VIZIO M471i-A2 47-Inch 1080p 120Hz Smart LED HDTV

I want to start by saying this is an excellent tv for the price with great picture, good appearance and hopefully good quality. I did a lot of research before buying this tv, including going to a local Best Buy to compare models (obviously Amazon had it for a better deal). I have had other vizio tvs that have lasted over 5 years with no issues so with some people saying it's a sub par brand is their OPINION. Now onto the good stuff:Picture Quality - Every tv is slightly different, and each brand does their tv's different from another. Personally I like a brighter picture of my tv due to the fact my living room is quite bright at most times of the day. The blacks could be a little deeper like some of the name brand tv's but overall the picture is excellent for what you're buying and I actually prefer it. The M series is a Razor edge lit led tv which makes it very thin and allows localized dimming to create a more realistic and crisp image.Aesthetics - The tv itself is quite spectacular, even when turned off. The front bezel is very small making the tv almost entirely screen with a very very small border. The stand is also very modern and sturdy so it looks nice on a tv stand or mounted on a wall.Apps - I've personally only used it for Netflix that app alone makes this or any smart tv a good buy since there's a "Netflix" button right on the remote for quick access. The app interface itself is easy to navigate and there looks to be a lot of useful apps available, I however haven't used most of them at all.Quality - I've only had the tv for about a month, but i purchased a square trade protection plan through Amazon as well for 5 years at a good price so even if it breaks I'm not worried about any issues (though i highly doubt there will be any).Overall - This seems to be a very well made product that is aesthetically pleasing both on an off, though I much prefer it on. The picture doesn't produce the deepest of blacks, for that a plasma would beat it hands down, but in direct comparison to other name brand led tvs it stays right with them. I would highly recommend this tv to anyone who is interested in a new led tv, especially someone who is on a budget as it is also one of the cheapest led tvs for the screen sizes available.Hope this helps!

It's not that great. I own a 37" 720p Vizio which I purchased several years ago and LOVE IT.. I purchased this unit when I re did my living room and moved the 720 to the bedroom, and now spend the majority of time watching tv back in the bedroom. However, rather than give an initial review when I first set it up, I thought I'd give it the benefit of the doubt and live with it for awhile.. Now, about about 6 months later, I absolutely hate this 47" TV.. for many reasons:- The picture on this one never stays calibrated and varies between channels and programs, so you find yourself adjusting the picture most of the time, which is incredibly frustrating. It also it took the first few months to get the blue hue toned down. This can be done by selecting "normal" for the picture (not to be confused with "normal" for the screen aspect ratio)- I don't know if it's 1080, but everything looks great on the 720 (both old and new movies and broadcast tv), on this TV, if it's not brand new programming, it looks HORRIBLE.. Watching new shows and the live news looks great, but if they happen to go to file footage from over 5 or 10 years ago, it's all blurry and washed out... This is not enjoyable to view... and I have a true HD broadcast signal on every channel.- The audio on this one compared to the other tv is piss poor and instead of placing the incorporated speakers in the front (LIKE COMMON SENSE WOULD SUGGEST), they placed the speakers in the back; probably because they want you to spend extra for a vizio sound bar - which is not happening....But I've noticed if you turn on the volume leveling and switch it to stereo instead of surround, it's not nearly as bad.. On the older vizio, perfect sound..and in the front.. I also don't care to use sound bars and surround sound receivers because there always seems to be the risk of the audio being a bit out of synch with the video because of the processing - very annoying.. Plus, living in an apartment, 5.1 and 7.1 isn't very neighborly or considerate..- The apps on this tv are pretty disappointing too.. I have 2 Roku 3 units and they are far superior and run more efficiently and smoother than the ones on here. The apps on this also lag and buffer quite frequently and take forever to load, not so on my Roku units.. Also, the Amazon app when selected prompts the tv to go off... Which is how it should be left.- The remote is yet another issue - it sucks.. Many times it doesn't register or work when you first hit the buttons.. Luckily the older tv's remote works with this one too..I only use it now when friends are over, or I'm in the kitchen and want to continue watching something I started in the bedroom. I watch a lot of DVD's and Blu Rays, and use Vudu to access my Ultra Violet Library in 1080p HDX and even have dozens of movies in my personal library on Amazon (in HD and SD), and again, on the 720, everything is perfect, every time, on here, only 10% looks decent, and the goal in the entertainment media industry is to keep upping the def, so you are forced to re-buy it again and again.. NO THANKS.Now the industry introduced and is talking about 4k, and I can only imagine how bad that's going to make everything look.. which is why they are encouraging people to re-buy stuff mastered in 4K (NOT HAPPENIING).. Fortunately, like 3D, 4K is a bust - D.O.A... because it's uneeded technology, and that's what this was.. I consider myself pretty savvy when it comes to home entertainment, and I'm all for a crystal clear high def pic and the best audio, but they should have stopped at 720p, because I cannot stress how horrible older stuff looks on here, and what's worse, it was about $150 higher than the current price when I bought it on Amazon back in February..