![]() ![]() If you're in a bright room, for example, the TV has to be set to a brighter setting than if it was placed in a completely dark room. Each user needs to adjust this setting to their specific viewing conditions. There is no right answer for this setting. Backlightįor LED TVs, the backlight setting determines the brightness of the LEDs that are used to light the image. The higher the setting, the brighter the picture will be. From there, the rest of the settings can be adjusted normally, and the picture will look very similar to what you get with ‘Movie’ or ‘Standard.’ On some models though, the PC or Game modes disable many of the TV's picture enhancements, and some TVs even limit which picture modes are available. If that is a concern, you should choose the ‘Game’ picture mode (or ‘PC’ on some models), or go into the TV’s settings and enable ‘Game’ mode. Good picture quality is important for video games, but you also want to make sure you don’t have too much input lag. Each picture mode has different default settings, and some of them behave differently from one another, even if you try and match the settings across modes. This setting usually has the biggest impact on picture quality. ![]() Still, this is much better than a single button that cycles through all inputs or calls up an onscreen list.The first thing you want to adjust is the TV's picture mode. For example, the single HDMI button cycles through the four HDMI inputs when you press it repeatedly. Actually, each type of input has its own button. ![]() Unlike many other TV remotes, this one has dedicated input-selection buttons-sort of. A few of the buttons have multiple functions, and the secondary labels are on the body of the remote with no illumination. (Interestingly, the four colored buttons-yellow, blue, red, and green-that are found on most remotes these days are all different shapes.) The labels are on the buttons themselves, so you can see them in the dark when the backlight is on. The buttons are well separated but rather small, and they’re mostly the same size and shape. It can control up to four devices, including the TV. The universal remote is relatively large, with a nicely rubberized underbelly. Such dedication to customer service is rare and laudable in today’s consumer marketplace. Vizio also offers free lifetime technical support by e-mail or phone. One of the nicest features of all Vizio TVs is the company’s one-year, in-home warranty. Also, a good aftermarket universal remote can unify the control of an A/V system without CEC. I don’t find the lack of these features to be problematic in any way, since no commercial content is produced with Deep Color or x.v.Color. Unlike most HDTVs with HDMI 1.3 inputs, this one does not support Deep Color (increased color bit depth), x.v.Color (expanded color gamut), or Consumer Electronics Control (CEC), which allows HDMI-connected devices to communicate with each other. Image retention is usually more pronounced in the first 100 hours of use, after which it subsides substantially. Still, most plasmas offer some sort of wipe function-the VP505XVT’s image cleaner displays a full-screen white field to eliminate ghosts. All plasmas are susceptible to retaining ghosts of static images, although current models are much better in this respect than earlier generations. This is especially true if you watch a lot of 4:3 content, like news channels with a ticker along the bottom of the screen or video games with static elements. You’ll also need to be a bit concerned about image retention. If you watch that much TV, you might consider getting out more often. That translates to more than 17 years at 8 hours a day, 7 days a week. The set offers a 1,920-by-1,080 native resolution with 1:1 pixel mapping, four HDMI 1.3 inputs (two on the side), an SRS TruSurround audio system, and a rated half life of 50,000 hours. The VP505XVT’s most important feature is the HQV Reon-VX video-processing solution, which is one of the best and most respected processor chipsets available today. Still, what this HDTV does provide is impressive. I’ve been very impressed with the company’s plasma TVs in the past, so I had high expectations-expectations that this display met and even exceeded.Īt a list price of only $1,500, you can’t expect an extensive feature set. Vizio’s latest plasma, the 50-inch VP505XVT, is no exception. This tremendous and rapid success is because of the high value that these TVs offer-in particular, they offer surprisingly good picture quality for surprisingly little money. In the six short years that Vizio has sold flat-panel TVs in the U.S., the company has risen to third place in flat-panel sales (plasma and LCD combined) in the North American market. Less-than-inspiring performance with DVD.Price: $1,500 At A Glance: Razor-sharp detail with HD content ![]()
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