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VIZIO VM190XVT 19-Inch XVT-Series 720p LED LCD HDTV
Product Description
Brilliant color, rich detail and deep contrast in a sleek razor thin design. Click to enlarge.
A stylish, modern aesthetic with full edge-to-edge cover glass.
Illuminated touch controls with proximity sensor.
Sensors auto-adjust brightness for the perfect picture regardless of room conditions.
Razor LED
VIZIO is the first to bring LED technology to smaller-sized LCD HDTVs. This mercury-free, energy-efficient, razor-thin HDTV achieves a 20,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, giving you deeper blacks and brighter whites.
With a native panel resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, the VM190XT is compatible with 720P, 1080i, 480P, and 480i signals.
Slim Profile and a Clean, Contemporary Look
These TVs have an ultra-slim profile, tapering down to less than an inch thick, and just 1.65 inches at their thickest point.
They feature a stylish, modern aesthetic with full edge-to-edge cover glass, and can be tilted up to 25 degrees
Illuminated Touch Controls with Proximity Sensor
The VM190XVT features proximity sensitive touch controls that illuminate when your hand draws near, and fade away once you're done, adding further to the unit's sleek and buttonless design.
Ambient Lighting
Energy efficient sensors auto-adjust brightness for the perfect picture regardless of room conditions.
SRS Audio Technologies
SRS TruVolume evens out dynamics to limit volume inconsistencies between programming. SRS TruSurround HD delivers immersive virtual high-definition surround sound out of the unit's two speakers.
Green Technologies
VIZIO's Eco HD models exceed the current Energy Star guidelines by 56% below Energy Star 3.0, which saves you money on your utility bills while limiting the impact on our planet.
Thought was put into construction as well--the display's LED backlights do not utilize mercury, an environmentally harmful substance used in other backlights.
Digital Photo Viewing
The VM190XVT also lets you enjoy a slideshow of your family and friends (via USB Drive).
VM190XVT Inputs
VM190XVT Outputs
One-Year Warranty
VIZIO provides a one-year warranty on its products for extra peace of mind in your purchase.
What's in the Box
Vizio VM190XVT XVT-Series 19-Inch 720p LED LCD HDTV, Remote Control, Power Cable, Stand, User's Manual
Product Details
Video Reviews
Customer Reviews
I only rated this TV 4 stars because of two facts. The first is mentioned in the title. That is the fact that it really only has a 18.5" screen. I figured stepping down from a 20" to a 19" would not be too big a sacrifice but stepping down to an 18.5" proved to be too much so I returned it and bought the 23" Vizio LED LCD HDTV instead. It is virtually identical to this one except for the larger screen, (in fact they use the same owner's manual), and the fact that it is 1080P where this one is 720P. The second annoyance with both models is the fact that the volume bar does not go away when the sound is muted. I remains until you un-mute the TV. This annoys me, but is livable considering everything else.
The biggest advantages to LED LCD over CCFL LCD are the power consumption, the expected life of the backlight, and the picture quality. This TV is advertised as only drawing 23W but my UPS tells me it only draws 18W. The weakest link to a CCFL LCD TV is the backlight. It is what goes first most of the time, but LEDs last virtually forever so I will have to see what the next weakest link will be that will cause me to have to replace this TV. I expect this TV to last for at least five years before needing replacement, but time will only tell.
We already have one VIZIO that we are happy with. So we just bought two of these thinking we would replace a couple of the other TV's. I initially had the problems listed below. I did spend hours on the phone with VIZIO before I was able to talk to upper level technicians. Part of the problem is getting past the first level customer service people. Though they mean well, sometimes they just don't have the solutions. I must say at this point I am very happy with the TV, the solutions VIZIO provided, and the professionalism of the upper level personnel.
1. I have the TV connected to cable and unlike my other VIZIO, channel 708 is shown as 708--2 and I cannot directly enter the channel number.
***(This issue was resolved on 3-29-2010. I did some testing per VIZIO and it turns out I had to eat my words. It appears it is a problem with my cable provider. I'm working with them now)***
2. If I am on channel 708--2 and go to channel 62 then press LAST, it goes to channel 6.
***(This issue was resolved on 3-30-2010. VIZIO did a firmware upgrade and all is well. There was another issue the upgrade fixed. When you change channels either by direct entry through the remote or through channel up/down, the TV displays the channel information at the top right part of the screen. If you tried to directly enter another channel from the remote before the information disappeared from the screen, it would add the digits to the channel already shown. So if it was showing channel 3 and you tried to enter channel 10, it would become 310.)***
3. TV is tilting forward and does not want to tilt backwards.
***(4-3-2010 I finally opened the second unit and it does tilt much easier. I had to take the base off of the first one, lay it down and use the palm of my hand to make the mount move.)***
Since the switch to digital we found there were certain shows we could barely hear, even with the volume turned all the way up. The audio on this tv is much better than our previous one, although I wish there were a few more options to set. But for a tv this size, the video, audio, and price are very good.
After reading user "Ray Davis'" comments here, I called Vizio support to inquire about the firmware upgrade that supposedly fixes some of the issues with the tuner/last button/etc.
Sadly, as per the two technicians I spoke to (one of them being a Level 3), there is NO firmware upgrade for this TV. Ray Davis, if you read this, could you please update your review with the link to the firmware file/instructions/etc? I wouldn't be surprised if the firmware update is only known to certain Vizio engineers.
Also, if you are seeing the menu buttons pop up on the screen at random times, try moving your TV a bit. Apparently, sunlight and shadows hitting the screen will cause the menu to activate. This is per the Level 3 engineer I spoke with.
screen, then pop off screen for 1-5 seconds, then just keeps repeating.
This activity is inconsistant, seems to be triggered when using exit
button. Also, the exit button does not clear this control but it eventual
stops, only to return when turning TV back on.
2. all channels above 100 have extensions, ie 101-2311, 102-49,102-5011 etc.
does not recognize the cable designations and cannot have name assigned to
3. 3 second channel change exccesive
4. no ability to create favorites menu for quick access to channel
5. cannot enter channels above 99 on remote
6. this is first remote i've used that does not have a designated "menu" button.
Using "OK" to access menus is annoying and confusing. put Menu and Exit
buttons just under the OK cross, better for true one hand operation
7. I know the TV is a Vizio, i don't need the Vizio LOGO for 5 seconds at turn
on.
While the HD picture is perfect, having great video on a kitchen TV just
isn't worth the irritation factor This is a return, unless Vizio has a
firmware upgrade that is easily installed and that solves these problems
No STANDBY provision when used as a computer monitor. When computer goes to sleep the monitor shows a bright BLUE screen. Not energy conscious.
The power cord supplied with the Vizio VM190XVT has a BRICK to drop line current down to the low voltage this TV requires. Rather than place the brick in the middle of the power cord where it won't interfere it was placed on the end precluding it's use in many power strips, UPS units, and outlets.
No excuse for the power cord brick other than inadequate field testing prior to release and no standby mode is laughable when you claim to be GREEN.
On the plus side, the 720p and 1080i HD picture quality is amazing, very bright and sharp with good contrast. The sound is perhaps the best I've ever heard from a low end TV, with more volume than I could ever use. I haven't had a chance to try the digital photo frame feature or the pause live TV feature, but they are both nice to have if they work as advertised. The remote control allows you to access all features.
However, I will be returning the set because of problems with the TV tuner. As I read on another web site, the tuner is annoyingly slow when changing channels. Each time you use channel up or channel down the screen goes blue for about 2 seconds, and sometimes 3 before the new channel is displayed. If you jump to a channel by entering the number from the remote's keypad you will stare at the blue screen for 4 to 5 seconds.
If slow channel changes were the only problem I would just learn to live with it due to the amazing HD picture and sound. Unfortunately there are two other tuner problems, one of which is a too much for me.
First, there is a minor issue where if you punch in a non-existent channel number by accident the input buffer is not cleared until some period of time well after the unit has gone back to displaying the current channel number. I.e., you punch in a wrong number, the unit eventually reverts to displaying the current number, but then when you try to enter a correct number again the digits from the previous attempt are still in the input buffer and they get added to the new number you are trying to enter. You end up having to just sit and wait for some period of time (10 - 20 seconds) before you can enter a new channel number.
I suppose I could also learn to live with that. But what I can't live with is a completely broken 'last' feature. On the VM190XVT they should call this feature the 'Las Vegas' button because when you press it you are just rolling the dice and you have no way of knowing which previous channel it will revert to.
I've spent around 2 hours trying to figure out how to beat this error. At first I thought 'last' worked correctly for channels you went to by using the channel up/channel down buttons, but not for direct entry. This wasn't true. Then I thought it was related to the period of time between channel changes. Perhaps if I left each channel selected for some minimum period of time between changes I could get the feature to work. Not true. Then I tried direct channel entry only, both with me triggering the channel change by pressing 'Ok', and with the TV deciding when it was time to jump to the new channel. Still broken. Then I thought perhaps it had problems with 'dash' channels, like '13-1', but not with base channels like '13', so I tried base channels only. Made no difference. Over a long period of time I tried many combinations of all of the above. Nothing worked reliably. 'Last' will sometimes revert to the most recent previous channel, but most of the time it doesn't. It will also become stuck on a channel for no obvious reason. It then stays stuck until you select a new channel while viewing the stuck channel. Weird.
I would be interested to hear about other people's experience with 'last' on the VM190VXT. I don't know if this is a general problem, or if I just have a buggy tuner. Regardless, this unit is going back.
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Update: I spent 20 minutes on the phone with Vizio tech support. It is their opinion that the problems I see are caused by a bad remote control and they offered to send a replacement. I may or may not pursue that option. I have no desire to get stuck with this unit if that doesn't fix the problem and my return window closes.
Those that are experiencing the menu pop-up problem should see if it always happens after you have used the remote. The remote could be causing the problem.
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Final update: The replacement remote came in the mail today. It didn't fix anything, all problems listed above with the 'Last' feature and direct channel entry are still exactly the same. I give up, this unit has permanent problems and I am returning it for a refund before I get stuck with it.
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