Bought this tv today at walmart for black friday. Got it for 600. So far the picture looks great. My last tv was a 42" 720p plasma. This has a noticeably better picture. The 240hz refresh rate is very noticeable, even on standard definition. Everything looks very smooth. I was very excited to try the 3d. It was pretty cool at first, for the first 20 minutes, but i don't see using it very often. It was fun to flip through all the 3d content and see what everything looked like, but I think i would rather watch most movies in 1080p 2d. The 3d does look good, but its not as good as the movie theater. At the movie theater things look like they jump out 20 feet and hit you in the face. With this, the pop out effect is less than impressive. I would say stuff only pops out 6 inches. There is a lot of depth though. The background effect is much better than the pop out. This is my first experience with home 3d and i would venture a guess that this is a good as any home 3d. So far... Read more

I was looking for a 42 inch HDTV from Samsung or Sony. But I was blown away by this Vizio that I found for $598 at Sams Club. Amazon sells it at $900+ for some reason.

The Vizio M3D420SR had razor sharp clarity, 3D w 4 glasses, a QWERTY keyboard, 240 HZ refresh rate, 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio, 1080p resolution and surround sound amongst a host of other features. It has all the new features I am aware of. But the real pleasure is the razor-sharp clarity. And at $598, it is an amazing deal for a 42 inch TV!!!

One con is that the Wi-Fi isn't strong enough. I had to still connect the Netflix through my Wii as the connection through the TV's Wi-Fi would break off after running for a few minutes (It would give the buffering sign and almost hang). I have not tried the 3-D yet.

Paid $598 at Walmart for black friday. I exchanged a 37" Vizio 1080p with 60hz refresh rate for this one.

Picture: Blu rays are so much smoother on this TV because of the high refresh even though both TV's have 1080p. How smooth the motion the movies is takes a little getting used to because it is easily noticeable after having a TV with lower specs. The smoothing motion effect can be turned down and off in the "advanced picture" settings.

Gaming: I Played "Gran Tourismo 5" in 3D and I loved it. No the image doesn't pop out so much but it appears to go in quit a bit, But seeing the cockpit of the car in 3D was pretty awesome. There is a game mode pre-programmed in the tv settings. The game mode should be turned on especially if you play "Call of Duty" the response time will lag and your movement will feel stiff. I think game made turns down the refresh rate. Make sure to turn game mode off to watch a blu ray for a crystal clear picture.

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