VIZIO - 65" Class OLED 4K UHD SmartCast TV

While I've been a videophile for the longest time, I never had the opportunity to purchase an OLED television due to the technology's price. As everyone knows, they're expensive televisions. I've seen several in-person comparisons between OLEDs and QLEDs in recent years, but this is the first time I've been able to pull the trigger and purchase one. I looked through LG, Sony, and Phillips for OLEDs. I went through several reviews on TVRtings.com and other credible sources. I ran into the issue where I wanted an upgrade from my 55" Samsung LED, but I also wanted an increase in size. While LG, Sony, and Phillips had great options for OLEDs, they put me in the bracket of another 55". But then I saw this VIZIO, which took me by surprise. I didn't know they had made an OLED Television. It wasn't a brand I wanted to go with, but with the 65" being on sale for $1500 and the reviews being solid, I decided to make the purchase. Let me get to the point which I'm sure you're curious about: this television has EXCELLENT picture quality. With an OLED, you're getting pure black, you're getting the individual pixels with their own lighting, and you're getting an infinite contrast ratio. I use it specifically for 4K UHD Blu-Rays and watching films. I also use it for some streaming television shows here and there. The films I have seen have looked absolutely beautiful and if you've never seen an OLED you will instantly notice a significant bump in picture quality. Both films and television shows look absolutely gorgeous, especially when you're watching this in a dark room. With this television, you get the benefit of being able to take advantage of both HDR10 and Dolby Vision, which is an incredible benefit as most manufacturers take one or the other. The color gamut is outstanding and colors look natural and the contrast gives the image incredible depth. The television has outstanding grey uniformity and for the most part, will not present any issues for casual users. I've seen films like Aquaman, Tenet, Dunkirk, and The Dark Knight (all on 4K UHD Blu-Ray) and they have all left me in awe. It's like watching the film all over again. Overall, there are plenty of more pros than cons with the picture quality. It's quality that even videophiles should be absolutely pleased with. VIZIO did an excellent job fo this being their first OLED and I'm sure it's raised some alarms at LG and Sony. However, no television has perfect picture quality. A common fact about OLEDs is that they don't get as bright as QLED televisions. When watching HDR content calibrated for an accurate picture, you're getting probably 550 nits, which isn't an incredibly bright image. It can hit a peak brightness of 800 nits, but you probably won't be getting an accurate picture with the footage. If you don't care about having an accurate picture (i.e. colors and content looking like the creator intended), it may not even be an issue for you. Finally, while this television does have excellent grey uniformity, but when testing it I did notice some very mild vertical banding (1-2 mild vertical bands). I have 50 hours with this television, so this may be something that goes away, but it is a common downside of OLEDs and you kind of have to play "panel lottery" when you make the purchase hoping you get a solid one. I have only noticed it very briefly when watching one scene Dunkirk, but this was literally two seconds. If you're a casual watcher, you won't notice anything. VIZIO has kindly introduced a screen refresher option and pixel movement to fix any issues with the image that may result from burn-in (an issue that is common with ALL OLED televisions). The audio on this television is mediocre at best. It could be a lot clearer and a little bit louder. It's definitely not the best audio I have heard and it can be a bit discouraging when you're paying this much money. You'll definitely want to purchase some soundbar to accompany this television. People have complained about the software, stating it is buggy or sluggish. As of January 2021, I have not had any issues with it at all. The interface is fast, snappy, and responds very well. I'm sure LG and Sony have a better interface as they've been in the game a bit longer, but I've not had any issues with the VIZIO software at all. Finally, there has been a mixed response with the variable refresh rate (VRR) on this television. As you can see, several of the reviews on this site alone cited frustration with not being able to play games at 120hz. However, as of January 2021, I've seen several people state that they've been able to play games on the new consoles at 4K at 120hz. I've also continued to see people who say they can't. I have a gut-feeling they don't have their inputs set correctly on the television or console. If some people are able to play it, it must be a functionality that can be accessed. Prior to all the firmware updates, I fully acknowledge people could not do it. Several of the reviews on here were correct at the time they were written. While I'm a gaming enthusiast and have a gaming PC, I have not used this television for any gaming as I primarily use it for my home theater. So if you want this for gaming, you may want to do more research to see if the VRR is fully functional. I'm thinking at this point it is, but please double-check. Overall, I would rate this television a 4.5/5. I kindly rounded up and gave it five stars on here due to the excellent quality, excellent price, and awesome implementation from VIZIO. I've had it for two weeks and there have been no significant concerns. Videophiles should be pleased and casual viewers will definitely be blown away. I'm looking forward to seeing what VIZIO does with OLED in the future.

Everything works great and the tv looks even better. I haven’t really tried the 4k @ 120 yet but I assume it works fine. I wish the stand was a little sturdier but that’s only issue I have with it.

Stunning picture, it puts my standard LED tv that’s just a few years old completely to shame. Bright colors, insane contrast, pure blacks.. I couldn’t believe it when I turned the thing on for the first time. Literally said “oh my God, wow.” Prior to buying the tv when looking at the reviews, I read people not favoring the SmartCast interface because of lag. It’s definitely been updated, I have NO lag at all. It’s pretty dang quick if you ask me. Yes, you can’t add or download apps, but good lord there’s already all the apps I can think of added to it already. On the off chance what you want isn’t there, you can easily stream whatever it is from your phone or iPad. It feels more like you’re getting to use your device as the remote and you get to watch whatever it is on your tv. 100% would buy this tv over and over. The television itself is a beautiful piece of electronics. The stand is solid high quality metal, it’s got some heft to it and it’s strong. Love the back compartments with covers that hide wires, it satisfies my OCD to a whole new level. I can’t say it enough. This is a REALLY nice tv for a great price. Just take a second and look at the price of other OLED TVs. You’ll circle right back to this one.

Bought in March, ane it always had some quirks, like sound dropping when switching inputs or randomly turning itself back on. However the most recent firmware broke HDR10 support. Skin tones now appear a sickly gray with orange splotches and no amount of adjustmemyt will fix it. Dolby Vision works fine, but not all content supports it. This firmware was supposed to fix issues with CEC and VRR that have existed for over a year. Those issues still exist as well. Many owners have reported the issues to Vizio's Head of Product Development on Reddit. Initially, despite the reports, they have been unable to reproduce it. Now a month has passed and even though they can now reproduce it, there is no timeline to fix it. With all things tech, especially displays, time matters. We can't wait a year for updates that just break more than they fix. I wanted to like this TV. I hoped it would change my mind about Vizio. Sadly, I am ditching it fir an LG C1

I m very pleased with my TV and sound bar. Thanks for the info from your salesman I feel I made a good choice.

I ungraded my main TV to this 65" unit. The screen is really thin and the base is fairly easy to put together. Quick start guide is actually useful. Before I hooked up an input, I powered it on to set date, time, get updates, etc. The menu's don't seem the be in 4K which was a little worrying at first seeing the text not displayed "crisply". Some of the features in the 'Advanced Picture' menu are also not accessible. I hooked in my Xbox One X and after fiddling around with the picture settings on both the One X and the TV, the thing looks amazing. It's a HUGE upgrade from the 65" 1080 Samasung I had. Couple of things though. My receiver is old enough to not have ARC or eARC. in order to get sound to my receiver, I hooked in an optical cable from the TV to the receiver. The TV only outputs a stereo signal from the TV. I was forced to wire the optical cable straight from the Xbox to the receiver in order to use my 5.1 surround. This also means if I want to cast to the TV, I had to run RCA cables (remember those) from the TV to an analog input on my receiver in order to get sound. Not a deal breaker because I use my Xbox for everything anyway. If you're asking why I didn't wire the HDMI to the receiver then the TV, the reason is the receiver won't pass a 4k signal through. I tested it and it will only pass a 1080p signal. Like I said, it's an older receiver and that kind of defeats the purpose of the TV. Call of Duty MW, Halo 5, and Rocket League all look amazing. That being said, for some reason, the TV REALLY freaks out when you try and launch Destiny 2. Here is a youtube link of what I'm talking about. That is the only game it does that with. https://youtu.be/8fDkUwH_YaY I even reinstalled Destiny 2 and it still has that problem. The pictures don't really do the TV's image quality justice. Hope this helps people.

TV looked great. I had a dead pixel on arrival & the TV is supposed to handle the PS5 & Xbox Series X but it doesn't. I hooked my Xbox Series X up & it will not run 120hz at 4k. Won't even support 4k. Taking the TV back today

This is by far the best TV I’ve ever owned trust me you want this tv.It has all the latest gaming features some of the best HDR in the business with an elegant design to go with it.