Comments on: Vizio GV42LF Review – 42-inch LCD HDTV

By: mike

mike — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:33:26 +0000

sorry vizio i will never buy from you . 42 in gv42L was in a none smoking house no xbox r ps2-3 no games at all just tv in my bed room 1 hour a nite some times . after 2 years it just stop working.my 12 year old 65 in toshiba in my living room still works,hell my 13 in tv 25 years old still works my infocus 4805 projector 7 years old still WORKS……SO WHAT THE HELL GIVES WITH FIZIO OH SORRY VIZIO

By: WCinn3

WCinn3 — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:45:05 +0000

STAY AWAY FROM VIZIO PRODUCTS-At less than three years old we are told our $1,000 VIZIO 42” Flat Panel TV is “NOT REPAIRABLE”. VIZIO’s customer service offered no reasonable remedy. (They did offered certified replacement TV’s [with only 90 day warranty] at prices comparable to NEW sets of better companies [ie. Sharp]). This set is a TOTAL LOSS. =================================
MAYBE A RECALL IS IN ORDER!!!!!
I will be emailing this collection to Consumer Reports for their investigation.

By: Dani

Dani — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:48:40 +0000

I completely agree with everyone above. TV is great when it works. Exactly 2yrs to the month from date of purchase the damn thing literally blew up. Made a loud BANG sound and now they said its unfixable. The screen is the part that no longer functions. We will never buy Vizio again. Received no help from any of the tech or customer support numbers we called.

By: Sandra Adams

Sandra Adams — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:48:27 +0000

Don’t do it! I’ve had audio problems since it was 6 months old and things are slowly getting worse! The functions freeze with a loud tone/buzz and have to unplug to fix it. The channel +/- buttons quit working on the tv and remote; tonight a new problem presented. A buzz can be heard annoyingly loud in the background of regular audio. And of course the warranty is out. I’m bummed because when the tv works correctly I really enjoy watching it! And I can’t afford to replace it.

By: Sandy Weaser

Sandy Weaser — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:38:52 +0000

Our 42″ Vizio’s picture went out after 18 months. After many phone calls & “discussions”, Vizio wants to replace with a “returned” one ……with only the remaining 6 months warranty on it. Will never recommend or buy another Vizio.

By: shirlee

shirlee — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:59:23 +0000

Bought a Vizio 42 in LCD within 90 days started overheating. Wal-mart better take it back. I am concerned about getting a new one. Is it going to have problems too.

By: Vidhu

Vidhu — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:35:14 +0000

Please dont make the mistake of buying Vizio. We have a 42 inch LCD HDTV and the power board of it has failed twice in 2 years. And the customer service is not so good.