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Product Review (submitted on March 31, 2010):

Five years ago I bought 37" Vizio LCD TV for my living room. Even though it was a 720p TV is was hands above any other TV in it's specs and price range. It served me well over the years.

Recently I purchased a new home with a larger living room, and the TV was a little small for that room and I decided it was time to upgrade. I went out and looked at all of the other brands out there Sony, Samsung, Toshiba, Phillips, and found many of the companies really rely on brand name more than quality and features.

Which brings me to the VL470M: I almost didn't buy this TV because the Sam's Club I went to did a horrible job putting it on display. The signal they were using the first day I visited the store was messed up. It was the only TV on the display that had a fuzzy signal and was pixelating left and right. I actually was leaning towards the LG TV right next to it that had the best picture... at that time. Between the time that I looked at the TVs the first day and the time where I finally got around to going in and making a purchase a lot had changed. For one, someone who worked in the store must have noticed the problem with the feed to the Vizio and fixed it, and two it was over cast and there was less light coming through the skylights, and the room was a little darker than the last time I was there; so on that day it was obvious why I should buy the VL470M.

The picture even in the store was unbelievable compared to the other models. And when I got it home and put a true HD feed through one of the HDMI ports I was very happy with my choice. To say that the image quality was very true to life would be an understatement. The blacks are rich and deep, the only pixelation I have seen is when there is a signal issue from my cable provider. My Harmony 659 remote works perfectly with it.

And I even like the Vizio logo that lights up all the time. White for on, amber for off.

As for my "old" 37" Vizio; It is now mounted to the wall in my basement fitness area, giving me a great TV to watch while I am working out. So you could say it has been replaced, but far from retired.