VIZIO E420VL 42-inch Class LCD HDTV 120Hz 1080p Review

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(More customer reviews)I began my quest for a tv at walmart with a budget of $600-700. I first noticed that this tv's image quality was superior to any of the other standard lcds and superior to most of the LED tvs that were hanging on the wall at twice the price. Since it was Walmart, and they are notorious for having crappy tv feeds, I took this with a grain of salt and decided I would visit another walmart to see if the quality differences were the same. They were. I couldn't believe how natural the sharpness of the E420VL was at this pricepoint. I'm a photographer so my eye is trained to spot sharpening artifacts (halos, etc) and this tv had none. The picture had awesome definition with the sharpness set to 1, which is fantastic. Another thing I noticed were the natural looking reds. One thing I've never liked about LCD tvs is the over-blown reds that are almost fluorescent looking. The colors of this Vizio looked like a CRT monitor. I thought to myself "the image quality is good but how will it handle blu-ray or fast-moving video?" I got online and found only positive reviews so I decided to check out more tvs at Sam's and BestBuy before making a final decision. After looking at both places, I just couldn't find a TV with better image quality for under $1500 bucks. Even some of the "higher-end" vizios didn't have the picture quality that E420VL has. I'm a very skeptical person so I just found it really hard to swallow that this TV would have look this good at this price point. I was aware of Vizio's quality control issues in the past but having read a lot of reviews on this particular model, I couldn't find the negative reviews that have plagued certain Vizio models. To make a long story short, I went back to Wal-Mart and bought the E420VL for under $600 bucks. A few tweaks later, I love this thing. Here are a couple of settings that I use on my to get a phenomenal picture:
Picture Mode: Movie
Brightness: 47
under Advanced Picture:
Smooth Motion Effect: Low
Real Cinema Mode: Precision (The combo of low Motion Effect and Precision reduces the Soap Opera Effect inherent to 120hz or higher TVs)
Adaptive Luma: Extend (more detail in dark areas; this combined with 47 brightness created a natural-looking high-contrast picture)


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The VIZIO E420VL 42" LCD HDTV packs a powerful punch at a price that doesn't break the bank.Top of the line features such as full 1080p high definition resolution, 120 Hz and 100,000:1 contrast ratio deliver a picture that is crisp, clear and awe inspiring.The digital ambient light sensor ensures that you'll always have the most optimal picture by adjusting the brightness of the screen based on the conditions of your room. Rounding out the package are advanced sound technologies from SRS labs and 3 HDMI ports.
120Hz processing for lifelike detail and a blur-freepicture.

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