I think Vizio has come a long way, Peabody. Some of their higher end models are excellent! I know.....Just walking through Costco and Sams, you can see the picture compared with Sony and Samsung and Vizio is right there. The quality seems pretty good from looking at it from outside.....I have one of their higher end 50 inch TV from 3 years ago,,,havent had a problem....and I recently got a hell of a deal on another 50 inch high end Vizio a few months and its also excellent!