Our Verdict
The Vizio P Series is a great TV for almost any kind of usage. Its low input lag, fast response time, great contrast ratio, good uniformity and great color accuracy make it a great choice for almost any audience.
- Great dark scene performance
- Excellent motion handling
- Low input lag
- Image degrades when viewed at an angle
Great movie performance for the Vizio P65-F1. Blacks are deep and local dimming works well to improve contrast ratio in dark scenes. The TV has a good overall picture quality with uniform blacks and accurate out-of-the-box colors. It will keep happy those who view 1080p content like blu-ray.
The Vizio P Series 2018 is good for watching TV in a bright room. The TV can get bright and can overcome most glare. It has great reflection handling, but the picture quality degrades rapidly when viewed at an angle, which is bad for wide rooms. The TV does an ok job at upscaling cable content, but you might notice some clouding.
A good TV for watching Sports. Fast response time, good reflection handling and great SDR peak brightness make this TV suitable for watching fast moving content in a bright, but not wide room due to poor viewing angles. Depending on the panel some people might notice some clouding due to decent gray uniformity, especially in panning shots.
The Vizio P65-F1 is an excellent TV for playing video games. The low input lag and the very fast response time guarantee a nice gaming experience. The TV is capable of supporting various resolutions and have great interpolation image clearing features, that will keep gamers happy.
This is a good TV for watching HDR movies. It has deep blacks and great black uniformity. In HDR content, details look bright with saturated colors that will keep most people happy.
The Visio P series 2018 is a great TV for HDR gaming. Its excellent response time, wide color gamut, good contrast ratio and 4K @ 60Hz with HDR display capabilities, make it a good choice for those who want to use it for HDR gaming.
This a good TV for use as a PC monitor. It has very low input lag and you will be pleased with the TVs reaction time. The response time is very low and you will not notice any blur. However, if you sit too close to the TV the edges might look a little dim and colors might be off due to poor viewing angles.
Changelog
- Updated Mar 09, 2021: Converted to Test Bench 1.6.
- Updated May 21, 2020: Converted to Test Bench 1.5.
- Updated Feb 21, 2020: Converted to Test Bench 1.4.
- Updated May 17, 2019: There is an issue with the latest P Series Firmware affecting audio output on HDMI 5. We recommend against installing it at this time. Our full comment is available here, and there is a discussion open about it here
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the 65" (P65-F1). With the exception of the local dimming performance, for the most part we expect our review to be valid for the 75" (P75-F1) and the 55" (P55-F1) variant of the Vizio P Series 2018. Due to the difference in the number of local dimming zones between the different sizes, there is probably a difference in local dimming performance, but we don't know how the other sizes perform.
| Size | Model | LCD Type | Clear Action | Real Refresh Rate | Local Dimming Zones |
| 55" | P55-F1 | VA | 720 | 120 Hz | 56 |
| 65" | P65-F1 | VA | 720 | 120 Hz | 100 |
| 75" | P75-F1 | VA | 720 | 120 Hz | 120 |
Update 12/04/2018: We have received a few reports that the 55" P Series uses a different sub-pixel structure, and this may be noticeable when using it as a PC. There is an open discussion on this here.
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The Vizio P-Series 2018 is a very good mid-range 4k TV. It is a good improvement over the 2017 P-Series and performs very well compared to the competition. See our recommendations for the best 4k TVs and the best TVs.
The Vizio P Series Quantum 2018 is better than the Vizio P Series 2018. The Quantum has better bright room performance, as it's much brighter and has a better reflective coating that reduces glare. The Quantum also has more saturated colors, with a wider color gamut and better color volume. Motion performance and input lag are nearly identical between the two models, as are smart features.
The Vizio P Series Quantum 2019 and the Vizio P Series 2018 are very similar. The 2019 model has a better reflection handling, which is important if you watch TV in a bright room, and a wider color gamut which helps improve the delivery of HDR content. The 2018 has a much better black uniformity, which is important when you watch movies or HDR content in a dark room.
The Vizio P Series Quantum X 2019 is a bit better than the Vizio P Series 2018. The X 2019 can handle reflections a little better when in a bright room. It has more dimming zones, which results in better contrast with local dimming, which is important for dark room performance. The X 2019 can also get much brighter in HDR.
The Vizio P Series 2018 is better than the Vizio P Series XLED 2017 in almost every use. The P Series 2018 has lower input lag, which is great if you play video games or HDR games. It also has better reflection handling, so you can place it in a room with many light sources without any issue. Finally, the Vizio P Series 2018 has a faster response time, thus you will notice only a small blur trail in the image when you watch fast action sports.
We buy and test dozens of TVs yearly, taking an objective, data-driven approach to deliver results you can trust. Our testing process is complex, with hundreds of individual tests that take over a week to complete. Most of our tests use specially designed test patterns that mimic real content, but we also use the same sources you have at home to ensure our results match the real-world experience. We use two main tools for our testing: a Colorimetry Research CR-100 colorimeter and a CR-250 spectroradiometer.
Test Results
Older Test Bench: This product has been tested using an older TV test methodology, before a major update. Some of the test results below aren't directly comparable with other TVs. Learn more
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