FEATURED VIZIO E701i-A3 70-inch 1080p 120Hz Razor LED Smart HDTV
- VIZIO Internet Apps Instantly enjoy online movies, TV shows, music, apps and more
- Razor LED for richer colors and more vivid details in an ultra thin design
- TV without stand (Width x Height x Depth): 62.56” x 38.41” x 12.56”, TV with stand (Width x Height x Depth): 62.56” x 36.49” x 2.35”
- Smart remote with QWERTY keyboard
- Built-in Wi-Fi for easy internet access
This season, go big with VIZIO! The E-Series 70-Inch Class Razor LED Smart TV is shattering the mold in a way only VIZIO can, with high-quality design and picture at the best value. Enjoy crystal-clear action and eye-popping images in 1080p Full HD resolution with 120Hz refresh rate with smooth motion. A slim frame design with ultra thin profile makes this a stunning entertainment centerpiece in any living space. VIZIO Internet Apps with built-in Wi-Fi gives you instant access to a world of streaming movies, TV shows, music, and more all at the push of a button on the smart remote with keyboard. This 70-Inch Class Razor LED Smart TV gives you more of what you love about TV with all the brilliant picture quality and world-class support you’d expect from America’s LCD HDTV Company.
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Kevin C
December 28, 2012
Extremely Satisfied,
We wanted to go bigger for a dedicated home theater in a new addition. We had a 52″ Panasonic Plasma. I read a lot of specs and reviews and decided on this model when the price dropped for Black Friday. Since my standard for comparison was a nice 52″ 1080 Panasonic plasma, I expected some compromise on image quality for this LED-technology set. Last weekend I hung it on the wall and watched a few movies.
The set is easy to set up. I am using it for Blu Ray movies only and am not using the ‘smart TV’ features. I notice that it picked up the wireless network just fine as I skipped that step. I made some changes to the standard “movie” settings, mostly adjusting contrast and brightness to taste. I turned up sharpness, then realized it made the image grainy and turned it down some again. I didn’t touch color temperature.
Our viewing distance is roughly 12 feet, and the picture seemed downright stunning and at that distance made for a theater-like experience. I couldn’t be more pleased with the picture quality of this economy level set. We watched the blu-ray of Prometheus, which has a lot of dark scenes in it, and it still looked great. I don’t’ know the Vizio record for reliability, but we got the 4 year warranty with it so I’m not going to worry about that for some time.
I realize that since I am not using the built-in speakers or any of the smart-TV features this is a rather narrow review. I’m just saying if you’re concerned that you’re sacrificing picture quality by going with this Vizio unit, don’t be.
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|VA Dare
December 28, 2012
Big Screen–Huge Value,
I’ve just installed this Smart-TV earlier this week and have had a chance to watch it for the last few days: in short – IMPRESSIVE!
VIDEO: The frame motion clarity works well at 120 Hz with whatever image-processing algorithm the Vizio engineers are using. Sports look right at home on this HDTV. The viewing angles (on ALL LCD/LEDs that I’ve viewed) are noticeably less than specified. In the case of this model, the viewing angle is very wide — still, not plasma wide, but fade becomes noticeable only way out at the edge, ~150º off axis. Picture quality is, as expected, FIRST-RATE. It is, however, difficult to quantify picture quality at all anymore. Fidelity seems to no longer be the standard of comparison – instead – very high contrast and ultra saturated color is the expectation. If that is your liking, this TV can be adjusted to that as well as most.
AUDIO: Some nice features are: 1) “speakers off” when external surround sound speakers are used; 2) “lip sync” to tighten the audio and video synch; 3) “SRS Studio Sound HD”, a very nice audio “depth” enhancement when NOT using surround sound; 4) “SRS true volume” to equalize the audio to program level and nullify the high volume commercials that scream at you. The speakers do a nice job in a moderate size room (16′ x 18′ in this case). With a TV this size, however, most people will likely use a surround sound speaker set and mute the internal speakers.
PHYSICAL: Very thin! I used the Chief LSTU Thinstall Universal Fixed Wall Mount for 37-63-Inch Displays (Yes, I cheated; the mount is for 63″ max, but the weight of this TV (72#) is well under the capacity (125#) of the mount). This mount preserves all the challenging Vizio engineering that was focused on getting the TV so thin in the first place. The E701i-A3 connects as expected to the VESA standard 400-mm x 400-mm hole spacing set using M6, 20mm screws. Thankfully, Vizio designed the cable input/outputs for vertical mount so the connections do not force the TV to set out from the wall on their account. The final look (with a thin mount) will fit that “picture like” presentation that most of us desire. Connections to WiFi internet-delivered content is as easy as connecting a laptop, or notebook device. The supplied Vizio remote includes a very handy QWERTY keypad on its backside (for keying-in those annoying user names and passwords for: HULU, Netflix, Amazon, etc.) The TV does NOT support web browsing (which can legitimately be considered a negative). It is not a 3-D capable TV – nor does it claim to be!
VALUE: At this price point it will be extremely difficult to see anything like >$1000 worth of “better” in ANY of its competitors. Maybe “better” is out there… but on a price-performance curve, this TV is so far above the “knee” of the curve that a bit “better” will come at a (questionably) high price. To review the hardware & functionality details for this model TV, download Vizio’s PDF User Manual which can be easily found using this search string: “E701i-A3 User Manual”.
—–update—–
PERFORMANCE: (24 Dec. 2012) After a few weeks with the TV I am still impressed. With sports – the motion clarity is virtually indistinguishable from my 50″ Panasonic plasma. The LCD picture has a bit “edgier” rendition than the plasma, but still very appealing, especially for sports. I was pleasantly surprised how very well a streamed movie was rendered using the Vizio’s “Movie” setting. Without having the TVs side-by-side there is, of course, no true A – B comparison, but differences are not deficiencies! I’ve now had it and used it long enough to recommend it completely and still give it 5-stars.
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