I bought this TV 2 days ago to replace a junked out tube TV.  I did a lot of shopping around until I found one with the specs I was looking for at the price I wanted.
The picture, as with all HDTVs, was really good.  The blacks were very black although the whites did experience some blocking.
The first problem I had with this TV was its lack of inputs.  There were no standard Yellow/Red/White AV plugs.  Sure there were 4 HDMI plugs which is nice, but not every component people have has HDMI.  This alone was reason enough to return the TV.
The second problem was that there was a black bar across the middle 1/3 of the screen that was very apparent in brightly-lit scenes.  Unacceptable.
Third, and this is just a design flaw, is the "VIZIO" logo on the bottom of the set.  It's lit up.  Why anybody would want a bright light an inch from the screen to distract their attention and shrink their pupils, making the screen appear darker, is beyond me.  

Recommended: No

Amount Paid (US$): 348