Vizio V Series 2022 Review (V435M-K04, V505M-K09, V555M-K01, V655M-K03, V655M-K04, V705M-K03, V755M-K03) (2024)

Curved No

The Vizio V Series has a simple design with thin bezels on three sides, and a thicker bottom bezel, and its body is mainly black.

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Wall Mount VESA 300x200

The back consists of a metal back panel and plastic housing for the inputs. As the inputs are towards the center of the TV, they're hard to reach, particularly if you have it against the wall. Sadly, there isn't anything for cable management.

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Borders 0.36" (0.9 cm)

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Max Thickness 3.31" (8.4 cm)

The section where the inputs are sticks out, and the TV doesn't sit flush against the wall if you mount it.

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The build quality is decent. It's well-put-together, and there aren't any obvious quality control problems. The stand supports the TV well, as there's minimal wobble, and although there's a bit of flex on the back near the inputs, this is normal for most TVs. Overall, it feels good for an entry-level model, but it doesn't have anything premium about it.

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Contrast

Native Contrast

This TV has an excellent native contrast ratio, so blacks are deep in very dark scenes. There's no local dimming feature, though, so when bright highlights are on the screen, black levels rise considerably and look more gray.

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This TV doesn't have a local dimming feature, so there's no localized blooming around bright highlights in dark scenes. Instead, the entire screen looks gray and washed out.

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Local Dimming

Backlight

Dimming Zones Count Of Tested TV

Since there's no per-zone local dimming feature, there's no noticeable change in brightness as bright highlights move across the screen. Although advertised to have a 'Full-Array Backlight', this just means it uses direct LED backlighting with the LED backlights placed directly behind the panel and not along the edges.

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There's no difference in dark scene performance when you're in 'Game' mode.

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Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²)

Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²)

Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²)

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Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)

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Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²)

Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²)

Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²)

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600 Nit Tracking Delta

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4000 Nit Tracking Delta

The Vizio V Series has excellent PQ EOTF tracking overall. It follows the target nearly perfectly, but as there's a sharp roll-off at the peak brightness, there are a lot of details lost in bright scenes. Since it lacks a local dimming feature, it also can't display perfect blacks, so shadow details are raised a bit.

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Real Scene Peak Brightness

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Wide Color Gamut

DCI P3 xy

DCI P3 uv

Rec 2020 xy

Rec 2020 uv

Unlike the higher-end M Series models from Vizio, this TV doesn't have a quantum dot layer, so it can't display a wide range of colors in HDR. It has good coverage of the commonly-used DCI-P3 color space but it isn't as good as other TVs and has limited Rec. 2020 coverage, so it isn't future-proof. The tone mapping is terrible in both color spaces, so colors aren't displayed accurately.

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1,000 cd/m² DCI P3 Coverage ITP

10,000 cd/m² Rec 2020 Coverage ITP

White Luminance

Red Luminance

Green Luminance

Blue Luminance

Cyan Luminance

Magenta Luminance

Yellow Luminance

This TV has mediocre HDR color volume. Limited by its incomplete color gamut and low peak brightness, it can't display bright or dark colors well.

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White Balance dE

Color dE

Gamma

Color Temperature

Picture Mode

Color Temp Setting

Gamma Setting

The Vizio V Series has fantastic accuracy in SDR with the most accurate settings before calibration. There are hardly any inaccuracies with most colors, and even the white balance is incredible, except pure white is a bit off. Gamma and the color temperature are both very close to their targets.

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White Balance dE

Color dE

Gamma

Color Temperature

White Balance Calibration

Color Calibration

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50% Std. Dev.

50% DSE

5% Std. Dev.

5% DSE

This TV has disappointing gray uniformity. There's noticeable backlight bleed throughout and vignetting towards the sides. It's noticeable while watching content with large areas of uniform color, like sports or scenes with panning shots, or when you're using it as a PC monitor. Even in near-dark scenes, the backlight bleed and vignetting are still visible.

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Std. Dev.

Native Std. Dev.

The black uniformity is good. There's very little clouding in the center of the screen, but there's backlight bleed and vignetting towards the sides. Unfortunately, it doesn't have a local dimming feature to improve dark scene performance.

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Color Washout

Color Shift

Brightness Loss

Black Level Raise

Gamma Shift

The Vizio V Series has a narrow viewing angle, so it's a poor choice for wide seating areas, as people off to the sides won't see the same image as those in front.

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Screen Finish

Total Reflections

Indirect Reflections

Calculated Direct Reflections

The reflection handling is good. Although it doesn't get bright, its semi-gloss finish does enough to reduce glare from small light sources, like if you have a lamp or some spotlights in your room.

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100% Black to 50% Gray

50% Gray to 100% White

100% Black to 50% Red

50% Red to 100% Red

100% Black to 50% Green

50% Green to 100% Green

100% Black to 50% Blue

50% Blue to 100% Blue

This TV has great gradient handling in HDR. There's some noticeable banding in darker shades of all colors, but brighter shades are displayed perfectly.

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Smoothing

Detail Preservation

Unfortunately, the processing features of this TV are very limited, and it can't smooth out low-quality content at all. There's still significant macro-blocking and pixelization, and fine details aren't maintained.

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Subpixel Layout

Type LED

Sub-Type

This TV uses a BGR sub-pixel structure, which doesn't affect image quality; however, it can negatively affect text clarity when using the TV as a PC monitor. You can read more about it here. It also has dithering in blue pixels, negatively impacting the 4k upscaling as some images aren't as sharp.

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80% Response Time

100% Response Time

This TV has a good response time. Most motion looks smooth, but there's still a bit of inverse ghosting and image duplication due to the backlight flicker.

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Flicker-Free

PWM Dimming Frequency

This TV uses pulse width modulation to dim its backlight at any Backlight setting below its max. Since this TV isn't very bright anyway, you should leave the brightness at max, and it won't be an issue.

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Optional BFI

Min Flicker For 60 fps

60Hz For 60 fps

120Hz For 120 fps

Min Flicker for 60 fps in Game Mode

Unfortunately, the Vizio V Series doesn't have the option to introduce flicker, and it always flickers at 480Hz with its backlight setting below its max.

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Motion Interpolation (30 fps)

Motion Interpolation (60 fps)

There's no motion interpolation feature to bring lower-frame-rate content up to 60 fps.

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Frame Hold Time @ 24 fps

Frame Hold Time @ 60 fps

Despite the quick response time, there isn't too much stutter with low-frame-rate content.

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Judder-Free 24p

Judder-Free 24p via 60p

Judder-Free 24p via 60i

Judder-Free 24p via Native Apps

The Vizio V Series removes judder from 24p sources, like Blu-rays and native apps, which helps with the appearance of motion in movies. However, it can't remove judder from 60p/i sources, like cable boxes.

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Native Refresh Rate

Variable Refresh Rate

HDMI Forum VRR

FreeSync

G-SYNC Compatible

4k VRR Maximum

4k VRR Minimum

1080p VRR Maximum

1080p VRR Minimum

1440p VRR Maximum

1440p VRR Minimum

VRR + Local Dimming No Local Dimming

This TV supports variable refresh rate (VRR) technology to reduce screen tearing.

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1080p @ 60Hz

1080p @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode

1080p @ 120Hz

1080p @ 144Hz

1440p @ 60Hz

1440p @ 120Hz

1440p @ 144Hz

4k @ 60Hz

4k @ 60Hz + 10-Bit HDR

4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4

4k @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode

4k @ 60Hz With Interpolation

4k @ 120Hz

4k @ 144Hz

8k @ 60Hz

The Vizio V Series has low input lag in Game Mode to provide a responsive gaming experience without much delay.

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Resolution 4k

480p @ 59.94Hz (Widescreen)

720p @ 59.94Hz

1080p @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4

1080p @ 120Hz

1080p @ 144Hz

1440p @ 60Hz

1440p @ 120Hz

1440p @ 144Hz

4k @ 60Hz

4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4

4k @ 120Hz

4k @ 120Hz @ 4:4:4

4k @ 144Hz

8k @ 30Hz or 24Hz

8k @ 60Hz

The Vizio V Series supports most common signals up to 4k @ 60Hz, including with proper chroma 4:4:4, which helps with text clarity when using it as a PC monitor. It accepts a 120Hz signal with 1080p and 1440p resolutions, but it skips frames.

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Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM)

4k @ 120Hz

1440p @ 120Hz

1080p @ 120Hz

HDR

VRR

Without HDMI 2.1 bandwidth and a 120Hz refresh rate, this TV can't take full advantage of the PS5 as it's limited to signals up to 60Hz.

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Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM)

4k @ 120Hz

1440p @ 120Hz

1080p @ 120Hz

HDR

VRR

Without HDMI 2.1 bandwidth and a 120Hz refresh rate, this TV can't take full advantage of the Xbox Series X as it's limited to signals up to 60Hz.

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HDR10

HDR10+

Dolby Vision

HLG

HDMI 2.0 Full Bandwidth

HDMI 2.1 Class Bandwidth

CEC Yes

HDCP 2.2 Yes (HDMI 1,2,3)

ATSC Tuner

USB 3.0

Variable Analog Audio Out Yes

Wi-Fi Support Yes (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz)

Although the manufacturer advertises the HDMI inputs as HDMI 2.1, they're limited to HDMI 2.0 bandwidth, so you can't take advantage of the extra bandwidth of HDMI 2.1. As its tuner only supports ATSC 1.0, you can't stream over-the-air 4k content. It's also advertised to support Wi-Fi 6E, but this only works with Wi-Fi 6E-compatible devices for faster speeds.

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HDMI 3

USB 1

Digital Optical Audio Out 1

Analog Audio Out 3.5mm 0

Analog Audio Out RCA 1

Component In 0

Composite In 0

Tuner (Cable/Ant) 1

Ethernet 1

DisplayPort 0

IR In 0

The RCA Analog Audio output is great if you have an older two-channel sound system that requires this connection.

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ARC/eARC Port

eARC: Dolby Atmos Over Dolby Digital Plus

eARC: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1

eARC: LPCM 7.1 Over Dolby MAT

eARC: Dolby TrueHD 7.1

eARC: DTS:X Over DTS-HD MA

eARC: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1

eARC: LPCM Channels (Bitstream)

ARC: Dolby Digital 5.1

ARC: DTS 5.1

Optical: Dolby Digital 5.1

Optical: DTS 5.1

The Vizio V Series supports eARC with Dolby Atmos and DTS:X signals. You can pass this high-quality audio to a compatible receiver with a single HDMI connection.

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Low-Frequency Extension

Std. Dev. @ 70

Std. Dev. @ 80

Std. Dev. @ Max

Max

Dynamic Range Compression

The Vizio V Series has an okay frequency response. Like most TVs, it gets loud and has a well-balanced sound profile in the mid-range, resulting in clear dialogue, but it doesn't produce much bass, so you'll need to get a subwoofer for the best sound experience possible.

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Weighted THD @ 80

Weighted THD @ Max

IMD @ 80

IMD @ Max

The Vizio V Series has disappointing distortion handling. While there isn't much distortion at moderate listening levels, it gets much worse and more distracting at its max volume.

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Smart OS SmartCast

Version 51.8

Ease of Use

Smoothness

Time Taken to Select YouTube

Time Taken to Change Backlight

Advanced Options

The Vizio V Series comes with the Vizio SmartCast system. It's easy to learn but feels laggier than other operating systems as it's web-based and feels slow at times. There are a few bugs, like the fact that the SmartCast was unavailable on initial startup until we reset the TV, which we also experienced with the Vizio M6 Series Quantum 2022.

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Ads

Opt-out

Suggested Content in Home

Opt-out of Suggested Content

Like with most TV brands, there are ads throughout the interface, but they aren't always there.

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App Selection

App Smoothness

Cast Capable

USB Drive Playback

USB Drive HDR Playback

HDR in Netflix

HDR in YouTube

The Vizio SmartCast platform doesn't have an app store because all the apps are web-based. It means you can only use the ones it already has, but there's a large selection of apps to start with, and you can cast content from your phone.

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Size

Voice Control

CEC Menu Control

Other Smart Features

Remote App VIZIO Mobile

The included remote is basic and only has a few necessary navigation buttons, including quick-access buttons to popular streaming services. There's a mic in the remote, or you can use the app on your phone to access the voice assistant features, which you can ask to open apps and switch inputs, but you can't search for content.

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There's a single button on the bottom left side to turn the TV on/off and change inputs.

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Power Consumption 58 W

Power Consumption (Max) 99 W

Firmware 1.510.24.2-5

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