Customer Reviews

VIZIO VBR110 High Definition Blu-Ray Player with HDMI Cable, Black

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I have owned several Vizio TV's and have always been impressed with the quality, given the price point. I just saw this model of Blu-Ray on Black Friday, and given the incredible price at Costxx, I went for it.

I found out in the next couple weeks that it would play an older Blu-Ray release beautifully, but couldn't play two new release titles.

Tech support was very easy to work with and ended up recommending I replace the unit. While being skeptical, given the pattern of behavior, I complied and found that the new unit played the previously unplayable releases just fine.

So, an initial bad unit, but good customer service (both Vizio and the retailer) made this a small inconvenience and I'm very happy -- again, keeping in mind the price that I paid.

Also, note that this unit seems to load discs very quickly - something that is worth noting as a differentiator between competitors. Standard def discs were even faster...a plus in my book

I have purchased many products from Amazon including my new Samsung 42" Plasma over the years. This review will be about a purchase somewhere else. Some things have to be.
I worried over my choice of a lower price Blue Ray player. I wanted quality, but knowing how much my wife and I use the thing, we'd never get to use the bells and whistles such as Netflix and Youtube. Consequently, I looked for good to better reviews on the bottom Sharp22 and the Vizio110. Both were on sale last week in the Orlando area for under $100.
The Sharp had to go by the wayside because there were too many reports of it sounding like a freight train when it started up. I grit my teeth and went down to the "B" club to purchase the Vizio. I am not easily scared away, but there were MANY of these in stock; and they were not returns either. I looked carefully at all the boxes on display (about thirty) and realized that these were players which had not been opened since final assembly at the factory in ...help me....China. I have had a bad relationship with those boys. Malaysia looked good.
The price was the point.
It set up quickly. I managed to correct a mistake that my Bright House installer had made when connecting the HD box. I even went so far as to purchase a 25' LAN cord to attach the player to my router right here in the living room. That would be used later with a special disc.
I turned it on and insterted a regular DVD. Harlem Nights came on quickly and even at that resolution, beautifully. The sound is the thing. I connected it up to the Yamaha Dolby 5.1 (Five Channels at 100 Watts RMS) which I purchased from Amazon about a year ago waiting for this day. I was not disappointed. The picture and sound were perfect.
Then I turned to the Blu Ray disc I had purchased just for the occasion. It is a copy of "Phantom of the Opera". I wanted to test the picture as well as the sound. Fantastic!!! The machine recognized the disc immediately. It took no longer than ten seconds before the menu came up on the screen.
The machine is very very quiet. I have only one thing against the unit. The remote control although a bit confusing has a very slender angle of view. That is to say that some remotes, Sony in particular, can be aimed approximately at the unit in question before something happens. This one has to be aimed (literally) at the player. It will work, but don't expect to turn to talk to someone and get back to a running player; it ain't a goona happen.
Buy this unit. Aside from the remote question, it is a sturdy, quiet, and well-behaved blu ray player. And unlike many reviews I have read over the past month, it plays both DVD's and Blu Ray DVD's without a stop, a hitch, or a glitch. It just plays right through. FORE!!
Get this machine if you don't care about a lot of extras and only require good performance.

Got this unit along with my TV - works just fine. Load very quickly - friends are impressed with look and speed of unit. Would definitely recommend.

It's apparent immediately that this is a cheap blueray player. The remote's buttons are hard to press and make a loud clicking noise when pressed. Very annoying. The buttons on the actual player itself don't work on mine, I hope I never lose the remote. I use this mainly to watch Netflix. Every single task takes way longer than it should. If I want to stop a movie that's playing I hit stop on the remote and it takes a minute or so until it actually stops. The menus are hard to navigate and figure out. Completely unsatisfied with this piece of equipment.

The VIZIO VBR110 Blu-Ray player is a more than satisfactory entry to the world of 1080P Blu-Ray material. As suggested in their advertising, this unit will "upgrade" the quality of your existing DVD collection. What this means is simply this- your DVD's will play flawlessly on this device and the output will fill the screen of any 1080i/p HDTV. Your DVD's will look pretty much the same as before, but will fill the 16x9 screen with more than acceptable resolution. The bottom line- you won't need to replace your DVD collection. While not as stunning as the Blu-ray experience, regular DVD's look excellent on this unit and as expected, blow away VHS performance. Please bear in mind that I have only used this player with an HDMI connector. I cannot vouch for performance when connected via component cable. I must assume that composite connection will degrade performance significantly.

To my surprise, Blu-ray discs on the VISIO look substancially better than 1080i broadcast material (at least when connected via HDMI). The difference is in the Progressive scanning, versus interlaced. This is what the "i" and "p" stand for following the 1080. Blu-ray discs look better than any cinematic experience I have ever seen- and that includes 70mm prints shown in the worlds finest theaters. Blu-ray has begun to threaten your local movie theater. This accounts in no small part to the proliferation of 3-D movies.

The VIZIO 110 is a solid and handsome device indeed. The elegant piano black front end is housed in a solid metal cabinet. This player has some heft to it, as opposed to many players that can be picked up with two fingers--and dented by the same. Gone are those screaming logos all over the faceplate, as will as useless displays, buttons and idiot lights. In fact, aside from the off-on and eject button, there are no other controls on the front end! Be forewarned- you'll need that remote control, since the VIZIO is practically useless without it. Programable remotes seem to work just fine.

The only performance criteria that I cannot comment on is the loading speed. It takes 10 seconds or so for your disc to load. Once loaded, the usual commands seem slow to those new to Blu-ray. You do get used to it, but the device will seem painfully slow next to your old DVD player. I understand that this is pretty common among Blu-ray players. Obviously the device is loading significantly more data than the nearly outdated 4.8 gig DVD format can hold.

If your current HDTV does NOT have internet/wifi capability, hold the phone! You'll want a player with internet functions that the model 110 does NOT have. If your HDTV has internet, no problem. Duplicity in this matter is of no use. Yes, WIFI TV is here now, and you are going to want those features--believe me.

Assuming that your HDTV already has WIFI, the VIZIO 110 is a lovely player. The price is right, especially considering that they throw in a HDMI cable at no charge. If you want Blu-ray NOW, I don't think you can go wrong with the VIZIO. A year from now, anything you buy today will be obsolete, so you might as well enjoy your savings and consider this a "first player". The model 110 is sure to be a handsome addition to your home theater system.

One last comment-- in my experience, VIZIO customer service is top notch. VIZIO is a real contender in the home electronics world. Don't be put off by the "new guy" label. They're all made in China anyway, so try to put label snobbery aside. VIZIO is here to stay and the design/style is world class!

I have had this model blu-ray player for a few years now. It has been flawless. Purchased at Costco and it was very inexpensive. I use this with my Vizio LED HD TV and Vizio surround sound bar system.

DON'T BUY THIS if you have Verizon Fios. I've spent hours and hours with techs from both Vizio and Verizon and they can't get this player to connect wirelessly. There's nothing unusual in my set-up and I've had no problems wirelessly connecting a desk-top, lap-top, printer, or ROKU player. The Verizon people tried all kinds of things without success, walking me through all kinds of manual input. The Vizio people were clueless; I waited on hold for 20 minutes at a time, on a dozen phone calls, and they had no ideas. I tried two different machines and neither worked; tried bringing my router close to it, but no help. Wasted lots and lots of time; got lousy, lousy service. If you have Verizon Fios, I say, stay away from Vizio. And maybe even if you don't. Annapolis.

Vizio has burst onto the Blu Ray Player market with both guns blazing!This is there second generation Blu- Ray player and it is worth every penny spent.Most all Blu- Ray players are way over priced but as Vizio did with there flat screen LCD TVs they found away to make a great product without cutting corners.I am very much pleased with my new Vizio VBR110 Blu- Ray player I cannot believe the price and quality of this unit!This player will not let you down fast loading,very quiet,and it has all the features of a high priced Blu -Ray player that is offered by it's competitors!

I bought a highly rated blue ray from a discount electronics store which according to them was a "Best Buy" and had to return my purchase twice. On the second return, I asked for my money back instead of a third player. I then checked Consumer Reports and bought a "reconditioned" unit from a supplier through Amazon. Works beautifully.

My mother recently bought the Vizio VBR110 as a gift for my father, and I in turn bought him the Blu-ray Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection available here on Amazon. While it was easy to set up and played my parent's DVDs just fine, the player crashed whenever a Star Trek Blu-ray Disc was inserted, requiring an unplugging and a quick press of the Eject button when it powered back up in order to prevent it from crashing again. It turns out that this is a well-known problem with the VBR110 and there's no fix available. Fortunately, Costco has excellent customer service and they were able to replace it with a Sony BDP-BX2 which is better in every way, including the most important aspect of actually playing your movies.