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post #91 of 107
12/4/12 at 11:52am
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Originally Posted by GuitsBoy View Post

Hey guys, I was reading a thread on slickdeals and someone stated that this TV wont do 1080p past 24 Hz. Can anyone verify that this is indeed the case? Seems crazy that a modern TV cant do 1080p at 30 or even 60 Hz.

Where did you hear that? using this TV as my monitor it shows 1080p, 60hz, and it looks to be just that to my eyes.
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post #92 of 107
12/4/12 at 2:05pm
An SD member was complaining that the TV would not connect to his media player at 1080p at anything other than 24hz. 30hz and 60hz resulted in a black screen, while it worked fine on his old TV. He went so far as to contact Vizio support who confirmed that the TV would only do 1080p at 24Hz, and to do any faster refresh, he needed to use 1080i. My guess is that there was some disconnect and the rep may have been referring to the true motion feature or whatever its called. Just the same, I wanted to verify on AVS.

I have the TV from the black friday special, but mine arrived damaged, so i have not yet powered up the set. Im waiting for wally world to receive more inventory so I can exchange it.
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post #93 of 107
12/4/12 at 3:55pm
eyeballing this guy for another deal!
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post #94 of 107
12/11/12 at 7:15pm
^^^ me too - looking at Costco still just under1k - wonder if it will drop
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post #95 of 107
12/12/12 at 9:36pm
Moved to Owners thread......
Edited by wader2k - 12/12/12 at 9:44pm
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post #96 of 107
12/12/12 at 9:46pm
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Originally Posted by wader2k View Post

We bought one of these from Amazon Prime and I have to say I love it for the most part.
Only had for 1 day now.
My wife said she did notice the lipsync lag today with a news station after it had been on a couple of hours. Changing channels cured it for awhile. I can live with this for now, but I would hope this is fixable via firmware or something. What is the latest on this?
The real downer is that we have a dead pixel right in the upper middle of the screen. Shows up and a dark spot right in the middle of a newscasters forehead. Any chance this will go away? Are there utilities that might possibly fix it? It is very visible with bright light backgrounds from my normal viewing distance.
I am not sure I can live with this and it makes me wish I had bought local.
Anyone know how it works with Amazon returns? I understand there is a pretty good policy with Amazon, but how much hassle is it? Do they pick it up or is it all up to me to get it shipped back?
I would prefer to exchange for another of the same model as I do really like this TV otherwise.

Amazon is great, they come pick it up and ship you a new one or refund, your choice. I'm convinced the sync issue is related to how the set interacts with the cable box or other input. Hopefully, it can be handled in a future update.
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post #97 of 107
12/13/12 at 10:27am
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Originally Posted by RichardCarver View Post

Amazon is great, they come pick it up and ship you a new one or refund, your choice. I'm convinced the sync issue is related to how the set interacts with the cable box or other input. Hopefully, it can be handled in a future update.

Thanks for the input....I had moved my question to the owners thread.

I probably will go for an exchange. I wonder if they will bring a new one out when they come to pick up the old one or if I have to wait until they get it back for the ship the replacement.

Either way, this dark spot in the middle of the screen is too obnoxious to ignore....it would always bother me.
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post #98 of 107
1/5/13 at 12:08pm
does this tv require a separate wifi dongle to get wifi? sometimes tvs state they have built in wifi but you still need to buy a separate piece to make it work.
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post #99 of 107
1/5/13 at 12:46pm
no it finds your wifi no problem - it picks up mine really well
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post #100 of 107
1/7/13 at 1:37pm
Hey all, I am new to this forum. I just bought a Vizio 55" set and the input lag when I play Black Ops 2 is impossible to deal with even in game mode. I was wondering how the input lag was on this model. Any help will do.
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post #101 of 107
1/7/13 at 2:14pm
here are some pix of my set up - replaced a 42" plasma-
I had to make a custom stand in order to fit the unit and have a spot for my center channel speaker.
So far no problems whatsoever - looking forward to football tonight!

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post #102 of 107
1/8/13 at 3:08pm
Newbie here with a question. New owner of E61i-a3. How do I get the firmware? Will TV do it wirelessly if I'm connected to a network?

If thats not possible, where do I go to get firmware?

Thanks,
J
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post #103 of 107
1/8/13 at 4:27pm
Curious if anyone else has experienced the random power off issues with this tv. I picked it up about 2 months ago from Sam's Club and have noticed it almost immediately. It seems to be random, the tv could be on for 10 minutes connected to the directv box, and then just turns itself off. It will be fine for hours and then randomly do it again. Ive confirmed its not a power setting. I just called vizio support and went through the typical holding powerbutton while set is unplugged, so we'll see if it makes a difference but I'm not optimistic.

Just wanted to see if anyone else was having these issues.
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post #104 of 107
1/16/13 at 2:11pm
I had the same issue. I contacted Vizio support 3 times, and finally after all this magic with power button they said that is hardware problem and TV has to be sent back for the replacement or repair.
So I'm awaiting for the replacement now.

2 uws2793
It gets firmware automatically when connected to internet.
Edited by escknx - 1/16/13 at 3:16pm
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post #105 of 107
1/18/13 at 3:17am
In case people haven't seen it in the Owners thread, there is a thread for people with the E601-A3 to list when they bought it, and what it's current status is.

http://www.avsforum.com/t/1450621/vizio-e601-a3-how-long-have-you-had-this-unit

SC
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post #106 of 107
1/22/13 at 9:59am
Thanks for the info guys. Vizio finally agreed to send someone out to look at the set. Im sure its not going to do any good, but maybe necessary in the process. I may end up having to take it back to Sam's club and deal with them instead. Was trying to avoid taking the thing down off the wall.
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post #107 of 107
2/22/13 at 6:25am
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Originally Posted by Suzook View Post

no matter the cost of the tv, every one of you should buy the extended warranty. Vizio is simply the worst for long term longevity of their sets. Unless you like replacing it every two years


Thanks for the tip. I guess I'll have to keep my eye on my 5 y old Vizio now that mentioned this. wink.gif
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