Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #18882 in Home Theater
- Color: Black
- Brand: Vizio
- Model: M3D470KD
- Dimensions: 26.70" h x
43.00" w x
1.50" l,
35.10 pounds
- Display size: 47
Features
- Thin LED Design: TV with stand (Width x Height x Depth): 43'' x 28.3'' x 10.2'', TV without stand (Width x Height x Depth): 43'' x 26.7'' x 1.5''
- VIZIO Internet Apps with built-in Wi-Fi
- Brilliant Edge Lit Razor LED with 240Hz SPS refresh rate
- Enhanced 2-sided remote with keyboard
- Includes 4 pairs of Theater 3D glasses
VIZIO M3D470KD 47-inch 1080p 240Hz Razor LED Smart 3D HDTV
Product Description
Bring that intense 3D movie experience home with VIZIO's 47-inch Edge Lit Razor LEDLCD HDTV. Winner of Popular Science's Best of What's New 2011, Theater 3D is advanced, flicker-free 3D that's better and brighter than conventional 3D. With four free pairs of battery-free 3D glasses, this HDTV puts next-generation 3D well within reach. Featuring Edge Lit Razor LED backlighting, 240Hz SPS refresh rate, 10,000,000 to 1 DCR and 1080p Full HD, this superb HDTV displays both 3D and HD content with amazing clarity, color and contrast. And VIZIO makes no compromises when it comes to sound with SRS StudioSound HD. Also includes VIZIO Internet Apps and built-in 802.11n WiFi, giving you the convenience of on-demand movies, TV shows, social networking, music, photos, and more - all at the push of a button on the premium Bluetooth QWERTY remote. One Year Parts & Labor; Free Lifetime Technical Support.Input/Output connections: 4 x HDMI input (19 pin HDMI Type A) - Side, 2 x Hi-Speed USB (4 pin USB Type A) - Side, 1 x Digital audio output (optical) (TOShttp://amzn.com/dp/B007TEE92K/?tag={komponelektr-20}) - Side, 1 x Audio output (Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) - Side, 1 x Ethernet (RJ-45) - Bottom, 1 x VGA input (15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)) - Bottom, 1 x Composite video / component video input (RCA phono x 3) – Bottom and 1 x Audio line-in (RCA phono x 2).
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116 of 120 people found the following review helpful.
By Love Technology
Vizio background: Vizio is a privately held US corporation, with about 417 employees. Unlike other TV manufacturers Vizio handles design, engineering, and over sees manufacturing for their TV's but outsources the manufacturing to 3 different companies in China, Taiwan, and Mexico. Vizio's philosophy is to sell quality TV's at value prices. Vizio doesn't spend money on marketing and passes on the savings to its customers that purchase their products through Amazon and warehouse clubs.UPDATE 2/2/2013 Software Update - I have had this TV for 8 months and today is the first time that I saw a message on the screen that said software on this TV has been updated. The main enhancement is that switching between channels is much snappier. In the past I had 8 to 10 channels that would take a long time to switch. Now this is down to about 2 channels that only take 5 to 8 seconds to switch. Which is much better than it had been previously. If your TV is connected to the Internet you will receive the update. Otherwise I suspect that you may have to contact Vizio to obtain a software patch that you may need to put on a usb memory stick so that you can install the update to the system. In addition there are several additional applets that you can play with, but most of it is to access premium content, as in send money...This is a 47" Vizio LED - LCD with Internet and 3D, this TV has all the latest features. The sound quality is average on this TV. It also has 4 HDMI ports, and comes with 4 pairs of 3D glasses, and also has wireless connectivity. I bought the TV because of features, cost and because I wanted passive 3D not the active 3D that comes with expensive battery operated glasses.Why do I care about 4 HDMI outputs? Well this is now the de facto norm for best connectivity options.Connections:1) HDMI for Comcast cable box. If you want to receive 3D you will need to upgrade to a Cisco RNG 200 cable box (standard issue Comcast cable box doesn't support 3D). The only connection on the Cisco that supports 3D connectivity is HDMI.2) HDMI for DVD/Blu-Ray player3) HDMI for new laptops that have HDMI output that will allow you to surf the Internet on your computer and view and listen to the output on your TV. I've used this to play episodes of missed TV programs from my local PBS website.4) HDMI one port to spare that I am sure will come in handy for something.The colors on this TV are really vivid, it makes you feel like you are right in the action! We also tried out the 3D feature and are very pleased with it.Adjustment for Watching Movies: My wife started complaining that this TV didn't play back the movies right! I didn't know what she was talking about. Looking back on the situation the best way to describe it is that all action on DVD playbacks looked artificially smooth, more like a smooth swan dance. I decided to research it and found out that this TV has a 240 Hz sampling rate to get rid of blurs on fast moving screen action. Well this 240 hz sampling up conversion apparently repeats frames and inserts new frames to accomplish what is does. The result is that the play back of movies from my DVD player didn't look right. In order to fix this go into Advanced picture settings and turn off the reduce motion blur feature and your movies will now play as they should.Second adjustment: Tired of that annoying lighted Vizio logo on the front of the TV? Go into picture settings and turn off the display of the Vizio logo! Now the logo comes on briefly when you turn the TV on and then goes off!Third adjustment: We have an Onkyo surround system that we previously used with our Sony LCD TV and everything was fine. The digital output of my Comcast cable box fed my Onkyo receiver and there never was a lipsync problem. The Vizio TV has a significant time delay such that I was experiencing lipsync problems when using my Onkyo surround sound with the Vizio. I tried several different adjustments within the TV, none of which provided a solution to the problem. Fortunately this TV has a digital optical output on the back of the TV. I fed the digital output of my Vizio TV directly to my Onkyo Surround sound and that resolved the lipsync problem once and for all! You also have the ability within the TV advance audio to select either PCM or Dolby output for the digital output stream.Update 11/8/12: The TV has average sound quality and sometimes it is hard to discern conversations, realize that this TV has only basic speakers... We recently moved to a smaller home, i.e. downsized. Rather than setup the Onkyo surround system with all the speakers and wires I decided to replace it with a Vizio VHT510 5.1 Surround Sound System with wireless subwoofer. What you get with this is a sound bar that you can place in front of the tv set and a subwoofer that goes behind your chair. The wireless subwoofer has built in connections for the back surround speakers so there are no wires in the ceiling or under the rug. You will need to purchase a fiber optic cable to connect the digital output of the TV to the optical input of the sound bar if you want the best audio connection. My wife is much happier that I got rid of all the speakers and wires laying around. All in all it is a nice addition to my Vizio TV. It's rated by Computer Reports as a recommended buy item. This system sounds nice and I am sure that Onyko is a much better surround sound system, but this is a much cleaner solution.Exiting 3D Mode: You can enter 3D mode by selecting the 3D button on the remote or from the on screen menu. The only way I was able to get out of the 3D mode was to shut the TV off. In order to exit 3D your supposed to select "2D Mode" from the menu options. To make it more user friendly the option should be labeled "Exit 3D mode".Remote control: Yes the remote control is small, but I don't use it as I have a Logitech Harmony One remote. At some point in time I may have to add an applet and will probably have to use the remote keyboard function which I have never used.Another advantage of using the Logitech Harmony Remote is that it has the ability to select the correct input when switching between modes. It selects the input source without having to cycle through all the inputs one at a time to get to the desired input!User manual: The user manual is located on the Vizio website. No need to print it as it can be downloaded and saved to your computer as a pdf file. This will allow you to access the user manual anytime you have a need to do so.Warranty considerations: Prior to making a Vizio purchase you may want to call Vizio or check their website for a list of authorized dealers, there are about 6 of them. Vizio will only honor a warranty claim if the item is purchased from an authorized dealer. To better understand Vizio warranty issues read the user reviews for the VIZIO VHT510 Surround Sound System.Would I buy this TV again? Yes, this TV was about $400 cheaper than other name brand TV's with the same feature set and I am very happy with it.
53 of 62 people found the following review helpful.
By CenVillager
FINAL UPDATE:A problem surfaced regarding the 3D rendering. It started to work only occasionally. The 3D image failed to show 3D. The registration was off. The images could not sync together correctly to produce a 3D image.When the problem surfaced, I wasn't certain whose fault it was - the TV, or the Comcast signal, or the Motorola DVR box that fed the TV.On two occasions the set froze and even the manual buttons on the side of the TV failed to work. After unplugging the set and replugging into the electric, it rebooted.However the next time it happened I phoned Vizio Technical Support. She told me to once again unplug the set to reboot the computer in the TV. I did so and the 3D still failed to work. She said that the set "gets confused" by changing from 2D to 3D. She added that rebooting the set should've solved the issue but when even the rebooting failed it was time for them to send out a Service Technician to fix the TV.With only one week left in the Amazon trial period and with the realization that the software issue could easily recur anytime, I decided that the TV was so unreliable that it wasn't worth it. So we returned the set using Amazon's wonderful Return system. If it had been a hardware issue I could live with a quick repair, but software was a different matter. The Tech knew of no pending software updates to fix this issue.I have now ordered the Panasonic Viera 3D, TC-L47ET5 from Amazon.EARLIER COMMENTS:PROs:The picture is excellent, both regular TV and 3-D, after adjusting and tweaking the default settings. Picture quality and price are two big reasons for buying a particular brand of TV. Considering the reasonable price, this Vizio TV is a bargain.3D:The 3D is amazing. The screen disappears and becomes a window you are looking through. Not only that but in some scenes objects appear to be floating in front of the TV, by as much as 30 inches! Incredible! Great job, Vizio! Can't wait for the X-Games and the Olympics, both in 3D this year.CONs:My cons are mainly annoyances and things requiring getting used to.Several are what I consider design defects by Vizio.The Remote:The keys are tiny. Definitely not suitable for anyone with large fingers. The entire remote measures 2" X 6". The section with the keys on the front measures 2" X 4", not much room for all the keys on it.The "3D" key is almost lost at the bottom of the number keys instead of being prominent like the "V" key. The 3D key is nearly impossible to find in the dark as the keys are not backlit.I wonder if the word "Vizio" is adapted from a word meaning "Patience." There is a very slow response time between key press and TV reaction. Before I realized this I pressed keys too quickly and the TV froze up. The keys failed to respond and even the manual buttons on the side of the TV failed to respond. I had to unplug the TV to get it to reboot. I have since learned patience.User Guide:Starts you off with internet settings, rather than TV.Not printed. The startup guide is marginally useful. The in-depth operational details are in the online manual (not even a CD provided) and require the user to download and print out the manual. You would think that considering the cost of the TV they would spend the nominal amount to give you a printed manual.The manual refers to a TV mode of "Sensio" but fails to explain what it is.TV:Do not be concerned if the initial TV picture color looks, well, awful.This TV requires much fine tuning through many levels of submenus to get decent color. I enjoy playing with settings and submenus so it was an enjoyable experience for me. Non-techies will have a harder time.It is very disappointing that the TV fails to recognize which type of 3D is incoming. There are two flavors of 3D signal, "above and below" or "side by side". This requires the user to go to the 3D menu and select the correct 3D source. A tedious four step process considering how slowly the TV responds to each key press. Then when you want to return to 2D TV you must go through the process again. A quicker method not found in the manual is to locate and press the tiny 3D key at the bottom left of the alphabet. I am hoping that Vizio will come up with a software enhancement that can recognize the type of 3D signal.This TV is definitely not "Instant On". It is "Press and Wait". When you turn on the TV it takes several seconds for even the Vizio logo to light up, then an additional approximately 15 seconds for a picture to appear.Be aware that on some key pressed the screen will go black. Not to worry. It is working on your key press and will eventually bring the picture back with your change. It would be helpful if there were an onscreen icon of some sort showing that the TV is working, such as that little moving circle that PCs use to communicate "working".Internet Ready:This TV is internet ready. It accepts either a wireless or wired internet connection. There are several apps that are preloaded on the TV. Many more are available. Many of the apps require a paid subscription to an internet provider. You can do streaming video or movies easily once the connection is made. YouTube is free.There is no internet browser app, nor an email app. I will miss both. The largest button on the remote, the "V" key, connects you to the app display. I have enough movies through my Comcast DVR that I won't use this much, but it does work. The wireless antenna is robust inasmuch as my router is some distance away from the set and although my PC sometimes has trouble getting the signal at that distance, the TV has no such trouble.One design deficiency IMHO is that the V internet button is huge while the 3D button is tiny. Both should be at least the same size. It is annoying that the button I don't use is right there while I have to search for the 3D button.The reverse of the remote is a full keyboard. Super convenient for use with the internet apps.Packaging:The packaging of the TV is excellent. Styrofoam sections are cut out and framed to support the TV without it touching the sides of the sturdy box. You should save the box in case you need to ship the TV somewhere for service (or to return to Amazon). My suggestion is to take notes, or better yet, pictures, as you remove the styrofoam pieces and the TV from the box so that you will be able to repackage the set correctly.CONCLUSION:I bought this TV rather than another make I was interested in because of Amazon's excellent offer of free shipping and a 30 day trial and free return shipping if I am not satisfied with it. I didn't know if 3D TV would be worth it so this was a no risk way to try it out.We are getting used to the idiosyncrasies of the TV. I gave this TV four stars because of them. If the remote were better it would rate five stars.So we will happily keep the TV, unless, of course, something bad happens in the three weeks remaining in my trial period. If I return it for some as yet unknown reason, I will update this review.REVIEW UPDATE 6/29/2012:We are halfway through our 30 day trial of this TV.The picture continues to be excellent, both regular and 3D. Our new record for the distance an object appears to be floating in front of the screen stands at four feet!We have gotten used to the "annoyances" I mentioned earlier. It didn't take long. Now using the remote is automatic and even the time delays are no longer noticeable.I have learned a shortcut method for changing the TV modes, from 2D to 3D. Instead of using the cumbersome "Menu" button, I place my finger on the smooth empty space at the bottom of the remote and slide the finger up to the tiny 3D key at the bottom left of the numbers pad. Then repeated presses of the 3D key and a tap of the "OK" key switches between modes.So unless something unexpected happens during the remainder of the trial, this TV is here to stay. If need be I will update this review.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful.
By 12watch
This my first HDTV. I spent a lot of time reading customer reviews and comparing prices. I finally settled on this tv because I wanted 3d (not so much for now, but figuring it was the wave of the future and I wanted a tv that would have the feature three years from now) and CNET gave it a very good rating (there weren't that many reviews out on the product yet). Vizio did get good reviews on its other 47" LCD 3d TV (E3D470VX) so I figured this tv would be just as good, but with 240 HZ instead of 120 HZ.I was originally going to get it from Sam's Club because it was $50 dollars cheaper there; however, Amazon has the low price guarantee. So I ordered it from Amazon. I had to email them a day after it arrived to ask about the guarantee because there was no "lower cost" button that I could see on the order page. There was no hassle in having them credit me the lower price and Sam's Club had reduced it another $50. So, besides getting the same price as Sam's Club, I saved sales tax ($50).I ordered it on a Monday morning. I have Prime so I had free 2 day delivery; however, for $3.99 more they offered next day delivery. The tv was delivered Tuesday afternoon. Set up was a breeze. Basically, all I needed to do was screw 8 screws in to attach the base to the tv and it was ready to go (the power cord was even plugged into the back). I plugged the coaxial cable into the tv, turned it on and it went into set up mode. A quick start booklet does come with the tv which was very helpful and I downloaded the user manual from Vizio for future reference.I have had absolutely no problems with the tv. The picture looks great (I also connected the tv through my cable box and the HDMI connection). I was surprised when I hooked it up originally just through the coax cable that all the local channels also had HD signals. Of course, through the cable box I know have full access to all HD channels. I connected it to the internet (very easy to do) and connected the facebook app and also an app for my local tv channel website. I am a little disappointed that the web pages don't come up full screen (they only use about 25% of the left side of the tv). Maybe I am just missing a setting.I did plug a thumb drive into the USB port with a movie I had downloaded from the internet. I was pleasantly surprised at how good it looked on the tv.My major disappointment is that it doesn't seem as if the remote is programmable so that I can add my cable box to it. That would have been nice.I believe my cable provider does offer streaming 3d movie. If they do, I will update this review. As of now, I believe for the money, this was a great purchase!
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