nice tv for the mony
I initially gave this 5 stars but after comparing it more and more to my other tv's and the one it replaced (Hitachi that had banding issues) the picture is a bit softer than my other HDTV's. Don't get me wrong, its clear but not as sharp as the other tv's no matter how much I played with the settings.

Great TV (and, no lag time)
4.5 stars. This is a great TV, awesome picture which is still easy to see in my bright living room (indirect sunlight). I wanted to mention for video gamers, that this unit has no noticeable delay lag. (I returned an otherwise great LG LED tv because it had a ~0.10s lag, which was a deal-breaker for rhythm games and super-quick-reflex games.)

Minus half a star because it doesn't have internet connectivity (though to be fair, neither has any other TV I've had over the last 40 yrs :-), and personally I would've preferred a USB slot than a SD card slot (I have card readers, and USB could be used to power a wii sensor bar).

Love it!
Title says it all! Bought this to replace an LG plasma that died after only 3 years. Was a little worried that an LCD would no be able to match the blacks of plasma, but this LED model definitely lived up to reviews. Also noticed a significant difference on the electric bill compaired to plasma. (MUCH more efficient)
Only complaint would be the high pitched hiss that other reviewers have mentioned. Its not always there, but it can be noticable when on for a long time when the volume is muted or turned down low because the baby is sleepin in the other room.

Great Picture, Great Network Streaming
This TV is great and the picture is phenomenal, it blows away the older LCD sets that pixelated during fast motion. That was my main reason for waiting until LCD technology resolved that issue and this TV does exactly that. I've owned this set for over 4 months and the picture still amazes me and my friends.

A big weakness of the set is the sound out of the internal speakers. It is very poor and plugging into a sound system is a must, preferably with a optical cable.

The "fake" or soap opera look on DVDs and HD shows takes a while to get use to and is really not a flaw of the TV. It is actually displaying a picture that you are not use to seeing because the movement is crystal clear and fluid, almost like looking through a glass window and watching a live show. After watching a regular standard TV for many years, your eyes have been trained to see blurry motion (interlaced images) and your brain has been trained to compensate for it. It took about 2 months for things to look "normal" again. Also, things tend to look 3D, you can definitely see perspective and tell what objects in a scene are placed in front or behind the characters, which gives old movies and shows a new look. Watching Cable TV seems normal "flat" with HDMI cables, probably because they downgrade the signal before it reaches the house. The local over-the-air HD stations come in crystal clear and better than the corresponding HD channels on the cable box.

To take full advantage of this set, I would recommend using just HDMI cable connections, and a receiver and Blu-ray player that "upscales" the video content. My extensive DVD collection plays very clear on this set and most movies look 3D. I don't know how they do it or if the 35mm film had much more detail than was able to be shown on CRT sets, but the video quality from a regular DVD is amazing. Try watching The Shining or any James Bond DVD, especially during the outdoor scenes, looks like it was shot yesterday with a digital camera. I recently bought a Blu-ray/DVD combo movie and I couldn't tell the difference in the quality between the two, so I think it is just a bunch of marketing hype or very good video upscaling by the TV and BD player (but you need to use HDMI cables for the upscaling feature to work on most components). I just like the fact that DVDs are so cheap as a result of BD.

An extra that this TV offers is Internet connectivity. It has an internet jack to hard wire it into your network. I connected mine wirelessly after buying Samsung's wireless usb adapter for about online. You have to use Samsungs wireless usb adapter because non Samsung ones will not work on it. It took a while for it to see my home network and I had to go down to a 64-bit security key but it finally joined the network (also no special characters or spaces in your Network Name). Right off you have Yahoo widgets and one of them being YouTube and others that you can download. Yes, you can search and play YouTube content right on the TV and it upscales the video so it looks better than what it does on my 23" computer monitor. The bad thing is that you have to use the remote to type in on the onscreen keyboard which it often times overshoots the desired letters and is more frustrating than useful. A wireless keyboard would be a nice accessory. Other widgets have weather, sports, stock prices, etc. but no web browsing capability. The widgets take a while to load and I don't really use them. The TV also has built in photos and music and games that you can download, while nice you are confined to using the remote for navigating and as a controller. I didn't use these features past the 3rd week of owning the set. Also, the TV will download any available updates for itself if it is hooked up to your network, which is a nice feature, usually does this late at night.

A network feature I do use often is streaming my videos, pictures and mp3s off my upstairs computer onto the TV. You don't need to copy your files over to a USB drive and put it into the TV, however there is an extra USB port to do this if you want, and the TV does have some internal memory. The set has 2 USB ports. To enable streaming off a PC in your home network, all you do is install the software from the CD included with the TV onto any PC connected to your home network and you select what folders and files to share within a windows explorer type interface. Hit apply and a few minutes later, the TV will detect your computer name (you can do this on multiple computers on your network) and these files will stream right to the TV. It does any divx, avi, mp3 and jpg photos. It works really well, however fast forward and rewind on video/movie files sometimes works but not often. Pause and play and exit is what you pretty much get. This TV does everything I wanted or envisioned at the time I purchased it. Definitely a great TV.

Fabulous TV
I purchased this TV one month ago. It was exceptionally easy to hook-up. I hung it over my fireplace using the Samsung Ultra-Slim Wall Mount. Its picture is absolutely great and it has many features that I have begun to use, but cannot yet rate. The only negative is the speakers blow downward, making it slightly more difficult to hear; not a significant issue though. It really is like a piece of artwork hanging on the wall, especially when its built-in artwork and scenery is displayed.

It's absolutely Gorgeous!
OMG! I love this TV. If it had a vagina and could make coffee, I would marry it! lmao. It is the best TV I ever owned.JMC

Outstanding TV
This television has an amazing picture and does not heat up like a plasma screen. Viewing is excellent from all angles; sports are crystal clear with absolutely no motion blur. Be sure to visit some of the tech websites for a list of the most effective picture settings.

I've only had the TV for four months, but there have been no problems with it. It is currently wall-mounted and attached to a home theater system with a blu-ray player and a Wii. I'm thoroughly satisified with all aspects of its performance.

Love my new tv
I ordered this TV after hours of reseaching the different brands of Flat Screen LCD (and plasma) TV's. I chose this one based on the excellent reviews that the professional reviewers gave it. Their main comment was that it was a good value for the price. It has a lot of options that you would expect on higher end TV's. It was very easy to hook up too. I'm a 5 foot lady whose husband was out of town when it was delivered. It wasn't too hard or heavy for me to unpack and hook up. Another good thing is that I have not had to use the instruction book at all yet. The buttons on the remote are easy to understand when trying to access different features of the TV.

One thing that seems small, but is something I really like is that when you hit the 'on' button, the Vizio logo changes from white to orange so you know the TV received the signal. It only takes a couple seconds for the screen to display, but you could actually turn it back off thinking you didn't hit the button right without that signal.

Great HDTV!
We got this TV a little over a month ago and are very happy with it. The TV is in a bright room (one wall is all windows) and the ambient light sensor work great; keeping the image viewable regardless of light levels in the room. There is virtually no reflection from the screen, even with the windows open. The sound is OK, considering the small built-in speakers. The high-gloss plastic shows the kids finger prints, but that's just an annoyance.

We use the HDMI-1 input for our media player and the NTSC connection for Cable TV. Both work great.

Priced to please
My wife and I bought this TV at Walmart for 8. It is our first HDTV. We looked at a lot of them in various stores. I did a considerable amount of research and we finally decided on this one. Thought about a 120HZ model but didn't want to spend the extra money. It fits our budget and we are very satisfied with the quality and functionality. Don't have a blu-ray player yet but have watched standard DVDs with component video connection and picture quality is very very good. Streamed a Netflix movie or two in from our PC via HDMI cable and have viewed a considerable amount of satellite and over-the-air programming for the last month or so. Both standard def and HD picture quality, very nice. The volume leveling function is not perfect but it does help quite a bit. Sound with built-in speakers is good. Menus are user friendly and easy to navigate. Overall we are very pleased and would recommend this product to others.

definitely a BUY
I am 63, college educated, NOT TECH SAVY------easy to follow instructions in QUICK HOOK UP.....THANKS FOR ALL OF US "OLDIES"

bought from AMAZON----SUPER COMPANY


butch

Really great TV for a great value
It's hard to find a full 1080p tv for this price, it is certainly a great value...My only real complaint which isn't even a big deal is that it could use more component inputs, I also thought there was two hdmi ports but there was only one...I still highly recommend this TV if you want a nice 1080p tv for your room...This is not built for the living room :)

Good but not Great
Worked right out of the box. The screen does not have any visible dead pixels or obvious imperfections. The picture quality is passable although not above average. When it is used as a computer monitor, the picture quality, and the colors, deteriorate. There is no standby mode, or it does not work.

VERY HAPPY
I AM VERY HAPPY WITH MY PURCHASE OF THE VIEWSONIC VT2430. I WAITED 3 MONTHS TO WRITE MY REVIEW BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME REVIEWS FAULTING THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS TV. I HAVE HAD NO PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER.I HAD PROBLEMS HOOKING UP MY DVD PLAYER AND DIRECTV BOX FOR THERE WAS NOT A GOOD DIAGRAM OF HOW TO DO SO. BY TRAIL AND ERROR I MANAGED TO GET IT RIGHT, BUT NO FAULT BUT MY OWN IN NOT KNOWING WHAT I WAS DOING.
THE PICTURE IS DECENT,COULD BE A LITTLE CRISPER. SOUND SEEMS FNE. I SIT LEVEL WITH THE TV AND APPROX. 5 FEET AWAY, ITS THE PERFECT SIZE AT THAT DISTANCE. THE TV LOOKS SHARP, I LIKE THE PIANO BLACK FINISH.I FOUND THE REMOTE EASY TO USE AND THE ON SCREEN SETUP SELF EXPLANITORY.I HAVE NOT HOOKED UP MY LAPTOP TO THE TV YET, BUT LIKE THE ABILITY TO DO SO.
THIS IS MY FIRST LCD TV AND AM QUITE HAPPY THAT I CAN MOVE IT MYSELF, MY OLD TV WAS A 32 INCH AND TO HEAVY AND BULKY FOR ME TO MOVE MYSELF.
ALL IN ALL I'M VERY HAPPY WITH MY PURCHASE.
KAI FROM CA.

Not as good...
I got this TV from Dell's online store. It came the next day after I placed the order. To assemble it is easy but the screen size is quite small and doesn't look like 24". The sound is terriable and the picture isn't sharp at all so I decided to send it back. Called dell's customer service and somebody from India(I guess?from the accent) answered the phone. It took about 25 minutes and the guy alwasy put me on hold. Finally I received the label.

When I tried to disassemble the TV I found they made it impossible for you to disconnect the stand, it is locked in permanently. So I had to unscrew it and it took me more than 20 minutes to put everything in the box. That thing is going to take a road trip soon.

Will never recommend it to anybody. It is cheap stuff. Will buy a reputable brand like Panasonic and Sony. Viewsonic isn't worth the money. With 0 more you can get high quality ones.