Quote Originally Posted by Worf101 View Post
Once it got "decent' reviews and semi-respectable, has jacked up it's prices to where they're HIGHER than some top tier brands. I was looking for a small LCD 27 to 30 inches for a friends bedroom and the Vizio priced for 1080P at those prices is outrageous.

My how the worm has turned.

Worf
Worf,
It is not the reviews that is driving up their prices, it is them trying to shake off the "cheap low performing panel" their name is associated with. This means you have to use better quality parts than you use to, which drives up the cost of the panel. In spite of the "decent" reviews(they have moved up a bit in panel ratings), they still have some issues with black levels, and dynamic contrast. Color accuracy among their models has improved, but still not up to the level of the first tier models from the majors.

One has to also look at the fact that the majors have so cut the price of their panels, that buying a Vizio may not even make sense anymore. Their prices are becoming comparable, with the majors overall panel performance being much higher than Vizio.