Posts by sasmallen

Quote: Originally Posted by Vitess Real refers more to price and brand. Vizio wasn't considered a main stream TV for at least a couple of reasons. Costco was the only place I saw them for quite some time and they were/are far cheaper....

Quote: Originally Posted by Vitess ... The XVT is a cost comprise, at a third to half price of a “real” back lit set, it causes me to not “use such a critical eye” but still expect back lit traits. With that, the XVT looks...

Quote: Originally Posted by busterbrown885 Just took the set out of the box and finally got it up and running. Had trouble witht the remote, fortunately I have a Harmony 880 which allowed me to go through the setup screens becuase the...

Quote: Originally Posted by robb1138 Does anyone know what gaming mode is supposed to do? I really can't tell any difference in the picture quality or motion. If you look back on this there are quite a few posts about it and the...

Quote: Originally Posted by grpape Can everyone change the "Smooth Motion Effect" setting in the Advance Picture menu? I have been playing around with the different effects of "Smooth Motion Effect" and "Real Cinema Mode". The last...

hometheaterrevview.com Reviews the XVT473. You get, in my opinion, a very balanced review that includes all of the good points and the bad points. Quote: Conclusion The Vizio XVT473SV is definitely one of the best deals in town...

Quote: Originally Posted by 88ronin I was curious about my 553's download speed and tested both wired and wireless speeds last night (under the "Network" menu item). Wired connection: ~ 10,500 kb/sec (average of 5...

I have a hard time believing this set (that won the CNET Editors Choice Award, is praised by many members in this thread, and has received above average reviews by nearly every industry site that has reviewed it) produces an almost...

Quote: Originally Posted by mschwab I'm reporting back about my Closed Captioning problems: So far, I only get CC working through the AV input of the Vizio, coming from my HDVR2 DirecTiVos through the AVR (Onkyo TX-NR708). I know the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Vader182 How should I adjust the color itself though? That seems a bit beyond my skillset. Try going to the Color Temp settings and raising the "Blue Gain" a little if the picture is too warm for you. ...