VIZIO VL260M 26-Inch Full HD 1080p LCD HDTV

Comment: Replaced my old CRT TV with this after reading reviews. I have a directv non HD receiver, and used the S-video hookup. Even with the non HD, the picture is fine, sharper than my old set. It is used in the bedroom. I did tweak the colors, etc. rather than keep it at factory settings. Only complaint, if you could call it that, is that I find the sound rather tinny. The setup was easy, the instructions pretty clear; I did call Vizio with a question and had a rep within 3 minutes who was pleasant, easy to understand, and answered my question. As for their internet support, I had sent this question TWICE and it was never answered or even acknowledged that they received it. Not sure what the problem is there. Overall, I am very happy with the set.

Comment: I'm using this as the display for a HTPC. I am using this particular panel because the old cabinet that I was fitting it in was designed for a standard CRT TV and this was the largest size widescreen display that I could fit.

The display is has great color, brightness and saturation, but the black levels are a bit too high. However, this is not a very expensive product and so one cannot expect the best performance. It works great as a HTPC display and is pretty much the only decent display I could find thats support 1080p in this HDTV size range.

I had video striping issues when connecting it using a HDMI cable, but I can't be sure if it was the display or the video adapter (NVIDIA ION) on the PC. However, with DVI everything is working great.

The bezel is a bit funky, sorta retro with the square edges and large size. Although the bezel color is supposed to be some kind of dark brown it looks very black to me, which is actually preferable (dark brown wouldn't really fit well with my other all black AV system components).

Other than the HDMI issue that I experienced, this product has been rock solid and properly works with display turn-off based on the computer using the DVI cable. I have friends that have had issues with sleep working properly when connecting other HDTV brands up to a PC.

On this model when the display is on, the VISIO logo right below the display even lights up! At first I thought this would be distracting, but after a few days I don't even notice it. Also, it glows amber when the display is in sleep mode which is great as an indicator that it is on but sleeping.

It is a shame that Amazon stopped selling this product, but I was one of the lucky ones that managed to get one of these right before they stopped selling it. I guess VIZIO is coming out with new products, but the price that I paid for this particular model was unbeatable.

Comment: I agree with some of the critical reviews in that I have noticed the contrast levels surge up and down a bit, especially in low light scenes. The black levels are livable but I do find that the picture quality is quite good for such a low cost item. This unit, once un-boxed, does have the look and feel of a low cost item but it really pulls through fairly well.

Comment: I bought this for my bedroom/office. The size is perfect and what a good looking tv. The picture is terrific. The black levels are particularly impressive. Based on my other TV, I thought that perhaps there could have been a few more picture controls but I don't seem to need them. The sound is quite good for a TV this size.
I was expecting and would have been satisfied with a lot less. Instead, I have a really neat TV.

Comment: first this tv is a great one for the price that i paid today at costco 319.99 and here is overprice ?