Vizio 26" LCD HDTV Review

Ease of Use, Performance: 25/25, Look & Feel: 24/25,
Features 24/25, How much I enjoy 25/25

Total: 100/100

Vizio is a relative newcomer in the world of TV's but has been rocking the consumer electronics world with its extensive line of high quality affordable televisions. With accolades from Good Housekeeping, CNET and PC World I have to add my own praise to the current line of affordable and great looking televisions.

The Vizio 26" LCD HDTV model number VW26L gets my special Blue Ribbon Award for an outstanding product and overall great television. The Vizio HDTV is a great television with some great features at a really affordable price for a high definition 1080i LCD television.

Here are the features straight from the Vizio website:

26" Diagonal / 16 x 9 Wide Screen Aspect Ratio
High Definition 1366 x 768 Native Resolution
Compatible Input Formats (1080i HD, 720p HD, 480p DVD, 480i standard TV)
PC formats supported 1366 x 768, 1024 x 768, 800 x 600, 720 x 400, 640 x 480
Ideal TV For Bright Light Environments
Brilliant Picture Quality With Over 16 Million Colors
Built-In Digital HDTV & Standard TV Combined Tuner
Wall Mounting Capable; Only 3.49 Inches Thick W/O Stand
Supports High Definition Gaming Systems
2x HDMI Inputs For Superior Digital Connectivity
No Permanent Burn-In Guaranteed
Typical Panel Life of 50,000 Hours (22 Years*)
*Defined By Time To Half Original Brightness Using The TV For An Average Of 6 Hours Per Day

Some of the features that I like a lot with the Vizio TV are the combined TV tuner and the great picture quality with easy adjustments. The Vizio HDTV is an affordable price as well at about $448 at many local stores such as Wal-Mart and Kmart. The Vizio 26" HDTV comes with the television, power cord, remote control with batteries, manual and a quick start guide.

One of the first things that stood out to me was the remote takes AA batteries and not those tiny AAA ones, I really like a remote that takes the more common size batteries. Why do companies think that a smaller remote means better, it's just easier to loose.