Official Vizio XVT3SV Series NO PRICE or Coupon talk - Page 53

Had the same exact problem when I got it two days ago. The solution is to go to your tv settings, click on the screen settings icon (second icon on the top row next to input) and select wide. You may need to first turn off the tv, unplug the apple tv, turn the tv back on, switch to the input that the apple t is on, then make this change, then plug in the apple tv. Worked for me.

Anyone know where I can ask my question?

Dell had it as of yesterday. Delivered mine in one week two weeks ago.

I haven't, I'm doing a remodel and have a DVDO Duo in storage and I'm sure I'll have the VIZIO XVT554SV in the system when it is completed in a few weeks.

I've had my (55") set for about two weeks and I'm extremely happy with the pq and features (I was very impressed with the included Wi-fi; other, less competitively priced models all required an extra USB dongle in order to enable this functionality -- including the more expensive plasma I was considering against this and another Samsung LED display).

The remote's included keyboard has been more useful than I assumed it would be, and while it looks a little on the cheap side I appreciate the simple and straightforward functionality.

My biggest issue isn't so much with the display, as the disparity I'm seeing in the settings I feel most comfortable with, and those used by certified calibrators. I know it's always subjective, but I'm troubled by it nonetheless.

My viewing conditions are far from optimal, with a large window sitting directly opposite of the display. As a result, my backlight setting is quite a bit higher than the 13-15 mark that seems popular here.

Also, brightness (depending on the source) runs anywhere between 55-58, with contrast slightly lower at 43-47. While gaming (tested using Uncharted 2) anything lower than 55 flushed out quite a bit of shadow detail.

All the appropriate advanced settings are off (save smart-dimming). I occasionally turn on smooth motion while gaming.

Anyone else using settings which are disparate from those found here?

The scariest thing about wall mounts is their big price reductions in the past year or so. That said, there are so many type of mounts to consider: flush, corner, tilting and articulating, to name a few, with many doing several things. Some even motorized! Most come with all of the hardware you will need to mount the TV, though you may still need to purchase some bolts and/or wall fasteners for your specific installation.

Look for a cable management system in the mount as well. Think about how you want and need the cables and power cord to attach to your set and where your components and wall outlets are, or will be located.

"monoprice" carries about all the types and sizes of mounts made for TV and monitors and are most reasonably priced. I've just ordered their #5920 - Adjustable Tilting/Swiveling Wall Mount Bracket for LCD Plasma (Max 200Lbs, 42~60inch) for His 553. Have a corner mount from Sams ( Corner TV Mount "36-70", SKU# 993888 ) for Her 553.

If your going to mount yours onto solid concrete, you might want to epoxy your fasteners into the concrete for a more reliable fastening system. The stress on the fasteners and the wall are both shear and stretch, with generally one type of stress noted, depending on the type of mount selected.

The only thing missing from most websites that sell wall mounts are the instructions so you can preview the how to's. You can visit Vizio's website in order to see some installation instructions and ideas. Select a mount and under the support tab, select "Installation Guide" pdf. http://www.vizio.com/accessories.html?cat=80

By the way, most wall mounts are not a thing of beauty. :-))

Hope this helps,

Tom

Jim, thanks.

Can you find out what "and Bluetooth A2DP support" from your post does or means for us?

Tom

Yeah, I started with the CNET settings, but it was too dark. I have a large window/patio door in the room and even at night there is usually a light on.

I use 32-35 for my backlight. Doing this I also had to lower my contrast slightly. Other than that I am using all the CNET settings. I get a little more blooming at the obvious times like credits, but overall I think it is worth it to get a better picture.

Whats the word on the new Game Mode? How is the latency and how is the PQ?

It means that bluetooth audio support for bluetooth paired headphones is good to go. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth_profile

A really fast google search of A2DP or bluetooth comes in handy..

I took almost three weeks but I finally managed to read all 53 pages!

This forum is great - many thanks to all who contributed.

That's Cool...

Almost 2 month update!

Okay, I've had the 553 for almost 2 months now and I thought I would give another update. I'm using the ISF settings (with more back light due to some east facing windows).

So far I've been extremely happy with the performance of the tv. PQ continues to be awesome and the set has performed flawlessly. We use Netflix almost every night over wifi and with 3Meg DSL. No hiccups, stutters or buffering mid stream.

The other apps work just fine as well, though I haven't had much chance to explore them.

I recently got the set fully mounted and I have 3.1 setup and am running the wires for the rears this weekend. (see pic).

Anyways, I just love this tv and it continues to impress me and my family everyday. The only things left to do is upgrade the media hutch/table so that my new Onkyo 308 will fight =) Also, I have to move the tv to the right 1 inch, which I have been putting off.

Oh PS. I have also run cable covers over the front speaker wires to make them look more uniform (like the rear)

The XVT's have been coming in and out but they are around for sure.

Interesting that they claim the new firmware adds bluetooth headset support, since it was already there.

I've had mine for over a month with the original firmware, I paired an old motorola headset to it the first day. It worked just fine with the apps and hdmi sources even before the update.

I wonder if the update note really means the TV can be a sink now: stream audio to the tv from a cellphone or BT dongle etc.

Vizio has not said what the added "Bluetooth A2DP support" does. That is a question we have asked Jim Noyd to check with Vizio about. And they never said that some Bluetooth headsets would not work with the "3's", as evidenced by your success.

FWIW - Vizio has their own Bluetooth headphones that should be available soon. Maybe that's part of it?

But if you got the devices and time, try'em out and let us know how it went.

By the way, have you gotten the firmware update?

Tom

i could not agree more. Thanks to all.

I got my firmware update this morning C1.2.22_RC1

-James

Picked up a XVT553SV at Sam's today. We've always been big Sony fans but
after seeing my sisters Vizio 42" of the same series we were compelled to get a 55".
Our older set is a Sony 50A10 that will just get moved to another location, it's
been a great set. I'm going to try and read through this entire thread over the
weekend. We watched Toy Story 3 on Blu-Ray without changing any of the
settings and I must we were blown away by the PQ, almost looked 3D. We
also picked up a Vizio VHT210 Soundbar, haven't hooked that up yet. Looks like
it's a love/hate relationship by the reviews on the Soundbar at Sam's website,
it sounded pretty darn good to us. Getting to old to mess with all the surround
sound system stuff, hopefully this will do.

I've never seen an easier setup menu, it's auto-programmed the remote for our
Panasonic Blu-Ray and our SA 8300HDC box. It found our Airport Extreme
router with no problems what so ever. Still have tons to learn on this set.
It will eventually end up on the wall our Den after the remodel but that may
not start until Jan.

Yes i have both the Wii and the DVD player set to 16:9 widescreen setting. The Wii..does not let me choose HDTV in the TV type menu (so i have to pick standard TV.) Would that make a difference? anyone else having a problem? i just wasnt sure if Av inputs let you have widescreen settings (this is my first widescreen and HDTV)

I had talked to the Sam's Manager to get a price adjustment before i bought a new one..but got a no.."they have to have atleast 2 in stock AND it should have been bought within 30 days," was what he said but i can still return the older one since it's in the 30 day window and i made it clear..and he said to go ahead and do it. I just got the new one in today (have not opened it up yet)

For the widescreen setting on Wii you need the component cable otherwise it's grayed out. It also lets you use the 480p output instead of 480i only. Monoprice carries them for a pretty good price

stenhunter's 2 month excellent update and pictures inspired me to give a report on our pair of 553's.

Here goes -

Can not believe it's been this long, as Her and His 553's arrived 3 months ago, on 8/3. Her's runs about 16 hours a day, and His about 6 hours a day. These are our first fully digital TVs. All is going well with each set. But each set has RVR'd, Her's 3 times, and His twice. No lockups.

We couldn't be more satisfied with the PQ, even though we do not use the ISF/c-net settings. OTA main channels are mostly HD at 1080i or 720p and looks like we're at a picture show, or close to being part of what is airing. OTA secondary channels are SD at 480i and look just awesome.

And the Sound from the sets are great for us. Really like the remote control, but being backlit would be nice.

An interesting quirk is there can be a 5 second difference in a program between the 2 sets. Most noticeable when watching football, but can be on a regular show as well. Rare to happen ( maybe 5 times ), but it is always right at 5 seconds. The lag/lead can be on either set. Changing channels resolves it. Guess the processor needs to catch up?

Future plans: add a BD player and use ISF/c-net settings; some type(s) of HD Recorder; hook my iMac to His; connect to broadband whenever it becomes available; and, a Vizio set of BlueTooth Headphones for His.

To really check things out, I ask my wife every once in a while - do you want me to get back our CRT's? The answer is always "No Way!" Even though in the beginning she had a hard time with the sets being so large, it took about two weeks for that issue to disappear. :-))

Hope all of your sets are doing as well

Tom

I did a quick, crude test using my Macbook Pro's LCD mirrored with the 553, through a DisplayPort to HDMI adapter. Pre C1.2.22_RC1, I was measuring 50-90ms delays. Post updated, it was 30-50ms. The picture looks about the same.

I experienced a few noticeable improvements - when using my 553 as a secondary monitor pre update, the mouse definitely felt sluggish. Now it's very good, not perfect, but much better. Gaming with my 360 felt a little snappier as well.

Along with a modest improvement in apps and related functionality (menus, etc), this makes a quirky yet awesome TV just plain awesome.

Tom thanks for the reply, and for all your other excellent posts.

I was trying to avoid discussing my off-topic issue on this post but I can find nowhere else to try. I'll try to post a photo. Apologies in advance, if It's long-winded.

I want to mount a 3 or 4 above an occasionally used fireplace insert. Don't worry about the heat. That issue is taken care of. The wall is concrete block hidden under plaster. I will want to anchor my mount through the center of these blocks to avoid them chipping out and hope I can find the centers by measuring in from the outside.

Space is limited by the fireplace and low ceiling beams to something like 42 high and 67 wide. More than enough for a 55 or 65 TV but in the future I will probably max out at 75 or so. Due to their somewhat brittle nature I don't want to have to drill into the concrete blocks again in a few years when bigger and better TV's come long, so I want to try and hang a mount just once, that will cover me for any future sets. I'm looking at mounts like the Sanus VMPL3-B or the PeerlessST670.

Here's the crux of my problem. I've never owned a flat screen or seen how they pair up with mounts. I'd like to place the mount before I get the TV so that I can hang the set as soon as it arrives. Also I'm painting the whole fireplace area, and It would be nice to get all the drilling and mess over with at once. Remembering that I want to preserve maximum wall space for a future larger TV should I be placing my mount directly in the middle of my limited wall space? Or are mounts usually set at the top third of the TV frame or in some other fixed ratio? I realize many mounts allow some sideways adjustment of the TV which is useful since my space is somewhat asymmetrical but it's particularly the vertical placement of the mount that concerns me. If I get it right at the start I'm hoping that in the future I can maximize my chances of mounting as large a screen as my space will accommodate, and still maintain the integrity of the wall.

There is nowhere else to place the TV (big windows on other three walls). Any insight would be much appreciated. Also, if anyone has suggestions for other mounts I'd be very interested. I'd like a tilting mount because of all the potential window reflections and for viewing angle (couch is about 16 feet away). I also assume that mounts with good tilting ranges in both directions make access to the back a little easier.

Any news on a release date for the 3D model?

Sorry for the length of this post. Looking forward to being educated. Now, lets see about a photo...

Thanks

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Ah! Ordered a 423 at sam's club yesterday... Delivery estimate between Monday and Friday! Can't wait for it to come in!!

You should be able to do all of this before the TV arrives. Just plan for the future and If you're going to eventually step up in tv size make sure that you get the concrete anchors that will hold the future set of course. Also I would recommend a tilting mount, since you wont be watching the tv at head/eye level you might experience off angle blooming more. If you tilt it down some, that will be less.

I did some quick searching and here is some things I found.

Articles courtesy of diychatroom.com

http://www.practical-home-theater-gu...fireplace.html

http://support.gateway.com/s/Manuals...05/8509005.htm

http://www.ehow.com/how_1000472_plas...lace-hang.html

Example of concrete Anchors:

http://www.williamsform.com/Concrete...e_anchors.html

http://www.concretefasteners.com/

http://scfastening.thomasnet.com/cat...ncrete-anchors

You Don't want to use Tapcon screws. You want to use any kind of expandable sleeve type masonry-anchor, or concrete-wedge anchor.
Determine the diameter of the pre-drilled holes for the TV bracket. Then use that to determine the anchor diameter.

For any code or design-specific anchors use this company:

http://www.fastenal.com/web/products.ex?N=999600000
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This might be a good place to buy online or at least get a good look at all the options out there.
http://www.concretefasteners.com/

Hope this helps Thompsonbrook!

Mounting a TV above a fireplace is not good ergonomically...and the closer you sit, the worse it is.

Generally, the middle to the bottom of the TV should be at eye-level.

Frankly, I would think that unless the wall - mount is at sitting eye level, the location is seriously flawed.

My wife last night wanted to catch up on her Survivor Nicaragua episodes. We had lost all of the DVR recordings when the Dish receiver was swapped out for a HDTV model.

Went to Fancast.com on the computer, found the program and made sure it worked OK on the laptop. I then connected an HDMI cable from the port on her Dell Inspiron 15R laptop to HDMI #2 on the XVT423SV. I switched the TV input to HDMI#2 and the video popped right up. Not full screen but I will work on that later. What surprised me is the audio did not play through the TV as I expected, it remained on the laptop. Is this normal behavior?

Has anyone else had this happen, and, any thoughts as to where I should start searching for the cure?

Thanks!

You have to configure the laptop with the proper audio output device. Currently, you have to set to use the computer's own speakers.