You could go on all day about which are better, but basically it comes down to 2 things.
1. What are you going to use it for? (If your not going to watch HD programing, why buy an HDTV?)
2. What can you afford. You can spend thousands on a top of the line set, but if you dont have the equipment to support it, or dont plan to upgrade, then its pointless.
Vizio is the set that I bought for the bedroom and it has a nice picture, but I dont use it HD programing and dont plan to, but DVD's look great on it and the quality is very good.
For the price, you cant beat Vizio if all your going to do is replace a tube TV. If you have thousands into a home entertainment system, then I would go with the Samsung.
Best HDTVs (32 inches or less) - CNET Reviews
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