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Works great on 2nd try
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...
DOESN'T CONNECT TO VERIZON FIOS
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...
This review is from: Vizio VBR110 High Definition Blu-Ray Player with HDMI Cable, Black (Electronics)
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
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This review is from: Vizio VBR110 High Definition Blu-Ray Player with HDMI Cable, Black (Electronics)
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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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This review is from: Vizio VBR110 High Definition Blu-Ray Player with HDMI Cable, Black (Electronics)
Having a Vizio TV,I expected their DVD BlueRay unit to match up with it. However they were behind the curve with this model.
Pro:
Plays well,good sound,lots of features.
Con:
Horrible over sized confusing illogical remote(with tiny fonts)that controls only the volume on Vizio TV's. I have 4 Vizio remotes and none of them will operate the VBR-110.
Unit is way too big and has no Wi-Fi capability (needs ethernet connection).No Netflix streaming options.
While I got it at a really low price, it's now a relic and not near worth it's selling price.
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