The worst part about this t.v. is the remote transmitter/receiver. There must be a very narrow receiving angle as the remote is extremely sluggish and it is very difficult to enter a new channel simply with two or three button presses. You have to move the remote around, for instance to get ch. 52 you may have to press 5 several times before the t.v. shows the number on the screen, then press 2. You may get 52 or you may get 522 or you may get 525, depending on how long it takes you get get frustrated enough to turn the t.v. off and start all over again.If I didn't leave in such a remote area I would ship it back in a heartbeat. DON'T BUY IT.Vizio VL320M 32" LCD HDTV with SRS TruSurround HD & 50,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio

Bought this at Target for around $470 (no, not cheapest price, I know, but we had to get one quick--grandkids coming the next day and the old Sony bit the dust). Setup was very easy. We like the appearance, although some people are bothered by the lighted brand name on the front (I don't notice it when I'm watching, but if I did I would just cover it with tape).

CONTROLS
Changing the image aspect ratio (how long, tall, compressed, etc. it looks) is harder than it need be--some remotes have a dedicated button for this, but as far as I can tell, it takes at least three clicks to get to the on-screen menu where you can change how much of the image appears. Other controls on the remote are pretty good--nice big rocker switches for volume and channel changes.

PICTURE QUALITY
With a good HD signal, color and sharpness are excellent--as good as any other set I've seen in stores or homes. Maybe not as bright as some large plasma screens I've seen. With poor signal or inferior station equipment (like the local college public access channels) the image is less good, as expected. Regular DVD's and VHS tapes look as good as their quality permits.

SOUND QUALITY
Like most other in-set speakers in relatively small tv's, the sound is nothing to write home about, and the controls can't help a whole lot. Thin bass, especially. But you were going to put the sound through your stereo setup anyway, like we do, right? Then the sound is as good as your stereo's speakers.

MISC
We just switched from an analog set (and cable) and I didn't realize that we would now get three and four channels where we used to get one. Nice surprise.
We sit about seven feet away from the screen and 32" is fine. If we were another four feet back it would start to feel too small, though.

OVERALL
Very satisfied, beautiful picture quality in most cases, no problems so far (a month).

i did a lot of research on 32 inch tv's and this was the best price wise and spec. wise. It lives up to it's hype. Great tv and great picture. i use it for my bedroom.