Vizio E701i-A3 Owners Thread - Page 33

As I mentioned in a previous post, another person here said that they thought the PQ was improving with time and I agreed with that. Well watching TV this weekend I think my 701 has improved to 4K quality, I can't wait until the end of March, it should be @ 10K quality or better by then....

interesting. i'm not having the same luck when trying to use dlna. i've got mp4's, but when i try and play them it says: 'audio codec not support' and 'video codec not support'. [apparently this module was coded by a non-native english speaker] these mp4's codecs in particular are avc1 / mp4a. i've got some others xvid / a52 that play fine.


Zeefreak, I used the DLNA feature my Samsung Galaxy S3 phone. I haven't tried using an NTFS partitioned drive but will give it a try. I had no problems with any formats playing except for .rmvb and .webm, but as you said, maybe the codecs in those files are non-mainstream codecs and that why they don't play. Hopefully when they unveil the new M series with the HTML 5 capable VIA Apps, they will also update our VIA Apps so that we can play .webm since it is the new standard for web video replacing Flash (.flv).

I just used the bolts that came with the mount. As others have replied, they do seem long but they won't come through the other side of the wall. The studs are 3.5" themselves, plus the drywall. Once you get them over halfway in, you'll realize pretty quickly that they are not coming out. You'll want to use a ratchet for sure.

I just picked this TV up saturday to replace the 55" LG my kids broke. I was in a bind so I had to buy from walmart. The total was more than what some of you guys paid but I still feel it was a great deal for the money. I tried the calibration settings from cnet tonight. I also ordered a screen protector from amazon to hopefully keep this from happening again.

Is the square d warranty that you can buy from vizio worth the money?

If you put the charge on American Express or most Visa and MasterCards, you get a second year warranty for free.

I would wait to see how reliable the TV is before buying a warranty.

Perspiring minds want to know,what did the kids do to break the 55"? I'm assuming they broke the panel since you bought a screen protector.

It was bought on a paypal mastercard. How can I find out if there is additional warranty?


We have 2 year old twin boys and a 4 year old boy. One of them threw something right into the center of it, we think maybe a remote control. When the TV was off the screen looked fine, but when we turned it on there was an impact zone in the middle and spiderweb cracking coming off of it in all directions. The picture was scrambled lines and when we pushed in the impact zone we could feel it crack more.

I figure a screen protector likely would have saved that so to be safe I bought one for this one. No clue how it really attaches. It seems 70" screen protectors are hard to come by. I found 3 companies that make them. One was sold out. The other was very very difficult to get straight answers from, and the third did not want to respond to email and did not list a phone number. I ended up buying an open box "good" condition one from amazon warehouse and they said I could return it on their dime if for any reason I did not like it. It was the last one they had in stock and was half price so we shall see.

It looks like MC Platinum covers it. They will also reimburse you if you can find a lower price advertised for your TV in the next 60 days, but it has to be in a newspaper circular from a company like Best Buy, or WalMart . . internet prices don't count.


EXTENDED WARRANTY
Doubles the original manufacturer's or store brand warranty for up to one year when you pay with your eligible MasterCard card.

PRICE PROTECTION
Should you find a lower price for a new item within 60 days from the date of purchase using your eligible MasterCard card, you may be reimbursed for the price difference.

PURCHASE ASSURANCE
Provides coverage for most items you purchase with your eligible MasterCard card if the item is damaged or stolen within 90 days of the date of purchase.

SATISFACTION GUARANTEE
If you become dissatisfied with a product you purchase using your eligible MasterCard card within 60 days of purchase, and the store will not accept a return, you may be eligible for a refund for the cost of the product up
to $250.

To file a claim is call 1-800-MC-ASSIST and have them send you a claim form. You'll need the signed claim form, your receipt, a copy of the warranty, and possibly a repair estimate - when you call, they'll tell you exactly what your situation requires. You need to return your documentation within 90 days and then they'll decide whether to repair or replace the item, or reimburse you.
Edited by MitchFlorida - 3/6/13 at 4:46am

Got my TV serviced today, they changed the motherboard and the TCON card (I assume that is the graphics card). The led panel is Sharp - it has several numbers/stickers on it.

B1821-0

Sharp
JE695D3LB2N
2YX02428 D

The new motherboard is in 48 serial range but it still has 1.1.4, my guess is it will upgrade automatically.

ON IMPORTANT NOTE FOR PEOPLE HAVING WIFI ISSUE !!!

The wifi antenna WAS NOT CONNECTED to the mini pci wifi card on the original motherboard. The wire was underneath the green motherboard, unattached. I know what the wire is supposed to be since I have opened laptops and replaced the mini pcie cards. When he replaced the motherboard, he didn't connect it, I had to remind him. I always connect wired and never tested the wireless connection.

JohnTheDoe

what was wrong with your tv to have the motherboard replaced?

https://vizio.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/962/kw/special%20bulletin

The VIA app cannot play all files in my library as it dose not support all codecs. Its no XBMC substitute but decent for those who got nothing. Your still going to need a decent player if you got surround sound and various codecs. Keeping my XBMC pluged in!

yep same deal here. the dlna is not great. definitely can't even play some pretty standard encoding, and the ones i have got to work look terrible. it's odd. i play file x via laptop dvi -> hdmi. it looks pretty good. i take the same file and put it on dlna server and play it and it looks awful. i'm definitely just going to keep the laptop hooked up.

I've been contemplating the purchase of the 60" model and following the forum on that model when I thought, Why not the 70" model?

What's the verdict on this forum? Is the 70" model a good unit?

I know the price is a bargain. The 60" model has had lots of complaints about going dark after some use and the company has been complimented about no-hassle replacements. There have been some lip-synch issues too, and I saw some of that on these pages too.

So, what do you think? Is this model a good unit?

Thanks in advance for your replies.

I bought it 1 month ago & love it. My wife thought it was ridiculous at first and now likes it. Picture is REALLY good. don't go by the canned picture modes, standard, vivid, baseball etc, They're lousy, use the settings you see here in the forum & you will be sold on it, I am

For the price, there's nothing this big that is better. However its far from perfect. If you purchase one make sure you have a liberal return/exchange policy. (Costco is unbeatable with 90 day return policy with zero hassle) I'm on my second and will be getting my 3rd replacement due to issues mentioned in this forum. Many people are in the same boat. If you get one without issues this is a fantastic TV.

OK, so I have mounted the plate against the wall......Everything went fine. I did a 3/16" pilot hole and put some wax on the bolts.
But I am so scared to brake one (after all the readings) that now, I don't know how much I should tighten them with my ratchet....!!!!
They are tighten for sure, the plate doesn't move. But without all those readings, I would have tighten them more....
How can I know how much I can go more???

As long as they are snug you're good to go.

I'd like to thank everyone in this thread for helping me chose this TV.
Picked mine up at Costco today. I must say this is a very impressive TV for the money. I was very skeptical about trying this TV, but I'm glad I did.

I'm coming from two Panasonic plasmas. A ST30 and a UT50 that serve other areas of my home and I absolutely LOVE them. I had plans for an 65ST/GT50 for my family room. But there is just to much light during the day, plus video gaming.... SO glare and IR plus price made the Panasonic a poor choice.

I have been eyeing this at Costco every few weeks and the display unit is utter crap. I basically walked away with no interested and started looking into the Sharps. But in researching the Sharps this set kept coming up so I figured what the heck.... Glad I did.

I was able to fit the box into an 08 Santa fe with little drama (other than laying it down) but the trip was short and no curb jumping was done.

The stand sucks. Poor design by Vizio. A single neck on a TV this size seems like a bad idea. There should at least be two necks or more of a sleeve design. Wonder how many people cross thread the stand? Having to hold or prop an 80lb TV up a few inches while trying to align 3 screws coated in lock-tight into bare aluminium is tricky at best. I had hoped to avoid wall mounting it, but I looks like I'll be researching that. Can't let the kids/dogs near it as is.

There is a strong electronics/varnish smell coming off the unit. You can smell it from across my 30' family room. Hope that goes away in a few days.

The default "standard" mode was ok. Loaded the CNET custom movie settings and its much better. Plan to grab a Disney WOW and play around more, but the CNET settings are more than passable for now. I lucked out with 2 stuck pixels and 1 dead. The dead pixel is in the bottom 1/2 inch of the display but the stuck pixels are mid point. Hopefully WOW can cycle them. Most important however is no back-light/edge bleeding. The black screen (which is a bit more like gray coming from a Viera) is very uniform. I don't appear to have any banding. There is maybe a little unevenness/feathering in the very corners but it is tough to see at all on just some solid color slides. Again WOW might point this out and/or help me adjust it.

Off angle viewing is much better in a "normal" room than it was at Costco. Again it is not as good as my plasma... at 70" this TV is pretty hard to be at an 'off angle' without leaving the room.

What purpose does motion smoothing serve? Other than nausea and immediate motion sickness? Do people actual LIKE this setting? Maybe this is why I think the display at Costco looks like crap and it would explain why they have close to 20 of the things stacked there. I suppose its for video gaming or some such?

Didn't play much with the aps. Logged into netflix and it appears to work well. I have 5 WD SMP so I don't care about the 'smart' functions but its nice to know they are there. Any of them a most have/see? Amazon is nice because WD can't seem to get it added to their players.

i had the smell too, it went away in about a week or so. Good luck, I hope you like yours as much as we like ours.

There's a greater risk from overtightening lag bolts than undertightening them. If they're too loose, they might back out slowly but not likely worse, and not quickly. If you tighten them too much you risk them snapping or pulling out the wood they're screwed into, and those are sudden failures. It's much more frequent that someone fails by overtightening bolts than not tightening them enough.

Run them in until you feel resistance rise and stop immediately.

And thanks to INDEPT and PCHAIN for the buying advice!

I picked up this tv from Best Buy yesterday and so far so good. It sits in a large family room with viewing distances of 14-22ft and 4 very large side windows Its a bright room and surprisingly the glare is minimal and almost no washout. The audio is avg at best but wanted to get some run time before connecting my home theatre system.

Question What is the optimal height to hang/ place the set? Viewing 14-22ft, tv against a 10ft high wall.....(80" wasn't in the budget)

has anyone else noticed that there seems to be no 5.1 via the optical connection? i've been watching a lot of old star trek via the netflix app lately and thought it was just because it was old it was only 2 channel audio. i noticed today that it should be 5.1. my receiver only sees two channels though.

my receiver doesn't support arc.

RE: DirecTV remote code for Vizio E701i-A3

10178 worked for me. It even accesses the Vizio menu when set to TV mode. Cheers.

Thx to everybody at this forum to help me decide to buy. The CNET video settings work fine for me and I'm like super happy with it. My best friend saw it and bought one too!

Picture settings and calibration FAQ for more information.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-9996461-1.html
Edited by Tom van Dyke - 4/2/13 at 3:02pm

I'm using an 10+ year old Yamaha RX-V793 unit (pre-HDMI), and I get 5.1 when it's available. I'm betting that you didn't change the audio settings - under the Advanced Audio section, make sure Digital Audio Out is set to Dolby Digital, not PCM. Of course, you also have to set it up on your receiver.

I experienced a lip sync issue on mine today, it was quite noticeable while watching a TiVo recording. Then, I realized I'd left the receiver on overnight. I turned it off and on again and the problem went away. hmmmmm

Just a heads-up, Sam's Club has lowered the price online and in-club to $1,568.00 on this set.

Wow! I wonder if this means the 2013 M models are imminent.

bah! that was it. thanks. for some reason i thought it should be pcm.

Glad to hear you got a good one! Such a wonderful set especially for the price!

As for my plans...............I don't know yet, mostly bc I don't have clarity as to when I'll be able to pull the trigger. I'm pretty sure it won't be before most of the 2013 70" models are out. Then the question becomes...what about the 80"ers? And the Samsung75"ers? And the Vizio 4K sets. And price. And and and. Unfortunately the round trip I had with the Vizio has put me back on the fence (through no fault of the set itself) Ugh!!