VIZIO VL260M 26-Inch Full HD 1080p LCD HDTV

Just picked this new Vizio up and love it! I was looking for a new TV for the bedroom and this fits the bill perfectly. The case comes in a new color Java which I was a little worried about initially. After having seen it in person before purchasing it and now having it in the house, I feel its a great color. It matches my dark merlot furniture very well. Setup was a breeze and I was watching TV in just a few minutes after getting it out of the box.

In the busy market of small TV's the personal reasons I went for the Vizio are:

1. One of the few 26" 1080p TV's (even though I understand most programming isn't offered in 1080)

2. Price point. Vizio is the best bargain out there for quality LCD TV's. I had considered the Samsung 22" that got great reviews, but for only a few dollars more, I got this TV that is 4" larger and is 1080p. Plus I have known folks to have issues with Samsung.

3. Style. I like the way the TV looks...Read more

I recently purchased this vizio 1080p lcd from sams and brought it home to test it out. let me first say that i really had no intention of buying a different tv and was surprised at the quality after getting it home. All of my testing is with a samsung blu ray player 1600 in 1080p over hdmi. The black levels were the biggest fault in this tv. It was very difficult to enjoy almost any blu ray or standard dvd on this tv. There was jitter present also when watching movies and a strange up and down of the contrast levels on its own that was very annoying. I can only come to the conclusion that the people who have reviewed this set earlier dont know what to look for. I bought the sony 26 inch lcd at best buy and it has none of the above mentioned problems and the black levels are much much better. Movies look like they should and upscaling is awesome. It is totally worth the extra 50 bucks or so to get the sony if a 26 inch is the right size. I really wanted this vizio to work out, and...Read more

This is one of the few 1080p sets made in 26"; a perfect size for my home office. I am using feed from AT&T Uverse and the picture is excellent; stunning. The remote is very basic, but adequate. The case is supposedly a dark chocolate (java) color, but it's not obviously different from black. The case also has the Vizio name that glows amber when the set is off and turns white when on. It's not a distraction to me. The set meets and exceeds Energy Star requirements.

I had been waiting on this set for quite some time. Release from Vizio was delayed, but I was finally able to have one shipped from Sam's Club. I am not aware of any retail store where you can see one of these yet. I think I paid $368 plus shipping and handling.

If you're looking for a high quality 26"television, I recommend you consider this one.