Vizio E601-A3 Owners Thread - Page 50

By setting your cable box to a fixed 1080i, you are having the cable box do the conversion from 720p to 1080i before it gets to the TV. So, if your Toshiba TV looks good when the original material is 1080i, but not so good when the original material is 720p, it is probably because your cable box is not very good at the conversion. You should probably try letting your Toshiba TV do the conversion by setting your cable box back on "native", unless your Toshiba TV can only handle 1080i signals. The Vizio E601i-A3 can handle both 720p and 1080i, so, if your cable box is not very good at the conversion, I would leave it on "native" when testing the Vizio, as well.

I used to think I wanted a TV that supported ARC. Not any more I don't! Alas, using ARC with the E601-A3 requires HDMI CEC to be enabled. With HDMI CEC enabled, turning on the TV causes my AVR to be powered up and then the AVR's input to be switched away from the SAT/CBL input to the TV AUDIO input. This all occurs in slow motion as the TV slowly powers up. It's the switching of the AVR's input to TV AUDIO that drives me nuts. So I've now disabled HDMI CEC and run a TOSLINK cable from the TV to the AVR for the rare times when I may actually need TV AUDIO on my AVR. So much for ARC. So much for HDMI CEC. Pfft!

Is this set capable of the following?
Listen through the sets speakers, and when I power on my non ARC, HDMI connected OnkyoTX-SR607, the sets speakers mute and my surround comes on.

Just curious. Is there any difference for preference for 1080i or 1080p with this set? Or 480i/480p for the standard def stations?

I have a 46 and I got mine on Saturday.

Just set everything on 1080p, the TV knows what to do.

So, I guess another required step is activating "HDMI CEC" on the TV:

1. Make sure your HDMI cable is "HDMI version 1.4-compliant".
2. Make sure one end of your HDMI cable is attached to the "HDMI 1" input on the Vizio E601i-A3 TV (that is the port that supports ARC).
3. Make sure the other end of your HDMI cable is attached to the HDMI output on the Onkyo NR 509 receiver (that is the port that supports ARC), and that the receiver is set to the "TV/CD" input.
4. On the Vizio TV, activate "HDMI CEC".
5. On your Onkyo receiver, set "HDMI Ctrl (RIHD)" to "On".
6. Turn off both the TV and the receiver, then turn them both back on.

If the automated input switching in that setup proves overly annoying, then go with the second option of just hooking up an optical audio (TOSLINK) cable between the TV and the receiver.

My receiver from 2004 does not support ARC (it doesn't even have HDMI), but I don't intend to replace something that works just fine. I have all of my devices hooked up to the TV and then only use the optical output from the TV to my receiver (the TV does the switching rather than the receiver in my setup). I use a Harmony remote to automate the process.

i have a harmony clone and love the thing. idk how i functioned before i got that remote.

I just noticed that my comcast cable box only will put out 1080i. It can do 720p and 480p but that's it. Is that common for a cable box to not have a 1080p option?

Update .... I see from a couple of different blogs that 1080i is as high as comcast goes.

h e l p meeeeeeee!

Can someone comment on the picture quality of this TV, watching over-the-air content?

I have seen this set at Walmart with terrible pixellation (don't know the source of the content). And I've also seen this set with very good image showing Blu-Ray content at Sams.

I know the colors can be tweaked to make it look good, but I wanted to know how good the picture was for non-cable, dvd content.

Thanks

Has anyone compared the Vizio E601-A3 to the Panasonic TCL55E50 55-inch IPS LED TV?

I'm particularly interested in screen-glare and off-angle viewing comparisons.
Also, is the 60-inch TV significantly bigger than the 55-inch for viewing purposes, or is the difference hardly noticeable?

Thanks

to date, there is no broadcast 1080p....everything is either 1080i or 720p....the only way to view 1080p is by blu ray or xbox/playstation games.....thats it

If anyone has a BJ's Wearhouse club near them they have the TV for $889.99 with shipping included in that price. Unfortunately I don't have one near but maybe this will help someone out. I'm thinking that Sam's and Costco might be discounting soon also? Or maybe a pricematch to BJ's somehow?

http://www.bjs.com/vizio-60-led-smart-hdtv-1080p-120hz-wi-fi.product.225489?dimId=&sc_cid=affil

-Guru

I picked up a refurbished Harmony 650 for pretty reasonable price (maybe $30) and it works great.

Rick

Here we are one month after Christmas and the price is $889. How long till we reach the incredible Black Friday price on regular sale?

I'm waiting and hoping...ok, I'll go $700, but that's it!

I got my TV at BJ's for $100 more ($989). Some did say it might go down before the super bowl..but I had to buy early was a X-mas gift. Guess other stores will follow this lower price soon.

If anyone plans on buying one you should wait a week..BJ's price they say is till Feb 3rd at the $889.99 price, but if it goes lower at other stores do buy at Costco. BJ's gives you only 30 days to return the TV and Costco gives you a two year warranty free plus a very low discounted deal for extended three year warranty ( from what I read here)..way way better deal at Costco. Another hint if going in person to buy..some times they stock these TV boxes in the middle of the store not just the TV section...walk around and see if they do..this way you can read the serial numbers on the box ( its there-the sn# and model # sticker will be on one of the short sides of the box) and get the highest possible serial number you can find there (the first two digits in the serial number should be after a few letters..go by those two numbers for highest)

Still kicking myself for not going to Costco to buy my TV. Oh well.

Also just because it said its a online price..BJ's does sell it at that $889.99 price in store too...guess most others will too, to get rid of the over stock.
Edited by Internet2 - 1/22/13 at 4:48pm

I'm not sure if its a coincidence or not, but ever since my update, my youtube and Netflix app won't play without skipping badly. Any ideas?

Make sure you make a note of all your settings to be prepared for Murphy's Law.

What did you change the vid quality too?

1080p is the best however most HD channels are in 1080i.....most of the SD channels are 480i. The are also some 720p channels as well. When you force 480i to 60" by using the zoom on the remote the picture looks bad, grainy and choppy. I watch those in NORMAL mode.

Video games are the only area where people have been able to reach 1080p

Can you convert a 480i signal to 1080i or 1080P? If so how do you do that?

The PQ is AWESOME...when pulling in OTA HD in 1080i. Don't judge this set by is cover in a store. Take this set home in YOUR environment and tweak the settings. Or take my settings on page 43 to the store and ask them if you can tweak it.

Pay attention to the bevel that goes all the way around the TV. The Vizio has a thin bevel compared to the panasonic. Panny is NOT known for LED....they are known for Plasma. I have not noticed screen glare on the Vizio because it has a nice matte screen. I have not noticed huge issues with angle viewing either.

This is another great suggestion by Montecore, you never know if a firmware update will change your settings or bring it back to factory defaults.

Went to do it had paper and pen and just realized in the picture settings alone there are 'nine picture modes'..a lot of writing..so I just took pictures of everything on the Menu (picture,network,audio,help,system info...whatever..sure beats writing it all down. Saved the pictures to my PC named the folder and dated it..be something like a restore point. If I ever change settings for something I'll just delete the old picture and use new one and date it.

TY Montecore..glad you own the same TV as us.

Still taking pictures...even that alone takes time.

Glad you like the suggestion. It takes way too much time to tweak these settings to get them perfect for us now be pro-active and make sure you have a master copy in case Murphy shows up.

Has anyone had any freezing problems with the Netflix app on the TV? Had this happen twice in the last couple days. Usually the only way I can fix it is by turning the TV off. But when I do that it makes some auful popping noise. I don't know if the noise is coming through the speakers or if its the TV. But I was wondering if anyone had this problem.

My netflix and youtube app have been doing this the past few days and nothing fixes it..