I recently purchased the new Vizio M220VA 22-inch LCD TV and so far it seems to be a solid performer. Of course, I think it is my duty to point out that this model is not intended as a high-end appliances. If you buy this with such anticipation, you will be disappointed. But if you are looking for a good and inexpensive LED LCD TV with stunning picture quality, you would have a hard time finding a better value than this.
Let me begin by saying how much I get annoyed when I read reviews that are so caught up in just point out superficial defects and never touch the most important aspects - video and audio quality. Yes, this TV peculiarities: remote is a bit stiff and can be a little erratic at times. This place is hard to put on and literally took me about 15 minutes to figure it out. Despite these shortcomings, this TV where it's needed.
The picture quality is quite good, especially for a TV in its price range. Standard definition material looks suboptimal, but that is because of the nature of the SD video scaled with HDTV in general, and nothing to do with this model specifically. HD content looks excellent and I have had good experience to see 720p/1080p movies from my laptop (via VGA output). The picture is bright, sharp and contrast is great. Blacks are rich and saturated, without losing the fine details of the content. However, remember that to get the most mileage, you have to spend some time to calibrate the settings to give you an optimal image quality. The game looks good and there are no shadows in the TV fast 5 ms response time.
The screen has a matte finish, which is good if your environment has plenty of light, because the carpet surface will be hit much less glare than a blank screen would. There is an endless debate about whether one type of screen finish is better than the other, but I'll leave for another day.
The sound quality on the other side is nothing to write home about. The speakers are a bit weak, but it is easily solved by using a pair of external speakers. I use an old set of computer speakers connected via the headphone jack on the TV and they sound infinitely better than the TV speakers from the "SRS TruSurround" option (a kind of faux-surround sound simulator).
Vizio has a decent number of inputs in the back, 1x Composite, 1x Component, 2x HDMI, 1x VGA w / Audio, 1x USB (photo), and an optical input to a home theater sound system. It is worth noting that the HDMI-input component is placed directly on the back of the model (composite page), so if you plan on wall mounting it, it can be difficult to connect the necessary connections, if you do not leave enough space between the wall and TV.
It is also worth noting that the previous reviewer that there is no way to remove unwanted channels individually. This is FALSE. During the "Master Channels" menu, you have the option to "select all" and "delete all" channels. Frames straight on the controller you can move up and down the list to select individual channels to add / remove.
Overall this is a great TV. It is certainly not perfect, and if you have more money to spend, I would encourage you to push a higher-end model. But for what it's worth, is Vizio M220VA a tough beast to beat in their division.
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