So when Best Buy had that 70" Samsung for $549, I immediately wanted to jump on that deal. But there were no reviews and I knew it was a lesser quality Black Friday version of a better quality set. After having been burned the last time I bought a 55" LG Black Friday set 4 years ago(which I was still using but was so disappointed with) I did a bunch of research on the sets in my price range and landed on this Vizio M Series. I had seen the Vizio E (a less expensive model) series in a store and was blown away by how beautiful it was and how it's 4K looked almost nothing like my Black Friday LG's 4K. I passed on buying the Vizio E and went on with my life. Then like I said, saw the Samsung deal and that got me wanting a new TV again and this TV happened to be on sale for $649. It hit all the marks I had in my head that I wanted and I was so impressed with the E series I saw in person and this set had better specs and professional reviews, so I bought it. (Note the M series comes in two models. M657-G1 and M658-G1. M657 has inferior specs is not as bright and has less local dimming zones. Best Buy only sells the M658 which is the superior set with better specs and which is what I am reviewing). Be aware if buying an M series set somewhere else though) 2 days later it gets delivered and I set it all up. Set up was a breeze. It immediately found my wifi and I connected to it and it updated all the firmware and software. Out of the box settings are pretty spot on (I use "calibrated dark" and turn up the backlight to around 75) and turned on HDR on the inputs that had HDR devices and was immediately blown away by the picture quality. I've never, and I mean ever had a TV look so good out of the box with factory presets. I would literally spend days upon days tweaking my LG Black Friday 4k set trying to get it to look halfway decent. It supports HDR 10 and Dolby Vision which are both amazing looking on this $650 set. Playing Xbox One X on it is crazy good. Inputs are easy to tweak and turn on and off gaming latency mode. Pressing the info button immediately gives you the current picture quality it's in (like 1080p or Dolby Vision). The interface is quick and responsive and super easy to navigate. It has 4 high speed HDMI inputs and one composite (no component input) on the right side of the TV. On par with more expensive sets. Vizio smartcast offers quite a bit of free content and has Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and a bunch of other apps. (No Disney Plus yet but it's on the way). It supports Smartcast which is fast and responsive, Apple Air Play (haven't tried) and every smart home device can operate it (Aleza, google home. Siri). The remote is a little cheap but it works fine. The menus are easy to navigate and everything has an explanation to it so you know what settings do what. There's instruction videos included on the set as well. I have a sound bar hooked up so I didn't mess with the speakers too much so I cant really comment on them. I bought this knowing TVs (especially $650 TVs) never look as good at home as they do in the store and was not expecting what I got which is a phenomenal 65" set that has all the current HD and 4K tech with a solid picture that actually looks like they do in the stores for $650). I am beyond pleased with the set so far. 1080p content looks fantastic and 4K and HDR content looks incredible. Don't buy into the hype and settle for a cheap Black Friday model set unless all you're after is a big TV. If you want some quality and value for your money, buy an established model. Do some research and steer clear of these "too good to be true 70" sets for $298 or $549" deals because they are too good to be true.

I love this TV so much I bought one for myself and again as a house warming gift for my daughter and son-in-law' first home. My son-in law loves it for gaming, My son in L.A. recommended this M series specifically and we all are happy VIZIO customers with Best Buy. Our grand daughter is the newest VIZIO fan!

Not a lot of time? Here's a quick summary of my review: Pros: - Picture is bright and colors are vivid. - Seems to be accurate right out of the box. - Screen Uniformity is absolutely amazing, especially at 65". - Local dimming much more effective than in previous years. - Dolby Vision. - Support for smart devices. - Many, many others. Cons: - Remote leaves a little to be desired. - Smart platform needs updating and remains somewhat sluggish. - No native YouTube app at launch though you can use built in Chromecast to cast YouTube to the TV. I have so many positive things to say about this TV that I'm not quite sure where to begin. The picture quality is amazing in both SDR and HDR formats though it's particularly mesmerizing in HDR. The image is nice and bright and can overcome glare extremely well. Comparing to a 50" 2017 M-Series (M50-e1) that I have, there honestly isn't much to compare; it's better in every single way. Blacks can get super deep even when bright highlights are on screen and the local dimming is very effective. The 65" model I got advertises 600 nits peak brightness and 90 local dimming zones and you would be forgiven for thinking those are very conservative numbers. I don't have the equipment to test it, but I am absolutely sure this TV gets brighter than 600 nits in HDR. Quantum dots mean colors are still nice and saturated even at higher brightness levels and the colors seem to be very accurate straight out of the box. I ran Destiny 2 for a while to do an eye test of what this TV can really do in a very high contrast HDR setting and it's incredible. Colors are incredibly saturated and highlights are nice and bright. I've attached a photo that does some small justice to the experience. The screen uniformity of this TV is insane. Usually larger TVs tend to struggle in this area; not this one. I love to watch racing and there is ZERO dirty screen effect on my panel. Built in Google Chromecast means I can watch just about anything on my TV. Twitch, PlayStation Vue, YouTube, etc., etc. all work flawlessly. And though it's not available at the moment, Apple Airplay 2 is coming soon so that you can cast photos or videos straight from an Apple device to your TV. As for the cons, the remote does have a sort of cheap feel but this has more of less been par for the course for Vizio over the years. I don't get too picky about remotes but, for some people, the remote conveys the overall quality of the product and I think Vizio needs to try and elevate their game in this area. However, it works, has shortcuts to more popular apps and gets the job done. Finally, Vizio/s Android based smart platform could use a refresh and can be sluggish and can't keep up if you're trying to speed around on the screen. Again, I don't get too picky about this sort of thing but it's a small issue nonetheless. In short, this is an incredible TV, price aside. When you realize you can get this much TV for less than $1,000, it basically becomes a no-brainer for me. If you want a "premium" brand TV with these features you had better get ready to write a much bigger check AND you may not even get some of these features at all. Vizio has hit an absolute home-run with the 2019 M-series. Buy it, you will NOT be disappointed.

First off, I’ve had to say I truly love the Visio products. I purchased more than multiple TVs in the past 10 years as they have been an outstanding product in terms of quality, functionality, performance and so forth. I purchased the 65 inch 4K (M658 - G1) today. I cannot provide any negative review on the TV itself with the exception of what I would consider false advertisement on Chromecast versus SmartCast. The documentation states that this TV contains Smartcast 3.0 and Chromecast built-in. When speaking with representatives from Visio, they appear to be confused between SmartCast and Chromecast. One instance I get description of using your iPad or iPhone to cast the streaming app to your TV which is actually using SmartCast. Another instance I have an explanation of the smart apps on the TV are basically from Chromecast. I am not sure if this is a Beat Buy marketing error or Visio or both. From Best Buy web page “ Chromecast built-In Offers thousands of streaming apps and the ability to display anything from your phone or Google Chrome browser on the big screen”. Buyer be ware - this Vizio TVs does not have Chromecast built-in. If you want to view Sling TV as advertised on this TV you must purchase an Amazon Fire Stick, Roku, or ChromeCast HDMI devices in order to access any apps that are not loaded onto Vizio home screen. Also, this not contain Google browser.

Honestly, for the price it's a no-brainer, especially if you're looking into maybe the entry level OLEDs. Gets very bright and I often have to turn the back light down, 600 nits is plenty and even in daytime viewing. HDR10 and Dolby Vision work perfectly and you can definitely tell that it benefits from the extra nits this TV puts out. Colors and contrast have always been a strength on VIZIO TVs but geez man the Quantum color technology really shines here. I'm glad they finally added that tech from the more expensive P series. M658-G1 is the correct sku you need to find for the M Series to make sure you get the model with 90 Full Array Zones, makes a huge difference over the other one with only 20, so buyer beware on that, they're both 2019 models. Interface is snappy, one of the complaints I've had with previous VIZIOs I've had. As for GAMING, I've read as much as possible as of this date on input lag and delay by the ms and from my searches the P Series has 5 inputs with 22ms of delay on 1-4, and 15ms on HDMI 5(but no HDR support on that port and 1080p max). The M series only has 4 HDMI ports and typically the P Series has more input delay than the M series from year to year since it has more processing overall to do so your safest bet is that the M series has AT MOST 22ms, if not LESS. Which is honestly excellent, been playing on numerous TVs over the years and it honestly feels way less and I play a lot of 60fps fighting games and shooters where it makes a big difference. Trust me. My ONLY CON I HAVE: Is that I wish VIZIO made it in 70-75" lol

Nice colors, clear screen and bright, grate smart functions . I.love it.

in the specs listed it states this tv supports HDR10 video and supports HDR10 for gaming and it does and it certainly does. it also supports 4k 10-bit for video and games as well. this tv will support anything an xbox one x can throw at it.

After hangning the TV in our family room I found a 3" crack in the bottom left side of the screen and to make matters worse...the remote is also broken. This was an opened box purchase during a family trip during Thanksgiving and we just time to open it and hand it up tonight. We were told that this was an open box RV that had been rated in like new condition. I don't see how the Geek Squad reviewed this TV and gave it such a high rating. Yes, the TV was discounted $25 additional dollars but I would have paid full price had I known both the TV and the remote were broken. We are beyond disappointed and you can tell it was broken before we unboxed it because the white spots you see in the pictures are Styrofoam particles from the box.