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Didn't Vizio once brand itself as the American HDTV company?
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Post 1 made on Thursday July 28, 2016 at 12:13
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I seem to remember that during college bowl-game season.

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Post 2 made on Thursday July 28, 2016 at 20:54
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From potential IPO to $2 Billion sale... Seems kind of low to me.

They're still the only big brand that can make a TV with ALL of the connectors perpendicular to the panel... Well, 32" and up at least.
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Post 3 made on Friday July 29, 2016 at 09:13
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Not the first American company to be bought by an overseas conglomerate, wont be the last.
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Post 4 made on Friday July 29, 2016 at 12:58
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Impaqt, that's totally true but totally not the point.

The point was that they were remembered as having branded themselves as all-American, so it's ironic or at least disappointing that they would stick a knife in that claim and kill a self-description they had used to gain customers.
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Post 5 made on Friday July 29, 2016 at 15:11
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Hell, they were NEVER all American anyway.

If you believed they were, you are a person that drinks entirely too much of the Kool Aid.
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Post 6 made on Friday July 29, 2016 at 17:45
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On July 29, 2016 at 12:58, Ernie Gilman said...
Impaqt, that's totally true but totally not the point.

The point was that they were remembered as having branded themselves as all-American, so it's ironic or at least disappointing that they would stick a knife in that claim and kill a self-description they had used to gain customers.

lol.. and Anheuser-Busch and Miller never touted themselves as All American? Busweiser even changed their name to "America" beer this summer didnt they?

That being said, I dont think video ever claimed to be an "All American" company. Theres no way the LCD panels were ever produced here int he states.

Are you folks thinking of NuVision? they were hitting the "American TV Brand" hard when they first came out.
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Post 7 made on Saturday July 30, 2016 at 09:20
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I blame Vizio for the state of the TV industry today. They showed how to make a TV with the lowest quality components at half the cost. You would go into a Costco and there would be a Panasonic or Sony plasma for $3000 and right next to it was a Vizio for half the cost.

They sold a ton of them. Other manufacturers then started to cut corners to drop the price and the race to the bottom began and has not stopped.

Now I regularly see Samsungs and Sonys that are dead after less than 5 years.
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Post 8 made on Saturday July 30, 2016 at 12:21
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Vizio was not the first, and they will not be the last.
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Post 9 made on Monday August 1, 2016 at 11:36
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On July 30, 2016 at 09:20, davet2020 said...
I blame Vizio for the state of the TV industry today. They showed how to make a TV with the lowest quality components at half the cost. You would go into a Costco and there would be a Panasonic or Sony plasma for $3000 and right next to it was a Vizio for half the cost.

They sold a ton of them. Other manufacturers then started to cut corners to drop the price and the race to the bottom began and has not stopped.

Now I regularly see Samsungs and Sonys that are dead after less than 5 years.

Sorry, there were cheap ass TV's WAY before Vizio came into being.

And I love the fact that TV's only last 5-7 years nowadays. It helps keep the market fresh and development moving forward. sure, those old 25" console TV's Lasted 20+ years. and NOTHING progressed in TV technology for 40+ years here in the states.

Sure, the TV's dont last as long, but they look exponentially better than the old stuff and cost a fraction of what they do today.
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