Comments on: Vizio VF550XVT Review – 55-inch 1080p LCD HDTV

By: Danny

Danny — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:55:58 +0000

Has anybody had issue’s with standard def. channels for clarity, let me know, other than that HD is AWSOME

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:24:49 +0000

The picture is fine on my VF550XVT1A BUT the sound is a problem on some shows, mainly movies. The background music overwhelms the voices and we have a very difficult time hearing spoken words. I called Vizio and they explained that I should play with the sound frequency controls; no luck so far. I’ll probably return the set to Costco.

By: Keith

Keith — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:22:39 +0000

We are having a few problems with this set. The picture gets a bit of a double image/blur that makes me dizzy when I watch a program. DVD movies look pretty good, but I put a VHS in and it was horrible! There’s even a line of sorts at the top of the set. The neighbor boy came over while we were watching a regular program and asked why our TV was so blurry. We must be doing something wrong! I’ve called techs and done walk thrus with them. We even had our techy neighbors check it out. I think we may have to return it. Quite disappointed. But, from the sounds of it, maybe it’s just defective and I should get the same set and try again.

By: Jose

Jose — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:31:34 +0000

I got this set under the impression that it would accept a 120Hz signal since Vizio’s website advertises it as having a 120Hz refresh rate. This is not the case, it merely doubles a 60Hz signal to achieve 120Hz. I use this HDTV mostly as a display for my computer and the 120Hz smooth motion option cause corruption in windows and it makes videos look like soap operas so I keep the option off all the time. Overall this is a good 60Hz display but don’t be fooled into thinking it’s a 120Hz display.

By: Allan Rudolph

Allan Rudolph — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:58:13 +0000

Purchased the VF550XVT1A about two weeks ago and liked it so much, I went back and bought the same one for the bedroom. Problem: the two TV’s are back to back seperated by a wall. When I shut down the TV in the bedroom with the remote, it turns on the TV in the living room! Only solution I could come up with was to unplug the TV in the living room when going to bed-don’t like doing that. Any suggestions?

By: Joe W

Joe W — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:01:27 +0000

I purchased this TV from Sam’s Club 2 weeks ago. After turning it on I could not get the remote to work with the TV. It worked for the Cable, but not the TV. After discussing with a Vizio tech rep, they sent me another remote. Same result. I again spoke with another Vizio tech rep. She was persistant and walked me through the process of reporgramming the remote (somewhat tedious process) only to find it still would not work with the TV. Vizio has agreed to send a 3rd. remote. Needless to day, I returned the TV which is not the most pleasant task, given I lugged this thing up three flights of stairs by myself. When I got back to Sam’s we tried the remote I had on the demonstrator TV in the store and it worked just fine. I exchanged the TV for the same model. When I got it home, it worked just fine. I received a follow-up call from the Vizio tech as they were unable to send the remote to my P.O. box. He indicated I may have received a set with a defective infrared sensor (I think that is what he called it). Outcome, I love the TV. Great picture quality and sound. I bought this model for one reason. It has the feature that levels the volume level thereby eliminating the nasty high volume commercials. This alone is worth the price in my book. Go for it!

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:37:02 +0000

Just bought this TV from sams. Some one had returned it for what ever reason and I was able to scoop it up for $795.00 out the door. Had minor scratches on the stand, not anything a black marker couldn’t fix. The picture and sound it great. I would say it is as good if not better than my 40″ Sony Bravia.

By: Krista

Krista — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:23:52 +0000

We just bought this tv at walmart today for $1599. Unbelievable! We were going in to get the sony bravia but the picture is so clear on this! We had our last tv for 14 months and the sound and picture went out. I hope this lasts a LOT longer….very happy so far!!!

By: Kyle

Kyle — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:27:33 +0000

We just bought this TV last night at SAMs for $1749. We had originally went to get a 52″ Samsung, but saw this on the next isle over and were amazed at the picture quality and price. So we purchased it instead of the Samsung. We sold our 5-year old RCA DLP for $500 yesterday ($4000 new in 2004). I sure hope this TV lasts at least 5-years. Everything seems well built but Vizio is a new brand I believe, relatively speaking compared to the other major players. I raced Mario Kart last night on it, and it looked amazing!

By: Capt Tony

Capt Tony — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:43:11 +0000

Ben, that’s “return” not retune.

Furthermore, I believe all Costcos maintain the same policy. If you’re not going to return the set for a refund, take the receipt and they should provide the “in store’ rebate. You may want to check out their website, and to to their “contact us” link, and pose your rebate issue there.

Capt