Vizio - VX37L Television Review

The Vizio VX37L HDTV replaces the company's last 37-inch LCD set, the L37 HDTV but not much has changed. Vizio revamped the feature set and modified the cosmetics, going for a more compact cabinet and a white backside. The VX37L HDTV demonstrates the virtue found on many other Vizio flat-panel sets we've reviewed: perfectly acceptable picture quality and style for a price that's tough to beat.As we mentioned, the Vizio VX37L HDTV sports a coat of kitchen-friendly white, but it's visible only from the back and sides. The company also rounded off the corners of the compact panel, so overall, the set appears a bit less masculine than many other flat-panels, although it's still pretty high-tech looking. The matching silver stand has a strip of chrome along its front edge, and the only other accent is the illuminated Vizio logo that dims slightly when the TV's on but can't be disabled completely. The VX37L HDTV measures 36.2 x 26 x 10.4 inches (WHD) atop the stand, and the panel itself is 4.3 inches deep.

The menu system is straightforward and simple, with all of the options we'd expect, and most users will find the TV easy to operate. In typical Vizio fashion, there's a quick-start guide included in the package, along with a very plain-language yet in-depth product manual that does a better job than most of demystifying the TV's operation, even for complete novices.

Vizio's remote is the same design as ever, although this time the company added backlighting behind all the keys, which really helps set it apart from most remotes on the market. Yes, we'll continue to complain about the numerous, ill-differentiated buttons, but we continue to enjoy the ability to directly select inputs and fully control picture-in-picture without resorting to the onscreen menus.The Vizio VX37L HDTV comes well-equipped for an inexpensive HDTV. Its pixel array is standard fare, at 1,366x768 native resolution, allowing it to resolve all of the detail of 720p sources. As always, all sources are scaled to fit the pixels.