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well from my experience id pick the emerson. they are owned by funai.corp. like they other guy said. so they have been making tvs for many many tears. yes they are not top of the line. but niether is vizio. vizio is a new company they havnt been making electronics very long and they are cheap. their reliability is not yet judged because they are a newer comapny. and from what i have heard they are really hard to get a hold of for customer service. so for over alll reliability and a company thats sold tvs for a long time then go with the emerson.. but with a 32' tv you dont need 1080p nor do they make a 32' 1080p. but really for gaming. id judge the one with the best picture and picture options.

Funai Corp. Makes Emerson, Slyvania, and Symphonic that being said they are a major retail electronic churn. and Vizio makes their own products and does their own R&D. Being in Home Theater R&D myself I have never installed a Emerson, Slyvania, or Symphonic EVER! But I have set up several Vizio's and for the most part they are a very good entry level HDTV and since your into computer assisted animation I would put my dollar on the Vizio for overall performance and quality.

Hope that helps in your decision making.

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I think you would have better choices at Best Buy. They have better brands like... Samsung, Panasonic, JVC, etc.

and it depends on what it can do, don't judge a tv until you see what's insid of it.

YOU WANT 1080p