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Oct 29, 2009 don     I paid about $1200 for a 32inch LCD tv about two years ago. It now shuts off by ...

Oct 29, 2009 don     I paid about $1200 for a 32inch LCD tv about two years ago. It now shuts off by ...

Oct 30, 2008 anthony     burns all images on the monitor screen, doubled checked settings and verfied scr...

Jan 5, 2008 Nick     Have had this television for a year. Excellent HD picture, and a great value. No...

Apr 17, 2007 Evel Knievel     Worked great out of the box. After 6 months it's DEAD. Nothing but run around f...

Mar 14, 2007 Earl     Vivitek has terrible customer service. They do not back what they sell. This i...

Feb 1, 2007 Georgi     I got the tv couple days ago and what i saw in the store hooked up to HD tv was ...

Dec 2, 2006 barryftp     this tv is awesome ive had mine for 2 yrs and have had no problems and its very ...

Nov 5, 2006 zephyr     First of all, the component video inputs are defective. You can't use them with ...

Oct 1, 2006 abbazaba     good tv if you dont do your homework on LCDs the actual resolution is not what i...

May 28, 2006 Eddie R     I Purchased the set in March & so far I having a wonderful time watching televis...

May 12, 2006 Jody     I purchased the TV in March and I was very happy with the quality of the picture...

Apr 6, 2006 alan     very good image even at side views the black case color and screen is now reflec...

Mar 26, 2006 CindyLW     Very easy to set up. I was surprised with the ease of being able to lift the se...

Mar 7, 2006 JP     Just got it no sales slip or packing slip. Would like to have had a better manue...

My Experience: First of all, the component video inputs are defective. You can't use them with anything that has a standard output of 4:3 aspect ratio without losing the top and bottom of the image. I tried explaining this to Vivitek, but they wouldn't listen. Their tech support refused to test the problem out themselves because they didn't even have a set on which to test it, and their engineers assumed that I was doing some wrong and wouldn't budge.

I tried two different DVD players (using several different 4:3 DVDs) and a Playstation, all with the same bad results. I then went back to the store from which I bought the TV and performed the same experiment with the TV that was on display (same model, different TV), and I got the same results. I then connected the same equipment up to ANOTHER brand of TV, and it worked fine. Thus, I proved that it wasn't just MY TV, nor my equipment; the DESIGN of this set is actually flawed. The sales associate was flabbergasted and said "I don't even know how to approach this." The store in question may pull all of these units in the near future.

I also had problems with standard composite ("yellow") input in 4:3 aspect ratio where the picture was periodically "jumping" to the right side of the screen. In addition, the remote control was confusing and incredibly slow to respond.

Net result, this unit was more or less useless. I took it back and exchanged it for a Sony 32" Bravia instead. Granted, I paid a great deal more for the Sony, but the Sony has better black, the same number of inputs (HDMI instead of DVI), a swivel base, a better remote control, etc. Plus, most places will knock a couple hundred off the price if you ask nicely, so it's still competitive.

My advice? DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS UNIT. Buy anything else instead!!

Problems: Component video inputs are defective on these units
Composite video inputs may also be defective