This lawsuit is rediculous and similar to the AT&T;(Bell Labs) vs Microsoft lawsuit where AT&T;accused MS of not paying a license fee for the MP3 codec.Microsoft won that lawsuit because they had a deal with Fraunhofer.
If tv manufacturers had to pay a license for every format out there the cost to consumers would be enormous.Let the providers pay the license fee(cable,satellite,DVD player,etc).

Looks like Sony and Samsung are sick of Vizio driving prices down, and lawsuits are the only way they feel they can compete?  It used to be that Vizio sets couldn’t compare in quality, but that’s changing.  And obviously, the other companies feel it hurts…

Are you saying that Vizios compare in quality? Thats laughable..

Nope.  Not yet.  But they’re growing closer every several months, and by sales figures, it’s obvious that the typical US consumer feels the Vizio product is a good enough value for the money.  The performance gap has been closing, and this obviously has Samsung and Sony very worried.  Personally, I’m happy that consumers have a decent low-cost choice.

Is there really any doubt that this is an attempt to destroy a company that has been stealing name brand sales? Vizio has shown that a decent HDTV doesn’t have to be over $2000 and that the name brands are just being greedy. Ive had 2 Vizio’s so far and have been quite happy with what I have for half the price.  In fact just the other day my friend was over, and after he saw my Vizio with a correctly configured screen, tried to get me to trade it with his Samsung.