VIZIO E371VA 37-Inch Full HD 1080P 120 Hz LCD HDTV, Black

Review by J. Hahn for VIZIO E371VA 37-Inch Full HD 1080P 120 Hz LCD HDTV, Black
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I purchased this unit because I have a space in a cabinet that’s less than 36″ wide and this is one of the few 37″ TVs that will fit. There are some problems which I find annoying but some people may not notice or care about. Sometimes there the audio and video are not in sync. The audio leads the video by a fraction of a second. It happens about 20% of the time. Sometimes the set reboots itself, going black and then displaying the VISIO logo before restoring the picture. This is very infrequent, but it does happen occasionally. The response to the remote in some cases is slow. For example, unmuting takes a significant fraction of a second. There are other less bothersome issues too. I called VISIO tech support and they said they weren’t familiar with these problems and had me do a full reset which had no effect. I exchanged the unit I bought for a second and it had the same problems. Then I read a review by someone else complaining about the same problems (and others). The set has great specs and the picture seems to be just fine and that’s most important. I would really prefer to replace this unit with another brand, but there are no reasonably priced 37″ sets on the market at this time that will fit.

Review by Shew for VIZIO E371VA 37-Inch Full HD 1080P 120 Hz LCD HDTV, Black
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I was very excited to find the 37″ Vizio E371VA as it was both reasonably priced and one of a small number of 37″ TVs that will fit in out 36″ wide cabinet.

Overall the picture looks great on HD channels.

But as other reviewers have reported there are significant audio / lip sync issues. This is without any adjustment and using the integrated speakers.

Tried disabling various video and audio processing features but can’t seem to fix it.

Will be calling Vizio tomorrow. If they can’t fix it I will look again at the Samsung LN37C530.

Review by Jerome E Natoli for VIZIO E371VA 37-Inch Full HD 1080P 120 Hz LCD HDTV, Black
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This tv was not right for me. The picture, with a high quality source, is phenomenal. 1080p and 120hz at this price is unheard of, and won me over. However, great picture doesn’t make up for the sets many problems. The sound is loud enough, but sounds tinny and weak, and isn’t synched with the video (strange since they’re both going through the tv). The inputs are a bit inconvenient to use, and all 4 hdmi inputs are on the same side, so if you have more than 1 source there it can get cramped quickly. The biggest flaw for me, though, is the input lag from game consoles. It takes nearly 1/2 a second for a button press to be shown on-screen, making most games unplayable (to me, I came from a CRT with no lag so I could be picky). If videogames are not an issue and you can get around the lip-synching issue with a good sound system or something, then you will not be disappointed by the picture, and won’t find more features on a 37 inch for this price. If you plan on anything more than casual gaming (wii is pretty unplayable too, the remote feels off) than buy another tv with a quicker input response.

Review by DSG_PasadenaCA for VIZIO E371VA 37-Inch Full HD 1080P 120 Hz LCD HDTV, Black
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I could not get any of the Remote Control Codes to work even after talking to Vizio and Dish Network many many times. Dish sent me a replacement remote and still no success in getting the remote codes to work. The volume and mute functions only worked if I double clicked the keys and even this did work all the time though the Vizio remote worked fine. Actually I tried three different Dish controls. I also had problems with Lip Synch. Vizio never admitted this problem and yet the reviews here at Amazon make it clear there’s a problem.

I’m returning this TV and going with a major brand.