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VIZIO 50” Class 1080p LED Smart TV - E500I-A1
4.3 out of 5 stars
stars628 ratings571 reviews
  1. 5 stars65% (408)
  2. 4 stars19% (122)
  3. 3 stars5% (33)
  4. 2 stars4% (22)
  5. 1 star7% (43)

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Jan 2, 2014
Tollie
4 out of 5 stars review

Best deal out there

I had purchased this as a gift for my son and his girlfirend. The TV came damaged but when I called Sams they had someone come out the next day to pick up the damaged Tv and shipped a new one. It was all done within 7 days, even with holidays! he new TV is just fine, the picture is awesome and I think Vizio is one of the best TV's out there.

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Dec 28, 2013
Slim2013
5 out of 5 stars review

Black Friday Purchase

I had been looking at this model for a few months before the Black Friday sales came out. When I saw the price, i decided right then I was going to make the purchase. Have had the unit for almost a month now and am pleased with this purchase. Great picture, Visio apps are nice, although have not taken advantage of them all. I would definitely recommend this model.

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Feb 26, 2014
danspan
5 out of 5 stars review

Really great value

The stars finally aligned to allow me to spend some money on upgrading from a 20 year old CRT to a TV from this century. I spent a lot of time looking for the best bang for my hard-earned buck. Lots of reading customer and trade mag reviews, store visits, asking friends, and this TV seemed to be the best deal. I had a list of minimum features, and this one hit them all-1080p, at least 3 HDMI ports (this one has 4), built in WiFi, entertainment apps, 120Hz refresh (this TV KINDA has that), good reviews, and at least a 46" screen (yeah, I'll take 50"). No matter how many TVs I looked at, I kept coming back to this one, I found nothing else out there even close to the price I paid with all the features and positive review this one has. The picture is great, and the thin frame and small 'Vizio' logo in the bottom right corner-compared to other brands who put a large one dead center bottom-makes it look sleek and attractive, even when it's turned off. The auto-dimming feature works great-as sun streams in and out of the living room window, the screen automatically and subtly adjusts to compensate-the matte screen helps a lot with glare as well. I only have 2 minor complaints, and they are the same ones that I consistantly saw in customer and professional reviews: first, the sound is adequate, but just. Definately not so inadequate that it should be a deal breaker for anybody, but external speakers or a soundbar will be my first add-on in the near furture. Secondly, it's not true 120Hz refresh. From what I've read, it's achieved more through software than hardware. Motion is definatley better than 60Hz, but I've seen several 120Hz TVs, and I can tell there's a difference. The upside, is that there is no 'soap opera' effect, which drives me nuts on some TVs. Again, for me anyway, not a deal breaker-the price, sharp picture and other features more than make up for this. A very common issue (you can find site after site of chat boards dealing with this) is with Netflix. Once I got the WiFi set up, the apps I tried worked great (YouTube, Hulu, Amazon etc), but not Netflix. It would load, could sign in and select a video, but video would not play. There are a hundred different fixes for this (again, look it up), and some work for some people, but none worked for me until I did this, so I would recommend trying it first if you have a Netflix issue: turn TV off, unplug from wall, hold power button down for 30 seconds (the button on the leftt side of the TV itself, not the one on the remote). plug TV back in, turn it on and try Netflix again. Since I did this, Netflix is working flawlessly. I love that there is a Netflix button right on the remote. Just push it and you're there. Hope this review and Netflix hint is helpful.

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Jan 9, 2014
Soniarm
5 out of 5 stars review

Great TV

Purchased as a Christmas gift for my boyfriend , he had been talking about getting a smart TV for some time. This one is awesome, fantastic picture and sound, went up easily on the mount we already had. Love that there's a Netflix button on the remote, we use it every day. I was skeptical because of the brand name, but so far so good.

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Jan 6, 2014
DetailGuy
4 out of 5 stars review

REALLY Great TV for the price.

Everything is great about this TV with the exception of the navigation of the Smart TV app stuff. It's slow and inefficient but the reviewers are saying this is the case with all of them. You can still get it done, just not as easily say, as with a computer (keyboard, etc). Great picture. Sound is OK. We got a sound bar system to go with it and it works great.

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Apr 16, 2014
SweeTart85
5 out of 5 stars review

This TV surprised me

I was a little skeptical at first but the more I walked up and down the TV wall in store, I kept going back to this TV. The price was great for this size and the LED picture quality. I love the Smart TV features. On the remote, it has a Netflix button which launches the service automatically and you're ready to watch Netflix, you only have to sign into your account the first time. Before, I had to turn the Wii on to get Netflix going and go through that process. The only thing that kinda sorta bothers me about this TV compared to other TV's is it takes several seconds to turn on after hitting the power button whereas other TVs I have you hit the power button and the image comes on instantly. It's such a minor detail that I didn't think it deserved less than a 5 star rating. We're really enjoying this TV!

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Jan 3, 2014
ClubShopper2014
5 out of 5 stars review

LOVE IT!!!

I just love Vizio TVs. I have replaced all my tvs with Vizio brand. Easy setup with home theater system, DVD players, game systems, etc. It has a beautiful picture. Guests have commented on the sharpness of the picture and have gone out and bought their own Vizio television. I would recommend this TV and this brand to everyone.

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Jan 18, 2022
Flyygurl52
4 out of 5 stars review

Great Display with lots of features

I bought this several months ago. For my first big TV display I am very impressed with the many different features it has. I can connect my display with my Google Assistant, my Amazon Echo and even my Apple Home kit. The different apps that comes preload is an added bonus. The only downside to this display, that i cant watch local channels with having to purchase additional equipment or apps to watch local news channels. That's the only downfall I have for this display.

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Dec 3, 2020
Brands
4 out of 5 stars review

Great quality

I bought our tv a few years back. And we absolutely love it we did have a Sony before this vizio and we can say we prefer vizio so much more. I given this tv four stars because once in a while we do have a hard time getting the screen to upload our smartcast. But overall we are satisfied and now we own 5 vizios tv

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Sep 28, 2022
Emt K
4 out of 5 stars review

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I got this tv in 2016 and it has been good to me! I wish I can get one for my daughter as well! I have it on the wall! And i would like to get one for my daughter as well! So she can have her tv and leave mine alone lol

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