VIZIO - 65" Class - M-Series Quantum LED - Smart - 4K UHD (2160p) TV with HDR

Listen. I’m a tech guy. I’m also not super wealthy. So I wanted a tv that was compatible with a Dolby Atmos surround sound system (I bought the Vizio SB36512-F6 amazing btw). The salesperson tried to sell me Samsung quantum dot tv. The tv looked nice and had the features I wanted but was 700 dollars more. I kept going back to the Vizio M series and asked questions about it and he said it’s not that good of a tv. He told me the Samsung 7000 series was comparable and about the same price as the Vizio. Long story short I didn’t listen to him and got the Vizio and I am so glad I did. I’ve had this for months now so I have been able to give this review with complete knowledge. 1. The picture it’s amazing. The Dolby vision is crazy noticeable compared to your normal 4k. The colors are bright. The blacks are deep. The picture is crisp and detailed. Best movies to watch to get the full effect is Maleficent. 2nd The apps! This is better than the roku. It has free tv. No subscription, no email signup, no nothing. Turn the tv on go to watch now and you get channels like MTV and CNN etc... for free. Internet required. All the apps (most I haven’t checked all) stream in 4k AND!!! If available Dolby ATMOS! Which was a big big plus. 3rd Gaming. If anyone knows the Xbox they know to see if the tv plays in 4k they just go to the settings and see if there are check marks in 4k, HDR etc... well every single thing on my Xbox is checked. Every single one. This tv is great with the Xbox One X. Ok so what’s bad about this tv? Hardly anything but I need to give it to you 1. The tv speakers don’t have oomph. They’re not loud enough. So spend the little bit extra and buy a Dolby ATMOS surround sound and you’ll have a theater in your home. The tv speakers are just subpar. 2. There really isn’t a two. If you want above high quality tv for the midrange price this is it. If you want something cheaper bc you don’t care then go ahead it’s ok but this tv is theater quality if you have the Dolby ATMOS surround sound to go with it. Oh yah and it chromecast and streams from your phone flawlessly. No lag. No picture distortion. Connects simply with your phone. All you do is hold your smartphone to the tv and it’s connected that simple. I could go on and on but you get the point. It’s a good buy. Don’t hesitate. If something is wrong with it then it’s just a dice roll. It happens to any tv. But this one is good quality.

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!

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 needed an inexpensive tv but didn't want to sacrifice options in comparison to other budget tvs. These tv has 4 HDMI, most budget have 2, The picture quality doesn't feel cheap, nor does the build of the tv. This is the second Vizio I have owned, the previous was 8 years old, and still in use, This one is a lot less than that one, but feels 100 times more expensive.

This is by far the best TV I own. Far better than a 1 year old Sony the picture is beyond real. 4 K is all a joke as Comcast and XFinity don’t deliver except a few Movies.

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.

The Visio M-series has a great picture. I use it for streaming. It comes with quite a few apps so I haven't gotten a Fire Stick yet. I'm unable to install more apps so I may eventually get a Fire Stick.

I love my 65" vizio class m series Quantum TV. The vision and color is beautiful, and classy. One of the best gift I give to myself. Very classy television. I love it.