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I bought this TV for my XBOX 360 and Blue Ray player. They both look awesome. I've played the latest games on it, GoW2 and Fable 2. The refresh rate on the TV make the games look entirely fluid. The Blue Ray looks just as good as it does at Best Buy with their Sony TV and Sony player set up. The TV comes with an HDMI cord, which is nice to have. The set up is very fast and stupid guy-proof. You won't be sorry if you buy this TV for your XBOX.

As a Sony user for the last two decades I was hesitant to switch brands after my Trinitron blew out last year. I'm not any more. In fact, I have both the 42" XVT series and 37" 1080i/720p LCDs and I can't complain! Basically this is a very inexpensive 120Hz LCD (Costco Coupon $799.99); highly accurate color; plenty of picture adjustments including extensive dejudder controls; comprehensive connectivity including four HDMI inputs and a PC input. This TV simply ROCKS!

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You're looking at a TV from the XVT series from Vizio, with Smooth Motion Video and SRS Surround Sound.

I bought a Sony BDP-BX1 at Costco on Thanksgiving and an AppleTV last month and have both connected to this TV.

What I like:
- Picture quality: excellent color depth, no bright pixels.
- Sound: Excellent speakers; three speakers with growth to a 5.1 (or 7.1) with wireless speakers.
- 4 HDMI inputs (and comes with one HDMI cable included if bought at Costco).
- I can use it as another "output device" for music by streaming from iTunes to the AppleTV given the quality speakers.

I do not dislike anything on this TV, but one must comment that HD rentals from AppleTV are not so smooth, considering that this is a 120HZ HDTV (picture is a little bit jerky when the camera pans horizontally or vertically at a rate that either the TV or the movie stream being fed to the TV cannot keep up with.
This is probably because Apple only provides 720p and not a fault in the TV itself.

The condition could very well exist on other streaming services, such as NetFlix or Amazon.

A factor you may want to take into account is if you want to wait. Vizio announced a newer model in CES in Las Vegas in January. This would bring the TV's up to 240HZ from 120HZ, and it would have wireless networking integrated, probably giving you the option to connect to NetFlix, Amazon or Yahoo to rent movies. I personally prefer an AppleTV. Hacking the AppleTV can bring along Boxee (boxee.tv), which brings along NetFlix connectivity, Hulu, et.

Happy shopping.

Just Purchased the New Vizio XVT 120hz LCD. All I can say is that I am truly impressed. I was very skeptical buying a generic brand name LCD but look no more cause this TV is just as good as any Samsung or Sharp. I'm still all for Plasma's because of the better black levels and no blurring during motion scene's though.
This TV doesn't solicit any wow factors but it will suit its purpose. I bought this as a 2nd TV for playing PC and Console games and haven't had any problems. I even hooked this bad boy up to my Uverse HD box and was very suprised at the great picture quality.
How can you go wrong for [...], 2yr extended Costco warranty, 120hz, PC input, 1080P, 4HDMI inputs, 1 HDMI cable included

My mother purchased one of these from another retailer, (This is her 1st HDTV) and I set it up for her today. She currently doesn't have any true HD content, but all of the SD content through both component and composite sources is very good quality. When she upgrades her Dish Network DVR it will be interesting to see the quality. Most suprising thing about the set, was the sound from the 3 hidden speakers. It is clear and has ample volume for her use. Will need to see how well the set holds up, but first impression is excellent.