my husband and i purchased a vizio 50" HDTV in sept '07. about 3 months ago, it started just cutting off by itself. sometimes it will stay on 3 seconds, sometimes 3 hours. it is a terrible product!!! vizio will not help you if your warranty is even a day expired. we now have a $1300 TV that is worth $0. dont buy vizio anything!!!

My slightly over a year old 32" Vizio TV developed a clicking on/off/on/off/on before finally staying on the other day and this morning clicked it's last click and finally died. There are complaints all over the internet about this junk and Vizio is well aware of the problem but refuses to help in any way. They took our money, continue to push their cheaply made junk and we're screwed.

Vizio LCD HD TV(s) are defective and unreliable. Do you want to spend $999.99 for a flat screen television set only to have it fail after two years. Don’t buy the Vizio brand product. The light source, which is the life of the television failed on three of my Vizio flat screen sets. The light source is the life of the unit. If a component failed, the television could be repaired, but if the light source fails, it is cheaper to replace the whole product. The Vizio manufacturer says that a certain number of their units will fail. If you don’t purchase an extended warranty you’ve lost out. A warranty will cost $400.00 extra for three years. Than if the television fails after three years there is no recourse. A regular $150.00 television set plays for ten years or longer. I recommend a flat screen from a company that builds, manufactures and owns a patent on the light source, like Samsung, or Sharp. Vizio is junk!!! AND a Waste of MONEY!!!

VIZIO WILL NOT HONOR THEIR WARRANTY! I purchased a 19" VIZIO fron a dealer on e-bay. After about 3 months the picture will not come on, the dealer (lucky dog bargans) said they only have a 60 day return policy, call VIZIO. VIZIO said the dealer was not an arutherized dealer, and will not honor their one year warranty, the warranty does not say who you have to purchase the TV from, so here we sit listening to our worthless VIZIO.

I have a Vizio GV47FHD bought from Costco for 1800$ (with tax)and after 29 months it blew up. I realize the warranty is no longer valid but I will no longer purchase electronics from Costco as long as they continue to sell Vizio products. I have read hundreds of posts on the Internet about the same problems with Vizio products and I will never recommend nor buy another Vizio product again. Sams club is experiencing the same problems with Vizio products and is taking returns even after warranty is up. I would have hoped Costco would do the same and back up their products.