VIZIO E470VL Good big TV for the price and features.

VIZIO E470VL Good big TV for the price and features.
I purchased one of these Vizio E470VL in September in preparation of the football season. I did get this at a big box store because they had some sales prices that even Amazon couldn't beat. If you are not a TV guru needing to have the latest and greatest and want a big TV this is for you. I upgraded from a 40 inch Sony Bravia from a big box store and it is night and day size and quality.

I had always thought Vizio was some junk brand and you'd have to check your "man card" in for buying one. But the 2010 line of Vizio LCD are really good.

When you do get one of these, like the other reviewers mention TURN OFF the auto motion and other supposed settings that are to help picture quality. These are on by default and I immediately though I made a mistake. Watching a football game was like being in a cave and had that silent movie pciture effect going on. Turn those settings off (which make it brighter and probably raise your electric bill) and it was really good.

Note if you are going to buy one to ensure you are getting the E470VL (and not VA) as the VA might be cheaper but it is lesser quality IMO. Also make sure you are getting the 2010 version of this. You'll know because the 2009 version had this ugly very large clear section under the TV. Because I liked this TV so much, I recently purchased an E550VL (the 55" version of this guy) and the big box store I got it from tried pulling a fast one and brought the old one to the register. I am pretty sure all new Vizio LCD at least are in green and black boxes.