I bought a Vizio 55" 3D TV worth approximately $1,100. I did not get extended warranty because I was confident with Vizio's reliability. I do not understand why "extended warranty" should be at the expense of the customer. A good appliance should last more than 6 years like our Sharp 45". I am a low income earner but I thought buying an American brand is a good investment and my little way of help to USA. However, the TV broke 20 months after or a mere 8 months after the 12-year manufacturer warranty. I'm not even done paying it under Walmart's 24-month interest free installment....

Re: VIZIO M551d-A2R shutting down after a minute

I called the repair center and they said they will be sending a technician with the parts needed for $334.50. That's like 1/3 of the price we bought the TV. I asked if they could just send me the part and I could install it and they said NO.

I gathered that all the parts of TVs nowadays comes in board modules. Would you guys know which module would be damaged so I can order it from ebay and install it myself? I am comfortable in opening and assembling electronic parts as long as I don't solder/desolder parts. I used to...

Hello everyone! I bought a VIZIO M551d-A2R 55-Inch 1080p 3D Smart LED HDTV early last year. I like its 3D feautre but the picture quality is just okay. Tonight, it started to turn off after a minute of use. I called Vizio customer support and tried to do all the troubleshooting with no good outcome. Since it has been past a year and out of the warranty, they gave us a number of their service center which means we have to pay for the repairs out of our pocket. I am very disappointed since this is barely 2 years old.

When it was working, we loved the 3D feature. However, I noticed...

Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

Hello everyone! I am from Illinois! I bought a Vizio 55" M551D-A2 more than a year ago. I bought it because has 3D but I have problems with it now and it already out of the warranty. I hope I could get help here.

Thanks!