VIZIO VM230XVT 23-Inch XVT-Series 23-Inch 1080p LED LCD HDTV

I just bought the Vizio Razor LED 23 inch HDTV for my bedroom after a bit of back and forth from reading all the reviews...I have to say that I am extremely glad I went with this product...To address the sound issues some people have had...I think the reason some people are having these issues is because the tv is not made for a big family room experience in my opinion. This is perfect for a bedroom, exercise room, kitchen etc...I use this in the bedroom and am approx. 10-12 feet away...I have no issues with the sound being "tinny." I think it sounds absolutely fine..Another quick note on the sound..I read a review on amazon where the writer said his sound was faulty and to make sure you get the TV from the lot produced February 2010, instead of the one he received which was manufactured November 2009...That was the first thing I checked when I took the vizio out of the box, and to my disappointment my manufactured date was 11/09..I was worried, but like I said before, I have absolutely no issues whatsoever...So in my opinion, that reader just had a bad product..All these electronics are massed produced, there is going to be a few bad seeds.. I am using Verizon Fios service with this TV and the HD pictures are seemless...They should not even have regular channels anymore..HD is the way to go and the picture looks outstanding on this television..Hung the TV and hooked up the set top box and watched the Cavaliers game on it last night and it was as crisp as hell...Just a quick note for anyone interested if they have Verizon Fios..When setting up your remote provided by verizon to control the vizio functions, the code is 1292..This will allow you to control Power, volume up and down, and mute. I'm using the HDMI cable provided to me from verizon as well..Picture is outstanding.. The capacitive touch buttons on the TV are cool..Capacitive buttons are basically buttons that sense your touch instead of having a traditional physical hard push button..The power button on the tv stays lit up on the bottom left corner, you simply run your finger over the light and the tv turns on...Same goes for all menu options on the tv as well..This basically gives the tv an extremely clean and polished look.. The TV has 2 HDMI ports on the back which is nice..HDMI cable is nice because audio is transferred through this cable as well as the HD picture of course, eliminating an extra set of audio cables...There is only the power cable and HDMI cable running from the back of the TV... I used the the level mount ($20.00) recommended from amazon to hang the television and was happy with it...I fit the 23 inch vizio perfect without having to use any modifying pieces supplied with the mount... In conclusion, 2 days after starting this TV up I am extremely happy with the picture quality, sound is absolutely fine, and overall feel and design of the tv is great....And most important the price!!! [...] bucks! how can you beat that? If your throwing this purchase back and forth, don't delay, buy one...You'll be pleased and impressed.. Read more

I purchased this HDTV for a bedroom. The picture quality is outstanding but you need to adjust it to fit your needs. Whites are too bright and cause picture washout with factory settings but going into the menu screen allows you to compensate. The instruction book is excellent. I am using this with Verison FIOS and using the FIOS remote to control most functions. The reason I only gave it 4 stars is the remote. Buttons don't always work and it has no sleep timer button. You must go into the menu to set the sleep timer. They put all these other buttons for changing from tv to hdmi to pc, which most people will rarely use but NO SLEEP TIMER button. Sound is acceptable and clear. If you want better sound plug in a set of mid-range computer speakers & you'll be surprised with the change. I don't consider this a negative when you look at the size of the installed speakers. Remember you can't 10# of ____ in a 5# bag. If high quality sound is that important, add external speakers. This is my second Vizio HDTV and will buy again. Great product, poor remote. Read more

After going over all of the reviews, I decided to try one of these TV's out for our coach. It replaced a 13" tube TV. It is mounted in the bedroom on an articulating mount and it was surprisingly large feeling for the space due to it's sleek design and awesome picture. It just gives itself a bit of an overwhelming and commanding presence. This is not a bad thing! We've had the proximity sensor issue 1 time out of the 2 dozen or so times I've walked by it and used the front panel touch buttons. Folks, clean your greasy finger prints off the thing! Yup, after it gets smudged up a certain way, it does seem to get a little over sensitive. I cleaned it with a very soft, dry cloth like you'd use to clean your fine eye wear with, problem solved. We've also seen the remote aiming issue. No magic fix for this (other than maybe using a universal), you just have to point it to the left side of the screen somewhat to get it to work. We use it from bed generally, so that gives us a remote operating distance of about 15 feet away. Further back doesn't seem to help much, closer does narrow down where it likes having you shoot the remote at it. The sound is great. It's very room filling and to us was startling loud when we first turned it on. Once you set-up the sound options, and find the listening range you like which we've found to be at the lower end of the volume scale, we've had no listening difficulties at all. The picture is just outstanding. With the dynamic contrast helping out the black levels and the pure LED back lighting, this TV to date is the best I've owned even compared to our other, larger TVs (we have plasmas and other LCDs) in our home. Read more