Originally Posted by X5-RWK

The Vizios have a poor rating with regards to repair as compared to other plasmas. That being said most plasma are built in a handfull of factories, that number is growing rapidly every year, the big difference between a lot of plasmas these days is in the electronics. How many inputs, how much control over the colors, contrast, brightness and various settings are the big differentiation. Also you have to look to is if they have a built-in HD tuner or a cablecard slot, maybe even a dvd player. Toshiba had a model out last year that had a DVD player, built-in cablecard and an HD tuner. They came in sizes from 27" to 37". The nice thing about a cablecard is that the cable companies only charge about a buck to rent one a month instead of 6 to 7 for a cablebox. They do essentially the same thing but save you lots of money over time.