Product Information
1. 1920 x 1080 native resolution for powerful, clear performance.
2. Integrated ATSC/Clear QAM Tuner for HDTV broadcast reception.
3. Contrast ratio of 15000:1 for beautiful color depth.
4. 500 cd/m2 brightness high luminance display for brighter picture.
5. Wide screen aspect ratio (16:9) for a complete home theater experience.
Product Description
The chic textured finish of this Vizio 37 Eco LCD HDTV sets it apart from the pack. Consuming less energy than traditional HDTVs, it exceeds current Energy Star Guidelines by at least 15%. The full high-definition 1080P resolution and 15,000:1 contrast ratio deliver crystal clear, razor sharp images for an amazing viewing experience.
Customer Reviews
Greate for small room
Otherwise either go bigger (such as a 1080p projector) or just get a higher contrast 720p display. That said...
Still wowed at how good the new LCDs are. A year or two with an Olevia 37" I thought was great compared at home with this new Vizio 37" 1080P downstairs: Damn. All I had to do was put everything in the middle setting, sharpness on 5 (out of 7), turn off all the processing and features, and put the backlight at about 10-20 to get the whites bright enough, or higher for brighter rooms. And the in-content blacks are still inky. It renders the entire contrast and color range faithfully except for a little laziness in the middle of the dynamic range curve that can seem "smoky" on some older video mastering jobs (you truly need CRT, Plasma, or exotics to get it perfect). And it doesn't have to be excruciatingly bright like the Olevias. That 237t-t12 even at it's lowest of three crude backlight settings still is kind of blinding in bright scenes, and I have the Brightness down to the point at which the blacks do not get blacker but I can still barely see the foot of the contrast curve.
That continuously adjustable backlight on the new screens is essential. Combined with better real native (not the dynamic software) contrast, and I am floored. And it was $200 cheaper than the Olevia originally! The only thing I'm troubled with is the promotion of this dynamic contrast mode so much in an effort to compete with Plasmas. I think the contrast really is getting good enough on these 37" LCDs that it doesn't need to hide it. Again, there's still obviously room for improvement as Dark City and the Fifth Element still aren't quite filmy yet in their gorgeous contrast rendition on any LCD I've seen yet, but it's getting there. At a higher cost, the newest multi-LED-based screens allow even more control over the backlight, but the only time I see any non-uniformity is on a completely blank, black screen with a very slight flashlight effect in the upper right. Much less than the 237t-t12. Now I must start worrying about upgrading the computer to have the horsepower to get one of these for my upstairs system! X-Plane or Blackshark in 1080P just isn't going to happen on a P4.
Oustanding buy.
With respect to all who may have a finer ear for sound and eye for picture perfection, I can find no fault with anything concerning my VO1370M. For me, I fail to understand how the sound could be better or the picture more outstanding. Seriously, anyone finding fault with this set must have received a faulty one. One feature which I have not noticed being covered in the reviews is the Quickstart Guide. Geez, this is a mega-guide. It measures over 31 x 22 inches, in full color, on both sides. This guide is outstanding. It even color codes the path between each back control panel input and the corresponding remote control button, i.e., which button controls which set of plugs on the back or side panel. It pictures, in color, each of the type input plugs and shows, in color, exactly where they plug into the control panels, and prioritizes, again in color, the best, good, etc., possible connections for components. As it turned out, all I had to do was plug the set in, attach the video cable, turn the set on and let it set itself up. No modifications, tuning, etc., were necessary on my part for a perfect picture. The remote is also not only very good looking but very clear and easy to use. Perhaps I was lucky, but I have no hesitation to rate this set five stars.
HD equals Highly Disappointed-rushed judgement
I had hear that VIZIO a subdivision of Toshiba provided a HIGH quality HDTV. So I bought the Vizio VO370M. It was easy to set up. I noticed that the auto tuner was finding less channels then my SAMSUNG. I also noticed how much larger the 37" Vizio's screen was when compaired to the 32" Samsung. I was looking forward to a bigger screen and great TV viewing. The sound quality was excellent. Then came the Vizio picture. I expected the analog transmission channels to be less then crystal chear. But the "HIGH DEFINITION" channels were all a tremendous disappointment. The picture quality was VERY POOR. The imaging was fuzzy and the colors were bleeding. So I called the seller and was told to "simply adjust it to your liking". I said give it "One More Try".
After spending two hours trying to adjust all the channels I gave up and went out for lunch and to look at other models of HDTVs. I returned four hours later and the picture seemed to have improved. Letting the HDTV run seemed to improve the picture. The images were sharp and the colors were clean and sharp. Long ago, flat panel computer monitors required a "burn in" period when they had not been tested at the factory. Seems that the picture quality continues to improve with use. Which indicates that the VO370M was actually new and not a return.
In all fairness, I can now recommend the Vizio VO370M or the Vizio VO420E. The quality of the picture is there, BUT it does take time for all the pixels to become luminated. Maybe, others did not wait long enough for all full system quality to activate. I don't know. Note the actual size of the screen is 37.2" and the power use is actually less then advertised in the documentation. This is a very good HDTV. I can not give it 5 stars because the documentation leaves a lot to be desired and the "burn in" period is frustrating for we who want instant on perfection. Also the lighted VIZIO symbol on the front of the TV is quite bright even when the TV is in standby. But all things considered, after giving a lot of time to set the screen image, sound quality, backlighting, etc, etc, etc, this is a REALLY Great HDTV.
Great TV once you know the workaround
Before you start using this HDTV you must go through the setup menus and change ALL zany settings to "off". Why, is because the manufacturer tried to be too smart with it's firmware and there are a lot of picture-auto-adjustment features that don't work properly. This is the cause of the black-outs experienced by the other reviewer: it probably has something to do with automatic backlight/contrast/brightness adjustment. Setting all menu options to "off" is a simple workaround and also shows your DVD just as the director intended. This set has a nice feature of "variable" line-out as well as the ability to turn the speakers to "off" - this means you can use an external amplifier and the Vizio remote will control the volume (dunno if other HDTV sets can do this - *shrug*). I recommend "AudioSource AMP-100" and some good speakers to go with it - which I would really do for any HDTV. Having said that it's great value for money because the set was marked down in stores (probably because of this problem.)
Newer model is a great 1080p for the price
There is a newer model (Vizio VL370M instead of VO370M) to which I give an unequivocal 5 stars: please see my review under that model number.
Very good TV for the price
Overall, I have had this TV for three weeks and I have very few complaints. I will say that most people complaints are valid, they just don't bother me.
Pros:
Price
Picture quality (even if the signal isn't 720/1080)
Con:
There is a purplish tint that shows up when there are people on the screen. A slight nuisance, but it doesn't ruin the overall experience.
Highly recommended!
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