This was a total impulse buy for us.  As we wandered around the electronics store, "just looking", and seeing all the different brands and styles, I found a television that I liked and pointed it out to my husband.  He had also found one that he liked.  So we started comparing the 2 sets and we decided that the Vizio had a better picture quality.  I had never heard of Vizio but my husband had.  The next thing we knew, we decided to buy it and took it home.  The picture quality is amazing, especially when watching anything in HD!  The price we paid for the quaity we have was a steal, compared...