Just a heads up--when I got a first generation 42" Vizio 1080p panel for christmas I returned it because the sound kept cutting out intermittently. Originally I thought it was a Xbox 360 problem ...

I have a VIZIO TV and an HDMI capable cheap-o Phillips DVD player connected to it with a 2' generic HDMI cable. About a week or two ago, the DVD player started acting up. Video and audio would fail in ...