Comments on: VIZIO VF551XVT Review – 55-inch LCD HDTV with LED Backlight

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:04:27 +0000

Joe.

the warranty’s from Sam’s Club to Costco differ so much that it is like comparing apples to oranges. the problem you had was purchasing from Sam’s Club rather than Costco. Costco’s warranty has and will always be the leader because they always want to make sure you are happy. Not long ago but prior to the true 1080 HD’s, I purchased a 37″ vizio and within a year ( I pushed the resolution to the limit) it was dimming on its own. I brought it back to Costco and they asked: “How would you like your refund? Cash or Costco credit? If Cash you will have to wait for a check but if Credit we can do it here?” I took the credit and repurchased the same set but at Half the price (and with better contrast ration).

I have also purchased from Sam’s club and found that their “warranty’s” are Subjective to the person you speak with. So in other words – YOU GOT TAKEN AT SAMS!

Next time shop Costco. You will not be sorry.

PS – I do not work for nor own any stock in either firm. I just know when to go.

By: Dan in Rosemead

Dan in Rosemead — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:42:44 +0000

Hey, if you are looking for a 55″ led 240 Hz there are in Cosco today Vizio dropped 100$ now is only 1,899. I’ m going to get one for My Christmas gift.

By: JOE

JOE — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:24:13 +0000

SAM’S CLUB AND COSTCO WARRANTY SUCK . I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY 42” VIZIO AND I CALLED SAMS CLUB CAUSE MY MANUFACTURE WARRANTY WAS UP AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE THE SERVICE DEPT CALL ME IN 2-3 BUISNESS DAYS. 2 WEEKS GO BY AND I TALKED TO A DIFFERENT REP AND SHE LOOKED UP MY NAME AND TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD CLASSIFIED MY PROBLEM AS ACCIDENTAL. MIND YOU I NEVER TOLD THEM WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. NOW HOW CAN THEY JUSTIFY IT AS ACCIDENTAL FROM THERE LITTLE CUBICLE? HUH I WONDER . RIPP OFF DO NOT SPEND THE 79.00 DOLLARS FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY WILL NOT GIVE YOU ANY HELP WHAT SO EVER. THEY EVEN TOLD ME THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME FOR THE SERVICE GUY TO COME OUT AND LOOK AT IT. I HAVE THE EXTENDED 4 YEAR WARRANTY FOR WHAT? NOTHING . DO NOT GET IT…… SAM’S CLUB IS A RIP OFF

By: Dale

Dale — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:27:25 +0000

Well they FINALLY got to my Albuquerque Costco for $1,999. I used my “free” American Express Costco card and the bottom line was I get to extend the manufacturer 1 Year limited warranty for an additional THREE years under Costco…. that is a total of FOUR years! I forward to seeing how it looks setup in the house. At the Costco it was sitting next to a bank of large screen Plasma and it was immediately apparently the whiteness (brightness) of the whites and the non-blurry motion… geez it was stunning. It looked awesome with but it was all being shown with an optimized demo video. I want to watch this in my normal TV viewing room to see if the blacks look good. I am currently replacing a DLP Samsung so I have to believe it will be much better than what I have been use to.

By: FLEX

FLEX — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:53:25 +0000

The VF552XVT will have internet connection so you can get your Yahoo Widgets and NetFlix… don’t see myself waiting that long though….

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:56:56 +0000

I can wait until December… what model are you talking about that is the same but with internet capabilities?

Thanks.

By: C

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:46:21 +0000

Will they have enough at the sams stores or can we pre-order?

By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:03:49 +0000

Just got an email back from Vizio, September for Sams Club. Just FYI….

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:44:15 +0000

I almost bought the VF550XVT when I saw it on display. Glad I decided to check the net and found the VF551XVT was coming. I’m hearing reports of September street date, but either way it’s going to be worth the wait.

…unless you can wait until December and get practically this same model but with internet TV capabilities. I don’t think I can hold out that long though.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:06:09 +0000

Sams Club says they expect to have the VF551XVT in August — which is later than had originally been hoped.