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VIZIO 50" Class V-Series 4K HDR Smart TV - V505-H
4.7 out of 5 stars
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Mar 26, 2021
Jose Ponce
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Very poor product and even worse support

Purchased in early February, the TV gave us problems from the beginning. It has to be re-booted at least once a day to make the features work. Arbitrarily stops allowing us to access our apps, screen goes blank, switches itself back to Smartcast (there's a joke) while we are watching on TiVo or Firestick. Support ran us through several options including setting the TV back to its original factory re-sets to no avail. Support takes 45 minutes to an hour to go through the processes every time requiring us to "go through the motions of checking our W-Fi, re-booting, try this, try that. We are waiting on a local repair person to come and verify the problems. It's a software issue. VIZIO will not replace or refund without independent verification. No service would be better than the current service. I suspect we will not get either a refund or a replacement.

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Aug 15, 2023
dkreddy
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Cool product in budget

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Bough this few years back and overall I am happy with my purchase as I didn't get any major issues. There are some country specific limitations being in Canada. Sometimes it's not responsive may be because of loading the software, I do restart to resumes as expected.

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May 12, 2020
ReeRee40plus
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Excellent ease of set up!!

This is the best television I've ever purchased in my life. First of all it's so light weight and the smart features are extraordinary. I love how I can connect my cell phone to my television through Bluetooth connection it's an awesome feature and the price is unbelievable.

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May 18, 2020
Achilles
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Perfect size, good picture, poor interface

I have had a few HD and 4k sets over the past few years, from the likes of Samsung, LG, Vizio, and others. Of all of them, the Vizio has the worst user interface of any of them. Not very intuitive, lacking some controls that are available on other sets, and a menu system that makes you hunt for the setting you're looking for. That said, the picture quality is pretty good, the connectivity options are great, and it is the perfect size for the armoire that used to house a CRT TV a long time ago. Finding a 4k TV in a 40" form factor is difficult, and the picture quality on this one did not disappoint.

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Nov 23, 2020
Evildeadchris
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Very good TV

Wish I could give a 4.5 out of 5 stars........this is a great TV and the wife and I really love Vizio products as we have owned several in the past 10-12 years. Currently, we own 4 TVs. But yes - I would give a 4.5 out of 5 for this current model as the sound output feature died on us after owning the TV for 3 months. We connect our TV to our stereo surround system, so using the TV speakers (which are fine) doesn't really work for us. Needless to say, we contacted Vizio support and they replaced the unit hassle-free within 2 weeks (would've been quicker but there were issues related to Covid-19) and we were back up and running within an hour of removing the new unit from the box. We really love Vizio products and only taking off 1/2 a point as we feel this was a lemon situation and will still continue to support and buy these products going forward. Great quality for the price!

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Jan 16, 2021
Buzz L
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

it works with Alexa, easy set up.

it's been 3 weeks using this unit. fair price, 4K?, more like 1080p, it has some sound, I'm not a video and sound critic. this is an acceptable unit if you are not. has apps (popular video streaming apps), not web browser but, then it is not a computer. easy Wi-Fi and Alexa set up. it's for you, if you need a medium size TV/MONITOR without spending hundreds and hundreds of $$$.

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Jan 3, 2021
PS72
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Solid picture, great price.

I have 4k Samsung, 4k LGs and a 4kToshiba. This less expensive Vizio picture is just as good. Better/smoother than one of them. Solid TV so far. Animated movies I've watched so far look great. Fast action was clean. Still more tests to run of course. If this one lasts a bit, I will definitely be looking at Vizios for my next TV.

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Dec 3, 2020
GeneralMills903
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Vizio V655-G9

Purchased this for my first 4K TV and absolutely Love it. Has the latest and greatest HDMI 10 port for my Xbox giving me an advantage during gaming. Hooked to my Yamaha surround sound system for a killer Home Theater setup. Only complaint is the remote control is a little flimsy so keep it away from the grandkids. I was on a budget at the time of purchase so I'm impressed that I didn't have to pay as much as I would for other name brands. Love all the apps !!

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Apr 30, 2020
atak_esstee
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great Picture, Sound & UI

Got this TV to replace our early 4K TV that gave up the ghost 2 years after new purchase. Much better picture for less moolah, and build quality and initial experience are much better. Bought with a 2.1 Soundbar w/ subwoofer package and love everything about the setup.

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Jan 29, 2020
Bern
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

Set up frustrating

Frustrated to no end setting up. After going through some of the initialization it said it was going to check for updates and it would take a few minutes. The FIRST update lasted 50 minutes. Then it went to a black screen that said it would automatically restart. After about 3 minutes it shut off for about a minute, restarted and immediately went into "checking for updates". This "update" lasted only 5 minutes. Back to the black screen and waited, then shut down and restarted. Immediately went to checking for updates the third time which lasted 15 minutes for this update. Thankfully that was the last update. So the "few minutes" lasted almost 90 before it went to actually starting up the set. After going through all the set up stuff I still have not determined if I can get the controller to recognize the cable box to change channels. Have found nothing in the users manual addressing this topic. Picture quality is great looking straight-on to the screen. Everything is washed out as you move to the side.

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reply from Customer Service

Hello Bern, the television can take a few minutes, depending on your connection speed, to complete the firmware updates to make sure you have the latest firmware available and the latest features. The television remote is not universal so it would not be able to control your cable box channels unless it was connected using the coaxial tuner. If you have any additional questions about your television please reach out to our customer support at support.vizio.com and clicking 'Contact Us'.