It's too bad to see another American company gobbled up, but that's free market economy for you. I have a Vizio M series in my family room and for the money, it offers very good pq. It's not in the same league as the Sammy in my living room, but it only cost 1/3 as much, so I'm receiving far more than I paid for in return. It replaced a LG that crapped out in 13 months which replaced a Vizio that had crapped out in 12 months. They are all disposable at this point. The only sets I've had that last are Sammy and Sony.