Best 50 Lcd

Best 50 Lcd

Appearance & inputs: I was instantly sold on this Toshiba TV. It has good appearance. It's skinny (thinner than Sharp, Panasonic & Samsung). It has 3 HDMI ports as opposed to 2 in Samsung & 4 in Sharp. It has a composite input to connect your older devices to your TV. 

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Samsung only had HDMI inputs. It has a PC sound input from computer. The best part is that you can choose your input source on your computer. So if you use a VGA to HDMI converter then you don't need to worry about not getting any sound from your TV. You can select HDMI input as video source and PC input as audio source. Vga clarity is good. 

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I have a display port on my computer so I can connect my notebook using HDMI port and get max resolution but for older computers VGA is a must.

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Sound Outputs: Toshiba TV also has both Digital & Auxiliary sound output. Aux output lets you connect your high intensity BOSE computer speaker system to your TV. I don't know about other but I like having only one good set of BOSE speakers which I can use with both my TV & computer. No need to spend money on 2 separate sets. Samsung had only digital audio output.

Best 50 Lcd

This TV also has a USB input like other TVs

All in all, this TV has given me the best value for my money.

Best 50 Lcd

I saw some reviews on software problems with this TV. I also noticed that at times I had video but no Audio.
I figured out the problem. It only happens (intermittently) if I use my comcast cable remote to turn the TV off but use TV's remote to turn it back on (or vice versa). I now use only my cable remote to turn tv on or off and I have not seen any software issue with the TV.

VIZIO E500AR 50-inch 1080p 60Hz LCD HDTV

VIZIO E500AR 50-inch 1080p 60Hz LCD HDTV

This is a very nice TV at a nice pricepoint at $598. The picture quality and audio quality are both above my expectations. Barely anyone can tell the difference between 60Hz and 120 Hz, and I don't feel that paying the extra is worth any more in picture quality. Vizio is a quality company, based in California.

VIZIO E500AR 50-inch 1080p 60Hz LCD HDTV

This TV is to replace a Samsung 52 in LCD that stopped working (flickering continuously on-off) in past weeks. From a quick look at Samsung at online forums, it seems all models of Samsung are prone to this type of failure, and I simply did not want to go back to a company that disappointed me. A TV should last until you are ready to replace it with a new one.

VIZIO E500AR 50-inch 1080p 60Hz LCD HDTV

As for this not being a Smart TV, it is pretty clear it is not a Smart TV from doing your due diligence beforehand. Regardless, VIZIO E500AR 50-inch 1080p 60Hz LCD HDTV I look at the new technology of smart TV's as just another useless addition that increases the chance of it failing prematurely. This is a great TV if you don't need the Smart TV option.

Overall, it is a quality TV. No complaints

VIZIO E500AR 50-inch 1080p 60Hz LCD HDTV

TV was delivered, unpacked, tested and has been used for the last several weeks. It's a no-frills TV that won't arrange for videoconferencing or allow you to do email, but will enable you to watch TV, period. Multiple HDMI ports on the back, one RGB port. Works well.

VIZIO E500AR 50-inch 1080p 60Hz LCD HDTV