VIZIO 32" Class Plasma HDTV with Digital Tuner, VP322HDTV10A 4.6 5 271 326
Super value I just received this tv a couple days ago. I bought site to store, since this tv was sold out at the few stores it is sold at. Very easy transaction. This was purchased as a bedroom tv. I connected it to regular cable. The tv was able to pick up 24 digital channels & 2 HD channels on top of the regular cable line up. I can hardly wait for the digital change over in February 09. We liked this so much we went and got a 2nd one today for the 2nd bedroom( we found a store that had 1 in stock, called to hold it and drove an hour to pick it up). The only thing that I do not like is the sound quality( but it is in a bedroom) The tv has many great features at a unbelievable price. Easy to hook up, simple easy to use remote but does it all, and a sleak design. I may have to buy the 42" for the living room 05/24/2008
Plasma or LCD? That is the question. I've been wanting a flat screen TV for my bedroom for quite some time, but I didn't want to spend a fortune. The size of my room precludes getting a really "big screen" TV. A lot of people don't realize that large screen flat panels are not meant to be viewed at relatively close range. The picture quality is actually better at a distance, hence the need for a large room. For a room my size, 37 inch would be about as big as I could go. I read all the reviews and did my homework and decided on the Vizio VP322.Blacker blacks and better contrast are the primary advantages for plasma. Even in the stratosphere of top-end flat panels, plasma beats LCD for picture quality. (Google Samsung's LN-T4681F and Pioneer's Elite PRO-110FD Kuro.) But before you decide which is right for you, do your homework. The ambient light in the room you intend to put the TV is probably the most important factor. This was quite evident in the "showroom" at Wal-Mart.After having done my research, I went to Wal-Mart prepared to buy the VP322. But as I stood there looking at this wall of flat panel TVs I was immediately struck by how much better the LCD sets looked compared to the plasma set I was prepared to buy. And then I remembered my research: The very bright lighting conditions of a typical Wal-Mart are ideal for LCDs, but not for plasma. Where plasma shines (no pun intended) is in a room with muted lighting. So, I bit my lip and told the sales associate to get me a VP322 from the back.Once I got it home and hooked up (a very easy task), I knew I'd made the right decision. In my small bedroom, 32" is the perfect size. And the picture quality looks nothing like the set on the showroom floor. Under the proper lighting conditions, the VP322 is phenomenal.My main gripe concerns not having an aspect ratio button on the remote. If you want to switch from 16:9 to 4:3 or vice versa, you have to dig into the menu screen, which is a real pain. Also, the sound quality is only adequate. You really need to hook up separate speakers to have sound that matches the picture quality.But overall, you can't beat this set for value. If your room is not overly bright and not larger than 15x15, then the VP322 will give you a substantially better picture than an equivalently sized LCD set--and at a better price. 11/10/2008
Very nice Plasma At first when I bought this tv and plugged it in,I said"This is a good picture but but the people were orangy looking". But after many hours of tinkering with the picture,it is awesome now. Here are the settings I use.(I use a comcast receiver and set it to 1080i with compnent connection).Brightness=47Contrast=48color=32sharpness+1color temp=custom and leave alone.Advanced video:DNR-strongBlack level extender-onWhite peak limiter-onCTI-lowFlesh tone-onAdaptive luma-offHope this helps:) 12/06/2008
What A Great Deal!!! I purchased this to replace a smaller TV I gave to my granddaughter. It arrived in three days of ordering it online!I slid it up the stairs by myself, a feat in itself--I'm a grandma with a bad knee! I opened the box, lifted it out, put it on the stand, no problems at all. Just make sure that you pay attention to the directions on the outside of the box to keep it upright and lift off the outer box top! I popped the batteries in the remote and turned it on.It asked for input source and since I don't watch TV much, I don't have cable, so I selected "antenna." It did a search and didn't find ANY channels, I was so disappointed! Then I realized that you have to have a set of rabbit ears (antenna) attached to it before it will find stations--DOH! After doing the SECOND channel search, I ended up with like 20 stations--no need for cable for me!The picture is sharp and clear and the sound for me is fine, as I haven't been spoiled by previously having surround sound. The only thing I did notice is that it gets VERY hot--it raised the temperature in my office (12' x 12') a couple degrees. But with winter coming, that may just be a GOOD thing!I'm looking forward to my granddaughter coming over tomorrow and being able to play her Disney Princess game again when I babysit! I'm also excited about my son seeing the quality of a TV I bought from--WalMart!! He used to sell big screen TVs at a large chain store, so I'm curious to see what he says about my $518 WalMart special!So, bottom line--I'm old, have a bad knee and I was able to bring this up to the second floor, pull it out of the box, lift it onto the stand, set it up and program it all by myself. As I said, I do not have cable or satellite, which would take much more technical skills. But, I was pleased that I could do it myself without having to ask my techie son for assistance--GO ME!! Buy it, you can't go wrong!! 09/23/2008