Our Verdict
Good all-round TV. Excels in dark scene performance thanks to great picture quality. Great motion for sports and low input lag for video games.
- Great picture quality, especially for watching movies in a dark room
- Great motion handling and low input lag for sports and video games
- Picture quality degrades from the side
- Can't get very bright
- Lacks TV tuner
- Sub-par upscaling of lower resolutions
Very good for watching movies in a dark room. Local dimming works well, and native contrast ratio is high. Blu-rays play smoothly.
Average performance for TV shows in a bright living room. Can't get very bright to combat glare but deals with reflections well. Picture quality is great from in front, but deteriorates when viewed from the side. Lacks TV tuner.
Good TV for watching sports. Fast movement is handled very well with a minimum of motion blur. Average field uniformity.
Excels in video game performance. Low input lag on HDMI 5 with game mode which is good. Great handling of fast camera movement with minimum motion blur.
Good for HDR. Supports Dolby Vision and HDR10 but average peak brightness. Slightly above average colors but not enough to take full advantage of HDR.
Good for HDR gaming. Support HDR10 and Dolby Vision but doesn't really benefit from HDR signal. Picture quality is great, but can't get bright highlights or display a wide range of colors. Input lag for HDR is good for casual gaming.
Good when use as a PC monitor. Supports a wide range of resolutions. Very good motion handling and feels responsive. Chroma subsampling is displayed correctly at many resolutions.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Vizio M Series TV that we bought is the 70" with SKU M70-D3. Note that the M60-D1 has an IPS panel. This means we expect it to have a worse contrast ratio, and wider viewing angle.
The 50" and 55" models have 60Hz panels so some of the motion interpolation options are not available (i.e. 'Reduce Judder' and 'Reduce Motion Blur'). For those who like the soap opera effect, it is maybe better to get an 120Hz version of the M series 2016.
Update 05/30/2017: The M50-D1 and M55-D0 cannot perform motion interpolation at all.
Different sizes have different panel provenances, so it is possible our review doesn't represent exactly all sizes. If someone's Vizio M Series doesn't correspond to our review, let us know and we will update the review.
| Size | Model | Effective Refresh Rate | Real Refresh Rate | HDMI # | Speakers | Panel | Local Dimming Zones |
| 50" | M50-D1 | 120 Hz | 60 Hz | 4 | 10W x 2 | VA | 32 |
| 55" | M55-D0 | 120 Hz | 60 Hz | 4 | 15W x 2 | VA | 64 |
| 60" | M60-D1 | 240 Hz | 120 Hz | 5 | 10W x 2 | IPS | 64 |
| 65" | M65-D0 | 240 Hz | 120 Hz | 5 | 15W x 2 | VA | 64 |
| 70" | M70-D3 | 240 Hz | 120 Hz | 5 | 10W x 2 | VA | 64 |
| 80" | M80-D3 | 240 Hz | 120 Hz | 5 | 10W x 2 | VA | 64 |
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The Vizio M Series 2016 provides great movie and TV watching performance, especially for the price.
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