Vizio VX20L 20 in. LCD TV

Pros: The incredibly sensitive tuner, economical price
Cons: sound quality of built-in speaker

This was my second digital/HDTV. I have a large rear-projection one in the living room. I am using this one for bedroom or kitchen duty (kitchen at the moment). I have to say this right away: If you need a small HDTV set for over-the-air reception… ...

Pros: Price. Size. Decent picture.
Cons: Poor sound, tends to blare, awkward remote set up, less than ideal dark scenes.

2007 editors choices include the larger model as one of the best deals available. For the price this may be right, but the 20" Vizio compares marginally with more expensive models I have seen. I think the operative term here is "deal". For a small ...

Pros: Very good picture, flexible connections, low price
Cons: Sound quality not so wonderful, remote slightly inscrutable

The terms "widescreen" and "20-inch" tend to collide in the mind, but if you can accept the idea of a small-screen set that has a fair amount of big-screen performance, this may be your HD TV, at least as a secondary unit. As delivered, the picture was almost perfect; I spent very little time tweaking it. The local HD signals in 1080i (this set won't do 1080p) look just fine, and digital artifacts have been conspicuous by their absence. A lot of inputs are available, though you can't use both component and composite at the same time - they share the same audio inputs - and I haven't tried the HDMI connection since I don't have any other HDMI-compatible equipment. But my six-year-old DVD player through S-Video looks great. Sound, from a pair of 3-watt speakers, is just acceptable, though I suspect most people will feed it to external audio components. This is Vizio's smallest set: it's good enough to make me consider one of their larger ones for my living room.

Pros: great value
Cons: thin sound and pixilated a little on fast moving images

Vizio's slogan is something like... "Where Vision meets value". That is a very good claim for them. I have 2 Vizios (a 20" and a 37") plus a Panasonic 32". Both Vizios have been good purchases for the money spent. The sound is a bit thin and fast moving images tend to "pixilated" a bit but I would recommend Vizio products for those who are buying on a budget.