Wal-Mart’s iLo house brand

You have to be a Union Member to come up with that crap.

Maybe they could pay union wages and then the TV wouldn’t be so “low-end”. Anyway, I got one and like it so much I am going to buy another one….

WOW…What venom and none of it pertinent. The simple fact of life on planet Earth is that things change. It’s called progress. Big Box marketers have replaced the Mom & Pop stores. Every Wal-Mart employee voluntarily applied for their job. None are conscripted or forced to be there. Get over it…Socialism has been tried….it failed.

On that note, I think I’ll go by an ilo TV just to support a successful capitalist venture that brings better products at a lower price.

Walmart is socialism, my tax dollars help their employees feed themselves in the form of food stamps.

What a pin head! Do you somehow fancy yourself as the champion of the poor and oppressed masses of people all over the world? Is it only Walmart employees - or will any old garden variety employee due? (At least the ones that make less per hour that you do.) I’ll bet you whine about the salaries that the CEOs and the “captains of industry” in this country are paid too? I guess any body who earns less than you is being exploited and anyone making more than you is ripping everybody else off, right? If you were Goldie Lochs, then your job and salary must be juuust righhht. This is America - these people are free to work anyplace they want. They work, pay taxes, and live real lives. Idiots like you spend your lives flying the banner of victimhood and stand upon the soap-box of self-righteousness making sure that everybody else knows that they don’t measure up to your standards. Why don’t you drive over to your local Walmart and take one of these hard working Walmart Associates out to lunch one day? (You might actually learn something about life)

Look, the name “iLo” just plain sucks. I don’t give a rat’s ass about the politcs, the name sucks. Stop making excuses or attacking us — we’re just pointing out that the name is idiotic.

And yes, they do treat their employees poorly. But least you think we are a bunch of “socialists” who are “enemies of capitalism”, I’ll give a positive example: CostCo treats its employees very well. And no, I don’t shop at either place, so I’d say I’m about as unbiased as possible.

So there’s you’re scandal du jour: Snark Hunting thinks well of CostCo management and poorly of WallMart management. Woo-hoo! Go flame the world!

Perhaps J-Lo would have been a better choice…..at least I could get a laugh each time I used the gear

Jai

so is the ilo brand tv any good? i’m a fresh college grad on a budget, so if i can get a 32″ hdtv from walmart for the same price as a 20″ tv that says sony on it, i don’t care how bad the name is. but my question remains, is the quality good?

You all sound like a bunch of inexperienced morons. Wal Mart may not be the only enemy but they are tearing down our economy. The people are “forced” to work there because Wal Mart comes to a town and forces most of the other businesses out because they can’t sell and cheaply, literally and figuratively. The people have to work somewhere.

Sure they pay taxes to the city, state, whatever, but they get far more breaks than they pay.

if Wal Mart makes a cheaper tv it will not force the prices of others down, just the quality of the televisions available. If people are willing to pay a little bit for crap instead of more for quality, why should anyone make quality equipment anymore. We are only hurting ourselves by supporting the new low end Wal Mart brand.

PS
We are a Union family and are glad of it everday as we watch non-union jobs taken over by illegals willing to work for so little they have to accept welfare to survive.

COME ON GUYS! Get off the politics! Just because it has a screwy name doesnt comment on it’s quality! Like Brett said… but my question remains, is the quality good?

Almost all the people that work at the Wal-Mart that I shop , are forein born. By the way this country’s standard of living that we all enjoy was won by unions..This is a fact.. I am not a member but I thank them for all they have done for all of us.

We bought 42″ ILO for Xmas and it lasted five months before it started blinking out. I brought it back to WalMart and the manager refused to do anything and was extremely rude. I called the number on the reciept, then i had to e-mail the tech unit. They finally authorized repair but covered only parts. The labor was a minimum of $296.00. Usually WalMart is good about returns but this time they sucked. The tech lady also told me that if i got it repaired by anyone other than the high priced shop, it would void the warranty. So much for me shopping at WAl-Mart agian. Don

Perhaps a little more research on your part would have revealed that ILO is a leader in the electronics industry throughout Europe being based in Germany. Their quality is proven. Have you ever tried Google? Seek facts before showing your supidity.

Way to go Quintin, at least someone has done their homework before speaking out on a subject that they know nothing about. ILO has been manufacturing high quality, premier resolution TV for the medical field in europe for years….their quality is so good it was used to develop gastric cameras and recording devices, yup you guessed it to look up your ass to make sure there isn’t anything growing there that shouldn’t be. So for all you who are against Wal mart bringing a good quality tv to the market for those of us who can’t afford the $4,000+ HDTV’s, just remember when your colon is on film Walmart capitalized where no one else thought of going…..up your ass!

OK - forget the name, the store - the BRAND sucks. I have a 26″ LCD that has died TWICE in less thsan one year!!!! They have NO customer service. Their website goes to a Warner Bros cartoon, they don’t give a service center for repair and I have spent hurs just finding the manufacturer. Glad you told me it was THEM. By the way, the same week I bought 2 Plasmas from Best Buy and there has been no problems. THIS ilo is a bedroom TV and not used as much. I’m pissed!

Don’t buy an ILO LCD or Plasma TV of any size, they are junk! Their name should be JUNKO! Fuzzed out picture, poor resolution, pixel is incorrect, etc. I was an electronics repair tech and know what to and what not to buy in electronics. Walmart is just selling them because they are cheap! Just look at the Panasonic or even a Sanyo. Sanyo is probably you best buy for the money. Panasonic will cost you more, but you know the old saying “you get what you pay for”. One other note, stay away from ALL the Philips TV’s, they are horrible and you will waste your money. If you get 3 months out of a Philips, then you are one lucky person. The best TV for the money at Walmart is the Sanyo. I have never had one in for repair. Superb picture and quality for the money.

Quinton… Ilo in Germany is not affiliated with the Ilo that Walmart uses. If you go to the Ilo website (www.ilo.com) and click on contact… this is what you get

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DEAR VISITOR,

please be informed that ILO electronic GmbH / GERMANY isn’t the manufacturer of consumer DVD-Recorder, MP3-Player and LCD/TFT Television sold by WAL MART and others.

Please don’t contact us about information and service related to these products.

The ILO electronic GmbH management

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My Ilo tv tuner kicked out within a week of when i first purchased it. When i got another one from the store, the tuner worked for about 3 months then kicked out again. It is a horrible company. They make crap. And Walmart is not helpful when it comes to this brand. They know it is shit, that is why they don’t provide any customer service with this brand.

This is all about Liberal talking points. Think for yourself.

Does anyone know about the quality of Westinghouse or Vizio LCDTV. I know Vizio is an American company, which would be nice to support…

As long as one is a member of Costco, you can return anything for full refund or replacement no matter what the problem or how long you have had the merchandise. I think this is important considering how expensive televisions are. Most retailers like Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, etc., don’t offer such a program. I’ve read too many sad stories of people getting screwed on their television purchases even with some of these retailers extended warranties that they charge you extra for. Thats why we buy Costco because we don’t want to worry about getting stuck with a problem appliance and trying to get it repaired. I know of no retailer that can match Costco for this kind of support.

It’s sad that so many of you younger generation today think Walmart is the Holy Grail of consumer quality. Most of their products are manufactured in poor countries where the workers make less than $2.00 per day for 12 to 14 hour days, 6 to 7 days a week including children. Walmart imports a pair of shoes into their stores at a cost of $1.50 per pair and you pay Walmart $20 to $30 for that same pair of shoes. Then they coerce their employees to work off the clock for no pay with the threat of termination. A majority of their employees are not employable elsewhere for various reasons. They take advantage of them. I have come to really hate Walmart. It’s not what Sam Walton envisioned. Thats why I try do most of my shopping at privately owned businesses as much as possible. Keep some of this in mind when thinking about purchasing an ILO television of which Walmart lied to you telling you it was manufactured by one of the worlds quality manufacturers of electronic goods in Germany, when in fact those ILO products are manufactured in China.

Foreign born. Everyone is from somewhere else besides America originally. Get off it. I was born and raised in the U.S. but it gives me no right to hate on others that come here to live. The point is that society and the economy has really forced us to try to save so much on products that it doesn’t matter who we affect in duing so. God bless and STAY blessed. And yes, I am a UNION Sheet Metal Worker, Local 28 NYC. Proud of it.

my ilo tv i bought from wal mart, stopped working after 93 days and wal mart laughed in my face about repairing it.

Wow! I was contemplating buying an ilo and will not do so now!! I expect to have a t.v. for a long time. My last one lasted 13 years and I expect the same for the next one. Why have we adjusted to products being disposable? I guess I am just turning into my dad. You get what you pay for mentality.

I bought an iLO 42″ plasma solely becuase of the price. It did not work right out of the box! Wal-Mart checked 150 stores and could not find another one so my only options are to have the manufacturer repair it or take it back (since it is still within 15 days). Your comments have helped me make the decision to take it back and spend the extra $300 on a Sanyo.

Thanks

First time here. I’ll start by saying no its a bad idea to bye Ilo brand. I’ve been in consumer electronics repair more than 30yrs now and like to think I know what I’m talking about. Like the man said, you get what you pay for.I’ll be the first one to say I’m as much to blame as anybody out there.As americans we demand high wages but cheap prices, we want quality in what we purchase. well time have changed we can’t have both.There was a time when we companys could compete with one another for quality and price.That was before China came in.Next time you walk in to Walmart or any other store take a moment to see where the items made. We as Americans support our country and many other causes.But when are we really going to support the people.I walked in Tuesday bought a ceiling fan switch. Guess where it was made,China. Today I’m taking it back and I’m going shopping.As for Televisions,Try to buy from someone who offers extented warranties with a well known company.There are bad ones out there. Have a nice one. And think about what your buying,And what its costing us.

As for ILO brand. Everyone that said it is junk is correct. I too am an electronics tech with 30 years plus eperience. I should have known better, but hey a DVD recorder for 85.00? I couldn’t pass it up. 3 months and it wouldn’t even play let alone record. WalMart said - too bad - contact the manufacturer. When asked who that was? They didn’t know. If this doesn’t tell you something about them, what does? Come on people, this has nothing to do with Unions or wages or anything else. It is because you people want something cheap. And you then have the guts to complain when it breaks. What the hell do you think about when you buy something. I agree with the comment about philips as well. Lets see what’s happened to our television industry. RCA bought GE. RCA then was bought BY the French. Now RCA has recently been sold to a China company. So, RCA/GE is now china made and owned. Sylvania used to be american. Magnavox used to be american. They bought each other out. Then the Dutch company Philips bought those two. Now, IBM controls Philips service and parts. The quality of those sets went by the side of price rather than customer service.

Sony used to have a good decent set. When the japan employees didn’t want to work for nothing anymore - Sony moved to Mexico. Quality of the set? It’s junk now too. Everyother Sony will have a bad picture tube in the first few years including projection sets.

One last comment - if you buy anything new - BUY Extended warranties! Doesn’t matter what it is now - it will break in the first few years.

Steve

Well I have a Samsung DLP top of the line and the sucker went out in 2 months and is taking 2 weeks to get repaired. When I complained to Samsung Customer Service that a 2 week turn around was unacceptable (because I bought the warranty) I was told I was lucky it was not going to take a month. At least with Wal-Mart you can throw the set through the managers car window and feel some sort of immediate satisfaction.

I was thinking of purchasing an Ilo tv today but after reading all these feedbacks, I don’t think I want to go there. Thank you all.

I purchase a ILO 26 in HDTV from walmart 6 months and 4 days ago and today it stopped working. I called the 800 number on the Warranty card and they answered within a few minutes (better than our cell phone provider) When I explained the problem they refered me back to the Wal-mart where I purchased it. So I took it back to them with a copy of the receipt and even though it was 4 days over the 60 day warranty (I also noticed that home electronics are only supposed to be covered for 45 days) They didn’t even blink an eye and exchanged it on the spot.
Although the quality of most products has dropped over the years, I can say that the service I got from the supplier and Wal-mart couldn’t have been better in this case.

if you buy the ilo that allows to search for digital and analog channels you will be quite surprised ,you will get hd and digital channels for free on some cable systems.

I bought a 42″ ilo for christmas. Had it for 3 days (6 Hours Max of viewing) and it died. I would not recommend.

My ilo tv is awesome,i feel like i’m right there with all the starving ethiopians on discovery HD,I bet they wish they could get hdtv flat panel for that cheap so they would have a little extra for food. Plus, with the money I saved I bought a golden pipe to beat my wife with.

I wish I would have found this cite a few days ago. I just bought a ILO, and thinking I should not have. I hope I get lucky and have the best one ever made.

By the way SANYO is also junk. I perchased one less than three years ago and that is why I had to buy a new one.

Ok, if ILO is terrible and Sanyo is too…RCA, GE, Phillips are all manufactured out of the country, which televisions are the best on the market right now?…Are there any manufactured in the USA?

I bought one and so far like it. However, when my cable company went to hook up the HD cable box to it, they found the color coded plugs on the back of the TV had the wrong color bands on the plugs. That makes me wonder about the quality of the rest of the TV. Keeping my fingers crossed now.

You want to know how good ilo tv are. I bought one & in 96 days it quit working & Walmart wouldn’t do anything about it

Just returned from walmart with my 26 inch ilo. Purchased it on 6/9/06, went kaput 9/24/06. There is no way to get anyone connected with this set to fix it so, I will probably have to spend 2-3 hundred dollars to fix it myself. Had I known this I would have spent the money to buy something different. If anyone is reading this and thinking of buying an ilo, my suggestion…save your money and frustration for something else that won’t work!

Judging by the HUNDREDS of calls we receive from angry iLo customers, we would venture to say these products truly suck.

We are, ilo (all lower case), an art and design studio in San Francisco which we started in 1994. Apparently Walmart has ‘borrowed’ an older version of our logo, altered it ever so slightly and branded their cheap electronics line with it. (Our lawyers are looking into possible ways to remedy this.)

ilo, by the way, is Finnish for ‘joy, good things’. We chose this name for our design company as Finnish design is famous for its beauty, superior craftsmenship and technology - obviously concepts lost on Walmart!

http://www.ilodesign.com

Bought a ilo 27 inch lcd t.v.9-30-06.Two days later it does not work anymore.Wish me luck taking it back to Wal-mart!Which brand is a good choice?

Hi there, i just got ilo 26′ hdtv and i just find all ur stuff on net and i am confuse wat to do now , shell i keep or shell i return it back ….

The Walmart bashers (union promoters) are just amazing. They’re clueless about everything, including business, so just squawk, like an irritated crow! Why do you morons think most electronics left the US in the first place? Its the unions, stupid! The price of labor in this country is outrageous and the unions just keep up the beat. Your work is not worth what you want to get paid? Too bad! Change it! You alone have that ability and opportunity in the USA. So, do it and stop bitching about Walmart!

I received my 26″ ILO HDTV tv from my husband as an anniversary gift on April 26, 2006. He chose the brand because it had the best picture of all the choices. The tv went out over a month ago and WalMart would not even consider exchanging it. They couldn’t even give me a number to call to inquire about the problem. After calling 4 different 800 numbers, I finally got in touch with a ‘person’ and was told I had to UPS it to California for repair. I did as told and after they had the t.v. for 3 weeks I received a call saying the t.v. was not repairable and was being shipped a new one. I received my new one today and I am returning it to WalMart and exhanging it for a different model. Hope it works better but I think I’ll buy the extended warranty this time around.

By the way, the book that comes in the box does not have a telephone number you can call if there are problems with your television.

Returned the t.v. to WalMart and the bar code was correct. When they removed the t.v. from the box, the serial number on the television was not the same as the one of the box. WalMart then refused to exchange the t.v. Apparently, I am stuck with this cruddy brand. I hope the new one lasts longer than the first one.

I purchased the 26 ilo tv,it,s ok except it stands on it,s base at an angle towards the ceiling. is this correct? can this be adjusted to the verticle position?

Update on the 26″ ILO t.v. from WalMart. After contacting the company again, I was told the original 26″ sets had bad motherboards in them and they had many of them returned. Rather than repairing the sets, they chose to replace them with newer improved technology in regards to the motherboards. I was also told the company was testing each set before shipping them to customers. This was supposed to explain to me how my t.v. and the box had completely different serial numbers.

Has the silver framed Ilo 42″ TV been recalled?

DO NOT PURCHASE an ilo HDTV. My warranty expired in 90 days, the TV two weeks later. The company wants me to ship it to CA. I live in CT. A print out from the store of purchase stated that the Co. has an in-home service only, for repair. NOT!! They’re “working” on it. I believe that’s fraud. Have contacted BBB and Consumer Protection Agency. I spent over $800. and to say the least….Not Happy….

I have an Ilo 26″ flat screen and love it. I bought it nearly 2 years ago,it is in my home office and is probably on for a good 16 hours a day. The picture is really good and I wouldn’t trade it in for any of the higher priced TV’s. I I also bought a Sanyo 32″ flat screen from WalMart at half the price of the other LCD flat screens on the market. Hey, If I can get a good product for less, then good for me!! Maybe with the competitive pricing, the higher priced brands will consider lowering their prices. I’ll take WallMart over Sony, and others anytime if the price is right and the quality is good. And it is definintely good on both my Ilo and Sanyo flat screens.

I have purchased 3 DVDRs from Ilo. I loved the 1st one so much I upgraded to the DVDR05 which I
love. However, I gave a DVDR05 as a gift to a friend. Needless to say it is picky on what DVDs it will play. I’ve tried to get the website it’s not there anymore now I just get this German company with the same address. I called the 1-800
number and it is not in service. I thought Ilo might have gone under. I was in wallmart today, and I saw a guy with a 26″ Ilo so they are still making products but how can a person get some service now? If anyone knows please post this information.

Kay, call 1-800-216-5156 for ILO. You will get a recording that will tell you if you are on hold more than 15 minutes to leave a message and they will return your call within a 48 hour period. The hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. PST. Keep holding and they will eventually answer the phone. I’m not sure the 15 min. response is accurate as I think I have waited longer than 15 mins. The listed number I gave was the one I used to contact the company about my 26″ ILO flat panel t.v.
Unfortunately, some of us have not had as much good fortune as others have had with this company. I had to ship my t.v. back to CA also but at their expense. I am thrilled for those who have had good experiences but I for one will not buy anything else with ILO on the merchandise.

Lets just say that this product is a peice of crap. we bought a dvd player from walmart ILO brand and it wont load movies and when u push play to start a movie (after 2 hours of trying to get it to load) it just restarts at the menu it wont start the movie…. Yeah sure if u want to only watch tv sure it will run tv through it. BUT THATS IT save your money dont buy from the ILO Product family. Thier product is nothing but crap and so is their service.

You cant contact them Via Email
You cant contact them Via Phone
Walmart wont take their prodect back

When you try and call the one 1-800 #on their site its been disconnected and give you a differnt number to call and it wont work tells you to call a differnt number and guess what ITS BEEN DISCONECTED!!!!!!!!!!

DONT BUY ILO ITS CRAP

Has anyone had a problem with the ILO 26HD not having its picture and sound in Sync. ????? if so has any one been able to get it fixed or resolved? I love the Picture Quality but the out of sync. sound drives me batty!

I have the ilo-3200, which is the 32 inch hdmi monitor. I like the picture. I should say that it has developed a problem with the remote… which was missing in the box and Walmart gave me the one from the demo when I went back to them. I guess I should say that I have only had it since May. Does anyone happen to know the TV code for use with a DISH remote?

After reading all these comments ive done my own research. Apparently Sylvania is the actual manufacture. any comments?

i bought one of the tv’s. its ok but the remote broke not long after i got it and i can not find a replacement anywhere. please help anybody.

So far the service support for this brand has been non existant. Everyone should realize that after 90 days, the chances of sucessful repair on these products are fairly slim. Walmart takes no responsability for ilo after this point. I will be pursuing Walmart to obtain aftermarket service support, anyone interested may email me for updates.

I have a 26″ ILO tv that quit working 3 months after getting it. I no longer have the recipt. I have thought of buying another ilo tv and putting the crap one in the box and taking it back. telling them it does not go well with my home decor. any thoughts? will they take refund my money this way? I really dont need two crap tv’s.

Thanks Melinda I will try this number. I called
800-939-0605 which is the service number for the DVDR05 “Our phone and E-mail support is not available.” then I was disconnected. I decided to put in a complaint with BBB on line but I will wait until I try this number. The BBB wants to know that you’ve expressed your problem and have given the company a chance to resolve it before they can take any action. So we’ll see what happens. Has anyone ever tried the BBB? I will keep you posted. Thanks again!

I purchased an ILO 26″ because it has a good picture and the price was right. Im having problems hooking it up to my computer. I finally got the picture working but havent been able to get the sound from the TV speakers. I used an HDMI cable for the picture and a cable with sterio jacks at both ends for the sound, but no luck with sound from TV speakers. Can anyone help.

Charles, according to my cable company, there is no code for external remotes for this t.v. Perhaps some technologically savvy person could figure it out, but when I had my t.v., I ended up using two different remotes to power it on and change the channels.
Travis, good luck. I hope it works for you. You surely do not need two crappy t.v.’s. and the ILO is definitely crap. I wished I had read this site before the ILO purchase.
Kay, the 800 number I gave you worked for me. The majority of the employees were very helpful with my situation. The company did replace my 26″ t.v. with a ‘new’ one. I was assured the t.v. was not a refurbished model but a brand new one. However, the serial numbers did not match on the box and the t.v. In fact, at WalMart the box scanned as if the serial number on the box had been sold in June. How in the world did a new t.v. get in a box that had been sold in June? I think the whole company is a farce and they are ripping people off left and right.

Leo the t.v. guy, let us know what you find out. I am interested in what WalMart tells you.

Melinda thanks once again. I left a message because I couldn’t wait the 15 min it takes to get through. So hopefully in 48 hrs, I will hear from Ilo. I hope they deal with the DVDR05/ZU models and not just TV’s. I’ll keep in touch.

Yeah its a damn shame the way WalMart forced all those mom and pop HDTV and High End electronic stores out of business in our town. boohoooo

Well i guess i’m lucky i bought a 32″ Ilo , works just fine and i love the picture , no problems so far , thanks GOD.

i guess i’m lucky i bought a 32″ Ilo and it is ok so for

Has anyone fixed the problem of the ilo t.v. only turning on or off?

90 day labor 1 year parts Manufacturer - contact their engineer Remy Delgado @ Ph: (909) 392-5583 X119 or email @ remyd@initialdvd.com

Well I am still unsure if I should buy the iLo tv. The price is $276 for a 32″, but I mean if it’s crap, I don’t know if I want to go through the hassel. I’ll probably pick up a samller Sony because I trust the name…

I bought an ILO 32 LCD in May. No problems, great picture. It does run several hours a day.

All my attempts have failed to reach Ilo about the DVDRo5 so now I will submit a complaint with the BBB to see if they can help solve my problem.I
still find it hard to believe that a business cares so little about customer satisfaction!!! I
am totally pissed off!

I am an authorized repair tech for many big name television manufacturers such as Sony, Hitachi, and Pioneer to name a few. I don’t care about the political aspect of Walmart. I shop there from time to time, but I will never, NEVER buy any electronics from them. I don’t understand the ideology behind buying televisions from Walmart. I understand not wanting to spend large amounts of money, but when your ‘cheaper’ TV doesn’t last, you get upset. If you want your TV to last 13 years, don’t buy a new technology. They have not been tested, and are still making adjustments. I would buy a direct view CRT (picture tube) if you are worried about price and longevity. All consumer grade electronics are not made as well as in the past. Cheaper components are used, therefore they do not last as long. My best advice is to purchase an extended warranty or performance plan. At least this will guarentee that either the set will be fixed at no additional cost, or replaced if it cannot be repaired. My two cents about ILO. Poor customer and technical services. I just waited on hold o order a part, person I need to talk to is ‘unavailable’. I had to leave a voicemail, which I know probably will not be returned. I would stay away from this company. Polaroid has the same problem. average time of repair 3 months!!

bought a 32″ ilo tv from walmart and after the 3 months was up the tv will not turn on where do I send it

I was given an ilo as a gift about 3 months ago. Last week was trying to change channels and couldn’t, thought it was the remote at first, but couldn’t change them manually either, or adjust the volume. Called walmart to see if I could exchange it, they informed me all electronics now only have a 90 day warrenty. Can’t find a number or web site. Can anyone help? I like CMT but not 24-7!

Unions destroyed themselves. It is because of unions that so many American companies went elsewhere to manufacture their products. Being a retired manager, I witnessed for 30+ years how the unions protected deadbeats that needed firing but somehow managed to get their jobs back. And the stewards that supposedly represented the workers were the absolute worst employees that ever walked the face of the planet. You bleeding-heart union people screwed yourselves and now your children must live with the results. I enjoy shopping at Walmart and will continue doing so. No one forces people to work at Walmart. They are all free to seek employment elsewhere. Maybe if the union members spent a little more time educating their children instead of milking the system, the people working at Walmart would have better jobs in higher paying professions. You really need to stop your whining and get out and improve your life. Quit sitting around looking for a free hand-out. Success and prosperity does not come free, you must work for what you want out of life. Expecting YOUR union to give you a taste of the good life will only serve to leave you standing around with an empty bag of nothing.

i jus recently bought the ilo 26 hdtv ready with built in tuner about for almost a week now… it sems to be working fine but the progressive scan for 480i and 480p dun’t work for it it just give me a blue screen…i kno i shoulda bought a warrenty for the tv but did not have the money for it.. i was wondering if i should return it for a different brand. any suggestion??

aMERICA IS TURNING INTO GERMANY OF THE FORTIES..IF AN AMERICAN GOES AGIANST THE REPUBLICAN VIEW WE ARE CALLED COMMUNISTS AND LIBERALS..THESE PEOPLE HAVE HAJACKED OUR COUNTRY THEY HAVE A NAZI OUTLOOK AND ONLY CARE ABOUT THEMSELVES THEY BLAME ILL. MIGRANTS FOR LOW WAGES WHEN AMERICAN FOOD COPORATIONS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE MEXIACAN MARKETS AND FORCE THE FARMERS TO LOOK FOR WORK HERE IN THE STATES THEY CAN’T COLLECT WELFARE CAUSE THEY ARE NOT LEGAL…wALMART MAKES BILLIONS WHY CAN’T THEY RAISE WAGES? GREED PURE GREED THATS WHY…SO GO FUCK YOURSELFS YOU FUCKIN REPUBLICAN …LEARN HOW TO BE AMERICAN AND NOT GERMAN YOU RIDGID PIECES OF CRAP GIVE MY COUNTRY BACK AND MOVE BACK TO YOUR WONDERFUL LIFE IN THE SUBURBS…LIFE IN A BUBBLE MUST BE GREAT….BUT THE TRUTH IS THE GOOD ALWAYS WIN AND THATS WHY ALL YOU GREEDY SCUMBAGS ARE RUNNIN FOR THE HILLS…..AND THATS ALL I GOTTA SAY SO FUCK ALL YOU BUSH WACKERS IF THINGS DON’T CHANGE THE PEOPLE WILL CHANGE IT FOR THEM,WHATEVER IT TAKES….

Kathy,
Go back and look at the entries on this page. I have listed a number you can call with this problem. I had the same thing happen. The motherboard goes out on some of these t.v.’s. They sent me a call tag and I had to return it to California. In my case, they replaced the t.v. with a new set. The message you will get will say you may have to wait 15 mins. Hang on the line because I’ve not waited that long. The folks working for the company are helpful if you finally get in touch with somebody. They will do all they can to correct your problem. (or at least that was my experience) It took over a month to get a new t.v. from the company. I still think the ILO equipment is a piece of crap and would never buy another ILO product regardless of how cheap it may seem. However, the folks at that 800 number will help you. I’ll check back on this site to see if you still need help getting in touch with somebody.

Well I bought an Ilo 27″ today at Walmart and was a little apprehensive about the “unknown” brand but went with it because the picture looked great and the price was very good. Got it home and started wondering again about my decision so I went online and found this site. I got a sinking feeling the more I read about this brand so I loaded up the new t.v. and took it right back to Wal-mart. I got a refund and turned right around and bought a 27″ Sanyo for $18.00 more and feel a lot better about my choice this time. I am sure any of the brands of t.v.’s are capable of breaking but I had never come upon so many bad reviews for one brand!

Smart choice Sherry!!!!!! I now have a 32″ RCA.

I have had my ILO 42 inch for almost four years it works great, super product, Customer service is horrible though, I was trying to get a new remote awhile back and never could, so just but a pronto universal one. But again my ILO plasma works great

I just bought a ilo 42 inch t.v 3 months ago and my t.v dont turn on any more I have just called the customer service number today so i guess ill har from them by monday or tuesday its not a good tv so dont purchase it also i cant find my recepit but i do have it on my charge acount do you think they will let me use that

I have an ilo 32″ LCD. It has worked great for 10 months thus far. It was the best priced and comparable in picture quality to the other brands that were fairly close in price. My unit also has the mislabeled component connection as another person on this site but once I figured it out, it worked fine. I use the unit with cable HDTV and it is incredible (vs. older technology). I also use the dvi connection with my pc.

BTW, most extended warranties that I have ever seen are only effective after all manufacturer warranties have been exhausted. Is there a new type of extended warranty out there nowadays? I haven’t read details lately–I just automatically say no.

Also, I find it very odd that nobody was brought this bit to the discussion, ILO also stands for International Labor Organization!!!

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/about/index.htm

Melinda,
I also have a 32 iLo LCD TV that will not longer change channels. It just went out this morning and I have had the hardest time trying to find info about the problem. My TV is well past the 90 day mark. I won it from a drawing that my bank held in May and it’s now December. Do you think it’s worth my time to call the 1-800 number that you listed?

My local walmart has a ilo 42″ hdtv for $1297 and it sounds like a great deal. I definately want a 42″ flat panel.. can anyone suggest another brand that is fairly inexpensive but more reliable.

I used the number that Melinda provided and reached someone who helped me. I since I won the TV I didn’t have the receipt and had to call them back after the bank from which I won it from gave me the date of purchase, etc. The rep was very nice and helpful. They are going to cover the shipping for me to send it to CA and back here. They also said that they would repair it without a charge to me. I am happy with that so far, but will post again when I recieve the fixed TV!
I called 2 numbers. The first one didn’t work for me because there are 2 different plants that work on the TV’s. The one that worked for my 32″ HDTV was 1-800-216-5156. The company is called Initial Technologies and the address is:
1935 Puddingstone Drive
La Verne, CA 91750
They do have a website as well.
The number for the place that didn’t deal with my model of TV is 1-888-482-8864. They did refer me to the correct phone number though. They do seem to want a receipt though or some kind of proof of the date and location from which you bought it. I hope this helps people out there!!

ilo - hmmm - was thinking of buying one -now I won’t. What is a good brand LCD/HDTV 24-26″?

Speaking of Wal-Mart, I must agree, it really sucked when they moved into town and put all of the “mom & pop” stores out of business, and then gave me a job. Now I have to make a living on $45,000 dollars a year as oppossed to $21,000. If the sarcasm that I laying down here is lost on you, I would suggest that you go back to high school and study economics again….more is better.

You dish out more liberal poppycock for your masters. You always talk aabout these poor workers who make @ a day without comparing them to others in their neighborhood who earn $1.50.

Stop carrying water for liberal bleeding hearts and think for yourself.

I bought a ILO 26-HD TV at WalMart on 9/1/06 and the damn thing started flaking out 95 days later. It’s stuck in Composite1 mode and I can’t change the volume, get to the menu, anything. I’ve tried everything I can think of and looked online with no luck. The only thing I can do it turn it off and on and watch DVDs. ILO TVs suck! I think they’ve built these turds to stop working right after the warranty expires so you’ll have to buy another TV.

frankie - don’t deal with walmart. use one of the phone numbers that i listed above and they should pretty much say we’ll fix it for free.
it’s something to do with the motherboard.

I was just at Wal-mart today thinking about buying the 32″ ILO TV, my husband said to try to research it and see if I could find out anything about the brand…boy am I glad I came upon this site!!! Politics about Wal-mart aside, thank you for the reviews, think I’ll buy the 27″ Sanyo instead!

Claire,
Glad the number helped you!! The ILO representatives were very nice and helpful to me. I hated the fact the television had to be shipped to CA but they paid for it. Luckily, my husband had kept the original box. My t.v. went out 3 weeks after the 90 day warranty at WalMart. The channel would not change nor would the volume change. The only command that would work was the off and on command. The ILO attendant informed me that the motherboard’s in some of these televisions were bad. She also said the cheapest way to correct his problem was to replace the set with a new one instead of repairing the old television. I am sure that the people on this site who have had bad televisions got the allotment with the bad boards. The folks who have a good ILO surely got one that was made previous to the bad board bunch. I agree that the ILO pictures are good compared to the other sets at WalMart; however, the brand is not worth buying for the headaches you incur for repairs. No doubt you will face repairs with this junk.

Melinda - You def helped a lot! We are temp in an apartment, so I also kept the box for easy transport. I can’t imagine buying packing materials if I hadn’t!

I’m going to post when I received fixed/new TV and let you guys know what happened!

I didn’t learn a dang thing on this forum but I sure enjoyed reading all the political back n forth! ;-)

Im sorry but who cares how much they pay their employees? They chose to work there over Mcdonalds, who also pay minimum wage and work their employees just as hard. If people werent so worried about their tax dollars paying for people that are actually working… they would realize that much much more of our tax monies go to those that are sitting at home watching the iLO tvs sold at WAlmart. I too have an iLO set and I love it, the Sanyo was nearly 100 dollars more!

Unions are for people who can’t get a job any other way. I agree that Wal-Mart quality has sunk to an all-time low, but it has been falling since Sam Walton passed away. He is probably spinning in his grave at what his offspring have done to his enterprise (especially marketing products from China). Thanks for all the relevant discussions about the iLo TV’s (notwithstanding the irrelevant rantings of UNION members). I won’t be buying one.

I had the same problem with my ILO 32″ HDTV. It suddenly lost the ability to change channels, or anything other than turn off on on. Remote or the controls on the TV itself are all screwed except for the ON/OFF.

I;ve read several forums now where it is a VERY COMMON issue.

Thank GOD I am under warranty.

If you buy an ILO TV, you need to get the warranty. Mine just died last week. Just like everyone else, it will only turn on and off. I wish I had spent the extra money and bought the Sanyo set.

Hi.This is for all the poor people that aren’t lucky enough to exchange or return their 32 ilo piece of junk. I beleive we need to get a Class action suit going. But in the mean time I can still use my TV by running my sound thru my surround sound DVD player and changing channels thru my Direct TV box. My husband also has his playstation 3 hooked up some how!! Unfortunatly I have one remote for sound one for just turning the TV off and on and the direct tv remote to change channels. It is a hassle but I can’t afford to just throw out 800.00. Hope this helps!

WalMart iLo TV made by the Funai Corp. according to the info on WalMArt.com for the TV. Call 1 800
474-0045 for General Customer Service. I did this and they gave me a number of the nearest repair center of someone who is authorized the repair and to handle warrenty issues. I did not check out the number but they did give me one…….

i bought a 32″ hdtv widescreen i turned it on this morning and bam won’t change chanels or the menu screen won’t work why?

Kenneth,
I would say your motherboard has gone out like the rest of our tvs did. Piece of junk isn’t it?
Melinda

I must say I agree with you, I was shocked to see they use factorys in China that pay .50 cents a hour to make their products. That should be criminal, its making it where US companys will go under trying to compete with them. I will no longer shop there, PBS has a great special showing the underhanded tactics they use and they are creating low prices for Americans that are losing their jobs to all the overseas companys and can’t afford the stuff even at the low price

I bought a 26″ ILO TV in July. In less than 90 days the remote would no longer work nor would the buttons on the side of the tv. I exchanged it with Walmart per their policy. Here are are less than 90 days later and the same issue has occured. Luckily I bought the extended warranty. Called in for service and am awaiting the call back with the service location to take it to. I would probably no try iLo again for a very long time! You get what you pay for.

I purchased two 42″ plasma TV’s from Walmart last Christmas thinking I was getting a deal. Got them home and one had the Cable plug in broke off. The other had fizzed blacke and white pics. Then fizzed out completely and wouldn’t shut off unless un plugged. WalMart said I had to take it up with the manufacturer. They told me to take them to the repair shop. I did and they kept them 7 1/2 months. I demanded a refund or replacement. they finally replaced them three weeks ago with ILO 42″ Plasma. After buying a year ago am thrilled I get to watch TV, plug one in and the sound is distorted and the people look like they are in triplet. I GIVE UP. NO MORE WALMART PRODUCT FOR ME THEY DON’T STAND BEHIND ANYTHING AND NO MORE PRODUCTS THAT DON’T HAVE A NAME LIKE SONY, OR EVEN PANASONIC. AT LEAST THEY STAND BEHIND WHAT THEY SELL I DON’T CARE WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT ILO MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE SAYS THEIR CRAP.

DC

AMEN DC!!!!!

Wow this was a great thread; it had everything from interested people, helpful people, and jackasses of all political beliefs. All I know is I would spell check before I tried to convince people I was right about something.

My sister worked for walmart for 9 yuears. They offer medical and they also pay into a 401 even if the employee doesn;t contribute. they have profit sharing. Target, best buy staples office depot ALL pay minimum wage also ,no benefits for part timers . Walmart will at least work a schedule that works for people to continue schooling. They are no worse than any other retailer.

Glad I read all of this before I decided on buying that ilo tv. Thanks to all who posted

Thanks to everyone who posted. I was going to buy and iLO but not anymore.

It’s sad that Mom and Pop stores are closing down cause everyone would rather go down the street to fight the crowds, screaming babies, and smell of piss to get their groceries for a dollar cheaper.
But on the other hand, how much money are people saving in the long run. I feel that Wal Mart will one day collapse though their whole bussiness is set up on such fragile principles that if they have a bad week they are hurting.

Anyway, I hear that Panasonic and Sharp both make quality TV’s with great customer service. I know Panasonic has a special “club” for its Plasma TV owners in which they are entitled to free phone support, 24 hour response to set up an in-home service visits (I think they’ll even help you set up your tv so you get the best picture), and some kind of benefits card that has all your information on it so you can get service faster.I’m not sure if they have a club for their LCD’s or not, but I think I’m gonna go with a panasonic anyway because of what I hear about their customer service, and they stand behind their products.

We had the same problem with our 32 inch Ilo. We had it three months and it just died. We went through the same process many have and were hopeful when they said they would pay for us to return and fix or send a new one.We sent it back-had to pay to get it packed up since we had thrown the boxes away. We got back what looked like a new one 2 weeks before Christmas and this “new” one died today. We are very frustrated and certainly don’t want another ilo. You think maybe they are just refurbishing them and sending them back out? We have not checked to see if the serial numbers on the tv and box match. mmmmmm…. Kathyb

To Steve and the others who have made false statements:

Get your facts straight! iLo products are made by Funai Corporation. They also make Symphonic, Sylvania, Emerson as well as some others. Definitely not the top of the line, but not some bottom-of-the-barrel stand alone brand. And better than anything Sanyo (who said “move up” to Sanyo… wrong direction, buddy) makes…

I didn’t buy an iLo, but bought a Philips 27″ flat screen TV. A friend bought an iLO and it is a much better product than my Philips.

Kathy,
I was told by the customer service dept. at ILO in CA that I was being sent a brand new television instead of repairing the one I returned. When I received my “new” ILO television set from California, I tried to return the ‘new’ one to WalMart and get another brand name. After taking the ‘new’ set to WalMart, the employees took the television out of the box and found that the serial numbers on the t.v. and the box were not the same. I called the 800 number and told them I wanted a new set in which the box and t.v. serial numbers were the same. I was informed that they had no obligation to give me a t.v. and box that had the same serial number. Their obligation was to repair or replace the set of which they did one of the two. I’m beginning to think they are recycling these returned bad t.v.’s to other people. In fact, when WalMart scanned the serial number on the t.v. box, it showed up on their cash register screen the box had been sold 5 months previously. They didn’t scan the serial number on the t.v. I wished they had.

Terri - It actually depends on what model iLo you have. I have the iLo 32 LCD HDTV and it’s made by Initial Technology, Inc. It’s also sitting in my extra bedroom waiting for the prepaid shipping label that the company promised to send me so it could be “repaired”.

I just wanted to add to the Ilo bashing….I bought a 32 in. T. V. from good ole wal-mart and guess what…….it went out after 6 months to the day! I think we should utilize a good old method of getting companies to be held accountable for their acitons, and that is BOYCOTT!! Time & history has showed us that this method works!

We bought a 42″ Ilo at Walmart on November 21st. About a week ago it started “blinking” to a blue screen and back to picture lasting about a split second every minute or so. Yesterday, I turned it off, or standby as it calls it, and it would not come back on. I have to unplug it, and then plug it back in, sort of like a reset I guess. Now I have read all this and am thinking I really screwed up. I did buy the 2 year extended warranty, so I hope that will be honored.

Mike,
You better try and take it back to WalMart if you can. Things will only get worse for you. The television company is horrible!!!
Frustrated,
Join the club. We all feel your pain.

Hi, I bought a 42″ ILO Plasma and after reading this am taking it back tomorrow. My local Ma and Pa store are making me a good deal on a name brand Toshiba or Hitachi. I’ll be glad to unload this TV as I’ve worked for three days with different connectors to get a good picture and would recommend component lines or better as Coaxial, S-video or RCA plugs ware leave a crappy picture on this machine. I’m glad I found this site.

I bought my 26″ iLo LCD TV at the end of July. About 85 days later the remote, and the buttons on the TV quit working. Walmart allowed me an even exchange under the 90 day return policy, but informed me that the 2nd TV would not be returnable. 60 days later, the replacement TV developed the same problem.

I will not buy another iLo product.

Very helpful thread. I was just at Wal-Mart and they had a 26″ flat panel that was a display model for $393, I was thinking about getting it for the bedroom. No remote (wonder why?), and no returns. Also they had the same TV in their display section. I wonder why they replaced it? Sounds like a hit or mis product, and this one is probably a mis.
Thanks Again

Hi, I took my 42″ ILO Plasma back today. No problems with the return as I only had it a week. It went D.O.A. this morning after reading this site and I was going to return it anyways. I told Walmart about this site. They didn’t care. Still waiting for a TV tomorrow from MA and PA’s TV a Toshiba 42 HP86 Plasma. looks like a keeper, Wish me luck.

Thanks for all your comments on iLO. I am returning this tv even before I open the box. I should have researched this product before purchasing it. It seem to good to be true.
Laura

If you had you iLo 32″ Hdtv Lcd repaired by a non ilo tech please post what was done and how much.

I am on my lunch break just looking for somthing on the net to make me laugh. Thanks to you all for the comic relief. By the way, you people need to get jobs or a hobby or something.

I also purchased the iLo 32″ LCD tv from WALMART 98 days ago thinking I got a great deal. I was wrong. First the TV wouldnt accept a signal from the cable line so I had to use the S-video input. Next the remote and TV buttons both quit working. Now I cant adjust the volume, change the channel, or change the input source. I had previously worked with a rep from DirectTV to program my remote to bypass iLo’s - no codes are available! The TV repair shop told me not to waste my money and refused to work on it saying it was a piece of crap! The manual is useless and there is no customer service for iLo. DONT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY - LOOK AT THE OTHER REVIEWS THAT STATE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD. I bought a SAMSUNG from BEST BUY who stands behind their products.

I also purchased the iLo 32″ LCD tv from WALMART 98 days ago thinking I got a great deal. I was wrong. First the TV wouldnt accept a signal from the cable line so I had to use the S-video input. Next the remote and TV buttons both quit working. Now I cant adjust the volume, change the channel, or change the input source. I had previously worked with a rep from DirectTV to program my remote to bypass iLo’s - no codes are available! The TV repair shop told me not to waste my money and refused to work on it saying it was a piece of crap! The manual is useless and there is no customer service for iLo. DONT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY - LOOK AT THE OTHER REVIEWS THAT STATE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD. I bought a SAMSUNG from BEST BUY who stands behind their products.

Tom,
I’m glad we have entertained you. I’m sure we all have jobs and hobbies since we have the money to buy the crap WalMart is selling in these ILO products. I, for one, have a good job and have been screwed by the ILO company. Find you another site to amuse you if this one bothers you.

Melinda ~ Im sure that “TOM” just didnt pop up on this site out of boredom. He’s probably a part-time employee at Walmart trying to be funny since he is the one sitting around with nothing better to do sticking his nose in something that doesnt even concern him. He’s a loser.

It would still be nice to find out what’s causing this to happen. It might even be a cheap do it yourself fix if it’s something as simple as a cap that over heated.

I purchased a 27″ ILO color television from walmart. As soon as I got home, I fast learned that most universal remotes dont have programing codes for the ILO brand. To save you all the trouble, I have found that the ORION brand tv’s use the same IR codes. This worked for both my DVR remote and universal remote.

Cox Cable DVR remote - 0463
RCA univeral remote - 1030, 1035, 1191

I just bought a ILO television and it is the highest quality picture I have ever seen. It was alot clearer than RCA, Sony, Magnavox..Yes the top brand names. To make everyones mind at ease, the Ilo is manufactured by the Funai Corp, the same company that makes brands such as Sylvania, Emerson, Symphoics and of course there own brand name Funai.Yes the televisons are assembled in Japan but you have to admit, American merchandise is junk. We are a lazy country and only go to work for a few bucks bur Japanese go to school all year long and take pride in their work. Comparing foreign to american goods, even there cars last alot longer.Who cares where the merchandise comes from. Having exports and imports is good for our economy as it allows free trade among countries in alliance and allows Americans a wider spectrum of brands to choose from. How would you like it if the only shoes to buy where Nike or the only car to buy was Chevrolet. THe world would be pretty dull wouldn’t it.

Scott,
I agree with you wholeheartedly!!! To Michael, I’m sure all of our televisions worked perfectly after we “just bought” one. I know mine did. It was the best quality picture of all the sets at WalMart. After the inital set up, the picture was wonderful and bright. The problems started occuring several weeks after. If I were in your shoes, I’d return the set immediately to the store and get a “top brand name” television. I have an RCA now and it is wonderful. Of course, anything can happen at anytime. Perhaps you will be one of the few lucky ones who have commented on this site and not have a single problem. If you’ll read all of the entries, the problems are significantly outnumbering the “wonderful” words for ILO. I, for one, am not much for worrying about where my merchandise orginates. I just prefer items that perform adequately and ILO is NOT one of those companies. ILO produces JUNK!!!! Good luck with your ILO product. I hope it works years for you. When it quits working, be sure and let us know on this site.

Ripster,
If you are referring to the problems occuring with the ILO television sets, it is not an easy do-it-yourself fix. According to the people manning the ILO 800 number, the motherboards in certain lots of these televisions were bad. They worked perfectly for a few months and then played out. The televisions, eventually, would not change stations nor would the volume control work. The only feature that worked correctly was the on and off switch either on the remote or by using the buttons on the set itself. ILO said the easiest way to ‘fix’ the problem was to replace the sets instead of repairing them. I’m sure the ones who have had good ILO sets did not have the same ‘lot’ as those of us whose television went kaput. I agree that the ILO picture was the best on any television screen in WalMart; however, the workmanship on the inside of the set was CRAP!!!!

Michael ~ Who cares where the product comes from -that is not our issue. Our issue is that the product iLo manufactured by whoever in wherever and is sold by Walmart is a piece of crap and no one including Walmart is trying to accept responsibility for the DEFECTIVE piece of crap. For Walmart to continue selling this DEFECTIVE merchandise as they have received more than enough complaints to recognize there is a serious problem with iLo is alarming. I have filed a formal complaint with Consumer Affairs in my state against Walmart for this unethical/unfair business practice. It is just a matter of time before your iLo tv fails like ours did. Just get ready to jump though many “hoops” to try and get service once it does.

Just wanted to inform all those who are interested, I went to my local WalMart today to return an item that my 9 year old received two of at Christmas. There in the service area was an opened box with a 32″ ILO television that had been returned. I asked the clerk why the television had been returned and she could not remember. I told her that I had one of the 26″ ILO sets in which the volume was the only functioning part of the set. She immediately remembered that was the reason the t.v. was returned. She went on to say the person’s 90 day warranty had just gone out but they were taking the television back for him. She mentioned a return agreement they had and I am not certain whether she was referring to an agreement with the ILO company or not. I told her the ILO sets were JUNK and WalMart needed to check into the company, whomever and wherever it orginates. I also mentioned this website and she agreed WalMart should do something about this brand. However, she is just an employee and a company as hugh as WalMart would not listen to her. Perhaps, we should all call the Consumer Affairs Dept. in our respective states and complain.

I find this site so interesting because it makes me feel good that I’m not the only one to get screwed by ILO. We all feel the same pain!!!

Sorry, I didn’t proofread my last entry. That word should be ‘huge’ instead of ‘hugh’. Believe it or not, I teach school and know better!!!!!

I got the 26 ILO for a weeding gift and when i was flippin though the chanels I some how knew this tv wasnt going to last. It had a really cheap feel to it,that and the fact that when i turned it on, sometimes it would not show a picture. The delay time was about 15secs. Anyway, the mother board went bad on my tv also. We all should write our complaints to the BBB about this company. ITS funny how the tv just goes out around the 90 day period.

listen, unions have their place in our society, but have been pricing americans out of jobs, because they are so money hungry. I do work at Wal-mart for 2 years and make $11.20 hr. Starting wage is now $8.00 hr. Check out Forbes Magazine in 2003 voted Wal-mart best company and helping to keep our economy in check, by keeping prices low. If it wasn’t for this we could be paying $6.00 for a dozen eggs, $8 or 9.00 for a gallon of milk, let alone everything else. You know why a box of cereal costs $5.00, because a union “baker” gets paid $30.00 hr to watch a dozen dials for 8 hrs (as was told to me by an employee of Kelloggs Cereal), and goes home and complains how crappy of a deal they get. Yes if it weren’t for unions we wouldn’t have a lot of benefits we have now, but don’t blame only Wal-mart for everyone elses demise. Look at the CEOs that get fired and get multimillion dollar settlements. Look how much it costs to go to a major sport event. Why not ban atheletes for using drugs and DUIs, as they are supposed to be roll models. As for the ilo brand, I’m going to buy one and see for myself, as the Sylvainia I but went out about 2 months after the warrenty expired, well screw me again. Just my luck.

HAPPY ENDING TO MY STORY…I packed up my second 26″ iLo TV with remote control & buttons that don’t work, and returned it to Walmart. The young woman at the CS desk knowingly nodded her head, and admitted that a LOT of these TV’s have been returned. I got a full credit on my credit card.

Although I want another LCD TV, I don’t have the stomach for it right now, thinking of the $700 I nearly lost. Old Faithful is nearly 18 years old. We’ll watch some more movies, and when the time is right, choose a name-brand model.

Wishing the best to the others who bought this lemon.

Dave ~ The issue we have with Walmart is they have continued to sell a DEFECTIVE TV (iLo Brand) even after receiving massive complaints that the TV is DEFECTIVE and in most cases will not accept responsibility for returns or service. Personally, The $784.00 I lost on that 32″ iLo Tv wont hurt me but it’s just unfair that Walmart didnt pull that brand from the shelf because they KNEW it was defective before I purchased it. Since you work there, save yourself the headache and go talk to someone at the return desk about the iLo returns if for some reason this site doent have MORE than ENOUGH data for you!!! Please dont try to justify Walmart’s criminal behavior because egg’s arent $19.00 a dozen. The world was fine before Walmart and the world will be fine after they close.

SANDRA ~ That is awesome. I just seen some VERY nice LCD’s (xlnt prices) at Office Depot. They accept returns and offer an extended warranty too. I have since bought a Samsung from Best Buy. I have dealt with Office Depot for years and didnt even realize they sell TV’s or I would have purchased from them. Im glad there is a HAPPY ENDING for someone!! Finally!!

Way to go Scott!!!! After reading this site, it must take a moron to go ahead and buy one of these screwy sets. I wished I had found this site before I wasted money on the JUNK!!!!!!!! There is no way anybody in their right mind would buy an ILO television after perusing these blogs.

Sandra - there are some great t.v.’s out there on the market. I wish you well in your search. I love my 32″ RCA HDTV. Of course, it came from WalMart and seems to be doing fine. I haven’t lost my faith in WalMart, but this ILO brand is defective and a piece of crap no matter who or where it comes from.

I went to WAL-mart to buy the $768.00, 32″ Sanyo LCD TV. Since it was out of stock, I decided on th ilo 32″ instead. The WAL-mart website displayed the ilo at a cost of $598.00. the store shows it as $797.00. Of course 3 managers argued with me stating its “on line price only”, but if any lame brain( walmart managers) can see, it is in-store cost only. This is truly a case of false advertising in my books. This was the principal of the matter, I would not consider buying an ilo after what I have read here. Thanks to all that support the consumer issues… f**k walmart.

While I normally don’t even bother remarking on Wal-Mart or a behemoth of a retailer like it, I think it both haphazard and ignorant to knock Wal-Mart for “exploiting our workers and putting others out of work.” The facts and numbers speak for themselves: Since Wal-Mart became the retailing giant, it has continually expanded its operations (remember when there were no hair salons, tire centers, supercenters, etc?), it has slowly become the leader in low prices while also managing to create its own explanation for the local job turnover rate (the “Wal-Mart effect”). Wal-Mart now employs more people than are in the U.S. Army. It also has some of the most expensive real estate in the U.S. - second I believe only to K-Mart! While the politics of Wal-Mart are not desirable, they are effective and I can guarantee you that anyone that is on this site has visited a Wal-Mart, bought something at the “everyday low price” and felt good about it. Wal-Mart may not make a good product, but they pioneered a concept that works and is highly profitable. Whoever said making an enormous profit or being rich was a crime? Also, the statement earlier that Wal-Mart “forces” their workers (albeit alledgedly illegal) to receive food stamps is absurd - I didn’t realize an illegal worker was even eligible for food stamps?! And to the best of my knowledge, $8.00/hour is above minimum wage, as set forth by the Congress! If there is a problem with the retailer, don’t knock them, QUIT SHOPPING THERE AND ENJOYING THE SAVINGS YOU RECEIVE!! This country was built upon the premise of free enterprise (among others) so that capitalism would reward those who are inventive, revolutionary, and successful. Again, what’s wrong with turning a profit by selling more of something? I applaud Wal-Mart here for their efforts in turning Smalltown, USA into a new exit on the local interstate highway system!

By the way, I have an iLO 42″ Plasma that was purchased 11/22/2006 and has had no problems, except that it didn’t come with a DVD player to enjoy my great HD picture!! I say it’s all in what you make of it - embrace capitalism and your iLO will work!! HaHa!

Dear JM,
I don’t think anybody who has written a comment on this site did not enjoy their ILO product at first. Surely you aren’t naive enough to think that embracing capitalism will make your ILO t.v. work!!! Enjoy your product while you can. Hope it lasts a lifetime for you. Most of our experiences should prove to you that the ILO product is a piece of crap and WalMart should quit selling it to the public. WalMart should find another product that is worth their time to sell instead of this junky merchandise. I frequent WalMart as little as possible because it is a nightmare to park and get out of the store quickly in my hometown. I would rather pay higher prices than go there. I do not begrudge anyone the liberty to shop in these stores. As I said, enjoy your ILO while it works. If you purchased it 11/22/2006, it should have about another two good months left to operate wonderfully, if that long. According to the ILO company, the motherboards that went in these television sets were bad and it was not worth repairing the sets. Once your set goes out, watch out!!! Your procedure to return it to the company in California will be a nightmare. I am not sure what prompted folks to discuss the work ethics of WalMart and their employees. Most of our concerns on this site deals with the horrible workmanship of the ILO television sets. I, for one, feel fortunate to have found this site so I could see I was not in the boat alone.

JM ~ Your pitch for Walmart is sickening. There is a difference in making a profit and plain BURNING people with a defective product and then refusing to provide any type of service. Many companies have done similar schemes and ultimately paid the price. All the crap about their employees, their real estate, their riches, have no merit on this site. iLo is junk and you will soon see for yourself. How dare you make a joke of this situation and attempt to defend a GREEDY retailer with your “everyday low price” B.S. The next time Walmart has an employee ball game you should show up. They can always use another “CHEER LEADER” like yourself.

I purchased an ilo 42″ tv about a year ago at a great cost so for me the purpose was fulfilled. just one small glinc with the remote! hopefully a miner issue that I am sure walmart will provided services for.As for customer service what ever that has to do with the quailty of an ilo brand, was great. People stay to focused on whats not important the employees in the wal-mart close to me customer service is great. considering that the electronics dept could use more help so they are not pulled in so many directions helping people. most of the negitive customer service comments are more than likely from individuals who have never had the tough task of multi-tasking and working long hard hours for the mere pennys they receive. LAY OFF THE EMPLOYEES LIFE IS SHORT!!! try ilo.

Mia,
CONGRATS!!!! I’m glad your t.v. has been a good one. If you read these comments, you’ll find that 90% of us ARE complaining about the ILO brand and not the employees of WalMart. We are just saying the WalMart Corp. should stop selling the ILO brand because it is a piece of crap. Perhaps your t.v. was produced before the bad motherboards were placed in some of them. The experience I had with the customer service dept. when dealing with this brand television, in my hometown, was absoultely horrible. They refused to do anything about the t.v. that had guit working 15 days after the 90 day warranty was up.
As far as the WalMart employees, they are not the only ones who multi-task in their line of work. I multi-task everyday with 17 children in my classroom. I, for one, chose to complete a doctorate degree in education instead of working for mere pennies on the hour. Again, my choice, nobody else’s. However, this entire site is not about WalMart employees, it is about the crappy ILO brand, which I hope you never experience. It is not fun dealing with ILO or WalMart when it comes to this junk.

Oops, it’s all in the proofreading. ‘absolutely’ and ‘quit’.

i bought my ilo 32 in about a year ago…..though it is not a lcd or plasma it is however a flat screen and it has worked perfectly without a bit of problems…..very pleased…..might just get me a ilo lcd…..

Come to the Eastern part of the U.S. to buy one!! I know of four right off the bat that have been returned for the same purpose. Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!

Melinda ~ We know the TRUTH!

It’s obvious that someone has referred these “JOKERS” (Jeff, MIA, JM, etc..) to this site to be funny or they are probably Walmart employees because anyone with 1/2 a brain would not buy an iLo product after reading just a few of these comments. Additionally, unless you are being paid by Walmart you would have no reason to try and promote them or their defective iLo brand. Why would you?

I found this site because I had a problem with my iLo TV and after reviewing this site realized I was not the only person burned by Walmart. It gave me the data I was looking for which saved me time and money. If you are happy with a specific product why would you be sitting around looking for some website loaded with complaints or just popping up out of boredom since it is not that easy to find.

Even though these “Jokers” have entered stupid or false comments, I think this site still provides enough data for a legitimate person to see that iLo is JUNK and in most cases Walmart will not provide any service for the brand once it fails.

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**If you have been burned by Walmart selling you a defective iLo product - Contact CONSUMER AFFAIRS in your state and file a complaint. This can be done via the internet. You can also file with the Better Business Bureau. In any case, Walmart will be forced to answer to these agencies and provide immediate resolutions or risk additional action for failing to do so**.

I hope this site helps others like it did me.

SO, I have been nagging my hubby about getting a flat panel TV for me and of course we have been looking at “Wally World”. I saw the ILO brand and wondered about the unknown name, so I decided to to do some researchon the “information super-highway”…you guys are great. The information that I have gathered from this site has indeed convinced me not to purchase this particular name brand. I have two traditional (CRT) televisions that are Samsung, one of which I have had since 1999, so I think that I will look to Samsung for my 32″ LCD TV. Thanks guys for saving a sister a whole lot of hassle!!!! P.S. Melinda you are GREAT!!

Scott,
WE do know the truth. I, too, looked for a site on the ILO televisions after being burned by the inadequate brand. I’m with you, it would take a complete moron to buy an ILO after perusing this site. I believe Jeff, MIA, and JM work for the company also. WHY would they promote it or even want to buy one? That would be like buying an umbrella knowing it had holes in it. You know it’s not going to be a good one in the rain!!!
It would be simply amazing if WalMart took care of that person’s remote control. They’ll take care of it alright, sell them a universal remote. Of course, there are no codes available to program this set on a universal remote. My Walmart electronics dept. could not even give me a number to call about my set. Not only could they not give me a number, there was not one listed in my manual. After they refused to help me at all with the defective merchandise, I went through a lot of trouble to find a number for the company.

LaTina,
Thx! Ignorance really gets under my skin. I have a 32″ RCA HDTV flat panel and I purchased it from WalMart. So far so good. Since I purchased my new set, I’ve heard the reason WalMart can offer cheaper prices on electronics is because they do not have the ‘best’ sets to offer. I’ve also read it on this site from proposed repair persons. It was presented to me WalMart has a second or third rated production which cause more problems than most. I’m not sure but my RCA is working good at this time. I’ve had it about 4 months now.

To All The Folks Who Have Been Screwed By ILO: Thanks for the support! Misery loves company and this site seems to interest me. I should let this site go but I LOVE knowing that if I can have input into a rotten product and company and save somebody some misery……so be it!!!

I got a 32 in ilo from wal mart came with a control and has worked good for 4 months now with much use on 720p and 1080I with my xbox360…it looks amazing i guess i got lucky any way paid 700 and paid a little bit more for a lifetime guantee offered by wal mart so im not worried haters

Christopher,
Congrats!!!!

Chris - we are so happy for you! I want to release a Dove or something for you!! Just so you know, Walmart has reduced the price of that AMAZING 32″ iLo TV to $598.00. Hmmm….I wonder why? You say you’re not worried - but you are. It’s ok though since you have the “Lifetime Warranty”!!?? Personally, Im not hating on you. I have a 40″ Samsung LCD with a 6000:1 contrast ratio that I use for my xbox360. I really hope the iLo Tv works out for you and gives you years of enjoyment. If not, you still have that “Lifetime Warranty” ….right! Good Luck. You’re going to need it.

Melinda ~ I feel the same about leaving this site alone and just being done with the nightmare. But another side of me says dont walk away now. Maybe I can convince a few more people to stay away from Walmart’s iLo brand so they wont be ripped off like a lot of us have been.

WAY TO GO SCOTT!!!!!!!!!!! I think we’ve helped more people on this site than we can begin to imagine. Just two weeks ago, someone returned a 32″ ILO at our local WalMart for the exact same reason as others on this site, including mine. I returned mine almost 4 months ago so the bad ones are still floating around. I’m not hating anyone for looking for solutions to a problem. I teach that everyday. I also teach ignorance is not tolerable.

WOW, I should have researched more before buying my Ilo TV. After a year, the component inputs for a DVD player do not work. It is outside of warranty period so I royally screwed! I bought it for the kids to watch DVD’s so now it’s of not much use!

Melinda, I told my husband about this site and he was thrilled that I found out this info. I was really pressuring him to get the ILO because it was cheaper. He said we will go to Best Buy or somewhere else to get my precious TV…I love it when he gives in and let’s me have my way. Again, thanks so much to everyone for saving me lots of cash and a mad hubby….

LaTina,
I am sure your husband is thrilled!!! I wished I had been so lucky before my husband purchased the t.v. for my anniversary. I, too, convinced him that I wanted one for my bedroom. He went to WalMart and said the ILO was the best picture quality he had ever seen on a television. He was right. When we got it hooked up, it looked fantastic!!!! Then, BAM!!!! My troubles started. I initially thought my batteries had gone bad in the remote. I wished that had been all my worry!!!

GOOD LUCK!!!! I love my 32″ RCA but actually the best t.v. I’ve ever owned is a Pioneer. I’m so glad you didn’t get caught up in the ‘mess’ with ILO. You are one of the reasons I keep checking this site daily. I’m thrilled to help somebody steer clear of this piece of junk!!!
P.S. It IS nice when they give in.

Glad to see others are singing Ilo’s praises. After having surgery and being housebound I decided to watch a movie today. Little did I know that none of the buttons (except power) still worked on my tv. I’ve had it 94 days. The irony is that I replaced the Initial Tv I bought at Best Buy with this one. Little did I know that Inital actually makes this piece of crap too (Look at your warranty card). I wouldn’t even take a new one for free at this point because I’ll end up with the chore of lugging it out to either repair it or throw it away. Stay away from Initial/Ilo.

Wish I had found this site before I bought my Ilo 32″ LCD HDTV back in September 06. 3 mos. + 3 weeks and the TV just started going blank. No refunds, no returns etc from WM. Finally got the OK to take it to a tech. and he could not duplicate the problem. Bought a westingtonhouse and am very pleased with it and now have a piece of junk to go with it.

Please file a complaint regarding ILO TV’s at the following site:
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/retail/walmart_customer_service.html

Got the pre-paid label to ship my 32″ back on Monday. What is the turn around time that some people had getting there replacment back?

My name is Daniel andI have had my ilo 26″ lcd for one year and one month and nothing ever wrong. And infact i got the extended 3 yea warrenty and i have called for technical support on resulution and i did get to talk to them and they do have a 800 number its on your warrenty for those of you who claim your far above the rest of us surely you got an extended warrenty. Oh and ive worked at wal-mart too and i was not on welfare or food stamps and my bedroom has mre in it then you would ever have thank you walmart for my salary and toys and thats every game system made from atari 2600 all the way to the ps3 and even the ones you dont know about from other parts of the world oh and i have 2 kids and they also need for nothing thank you walmart for the 41″ tv in my 5 year old daughters bedroom. if you would like to see a reciept and a picture of my ilo lcd or anything else ive got from walmart either from them paying me or buying it t