Mashable/Tech
October 17, 2010
By Blake Robinson

Vizio doesn’t mess around. In February 2009, the California-based company stopped producing plasma screens to focus exclusively on LCD displays. The results can be seen in sets like the Vizio XVT473SV.

This 47-inch LCD packs all of the crucial features you’d require in a new TV. Full 1080p/24 video with a 240Hz refresh rate ensures that video runs as smoothly as it was intended. A particularly precise picture is achieved through accurate color saturation alongside deep blacks. And, of course, a bezel design that is aesthetically pleasing enough to take center stage in your home theater.

All of those features are among the best in class, but Vizio distinguishes its sets further by equipping them with standard built-in features like Wi-Fi and LED full-array local dimming. The TruLED feature allows the display’s LED backlight to dim and brighten independently, so the picture remains fully dynamic and realistic.

Vizio has also made a concerted push to makes its devices Internet ( )-connected. The XVT473SV, for instance, has a full widgets gallery featuring Netflix, Amazon Video on Demand and more. It’s also not much of a stretch to imagine Hulu Plus finding its way to the gallery at some point in the not too distant future.

All in all, it might have embedded Google TV, but the XVT473SV stands out with a welcome out-of-the-box feature: Just being a TV. 

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