To say that VIZIO owns the flat panel display market right now would be an understatement. And, the reason is simple: the price.? Only a couple of years ago, to get a 50" plasma HDTV, you would have had to shell out about $5,000, even at Costco.

Only a couple of years ago, to get a 50" plasma HDTV, you would have had to shell out about $5,000.

The set also features a 10-bit color level that Vizio calls VIZIO Color Vision (VCV), and includes a complete rear-panel jack-pack which allows multiple ways to connect the display. In our tests, the VP50 performed video processing admirably, and even...