Customer Reviews

Ooops! I just left a review for the wrong TV! Review by Bo

I just left a review for the XVT472SV, but my television is apparently the SV472XVT. Just thought I'd give you guys a head's up.

(Posted on 11/27/11)

Best TV I ever bought, even with slight drawbacks.. Review by Bo

Bought this TV in Sams Club about one year ago. Setup went great. The picture is phenomenal thanks to the LED backlighting. Vizio was on target with this technology, as many other manufacturers have now gone there. As far as picture and sound quality go, this tv is the best I've ever owned.

Of course, with good, there is always a little bad. There ARE a couple of issues with the set. First, there is no closed captioning. I don't know if there is SUPPOSED to be or not, but my daughter prefers watching TV with the words on the screen. We haven't really been able to do that since getting this TV (except when we're watching DVD).

Also, certain channels don't seem to play perfectly with this TV. There are like 5 or 6 channels that always displays what appears to be one scan line of static at the very very tippy top of the screen. You only notice it when you look right at it, and once you start watching the amazing picture, you forget that it's there, but it IS there. I'm assuming this is an anomaly though. I searched around to see if anyone else had any problems like this, but couldn't find where anyone had. We bought the extended 2 year warranty from Sams, so if it gets any worse over the next couple of years, we may take it in, but it doesn't seem to be getting any worse. It's literally ONE scan line at the very top of the picture. And again, only on a handful a channels do we see it.

3 or 4 years ago, if you would have asked me if I'd spend a thousand bucks on a TV made by a company called Vizio, I probably would have told you HELL NO! But the picture quality and sound really spoke for themselves. We only saw one set with brighter colors and more intense picture, but it was one of those super expensive Samsung LED sets with the glossy screen. I told my wife, while the picture may look really great here in the store, it probably won't when we get it home and put it next to the window. The matte finish on the Vizio means no glare!

All in all, it's the best electronics purchase I've made in a while, well, that is, until about two weeks ago when I strolled into Sams and saw the 8" Vizio Tablet computer for 200 dollars! I went ahead and bought one, even though I had already ordered a Kindle Fire from Amazon. The Vizio blows the Kindle out of the water! You HAVE to respect a company that starts with half a million bucks and within ten years has such a large share of an industry that, for years, was exclusive to a handful of albatross companies. America! What a country!

(Posted on 11/27/11)

you will not find a better deal Review by estebanfromTX

I bought this tv from Sam's Club after searching for 3 months for the best of the best. I compared television over & over to no avail & I got an amazing deal for it $1099.00. It has a great picture & amazing sound. The sound also gets better with the sound bar. This product deserves a 5 out of 5 stars but I must deduct half a star since picture & picture doesn't work with HDMI. Also I must mention that I purchased this product more than 18 months ago (today's date is 4-30-2011) but I still compare televisions just to see if I will find a better deal @ but I still cannot. At least for like televisions priced from $800-$1,500. Most television around that price range have 60mhz or 120mhz, but not this one. The 240mhz is what sets this tv apart any other tv with that many mhz are outrageously priced.
So get this television's serial number & find it you will not be disappointed!!!! No other brand can hold a candle to this spectacular television

(Posted on 5/1/11)

great tv Review by shawn731

I would tell anybody to buy this tv for sure. Great picture and for the price i dont think you can beat this i paid 900.00 before tax. Not sure about the sound cause I use home theater all the time. Easy set up, had some problems with the remote lost code but called sevice dept. they fixed me up. Four stars for sure!!

(Posted on 3/30/11)

YOU CAN'T BEAT THE VALUE. Review by LADY TUCKER

I BOUGHT AT SAMS CLUB FOR A VERY NICE PRICE, THE VIZIO IS VERY WELL PUT TOGETHER. IF YOU ARE IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW TV YOU WILL NOT GO WRONG ON THIS TV.

(Posted on 3/6/11)

GREAT DEAL !!! Review by GREGT

I WAS IN THE MARKET FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS FOR AN LED LCD IN THE 47" CLASS AND READ A BUNCH OF POSTIVE REVIEWS FOR VIZIO SO MY SIGHTS WERE WITH THIS PRODUCT. I HAVE A 37" VIZIO IN MY BEDROOM AND HAVE BEEN REAL HAPPY WITH THIS SET. FUNNY THING HAPPENED THE OTHER DAY I WAS WALKING THROUGH COSTCO AND FOUND THIS MODEL IN A BOX MARKED DOWN I GUESS BECAUSE THE BOX MAY HAVE BEEN OPENED BUT IT SAID "LAST ONE" $799.00 SO I FIGURED WHY NOT HUGE SAVINGS !!!! BROUGHT IT HOME SET IT UP HAD A CRYSTAL CLEAR PICTURE IN TEN MINUTES.. PLAYED AROUND WITH THE REMOTE FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND HAD NO PROBLEMS NAVIGATING THROUGH THE INTERNET APPS. AND TUNING IT IN TO MY LIKING.. AWESOME PICTURE, GREAT QUALITY AT THIS POINT I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT..

(Posted on 2/13/11)

Just awesome... Review by dlc808

Simply put, just awesome… I’ve had this TV going on 3 months now and I simply love it! I did a lot of comparisons with Samsung, Sony, JVC, etc… and this was the best picture that I found. With the 240 HZ, there’s no blur.

If you don’t already own it, get it! You’ll be glad you did…

(Posted on 12/27/10)

Can't beet this product Review by BigT

Im BigT, I live in Wiscosin USA, I did allot of research on this TV I was happy to find out that the person who started Vizio, use to work for Sony TV, I learned that this gentleman was due for a promotion,well I dont need to go into details look it up. Anyways this LED TV has won top model for the last 3 years in a row consumer reports says it all. So I bought this LED TV 47", I love the picture, the true color is unbelievable, will not give off allot of heat, the only problem I had is the sound.....thats no big deal I bought a surround sound system so I have no worries, My DVD player is also Vizio I love everything about the product. If you don't thinks so, only one way to find out go to the store and purchas a Vizio product and I can guaranty you will be posting something yourself.

Thank you Vizio for a fine product

(Posted on 11/3/10)

tech support/performance Review by casper51

I shopped for the 47" (apps) for about 2mos. waiting to get the best deal. I did, $1075 w/shipping on e-bay. (patience) This is my 3rd flat screen and by far the very best is Vizio. It is rare to have a problem with this set but after continued nightmares from other "tech-support" sights, (i.e.Dish,Att,etc) I find it very refreshing to deal with Vizios' tech support. They are very helpful, explain things clearly, don't rush you, nor make you feel like its a dumb question you are asking. If they don't have the answer right away, I found they take your number, research the problem, then call you back with the solution to your problem. Besides all that, the quality of this set is far superior to any others I've seen at the stores.

(Posted on 5/27/10)

Impressed to say the least. Review by Jeff

Shopped for over a year., finally pulled the trigger. Nothing out there compares to this set , specs-vs-price point.. Ordered thru Sams Club ,had delivered to home , UPS.
Box was pretty much destroyed , thought for sure TV would be in pieces too. To my relief , no visible damage and installation and start-up went without flaw ! Whew !
Initial thought was ... and bullet proof too !

Instructions and TV inputs well laid out. Pretty much plug and play with any components arrangement. Sound is excellent but went ahead and ordered the Vizio Soundbar with Sub anyway..turned out those are very hard to find right now.

Highly recommend this set !

(Posted on 5/26/10)