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Vizio VX32L 32-inch Widescreen LCD HDTV Review

Question

LCD over plasma?

daphnekh posted on March 27, 2008 at 11:22 am

I love the price of the Vizio...but did anyone who bought this wish they went with a plasma screen over an LCD? Did anyone make that specific decision?

Answers (4)

andybutcher replied on March 27, 2008 at 11:57 am

The Vizio is great. That is if you have something like direct tv that offers a lot of HD programming. If you are not yet with a company who offers many HD channels, you probably aren't going to be extremely happy with the picture quality. The Vizio is great for the price, and if you have a lot of HD channels I don't think you'd be disappointed.

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Kubo replied on March 27, 2008 at 6:10 pm

Short Answer:
You're not going to find a plasma that's only 32" and plasma is always more expensive than a comparable LCD.

Long Answer:
Plasma is in almost all cases better than LCD. The color is more vibrant and the blacks are truer ("black" parts of most LCDs are a very dark gray, except on very high-end models).

However, plasmas usually only come in screen sizes of 42 inches diagonally and larger. Additionally, from what I've seen, plasmas are at least $200 more than a similarly sized LCD.

You're not going to find a plasma for a Vizio price or in the 32-inch size.

Unless you want a TV that's 42" or larger and are willing to pay at least $1,200, you're going to want to go with an LCD.

If you want a cheap 32" LCD TV, Vizio is a good entry-level brand to go with; over the 8 months I've had mine it's been great, especially considering the price.

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hotcarbon replied on March 29, 2008 at 1:43 am

If you want a large TV 42 inches and above I would go with a plasma since plasma has a higher contrast ratio so it has better color than LCD but if you want a small TV your only choice is LCD so I would go with that one

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daphnekh replied on March 29, 2008 at 10:20 am

Boy, great answers! Thanks! It's amazing how you all kind of agreed! Makes me feel a lot more confident in getting the smaller LCD, since even at a great price it's a lot of money. Thanks again!

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Our new and improved Vizio VX32L HDTV has a contrast ratio of 1200:1 and a wider viewing angle of >178 degrees. We have updated the product design with smooth corners, shiny piano black bezel and backlit Vizio logo on bezel, and we have added more High Definition Inputs at an affordable price....