As many have found, the questionable race to make the thinnest tv set has a major casualty: the internal speakers. While I'm perfectly happy having a set thats 3-5" thick, you cant put a decent speaker in a 1-2" set. I discovered this when I bought a beautiful looking 60" set that had thin speakers pointing down from the bottom of the set. Unless I planned to lay under the tv while watching it, I couldnt even coax enough volume out of the set to drown out the dishwasher in the kitchen.

So with that in mind, when my sons bedroom tv started making "The Hum Of Impending Death", I went looking for a 32" replacement. My desired features were an LED set so I dont have to get as annoyed when he leaves it on, 1080p so it could be used as a computer monitor or for some other high definition gui based device down the road, a good picture, good enough internal speakers to not require a sound bar, and as far under $400 as I could get it.

I spent 3 days touring every... Read more

This was my first flat screen TV! Before I began I didn't even know what LED meant. I chose this Vizio 32 inch model after weeks of research and I'm glad I did. Don't let its simple look fool you. I was going to go with the Vizio XVT323SV model with internet apps, but didn't think I needed all that even though I use this TV mostly for gaming, Netflix movies and DVD's.

Let me start out by saying the picture is fantastic! A friend of mine was here when I turned it on and the game was crystal clear. We both exclaimed - 'Wow!'. There are so many options on the menu to adjust the color and picture but the best setting is 'Retail' because the colors really pop. You can also customize the picture settings. The sound however is nothing to brag about no matter what setting you chose. However, I have it hooked up to a home theater system and it sounds awesome! I also couldn't get the audio jacks on the side to work and had to plug in using the headphones jack but there are... Read more

From initial startup this set has been excellent providing a great picture in the 32" LED LCD format. Movement from channel to channel is nearly instant (no delay). Compared to LG, Panasonic, Sony, Samsung, and Toshiba the clarity and quality of the picture was right on. My input connection choice is HDMI (choices include 3-HDMIs, IRF/Coaxial, component, composite, and RGB (with PC audio input). The controller is easy to navigate and Vizio's built-in software provides all the flexibility one needs to make quick changes. Sound is surprisingly good for the design (and better if you turn OFF the SRS TruSound HD). The latter would be good in an external speaker system. My system exists in an AT&T U-verse setup and the U-verse hand controller mft code 1018 (found online) works great. Codes provided by U-verse for Vizio (1429, 1433, & 1439) did not work. Using U-verse's 922 for automatic setup worked for everything but the mute button. Again, the code 1018 found online works great... Read more