you may be getting a quote of $300 for the labor. what exactly is wrong with the unit?

Columbia MD?

Vizio tv's have actually come up in price, their prices are almost on par with samsung, so saying that they are in expensive is not a true statement. the cheap tv's are TCL, HISENSE, Westing House, Toshiba Fire TV and a few others.

so anytime you have issues with the panel which this sounds like you would need to replace the panel. which is definitely not worth the repair. cost of the panel is usually just $100-200 less than buying the tv new. factor in the xost of Labor and you would have purchased a new tv. For a second opinion UBREAKIFIX should be able to give you a quote.

I use to work for samsung repairing tv's whats wrong with the tv and i can tell you if its worth it. depending on the size and cost.