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Vizio SV470XVT LCD HDTV Review - Intro

By Alfredo Padilla
Published on October 09, 2008
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Intro	Tour & Design
Performance: Summary	Performance: Blacks & Whites
Performance: Color	Performance: Motion
Performance: Viewing Effects	Remote Control
Audio	Connectivity
Controls & Menus	Formats & Media
Power Consumption	Value & Comparisons
Conclusion	Ratings & Specs

The Vizio SV470XVT is a 47-inch LCD HDTV that is priced at the lower end of the range for this size. Available for around $1400 it sports some high-end features like 120Hz refresh rate. We found the Vizio SV470XVT performed admirably in most of our tests and should represent a good value for most people looking for a budget TV in this size range.

Section	The Good	The Bad
Tour & Design	Clean design.	It's not a looker.
Performance: Summary	Good whites, motion and colors.	Blacks could be deeper.
Performance: Blacks & Whites	Whites held up very well.	Blacks were not very deep and contrast was unimpressive
Performance: Color	Very stable color temperature and good color reproduction.	Color gamut is innacurate in the greens and blues.
Performance: Motion	Handled motion very well, especially with Motion Smoothing turned on.	Not much.
Performance: Viewing Effects	Reflectance isn't much of an issue.	Viewing angle is only average.
Remote Control	Large, clearly labeled buttons.	Balance is off.
Audio	Better than average sound.	Not very loud.
Connectivity	Four HDMI ports.	No advanced ports like memory card slots.
Controls & Menus	Easy to use and attractive.	Not much.
Formats & Media	1080p and good handling of 3:2 pulldown and 24p content.	No support for Xvycc color gamut.
Power Consumption	Reasonable cost at our calibrated setting.	Cost goes up quickly if you turn up the backlight.
Value & Comparisons	An excellent value at around $1400.	Notta.

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