We have written a short overview of the 42″ HD Vizio plasma TV. This is an older model Vizio plasma TV that has received a lot of attention lately due to significant price drops. You can find this television for sale at Costco, Target, Sam’s Club in addition to many online retailers.
Examining the Vizio Plasma TV
The 42” Vizio plasma TV has a resolution of 1024 by 768 pixels. A remote, integrated NTSC/ATSC tuner with removable side mounted speakers is currently included. The only color offered on this model is black. The price is attractive and the features sound good but when compared to other high quality TV’s the pricing becomes apparent. This HDTV is at the top of the list of budget plasma TV’s.
Right away you will notice the inferior picture quality. Colors appear muted when compared to higher cost models, but again are not completely unpalatable. The Vizio plasma TV does have adjustable color settings, but after several adjustments it still did not match the quality images of the more expensive TV’s.
This television also exhibited problems with false shading, an effect where colors band together as opposed to slight shading. This picture problem is easily observed even for people with untrained eyes. Looking over what is included in the Vizio plasma HDTV didn’t make an impact although the picture quality was good. A distinct lack of ways to input HD sources to this television was the most glaring omission.
For hooking up your components, a DVI input is provided but it is only able to carry a 480p signal. With today’s high end televisions boasting 1080p this television is far less than capable of keeping up. This TV’s picture within picture quality is sub-par. While this TV does allow you to observe two television channels concurrently it does not have the capability to allow you to view a DVD, VCR or video game simultaneously.
Due to this fact the picture within picture feature might as well have been omitted. The one area that the Vizio does excel at is price. It is probably one of the most affordable sets available, for a higer quality product you would have to spend considerably more. The Vizio is an acceptable TV with its low price tag, but you could purchase a higher quality TV for more money.
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