Vizio VX32L 32 in. TV

I picked this up for about $600. My previous TV was a 24" Flat-Tube so this is a huge step up. My primary use for this tv is like many others, playing my Xbox 360.

This TV supports 720p and apparently 1080i, however I mainly bought it for its 720p capabilities.

The screen so far has no stuck/dead pixels, and is free of any defects. However the back light is pretty bright and seems to wash the colors out of the picture. Adjusting the colors is an easy process, and you can also adjust the back light. So far the picture has been great, with excellent black levels and color. However I still have not found a perfect tune I need to figure out what everything does and tinker with it for a bit. The TV comes preset with 3 different tunes, and a custom tune. The three included look the same except for the brightness, yet they all seemed too dark for my tastes.

As far as the 360 goes I've played Call of Duty 4 and Oblivion along with Halo on it and they all look superb. Call of Duty 4 looks amazing and I can definitely see more detail/farther along with the use of wide screen. The TV doesn't cut anything off as far as I can tell.

Picture in Picture is also great. You can't select PiP from the same source, but you can with different sources. The image is stuck in the lower right screen, but you can adjust the size and also switch the audio over to it. With a simple button press you can 'swap' the PiP input to the main screen and vice versa.

Another thing I noticed was image ghosting. I really don't know if this is just with this TV or with all LCDs. I know they have ghosting problems, but I seem to notice it a lot now. When someone is running by me in CoD they seem to be skipping across the screen. TV looks fine but with all the games I played this seemed prevalent. The Vizio website says the TV has an 8ms response time, however as with most LCD manufacturers that is probably from grey-grey and not color-color.

Input wise, the TV has two HDMI, Component, and composite inputs. While also having one VGA, S-Video, and an antenna input. There are two phone jack inputs, yet I have no clue what those are for, possibly Direct TV.

All in all I think this is a very good TV for the price. $150 more can get you a top of the line (in my opinion) Samsung. But for a tight budget, this is a perfect TV.

Pros:
Price
Size
Light weight
Many inputs

The sound from the TV is okay. However I didn't buy the TV for the sound so I could care less. However it should be noted that it does sound a little hollow, and definitely lacks base. A sound system is in order for any kind of movie watching/game playing.