That's correct. While Vizio claims to be an "American" company, all that really means is their execs live here. They have no panel manufacturing, so they source their parts from other makers.
Heck, even Lucky Goldstar, with their panel plant sometimes sources panels from other makers to meet demands. Worse still, the same model TV may have different panels (and picture quality levels) depending on the manufacture time and place.
While it's nice that there are cheap displays on the market, which has improved HD adoption, there's no "Axiom" of displays at this point. The cheap ones really are just cheap.
