VIZIO VF551XVT 55-Inch XVT-Series TruLED 240 Hz SPS HDTV
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at
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- TruLEDTM with Smart DimmingTM LCD backlight technology uses direct illumination for the brightest, most brilliant colors, in combination with intelligent, selective dimming of dark portions of the screen image, for the absolute ultimate in picture quality
- 240Hz sps with Smooth Motion technology delivers superior clarity of fast action scenes with less blur
- Mega Dynamic Contrast Ratio of 2,000,000 to 1 displays deeper blacks and brighter whites
- 1080p Full HD renders razor sharp clarity, crisp and clear images and an absolutely amazing viewing experience
- Integrated sound bar featuring SRS TruVolume and SRS TruSurround HD
Product DescriptionVIZIO VF551XVT 55-inch XVT-Class TruLED 240 Hz SPS HDTVAmazon. com Product DescriptionThe VF551XVT 55-inch TruLED delivers the best picture quality available on an LCD HDTV. This direct type, backlit LED HDTV i. . . More >>
VIZIO VF551XVT 55-Inch XVT-Series TruLED 240 Hz SPS HDTV
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Filed under: 55 Inch LCD HDTV
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Been comparing LED TV for the last 2 months. Vizio 55″ has the best picture. Better than Samsung, Toshiba and other name brands LED TV. Value!!! I dont how they did it but . . . hands down Vizio is the best among those new LED TV’s in the market today. Can’t believe it. . for this size TV and giving out that clarity and crispness of the picture. I highly recommend it.
Rating: 3 / 5
The TV is amazing. Love the 55 inch display. Walmart and sams are selling this tv in the 120hz version for $1400(sams) and $1500(Walmart) A fantastic value.
Rating: 5 / 5
VIZIO’s VF551XVT is proof that VIZIO can produce not just high value TVs but high performance ones as well. Currently the lowest priced LED-backlit LCD TV with local dimming capability, the VF551XVT offers similar performance to TVs from the name brands which may sell for up to twice the price. The set’s 240 Hz processing is not “true” 240 Hz, but is really 120 Hz processing with a scanning backlight to effectively get 240 “scenes” per second. The feature does reduce motion blur on things like sports and live TV broadcasts, but we found that it added an unnatural video-like look to movies, not unlike other brands’ motion smoothing/motion interpolation technology. Also, off-axis viewing is fairly typical for LCD TVs, turning blacks to bluish gray and generally losing color saturation when viewed at an angle greater than about 90 degrees.
But viewed on axis (straight ahead), or slightly off axis, the TV produces exceptional black levels for an LCD TV. Dark films on Blu-ray such as “Blade Runner” and “The Dark Knight” produced inky black images with excellent shadow detail and crisp image delineation with no noticeable haloing. Colors also appear accurate, with good flesh tones once the set is properly calibrated.
The VF551XVT lacks any kind of internet streaming or IPTV features – this will be coming early next year in the VF552XVT. It’s also significantly thicker than the latest LED-backlit TVs from Samsung and LG, but if you’re looking for a big flat panel LCD TV with excellent contrast, it’s hard to go wrong with the VIZIO. And to the earlier reviewer who said that a 120 Hz version of this is for sale at the warehouse stores, that’s not true. The VF551XVT is currently VIZIO’s only LED-backlit LCD TV model. The VF550 model that preceded it uses traditional CCFL backlighting (not LED).
A complete review of the VF551XVT is available on Big Picture Big Sound (dot com).
Rating: 4 / 5