I've had a 25" standard non-HD TV for 6 years and felt it was finally time look for a new TV. I've only started looking at new HDTVs for the past week and don't know much about the current offerings. I wanted a TV with the latest features.
I went to Sam's Club at 8PM last night and saw that the LED-LCDs were the most expensive. For these LED-LCDs, the 52" Sharp Aquos LC-C5277UN was the priciest at $1997 and the 55" Vizio VF551XVT was $1876 (cheaper price and larger screen). Down the side of the store, I saw a single open box 55" Vizio VF551XVT on sale. I spoke to a rep and he said the open-box was just put there and was probably just returned. He said it had the same 90 day return policy and warranty as a new one in the box and that I could also purchase the service plan. The price was $1201 for this open-box versus $1876 for a new one.
I stopped by Best Buy after this since they were opened til 9PM. Best Buy didn't carry the Vizio brand, they only had Samsung and LG with the least expensive 55" model being the Samsung UN55B6000 for $2,200.
When I got home, I thought over the $1201 open-box 55" Vizio from Sam's. With the $675 price different over a new one and the savings on tax, I felt it was the best deal. Afraid I'd lose out on this deal, I went back to Sam's this morning at 10AM when they opened to buy it. I brought it home and have it hooked up. Since I don't have HD cable or Blu-Ray yet, DVD was my highest resolution source. The DVD playback looks great.
I didn't really have much time to consider everything before buying this Vizio VF551XVT. Now that I have it and time to reflect on this purchase, I can ask questions and determine if I want to keep it or return it for something better. Since I don't have any HD source yet, I can't really gauge HD picture until I upgrade to HD cable or buy a Blu-Ray player.
How is the Vizio brand? How does this 55" Vizio VF551XVT compare to the smaller more expensive 52" Aquos LC-C5277UN, or the same sized $2,200+ Samsung or LG models? What features I am missing by keeping this Vizio over the Samsung or LG models?
Thanks..
I went to Sam's Club at 8PM last night and saw that the LED-LCDs were the most expensive. For these LED-LCDs, the 52" Sharp Aquos LC-C5277UN was the priciest at $1997 and the 55" Vizio VF551XVT was $1876 (cheaper price and larger screen). Down the side of the store, I saw a single open box 55" Vizio VF551XVT on sale. I spoke to a rep and he said the open-box was just put there and was probably just returned. He said it had the same 90 day return policy and warranty as a new one in the box and that I could also purchase the service plan. The price was $1201 for this open-box versus $1876 for a new one.
I stopped by Best Buy after this since they were opened til 9PM. Best Buy didn't carry the Vizio brand, they only had Samsung and LG with the least expensive 55" model being the Samsung UN55B6000 for $2,200.
When I got home, I thought over the $1201 open-box 55" Vizio from Sam's. With the $675 price different over a new one and the savings on tax, I felt it was the best deal. Afraid I'd lose out on this deal, I went back to Sam's this morning at 10AM when they opened to buy it. I brought it home and have it hooked up. Since I don't have HD cable or Blu-Ray yet, DVD was my highest resolution source. The DVD playback looks great.
I didn't really have much time to consider everything before buying this Vizio VF551XVT. Now that I have it and time to reflect on this purchase, I can ask questions and determine if I want to keep it or return it for something better. Since I don't have any HD source yet, I can't really gauge HD picture until I upgrade to HD cable or buy a Blu-Ray player.
How is the Vizio brand? How does this 55" Vizio VF551XVT compare to the smaller more expensive 52" Aquos LC-C5277UN, or the same sized $2,200+ Samsung or LG models? What features I am missing by keeping this Vizio over the Samsung or LG models?
Thanks..