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Vizio VO47LF

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Pros
Great-sounding speakers
Excellent picture quality
Cons
No side inputs
Hard-to-read menus

Pricing: Very Inexpensive: $1400 (4/23/2008)
Performance: Very Good: 80
Features: Good: 72
Design: Fair: 66

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Very Inexpensive: $1400

Performance

Very Good: 80

PC World Tests
Interface Tested	HDMI
High-Definition Image Quality	Very Good
DVD Image Quality	Very Good
Color Quality	Very Good
Brightness and Contrast	Good
Detail	Good
Overall Quality	Good

Features

Good: 72

Screen Specs
TV Technology	LCD
Diagonal (inches)	47Screen
Pixel Pitch (mm)	0.54
Native Resolution (pixels)	1920-by-1080
Rated Contrast Ratio	2000
Rated Brightness( cd / m^2)	500
Antiglare	Yes
Horizontal View Angle (degrees)	178
Vertical View Angle (degrees)	178
Pixel Response Time (milliseconds)	5
Pixel Response Type	Gray-to-gray

Dimensions
Depth (inches)	4.5
Height (inches)	28.5
Width (inches)	44.5
Weight (pounds)	67.2

Features and Characteristics
Cabinet Colors	Black
Speaker Type	Yes
CableCard Ready	No
Primary Color Controls	Yes
Reset to Factory Settings	Yes
HD Formats	720p, 1080i, 1080p
NTSC Tuner	0
ATSC Tuner	1
Remote Control	IR
Picture in Picture	Yes

Inputs
RF Coaxial Input	1
RF Coaxial Output	0
VGA Input	1
VGA Output	0
Composite Input	1
Composite Output	0
S-Video Input	1
S-Video Output	0
Component Input	2
Component Output	0
DVI Input	0
DVI Output	0
HDMI Input	4
HDMI Output	0
RCA Audio Input	5
RCA Audio Output	1
Optical Input	0
Optical Output	1

Physical Adjustments
Panel Tilt	No
Panel Pivot	No
Height-Adjustable Base	No
Swivel	No
Wall-Mountable	Yes
Included Wall-Mount Kit	No

Other
Included Hardware	6' HDMI cable, oversized cleaning cloth, stand

Support & Reliability
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support Hours	12
Saturday Support Hours	4
Sunday Support Hours	4
Other Service	1-year onsite service, life time tech support.
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Design

Fair: 66

Vizio VO47LF LCD HDTV Review

by Lincoln Spector

- This 47-inch model is the third Vizio HDTV I've reviewed, and I've noticed a pattern: Each one delivers a fantastic picture and yet still manages to undercut the competition on price. On the downside, their TVs lack extras such as swiveling stands and multimedia-capable USB ports, and they can be needlessly difficult to set up and use.

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