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The following parameters are often the values required Page Warranty VIZIO provides a warranty to the original purchaser of its products against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year of non-commercial usage and ninety 90 days of commercial use. Page 67 VIA Functions This manual is also suitable for: Xvtsv Xvtsv. Print page 1 Print document 67 pages. Rename the bookmark.
Delete bookmark? Cancel Delete. Delete from my manuals? Sign In OR. Don't have an account? Sign up! Restore password. Upload manual. Upload from disk. Upload from URL. CNET editors pick the products and services we write about. When you buy through our links, we may get a commission. A Vizio in your living room might not have impressed your snobby videophile friends in the past, but the company known for budget LCDs is doing its best to change that.
The XVT3 stands among the best LCDs we've tested in the crucial areas of black level and color, and its matte screen--rare among high-end LEDs today--means superior bright-room performance compared with just about anything available.
It's not perfect, especially when seen from off-angle with dark material, but for the price it's tough to complain. As for the rest of your living room visitors, they'll be impressed by the Apps, the remote and the oodles of other features, although some might pooh-pooh the styling.
Also, on February 16, , we lowered the Design score from an 8 to a 7, lowering the overall score from 8. We feel the new score more accurately reflects the TV's design in the current marketplace.
Series information: We performed a hands-on evaluation of the inch Vizio XVTSV, but this review also applies to the and inch sizes in the series. All three employ full-array LED backlights with local dimming, have identical specs, and according to the manufacturer should provide very similar picture quality.
After repeatedly failing to impress with its bulky, two-tone inchers from and earlier this year, Vizio finally updated the looks of its XVT models. The new design ditches the silver speaker bar and goes all-black, and also introduces a few rounded edges on the side of the bezel and between the speakers along the bottom.
The overall look is a bit sleeker but still generic, and the stand doesn't swivel, but at least the XVT3SV models will blend unobtrusively enough into most decors. Vizio also cut the depth from 5 down to 3 inches, in case you care. We don't, but we do care that you can't disable the glowing Vizio logo when the TV's turned on. Firmware update, please? Vizio's secret weapon, found on no other TV remote we know of, is a full slide-out keyboard with dedicated keys for letters, numbers, and symbols, just like on a smartphone.
Best of all, it's included with the TV for free, not as an expensive option like some other Internet-friendly remotes.
We found the thicker, heavier clicker reassuring in the hand. Its standard keys are easy to navigate and thoughtfully laid-out, although we'd appreciate more differentiation by feel. The lack of any kind of illumination didn't help, and we missed having a dedicated key for aspect ratio. Bluetooth means the remote works without needing line-of-sight, and also promises future functionality. Although we didn't test it, Vizio says the TV can pair with other Bluetooth devices like a full-size keyboard or stereo headphones.
Vizio is releasing a pair of such headphones soon, but told us that any recent Bluetooth-compatible set should work. The universal aspect of the remote was also well-thought-out. Onscreen prompts, as opposed to long lists in the instruction manual, guide you through programming control codes for your devices; the volume and mute keys can "punch through" to operate external gear like an AV receiver. It lacks the full task-based functionality of a Harmony, but this TV remote still goes further than any we've tested toward obviating most users' need to buy a universal model in the first place.
Vizio's menu system resembles another App in appearance, and we liked that the picture settings section is actually integrated into the main App taskbar see below. Responses were fast, explanations complete, and we had no problems finding our way around. In sum, the remote and menus of the XVT3SV series were among the best we've used, and surpass in many ways the efforts of more well-known brands. Some of the pictures inside and cheap and cheesy, but we liked that all the information was spelled out.
There's a table of contents and an alphabetical index to help guide you. The main feature set is simply a plug-in of Yahoo TV widgets, which is found on several other TV manufacturers.
So long as Yahoo keeps adding content partners, Vizio owners will keeping finding offers for new apps to download. A complete list of offerings to-date can be found in this massive comparison chart. Of course, it depends greatly on how bright the backlighting is set, which is discussed in the table below. That's the primary basis of the price discrepancy.
The Samsung is also a much sexier looking TV, which has to be worth some monetary value. In terms of raw, 2D performance, the Vizio stands up decently to the powerhouse Samsung, offering better color performance and a wider viewing angle.
However, the Samsung has a far wider contrast ratio and deeper blacks. If you can afford it, get the Samsung. The Samsung UN55C was a far better performer when it came to black level and contrast ratio, as you can see from the chart below. There was no contest. Of course, the Samsung employed some kind of subtle dynamic contrast ratio that we couldn't disable. Consequently, we like the Vizio's ability to turn all those kinds of settings off, but recognize that the Samsung is the better TV.
It offered more consistent color temperatures and smoother colors transitions. We thought the motion smoothness was better on the Samsung, but the Vizio offered fewer artifacts. The Sony KDLEX is a very good television, and if you do your research, you may be able to find it fairly cheaply. Sony clearly has the stronger brand name, so what are you actually getting with that. First of all, the TV is better looking than the Vizio, that's for sure.
The Sony also has an outstanding streaming content selection in a layout that we find more intuitive than the Yahoo TV apps on the Vizio. This particular Sony also offers a far, far better black level and contrast ratio. On the other side of the fence, the Vizio has the cool remote control, a better viewing angle, and a few extra inches of screen size. Given the price, we'd definitely choose the Sony. The color temperature was far more stable, and the RGB color curve test showed that the Vizio was at least a little more stable in terms of color transitions.
Both were satisfactory or better, and both offer optional motion smoothing features. Sure, the color performance and viewing angle are very good, but they're matched by the Vizio. The Vizio shares the same faults, too: terrible black level and a narrow contrast ratio.
Our recommendation is the Vizio. Neither is very good. The Vizio managed a consistent color temperature a little better, but overall, its an excellent performance from both. We Vizio was just smoother and less prone to artifacting. It's a big inch screen for a reasonable price, and it's loaded with great features: built-in WiFi, an excellent selection of streaming content, a great interface, and a remote control with full QWERTY keyboard.
There's the tantalizing prospect of features to come, as well. They better be planning something big for that many USB ports, but, again, we're not holding our breath. The core video performance is a bit less clear-cut.
The color performance is among the best we've seen, and the viewing angle is truly impressive for an LCD display. However, the black level and contrast ratio were among the worst.
Our testing procedures require us to shut off features like auto dimming in order to get the most accurate performance. If auto dimming enabled, the black levels drop considerably, but there's a nasty halo-effect around high contrast objects. In order to bring you the full story, though, we retested with Smart Dimming enabled to see the pros and cons of the feature. Read more about Smart Dimming.
All in all, we think Vizio deserves a round of applause on this one. We can only hope that they continue to surprise us. There are three models in the 3SV series, a 42, 47, and inch. All three have the same feature set and connectivity options. David Kender oversees content at Reviewed as the Editor in Chief. He served as managing editor and editor in chief of Reviewed's ancestor, CamcorderInfo. In his time at Reviewed, David has helped to launch over product categories and written too many articles to count.
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