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Introduction
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01.Tour & Design
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02.Blacks & Whites
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03.Color Accuracy
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04.Motion
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05.Viewing Effects
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06.Calibration
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07.Remote Control
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08.Connectivity
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09.Audio & Menus
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10.Formats & Media
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11.Power Consumption
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12.Vs LG 37LH30
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13.Vs Samsung LN32B360
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14.Vs JVC LT42P300
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15.Conclusion
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16.Ratings & Specs
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17.Comments
VIZIO VO370M
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Audio & Menus
Connectivity Summary
• 3 HDMI ports; two on the back, one on the side
• Plenty of analog audio and video inputs
• Ports are well placed, but the side ports are deeply recessed, and you have to lean around to find them
Input Ports (7.0)
The VO370M is not blessed with a huge number of inputs, but it has a decent selection. There are three HDMI port (two on the back and one on the side) and a good number of analog inputs. There are composite, S-Video and component inputs on the back, plus additional composite and component inputs on the side. These inputs also come with accompanying analog video inputs, so you can connect up a number of analog video devices without having to swap cables all the time. There's also a VGA input (again with accompanying analog audio input) and another set of analog audio inputs that are associated with one of the HDMI ports for connecting devices such as PCs that don't send audio over the HDMI connection.
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Output Ports (2.0)
There are only two output ports on this display: an optical digital audio output and a pair of stereo analog audio outputs. That's enough to connect an external surround sound system, but there are no video outputs.
Other Connections (0.0)
The only other connection is a single USB port that is labelled as a service port, and comes with a warning in the manual that this is only for official use. We did try plugging a USB thumb drive into this, but it didn't do anything. But it didn't explode or yell at us either, so that's a good thing.
Media (0.0)
The V0370M cannot play digital media from a USB thumb drive, digital camera memory cards or from the Internet; it can just show TV signals.
Placement (6.5)
The ports on the VO370M are well placed; the back ports are slightly recessed so the cables don't stick out too far, and the side ports are easy to find. Because they are pretty deeply recessed, you do have to lean around to be able to see which port is which, though; you couldn't plug a cable in by touch alone.
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