• The TUGBBS forums are completely free and open to the public and exist as the absolute best place for owners to get help and advice about their timeshares for more than 30 years!

    Join Tens of Thousands of other Owners just like you here to get any and all Timeshare questions answered 24 hours a day!
  • TUG started 31 years ago in October 1993 as a group of regular Timeshare owners just like you!

    Read about our 31st anniversary: Happy 31st Birthday TUG!
  • TUG has a YouTube Channel to produce weekly short informative videos on popular Timeshare topics!

    Free memberships for every 50 subscribers!

    Visit TUG on Youtube!
  • TUG has now saved timeshare owners more than $24,000,000 dollars just by finding us in time to rescind a new Timeshare purchase! A truly incredible milestone!

    Read more here: TUG saves owners more than $24 Million dollars
  • Sign up to get the TUG Newsletter for free!

    Tens of thousands of subscribing owners! A weekly recap of the best Timeshare resort reviews and the most popular topics discussed by owners!
  • Our official "end my sales presentation early" T-shirts are available again! Also come with the option for a free membership extension with purchase to offset the cost!

    All T-shirt options here!
  • A few of the most common links here on the forums for newbies and guests!

Vizio LCD HD TV?

I

itchyfeet

TUG Member
Joined
Jun 6, 2005
Messages
759
Reaction score
31
Location
Sacramento, CA
Anyone have experience with this brand? I'm TV shopping and came across this one at Costco & Sams. E-opinions has mixed reviews. TIA
 
It's a cheap brand and everything I've read about them has been "mixed" also.

-David
 
I don't know anyone who has one, but Smart Money liked them; Smart Money column said all the parts for Vizio are manufactured by the major brands (Sony, etc.) and that resulting t.v. is an excellent buy.
 
Costco is a great place to purchase a tv. I purchased a flat panel Pioneer. This TV had a large section of the display die. After over a year Costco refunded my money with out packing and cords. I then replaced this plasma with a Vizio LCD. Family all prefers this TV over the Pioneer. Six months later I am waiting for a smaller similar Vizio to go on sale for the den.
 
I also bought a Vizio from Costco. HAve had it almost a year and it has worked great. I find the remote a bit vexing at times - but the picture is beautiful.
 
Read the warranty well because...

Believe it or not (my local Sam's Club mgr thought I was kidding until he read the warranty himself) if the TV needs repair IT MUST BE REPACKAGED AND SHIPPED TO THE NEAREST CERTIFIED REPAIR SHOP/DEALER.:wall:

That's all I needed to read and bought a 50" Samsung Plasma TV with 5 year in house warranty.

frenchieinme :hi:
 
Has anyone bought the 50" Pioneer plasma? C-net loves it...we are in
the market and wondering if it is worth the premium price. (Although
we can get it mail order a lot cheaper) Which brings up another question,
has anyone ever bought a plasma tv mail order? Any good or bad experiences?
Deb
 
Deb from NC said:
Has anyone bought the 50" Pioneer plasma? C-net loves it...we are in
the market and wondering if it is worth the premium price. (Although
we can get it mail order a lot cheaper) Which brings up another question,
has anyone ever bought a plasma tv mail order? Any good or bad experiences?
Deb
Click to expand...

The main problem with buying it "mail order" (usually they deliver these things by motor freight, not mail) is that you have to read the sellers return policy. Usually, the items are not returnable and only covered by the manufacturers warranty. But that's not a hard rule either. For example, crutchfield.com has a liberal 30-day return policy, but amazon.com has a no returns policy on large screen TVs, so you have to check.

If you purchase it locally, there's usually a return policy in case you have problems with it out of the box, you can return it and get another one, or get something else or just get a refund. Either way (locally, or mail order) you have to check the return/refund policy.

-David
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top