Vizio 50" Plasma HDTV - VP50

by Vizio

Product Details

• Item Weight: 120 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 140 pounds
• ASIN: B000WEO5IM
• Item model number: P50
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #263,014 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 26, 2007

Product Description

The VIZIO P50 HDTV Widescreen 50-in Plasma TV offers a HDTV display capability at 720P and 1080i allowing you to enjoy High Definition content in either format. This product offers a high 1,500 cd/m2 Brightness at a 1366 x 768 native resolution, and an unprecedented 15,000:1 max Contrast Ratio. Using VCV (VIZIO Color Vision), this Plasma TV can display 6,144 shades of gray in 231 Billion colors for a brilliant, colorful picture.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Screen wore out fast, November 6, 2007

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Seth Schultz (Easthampton, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vizio 50" Plasma HDTV - VP50 (Electronics)

I bought a Vizio vp50 about six months ago and was very happy with it. The main problem I had was that it suffered from what I can best explain as 'short duration burn in'. If there was a bright image on the screen for any length of time and the image became much darker a ghost of the brighter image would remain for quite some time (several minutes unless another bright image took it's place).

I had never read about this problem in any reviews for plasma TVs and this was my first, so I don't know if the problem is common or not. While annoying I accepted it as it was a cheap (for size) set. But after about 4 or 5 months I noticed a new problem. At all times I am getting bright blue/green pixels lighting up around bright areas of the screen. This is quite bad looking and not something I can blow off.

As cheap as it was for the size, it was still a very expensive investment for me and I'm not looking forward to the hassle of trying to get a replacement. This much decay after 6 months is not good. Had this not happened though I would consider it an excellent tv.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, inexpensive HDTV, January 24, 2008

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W. Blanken (Arlington, Washington United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vizio 50" Plasma HDTV - VP50 (Electronics)

For the price, this television can not be beat. The picture is clear and crisp. The contrast ratio and picture brightness rivals that of the higher priced brands without the extra money. I have been researching LCD and Plasma tvs for awhile now and after extensive product reviews and comparing many televisions side by side, this is easily the best you can get for the money. Easy to set up and fine tune to the viewers liking. The only downfall I have found is the audio from the tv, but you can not really expect alot from speakers that have to be put into such a small space. The sound is very similar to the other brands I have researched, so I guess it is about all you can expect from the thickness limitations of the tv, you can onl cram so much speaker into a small space. It is not a big concern for me as I run all audio through my A/V receiver. The other plus is that this tv has digital audio outputs that work great with my A/V system. Overall I would give this tv a 4.5 out of 5

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Quick screen burn-in/Poor support from VIZIO, December 20, 2008

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A. Gross (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vizio 50" Plasma HDTV - VP50 (Electronics)

We purchased our VIZIO VP50 less than a year ago. The television has shown 6" wide vertical lines on each side which we have determined is from the midportion of the screen being "burnt-in" from watching programs not broadcast in HD/full screen. We contacted Vizio and were basically put-off. So, now we're out a thousand bucks and stuck with lines on each side of our image--even with our Blu-ray player. I would not recommend this brand--not only because of the quality but also because of the poor customer service from VIZIO.