions to customize the way you like to watch TV and there are 3 HDMI inputs which are enough for me. I've had the set now for about 1 week as of this writing and have kept it on contantly because if something happens to the TV it's usually witihin the first hours of usage.
The TV also looks good when viewing at an angle with no loss of picture quality. Unfortunately, now I have to spend more money and buy a Blu-Ray player and Blu-Ray discs. I'm afraid this is just the beginning! So, if you're in the market, you owe it to yourself to give the Vizio a look before you buy. So far I'm very happy and I highly recommend it.

Addendum: I bought a Blu-Ray player and got two blu-ray discs, the new Star Trek movie and UP. Both look great on this TV at 1080P. The colors, detail, and shading are incredible. Still very happy with this purchase.

Well if you are looking for a LCD HD T.V. to play games and Blu-rays then, I suggest you check this one out. I agree with the other reviews about the remote control (not very well liked), but the set itself is unbelievable. I, like many other reviewers spend a considerable amount of time looking at the stores models as well as hours and hours on-line reading reviews and matching stats. A few key points: it is American company (bonus), it is 120hz (one of the cheapes of the kind), it can keep up with Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 without blur or pixelation. I would say for the Xbox 360 you probably won't find a better choice in this class and size. I also have a PS3, but only play a few games mostly just watching blurays (which are great). For what its worth, the price point naturally is going to make you skeptical, but don't let your worries of other products following the "get what you pay for" model. This is one you may regret passing by. Oh yes one other thing, keep in mind that the remote is the only way to adjust the settings, so the ones on display at the stores may be decievingly poor video, because they are probably not displaying the proper settings or HD input. Best of luck in your decision making!

Plain and simple: This is a nice TV for the price.

I did plenty of research before buying this and after considering the size, price, brand, features and online reviews, this was my choice. I've had this TV for 4-months now and I have to say that I'm VERY happy with my purchase.

I will admit that I was an HDTV noob before buying this Vizio as I never owned one before. So even though I give this TV a ringing endorsement, I can't honestly tell you if it compares favorably or not to any others.

All I know is that it looks great to me and my Xbox 360, Wii and DVDs all look spectacular on it. I also stream Netflix movies on my laptop and watch them on the Vizio via an HDMI cable and it looks quite good as well.

Before buying this TV, my main concern was how standard definition TV would look on it as I do not have HD cable yet. For those of you who plan on using this with SDTV, I have to say that it looks darn good. Admittedly, SDTV doesn't look as good as the 4x3 TV that I replaced, but that's understandable since that's the case when viewing SDTV on any HDTV. After seeing how some other HDTVs handled SDTV, I was pleasantly surprised.

In my opinion, the Panoramic screen mode which fills the entire 16x9 area is the best setting to use when watching SDTV. Things on the screen appear quite proportional and really don't look as stretched as some other HDTVs I've seen. I have a friend who just bought a 46" LG HDTV and the screen options for full 16x9 SDTV viewing look drastically more stretched than this Vizio model. My friend felt things looked so stetched or strange on his TV no matter which viewing option he tried, he now just watches in 4x3 mode with the black bars on the sides. I must admit that I was laughing on inside because of how much better my Vizio looked in 16x9 mode than his HDTV that cost twice as much.

Anyhow, after reading all the helpful reviews on Amazon which helped my make my purchasing decision, I felt obligated to write my own review in an effort to try and help others with their TV buying decision. I really like this TV and I hope that you'll be as happy with it as I am.

Bought this tv because it fit the room. I think that the Samsung 6,7, and 8 series tvs are superior, but not for the price. The room I am using has quite a bit of light coming in, and the matte finish on this screen is perfect. The Samsung LN40A650 had too much reflection from the light during daytime viewing. I also looked at the LN40A630 because of the matte screen, but it still had a good bit of reflection compared to this Vizio. I think that the screen contributes to the only lacking aspect of this tv. That is the black levels. The blacks are good enough for me, but I know that it might be a deal breaker for some. A notorious problem with Vizio (outside of the LED models). Connectivity is what you would expect of any HDTV that is out. Adjustment of picture settings is very good. There are several modes that can be used for presets, and they can all be customized.
If you are putting it in a room without any outside speaker system, it really does well for a flat panel tv. The sound from the tv speakers is better than most other flat panels that I or friends have owned. It is also light and the styling is simple enough that I think it will stand up well for a long time to come.
I know that most people say "good tv for the money" when it comes to vizio. I can say that, but I think that it is much better than what the price would indicate.

First off, I have to say I am skeptical about "off brands". My husband knows someone who works for Microsoftttt and they choose Vizio products (laptop, LCD TV, and desktop computer). That was enough for me to take the plunge for a so-called "off brand".

I am not the kind of person that needs perfection in my electronics. But, we paid 628.00 for this TV at Sam's and could not be happier with the quality of the TV. 3 different people at Sam's came up to us before we left and said they bought a Vizio like this one and LOVE it! We were sold. You will see more from Vizio and I am sure they will get more expensive eventually. Great products.

Excellent picture, built in speakers better than I would have expected for a flat panel. The smooth motion settings are amazing, though film purists will probably hate it. At its highest settings, makes a film look more like video. Not to worry, you can turn the effect completely off if you wish. I suggest you pop in your favorite blu-ray or dvd disk and experiment with these settings. I leave mine set to high/precision and film mode auto, I like the effect. Only con so far is the remote. It stopped working on the 2nd day! Luckily, I have a Harmony remote that I was able to quickly program for the Vizio TV while I wait for Vizio to ship me a replacement. TV is working fine with the Harmony remote. Took about 10 minutes to get through to a Vizio tech who walked me through some testing/reset steps on their remote...still no-go, so they are shipping replacement. Noticed that there is one other review elsewhere with the same issue, so wondering if Vizio has a quality problem with this remote? Tech said they are not aware of such an issue. Still, the remote while having a nice look to it appears to be quite delicate in design. If you are in the habit of leaving it on a sofa or a bed, it might not survive the first time someone sits or lays on it. Not a show stopper, but good idea to have a dependable universal remote on hand.