Our Verdict
Great TV for most usages. The Vizio P's picture quality in a dark room is some of the best available for an LED TV, and it handles sports and SDR video games very well. Unfortunately, though, its narrow viewing angle causes its picture quality to degrade when viewed at an angle.
- Great picture quality in a dark room
- Low input lag in SDR
- Brighter than average
- Color gamut could be better for HDR
- Picture quality degrades at an angle
- No TV tuner
The Vizio P Series 2017 is a great choice for movies in a dark room. It can produce very deep blacks thanks to its local dimming feature which gives a lot of depth to the image.
The Vizio P's capabilities for TV shows are about average. Its picture quality is great but isn't the best at handling reflections and it doesn't upscale low-resolution content as well as some other competitors.
Good TV for watching sports. The screen's uniformity is decent, and it gets quite bright. It has very low motion blur too, so fast moving objects remain clear and visible.
Great TV for playing video games. The Vizio P Series offers a "gaming" HDMI port that reduces the input lag providing a very responsive experience. The P series 2017 also has a flickering feature available which greatly enhances the clarity of motion which is great.
Very good TV for watching HDR movies. It can get fairly bright, which is important, but it also has a large color volume and can display 10 bits of color depth for smoother gradients. It's not the most saturated TV though, since it cannot reproduce a very wide color gamut.
Good TV for HDR gaming. The Vizio P offers a great HDR picture quality overall, but its input lag with HDR content could be a bit lower.
Very good PC monitor. The low input lag and motion blur keep mouse movements responsive. It also supports a wide variety of resolution including 4:4:4 chroma and 120hz refresh rate at 1080p.
Changelog
- Updated Mar 12, 2018: Converted to Test Bench 1.2.
- Updated Jan 23, 2018: Retested input lag with the latest firmware (3.4.8.15). HDMI port 5 is unaffected, but the input lag of HDMI port 1 is ~9 ms higher across the board when 'Game Low Latency' is enabled.
- Updated Oct 31, 2017: Retested 24p over 60Hz with the 3.4.8.5 update and judder is still present.
- Updated Sep 20, 2017: Tested 1080p @ 120 Hz input lag using our new input lag tool.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the 65" (P65-E1). For the most part, we expect our review to be valid for the 75" (P75-E1) variant of the Vizio P Series 2017, but the 55" (P55-E1) has a few differences:
- 55" (Vizio P55-E1): This size has an IPS panel instead of VA. It will have better color accuracy at an angle, but worse contrast and blacks from in front (in the 1000:1 ballpark).
| Size | Model | LCD Type | Effective Refresh Rate | Real Refresh Rate | Local Dimming Zones |
| 55" | P55-E1 | IPS | 240 Hz | 120 Hz | 126 |
| 65" | P65-E1 | VA | 240 Hz | 120 Hz | 128 |
| 75" | P75-E1 | VA | 240 Hz | 120 Hz | 128 |
Popular TV Comparisons
The P Series offers great picture quality at a competitive price, but it faces tough competition in its price. For a larger size though, it is a pretty good choice.
The Sony X900E is somewhat better than the Vizio P Series XLED 2017. The Sony X900E has better upscaling, which is important if you watch a lot of cable, and better gray uniformity. The Vizio P Series 2017, on the other hand, has a better input lag and a faster response time, which are important to those who play a lot of games. Finally, the Vizio P Series 2017 has better black frame insertion (BFI,) which can result in a clearer image for gamers.
The Vizio P Series XLED 2017 is significantly better than the Vizio M Series 2017. The P Series has lower input lag and lower response time, which is great if you play video games. The P Series has better local dimming and is equipped with motion interpolation for those who like the soap opera effect. Finally, the P Series is better suited for watching TV shows in brighter rooms, as it has higher brightness to fight glare and slightly better reflection handling.
The Vizio P Series XLED 2017 is slightly better than the TCL 6 Series 2018. The Vizio P Series 2017 is much better for watching movies as it has better local dimming, better black uniformity, and better motion interpolation. The TCL R617 has better input lag, which is great if you play video games or use the TV as a PC monitor. If you watch a lot of TV shows, the TCL has better upscaling and can handle reflections slightly better.
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
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