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Vizio VF550XVT LCD HDTV Review - Intro

By Alfredo Padilla
Published on March 16, 2009
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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	Conclusion
Ratings & Specs

The Vizio VF550XVT is Vizio's largest LCD HDTV at 55-inches. It's also part of their high-end XVT lineup of televisions, featuring 120Hz refresh rate, which should improve motion performance. When we looked at one of Vizio's other XVT lineup of televisions, the SV470XVT, we were quite impressed, so we're quite excited to see what the VF550XVT can do.

Section	The Good	The Bad
Tour & Design	An included HDMI cable is a nice plus.	The design will cause... differences of opinion.
Performance: Blacks & Whites	Not tunnel contrast or white falloff problems.	The contrast ratio is less than impressive.
Performance: Color	Colors were accurate.	Color gamut was a little off.
Performance: Motion	We noticed no artifacting problems.	Significant loss of detail in moving faces.
Performance: Viewing Effects	Nothing stood out.	A reflective display can cause glare problems.
Remote Control	Big easy to press buttons.	Balance is a bit off.
Audio	Very good audio quality from built-in speakers.	You still need a separate set of speakers for surround sound.
Connectivity	5 HDMI ports and excellent placement.	No USB port or internet connectivity.
Controls & Menus	Easy to use, especially at the top level.	Nothing worth mentioning.
Formats & Media	Able to handle all forms of HD and SD content.	No music or photo playback.
Power Consumption	Not as bad as some Plasma displays.	Pretty high for an LCD due to the size of the display.

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