What Does Vizio's Cinema Wide Series Look Like With Television/Satellite/Cable Broadcasts?
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With the wide setting in "Auto Aspect" mode, screen size will adjust to the Satellite/Cable content. Letterboxed movies on TCM or premium HD Channels will fill the 21:9 screen. A letterboxed movie on a station such as Starz, may stretch incorrectly because the logo in the bottom corner interferes with the Vizio's calculation of where the picture ends leaving a slight letterboxed and stretched image. I am happy to say that there is a vertical (and horizontal) adjust in the picture control menu that is not mentioned in the manual or any review I have read. This will able you to fine tune any aspect ratio error that the "Auto Aspect" setting encounters. With the wide setting in "Auto Aspect" mode, screen size will adjust to the Satellite/Cable content. Letterboxed movies on TCM or premium HD Channels will fill the 21:9 screen. A letterboxed movie on a station such as Starz, may stretch incorrectly because the logo in the bottom corner interferes with the Vizio's calculation of where the picture ends leaving a slight letterboxed and stretched image. I am happy to say that there is a vertical (and horizontal) adjust in the picture control menu that is not mentioned in the manual or any review I have read. This will able you to fine... » Read More With the wide setting in "Auto Aspect" mode, screen size will adjust to the Satellite/Cable content. Letterboxed movies on TCM or premium HD Channels will fill the 21:9 screen. A letterboxed movie on a station such as Starz, may stretch incorrectly because the logo in the bottom corner interferes with the Vizio's calculation of where the picture ends leaving a slight letterboxed and stretched image. I am happy to say that there is a vertical (and horizontal) adjust in the picture control menu that is not mentioned in the manual or any review I have read. This will able you to fine tune any aspect ratio error that the "Auto Aspect" setting encounters. « Show Less
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It can have black bars on left and right, you can have apps like Yahoo! Sports on the left with full 1080p 16:9 TV on the right or you can zoom TV to fit the full 21:9 screen.
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Yes, but it is limited to whatever apps Vizio partners with. All the basics are here like Netflix, Hulu, amazon, Facebook, Twitter, I heart radio, local news. The tv is fantastic I just bought a Roku 3 for 99 bucks to compliment my tv in our bedroom because of the lack of updates from Vizio. Hope this helps ;)
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Yes. You will need to select a different setting for the type of movie/show.
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I have no Idea,I would call the Vizio tech reps to find out,I am not a social media person and don't really care about youtube and such.
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Yes - only certain programming is 3D. You can choose whether or not to view those channels.
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It has NTSC and PAL display modes. It changes the aspect a little bit. As for PAL-format DVDs, I am not sure.
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I watched the 554sv from every angle at Costco. The reflection of the overhead lights was crystal clear on this unit (as were most of the other 55" lcds) - i.e. very reflective. The 553 was slightly more matte finish so somewhat more "blurry" reflection of the overhead lights. The only one that was really matte (including Sony and Samsung as well) was the cheapest Vizio (can't recall the model number but was sub $1000 price) but it's over all picture was pixelized on motion so unacceptable to me. I'm still looking.
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One of the posters talks about the picture quality while using non-HDTV. I think he said he has it in a trailer, so no HDTV. Also, this unit doesn't have an S-Video connection, which is what is needed to get the best quality standard def. picture (at least that's my understanding). Which tells me that this unit is really not intended mainly for standard def viewing. Vizio, Sharp, and Philips make some units still with S-video connections. Maybe some others do, too, but so far I've found only those three brands. And if I had to guess, I would guess that eventually they'll all stop putting in S-Video connections, as more and more people start subscribing to HDTV. One of the posters talks about the picture quality while using non-HDTV. I think he said he has it in a trailer, so no HDTV. Also, this unit doesn't have an S-Video connection, which is what is needed to get the best quality standard def. picture (at least that's my understanding). Which tells me that this unit is really not intended mainly for standard def viewing. Vizio, Sharp, and Philips make some units still with S-video connections. Maybe some others do, too, but so far I've found only those three brands. And if I had to guess, I would guess that eventually they'll all stop putting in... » Read More One of the posters talks about the picture quality while using non-HDTV. I think he said he has it in a trailer, so no HDTV. Also, this unit doesn't have an S-Video connection, which is what is needed to get the best quality standard def. picture (at least that's my understanding). Which tells me that this unit is really not intended mainly for standard def viewing. Vizio, Sharp, and Philips make some units still with S-video connections. Maybe some others do, too, but so far I've found only those three brands. And if I had to guess, I would guess that eventually they'll all stop putting in S-Video connections, as more and more people start subscribing to HDTV. « Show Less
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i have to use our dish setup for the tv.it would probably be the same for cable.
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There is a thread in avsforum dedicated to the xvt3 series. There have been some issues reported - RVR (random Vizio Reboot), Sets turning on by itself, occasional defective units. Not all TVs are affected and similar problems are not uncommon in other models. Vizio 's support has been prompt in most cases. Picture Quality wise - Vizio ranks highly - esp in pro reviews. There are the standard issues - blooming and some uniformity issues. Also the set does not handle 1080p/24 correctly according to pro reviews .. It uses 3:2 pulldown on 1080p/24 material (e.g. Blu Ray) which can lead to judder in some scenes,
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I use VLC (icon looks like a traffic cone). It's pretty good, don't forget to get the one for bluray.
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correct. The apps are loaded on the TV. Check out the vizio site for all the info: http://www.vizio.com/technology/via-plus/
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There is a thread in avsforum dedicated to the xvt3 series. There have been some issues reported - RVR (random Vizio Reboot), Sets turning on by itself, occasional defective units. Not all TVs are affected and similar problems are not uncommon in other models. Vizio 's support has been prompt in most cases.Picture Quality wise - Vizio ranks highly - esp in pro reviews. There are the standard issues - blooming and some uniformity issues. Also the set does not handle 1080p/24 correctly according to pro reviews .. It uses 3:2 pulldown on 1080p/24 material (e.g. Blu Ray) which can lead to judder in some scenes, There is a thread in avsforum dedicated to the xvt3 series. There have been some issues reported - RVR (random Vizio Reboot), Sets turning on by itself, occasional defective units. Not all TVs are affected and similar problems are not uncommon in other models. Vizio 's support has been prompt in most cases.Picture Quality wise - Vizio ranks highly - esp in pro reviews. There are the standard issues - blooming and some uniformity issues. Also the set does not handle 1080p/24 correctly according to pro reviews .. It uses 3:2 pulldown on 1080p/24 material (e.g. Blu Ray) which can... » Read More There is a thread in avsforum dedicated to the xvt3 series. There have been some issues reported - RVR (random Vizio Reboot), Sets turning on by itself, occasional defective units. Not all TVs are affected and similar problems are not uncommon in other models. Vizio 's support has been prompt in most cases.Picture Quality wise - Vizio ranks highly - esp in pro reviews. There are the standard issues - blooming and some uniformity issues. Also the set does not handle 1080p/24 correctly according to pro reviews .. It uses 3:2 pulldown on 1080p/24 material (e.g. Blu Ray) which can lead to judder in some scenes, « Show Less
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The Vizio has 2 HDMI INPUTS, so if you want to watch content FROM your computer TO your TV, it works. If you want the content to flow from your TV to your computer, it won't work.
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The channel lineup will depend on where you live. You can probably count in the major networks. ABC,CBS,NBC,FOX,. Then you'll also probably have some variaty of Spanish networks Univision and Telemondo. In my area Western Massachusetts . I also have a network called THIS and there's another older movie channel. I bought this for my mother in law. She didn't want to have rent another cable outlet and is deciding if she would rather eliminate cable. So far she's leaning toward that decision.
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The movies are widescreen, but there's very little of the screen not used for the movies - definitely worth every penny. Just be sure you've got a remote - otherwise, some of them will automatically play in Japanese without subtitles.
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Using xbmc now called kodi, yes you can get live tv shows and theatre movies. Problems are live feeds sometimes don't work. Also in theatre's movies will be poor quality. But the advantages way out way the negatives. Usually you can find the next day after air of shows in hd. Check out tvaddons.com.