Vizio Launches A New TV: The VF550XVT1A 55-inch LCD
Gadgetreview —
... HDTVs. LCD screens are perfect for brightly lit rooms because they do not reflect light. They also use less power and are therefore environment-friendly, a concept so important these days.
Vizio has also announced the debut of a few smaller, lower-power displays and a new monitor, but they can’t hold a candle to the new Vizio 55-inch VF550XVT1A LCD TV, which is not yet available for sale but is slated to be on the Vizio site any day now
[CrunchGear]
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The Sad-Eyed Sony of the Low-Lands
CrunchGear —
... Sony is living in a commodified world. All of the things that they were once good at - TVs, video cameras, portable audio - are all either taken over by other brands or are simply commodity items in a crowded marketplace. The sheer fact that a company like Vizio could make and sell a cheap plasma TV and, more importantly, succeed, is a testament to this situation. People are happy to spend less on what they now know is essentially the same hardware, be it a monitor or a blender. Sony can’t quite crack the modern fixation on status brands like the iPod and probably never ...

