Vizio VF551XVT

Sometime in ancient history, when snakes freely roamed the earth without fear that their oil would be disparaged, John Johnson asked me if I wanted to review the complete line of Ultralink/XLO Argentum audio cables. Since I thrive on comparisons, be they of cabling, amplifiers, or sopranos, I welcomed the assignment.

Price: $2,200 At A Glance: Superb video processing • Improved menu operation and calibration controls • So-so black level and shadow detail on real-world material LED for the Masses At the 2009 CES, Vizio took the wraps off of its first LCD HDTV with LED backlighting and local dimming, which consumers have been eagerly waiting for ever since.

Vizio has introduced its first full-array LED-based LCD, with local dimming to produce deeper blacks than a traditional LCD. Check out Adrienne Maxwell's hands-on review of this 55-inch, 1080p TV, which also sports Vizio's 240Hz SPS technology and five HDMI inputs

Vizio seems to really be getting the hang of LED backlighting technology. The VF551XVT, has a very consistent brightness uniformity – something that is lacking in many of the new edge-lit displays.

With the VF551XVT, VIZIO continues their push to bring cutting-edge HDTV technologies--including local-dimming LED backlighting and a 240 Hz refresh rate--to affordable displays.

Vizio VF551XVT