Home > Consumer Reviews > VIZIO 32" 1080p LCD HDTV - Java (VOJ320F1A)

At $448 street, it's a tough box to beat in the 32-inch class. We actually targeted the VO32E as a Consumer Reports Best Buy ... as usual, we could not find any and I'm sorry to say that on-line pricing is not competitive among most models. We chose this one locally with a $30 2-year add-on warranty that actually starts AFTER the manufacturer warranty expires. Ready? ... Walmart.

Setup - it's a breeze with an 'initialization' screen that welcomes one with first turn-on, starting with an auto channel search routine for those using cable/over-the-air. Since we're rigged with AT&T U-verse (a nice service), I can't speak to over-the-air reception and dumped cable after years of abuse by that outfit. It has all the setups needed for color density, contrast, yada accessed by a very intuitive remote control. The only confusion was how to 'save' an entry (hint - the 'LAST' button is the answer). It was not necessary to review the guide ... gee, that would ruin the challenge.

Picture Quality - 1080P is quite good and better than an on-display Sony Bravia of the same price. 720P is satisfying and, in either case, viewing angle very good. This set HAS the ability to automatically stretch 720 to full screen, but it's not a perfect process; it can get lost after running through setup options for reasons unknown. It does a nice job of correctly sizing old 4:3 format video under 720 and 1080P. Aspect ratio is an on-going challenge with our 37-in Toshiba, which can't seem to figure out what kind of signal it is getting.

Sound - it's VERY well balanced in tone and clarity. typically lacking low bass. When we added a mini component stereo system fed by the set's 'autio output' jacks to enhance the 'missing' bass it blended beautifully with the set speakers, which can be set to 'off' as desired. Further, the set's audio output feed can be set as 'fixed level' or to track up and down with set speaker/ volume level; very thoughtful feature.

Inputs - 3 HDMI, 2 Audio/Visual (L-R-Video), and 2 three color component inputs. Outputs - There is one L-R RCA jacks analog output along with an RCA jack digital audio output. All inputs can be programmed with a friendly name.

I rate this set as a 'best buy' in its class, outshining the Sony Bravia version sitting by its side.

I have been shopping in stores, on-line, and comparing prices, features, etc. for a 32" LCD HDTV, I was fortunate to be able to compare the visual quality, sound, of the TVs. I would set the controls to the same menu settings, for picture, sound, etc. and then look and listen. By Far this TV out ranked, Samsung, Phillips. The clarity of the picutre, and sound was much better, The remote menu was so simple to use (and I usually have to read instructions), but not this one. The one major feature of the VIZIO TV'S that sold me, was the speakers are on the FRONT of the TV facing out. All others, had the speakers, on the side, majority were on the back or bottom facing down. If you wall mount, or put a TV in a entertainment center, or cabinet and the speakers are on the back or sides, or bottom facing down, the sound bounces off the wall, or walls of the cabinet, which decreases the sound quality and if the sound quality is not so great then mounting or putting the TV close to a wall, or in a cabinet, decreases the sound qaulity even more. VIZIO, also make a home theather package specific for the product, only two parts to the package. Not only did VIZIO outrank in quality features, simplicity of remote, but also in price. Also has 120hz, compared to others with only 60hz. and has 3 HDMI vs 2 HDMI. I am also going to purchase the 24" VIZIO 1080p NOT 720 but 1080p Most HDTVs under 32" are only 720. The smaller the size, then 720 does not make much difference, but a 24" with 1080p hard to find. I'm a shopper, and compare prices, features and quality before making a decision. I believe I made a good decision going with the VIZIO. At first I was looking at the Samsung, but when comparing side by side, Vizio took 1st place. My purchase also came with a 2 year warranty and 90 day money back guarantee. Can't beat that either. Try VIZIO, you'll love this product. signed, A VIZIO LOVER p.s. to respond to another reviewer's questions: I do not know what JAVA means, nor the difference between this model and the 240M model. Does anyone know the answers?

I JUST BOUGHT TWO 32 INCH VIZIO FLAT SCREEN TVS AND MY KIDS LOVE IT. THE PRICE OMG LOVE IT,YOU CANT GO WRONG WITH THIS BRAND AND PRICE HURRY GET ON LINE NOW BECAUSE THEY WONT LAST.

I needed a new external monitor for doing CAD work, and based on the dimensions of my office I decided a 32" 1080P LCD display would be optimal. I spent about 3 weeks reading on-line reviews, tech specs, and going to brick & mortar places to actually see some of the sets. Let me say right now that in Vegas at least, most of the stores I saw spent zero time trying to make their TV displays appealing or to get a good picture. Many didn't have the remote either. I found the store visits to be most unhelpful. stores I visted were [...], [...], RC Willey (a furniture store!!!) and Frys.

hands down, the samsung 7 series absolutely blows my mind with the picture quality. They are very expensive though, so I kept looking. I'd never heard of Vizio before this search, but I come to find that they are assembled in the good ol' USA, got universally good reviews, have decent tech support, and sounded like I'd get a good deal.

another important thing for me was warranty. sometimes a good deal pricewise isn't such a good deal if a lot of people have had problems with it. At first I was torn between a large LCD monitor and a 1080P tv; however I was shocked to find that there was only a very few monitors larger than 24", and of those most were in the [...]+ range, with the Apple 30" Cinema display a whopping $[...] bucks (about what I paid for my current MacBook Pro). UG!

there is a Hanspree 28" monitor that has more than 1200 reviews here on Amazon. great price, until I started looking into warranty. EEEK! let's see: I can return it if there are 8 or more dead / stuck pixels..........

I can't imagine how furious I'd be if I had a nice new monitor and had to live with as many as 7 bright dots (or blank spaces). This monitor was [...] bucks, reasonable in my opinion. the next least expensive monitor of similar size was [...] bucks. I balked.

the very lowest price 1080p tv's were no-name brands I'd never heard of in big box stores. the only warranty was the store 90 day warranty and after that I'd be on my own dealing with a company no one's ever heard of before. No Thanks.

I'd just about steeled myself to pay 550 to 650 for my display, when Dell came up with this VOJ320F (one of the contenders) for [...]. I called their customer service dept to ask about return policy and etc; it bothered me that none of the questions I was asking were answered on their website, but the verbal answers I did receive were exactly what I was hoping to hear. The customer service person told me that if I ordered the tv verbally over the phone it would get here more quickly because she could circumvent some of the on-line verification procedures. so great! I did the deal. That was Aug 15. Delivery date was projected to be Sept 2. ug.

for the next 2 weeks I checked their on-line service several times a day. no progress! I was getting worried that the set was going to be back-ordered and that it would take much longer. finally on Aug 27th I get the email. guess what? it shipped from Cali and only took one day to get here. but it's nerve-wracking to deal with the dell delayed-gratification system. One great thing about dell: for [...] they extended the factory warranty. heck, the vizio website offered one year at [...] bucks. also by purchasing the 1 year extension, Dell picks up all warranty dealings, so I don't have to deal with Vizio to get any warranty work done - just dell.

setup was very simple, I currently have the backlight and brightness turned all the way off, and the contrast at about 60%. My macbook pro has a DVI output, so a DVI to HDMI cable worked perfectly. it took about 1 second for the TV to recognize and automatically pick up the MBP. I am really happy with the results - I haven't been able to mount it to the wall yet, so it's still sitting on my desk, approx 3' from my face. as a monitor, it is very good and I'm very pleased. as a TV it's ok, but I'm not going to watch that much. SD channels at 3' are not impressive (a good reason not to watch, right?). The remote is minimal, and I miss my larger tv's capability of stretching/zooming/normal modes to deal with different channel's formatting.

to sum up my long-winded post, I'm happy with the quality and the deal I got from Dell. for less than most large computer monitors, I got a great external that's also a TV. Sweet!

What more is there to say.

They don't stand behind their products.