Vizio xvt3d554sv - Page 39

This really seems odd. Have any of the folks that are now having a "brighter" problem contacted VIZIO customer support? It seems that half that post here say it is the same, half say it is now brighter. I am really curious now on this one. If mine had gotten brighter I would not be happy about it.

Look, the logo does dim down from initial start up - just not as much as before.
That's the straight dope. Indubitably !!

[quote=2large;20900545]Originally Posted by toolwarrior
I bought my 554 about a month ago and the update just hit my tv last night. After reading all the posts on this, I looked very closely at the VIZIO logo light after the update was complete. I can definately say that the brightness of the light did not change. It functioned just like it always did. It is very bright when you first turn the TV on. Then, about midway through the V logo on the screen, the VIZIO logo begins to dim down. Nothing changed on this, folks.
[quote=2large;20900545]Originally Posted by toolwarrior
I bought my 554 about a month ago and the update just hit my tv last night. After reading all the posts on this, I looked very closely at the VIZIO logo light after the update was complete. I can definately say that the brightness of the light did not change. It functioned just like it always did. It is very bright when you first turn the TV on. Then, about midway through the V logo on the screen, the VIZIO logo begins to dim down. Nothing changed on this, folks.
Well I'd love to see for myself what brightness level my Vizio logo is but I still don't have the FW update. I bought my 554 the last week of July 2011, I've called Vizio support 4x, done 3 different online support chats, made sure my t.v. is registered, still no update. The last CSR had me check the system info menu all the way to the bottom to make sure it's REG=YES, which it is. The CSR was the most rehearsed/practiced re: FW inquiries so far. She confirmed what several others have; as byzantine as it sounds, the FW queue is ordinal by serial # range.

554 pings Vizio's NOC (sp?) server.
NOC server compares my SN# to current FW SN# 'range.'
If my 554's SN# in range, handshake + FW update.
If my 554 SN# not in 'range,' no update.

She said "no more than 2,000-4,000 t.v. SN#'s are allowed in range at a time," so as not to "overwhelm" the server.

[I so wanted to say, 'yer kidding me with this server constraint, right?" but i didn't ]

Like the rest, she was adamant; "even if I wanted to," support techs cannot "push individual updates."

On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being best, I'd say Vizio's handling of the FW update is a 0.5. If Vizio is that server constrained, send the update on a USB drive. Oh yeah - the USB drives aren't enabled without the update. Right.

My new Yamaha AVR wirelessly updated FW minutes out of the box. My PS3 has (another) FW update waiting... reminds me periodically. My HD Roku just did a FW update on demand.

This is my 1st Vizio product and my only serious rant is FW update. I read a lot about the 554 before purchasing, waited for price to bottom out, got a great deal, knew a FW update was pending. I just didn't think it would take MONTHS to roll it out. That's ridiculous.

My only other complaint is 554's remote. Don't care so much about no backlighting but I was a bit taken aback at the lack of build quality. The slider mechanism feels particularly flimsy and cheap. I'm going to be surprised if we don't see posts re: slider mechanism breaking. I don't mind - I'm already using a universal remote.

Otherwise, I'm loving my 554. Watching US OPEN tennis as I type this. 2D content is so crisp, such depth, it looks 3D. Last night, Andy Roddick rocketed a 140 mph serve at Jack Sock, but that little yellow ball stayed crystal clear. Whipping racquet and player movement, no ghosting. The tennis ended early, so I turned off all the lights and watched Avatar on an HD cable channel. Even at 1080i, truly stunning. The 'flying' scenes were particularly jaw dropping. Several friends & family have commented on how amazing the picture is.

so I just registered my TV September 1 - never bothered before. what if they ran through my SN# range but I wasn't registered?

[quote=willybguy;20902101][quote=2large;20900545]Originally Posted by toolwarrior
I bought my 554 about a month ago and the update just hit my tv last night. After reading all the posts on this, I looked very closely at the VIZIO logo light after the update was complete. I can definately say that the brightness of the light did not change. It functioned just like it always did. It is very bright when you first turn the TV on. Then, about midway through the V logo on the screen, the VIZIO logo begins to dim down. Nothing changed on this, folks.

In regards to the logo brightness, whoever HAS NOT rec'd the update yet, might want to video their logo dimming now & then present another video of "after" to see how much or how it dims (or doesn't). That way somebody has evidence!!!!!!!!!!!

I should say, too, that I have the 47" so I don't know if that'd make a diff or not but regardless.......somebody should video record the evidence NOW!!!!

The Vizio rep said if the t.v. is not 'on,' or does not have "REG=YES" in the setup info when the SN# is in range for the FW update, you don't get it at that time. What happens then?

Well, as I understood it, when the entire range of SN#'s has been run through, "only then," said the rep, "Can we push the update to an individual t.v. - only after the entire range has been covered once."

I'm only repeating what I heard from Vizio directly.

I don't know why theres a debate on the Logos brightness? Some sets are the same, some are brighter.. I KNOW MY SET IS BRIGHTER. I can accept some people claiming that theres isn't different.

well crap. mine does say "reg=yes" now. of course, I only checked for that after registering and reading this thread. really stupid I can't manually tell this thing to go update.

I hope to pick up a new tv soon. Having trouble deciding between this, the Panasonic GT30, the Samsung PND7000, and the nano LG.


I went to see this model Vizio at a local Costco a few weeks ago. The remote I used to play with the settings didn't have a slide out keypad. It was double sided like the remote for the Samsung D8000's. Was I using the remote for the XVT650SV that was on display next to it? I would prefer that remote over the slide out one any day.

Sounds like you found the remote for the Vizio E3DxxxVX. I'm pretty sure it is NOT Bluetooth capable. Its nice looking, wish it was Bluetooth compatible with the XVT3D's. Its the Vizio Remote Control XRV1TV 3D - 0980-0306-0921.

You were definitely not using the remote for a 554; if you check vizio site you'll see the slide-out QWERTY keyboard remote that goes with the 554.

FINALLY!! The update installed! 8:50pm eastern time, 9/5/11. After almost having this tv for 9 months, I finally get an update. And yes, the Vizio logo at the bottom middle IS brighter...

here's hoping I get it soon. does it install while the TV is off?

I just turned it on and it said that it was downloading the firmware.

No. Your network connection to the TV is not active if the set is off. Just like a computer if it's off there isn't any network connectivity.

I know this is retarded....Should I have the tv on 1080p or 1080i?

Should auto detect whatever the source is... But 1080>>1080i

I'm not convinced that's true. Some power is still fed to most electronic units even if they are switched "off."

On our 554, last week the screen said it was downloading the update, and that message came on screen right after my wife had turned the set on. That wasn't just happenstance.

On my computer, I frequently have updates ready and standing by to upload immediately after I turn the computer on. It seems apparent that updates come in and stand by on hold until you "turn on" the unit. I know on my Oppo BluRay player, I've had updates standing by to download, which information showed up on the screen as soon as I turned the Oppo on. So the downloads had come in and been stored while the player was "turned off" (except, of course, it really wasn't).

It doesn't make any sense that an undate will pass you by just because your set happens to be off. If that were true, there's a significant chance that you might never get the update at all. That can't be the way it works.

I don't think that's a problem. We bought our 554 the first week of February, and I still haven't gotten around to registering it, but we still got the update last week.

These modern electronic units "phone home" after you plug them in and connect to the internet, and you're linked in automatically. For example, I bought an Oppo BluRay player back in March, and about 50 seconds after I plugged it in and connected it to the internet, it put a message up on my 554screen letting me know that it had some new updates to download, and asking me if it was OK to proceed.

So within 50 seconds after I hooked it up, the Oppo phoned home to Momma computer, told her where he'd landed and that he was ready to get downloads, and Momma shot back the updates. I didn't have to do anything.

I am interested in the 55" model but since I currently own a 50" tv, I was hoping to upgrade to a 60" next. Any idea if they plan on making larger models?

p.s. I know about the 65" that uses edge-lit led, I'm not interested in that one. Only full array local dimming led.

Vizio is selling their 3D glasses for $49.99 for two pairs again. Just got their e-mail. Use the code 3DFORALL I've already got 4 pair so I'm not currently interested. Maybe Sam's or Wallyworld has something similar....

Nothing yet. Maybe next CES. 60+ inch screens are becoming the new big must have sets of the future. Stay tuned....

They have had that for a month now, but they sold out within a couple of days. WallyWorld had them for that price too. That's where I got mine 4 weeks ago.

When I check Sams it says out of stock.
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Okay, I just bought one of these TV's. Picture looks amazing after some quick calib.

BUT.

The friggin wireless networking WILL NOT CONNECT to my wireless network!

I have even tried removing ALL ENCRYPTION and it still fails to connect. I have my LG BD590, Gateway laptop, Epson printer, and my wife's droid incredible connected to the network at one time or another during the day. The problem is not the network.

I am NOT able to use a hard wired connection at this time, so don't ask (I wish I could).

I had previously tried to connect using my normal encryption, WPA2-PSK, and it gave me the same error. It can see my router, but every time I attempt to connect, it takes forever to connect and then states "Unable to connect". This is even with all security features disabled.

This is ridiculous and I am NOT HAPPY. I've tried doing a complete reset on the TV (and have power-cycled the router several times as well). Any suggestions?

If your droid incredible has the mobile hotspot feature enabled then try connecting your TV through your phone. It might be a router compatibility issue. You could always try a different router to rule that possibility out.

UPDATE: I had to disable the 300mbps speed on my router. Restricting it to 54mbps wireless G enabled the TV to connect to my router, pull the firmware update (which came quickly after registration), and restart.

NOW, the new firmware allows me to connect at the full 300mbps dual-band speed and it. is. SCREAMING FAST. The network connection is now completely stable and reliable.

I'm now completely happy. The End.

I tried that and it didn't work. The TV wouldn't even see the droid as a bluetooth device. :/

However, the problem has been solved (per my above post).

still no firmware update for my TV. my system info does say "reg:yes" so all is well, right?

No update here either, I've had the set since April and mine is "reg"ed too.