VIZIO M55-C2 55-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED HDTV

Introducing the all-new VIZIO M-Series Ultra HD Full-Array LED Smart TV. With over 8.3 million pixels in every image, four times the resolution of 1080p Full HD, M-Series Ultra HD displays produce breathtaking detail and clarity. Full-Array LED backlighting and up to 32 Active LED Zones deliver superior light uniformity with an extremely high contrast, and deep, pure black levels. Active Pixel Tuning enables pixel-level brightness adjustments for increased picture accuracy and contrast. And with up to Clear Action 360, sports and action fans will appreciate the powerful image processing of the M-Series with a blazing 120Hz effective refresh rate enhanced with backlight scanning for sharper detail in fast action scenes. In addition, the beautifully designed M-Series is optimized to deliver all of your favorite entertainment in stunning 4k Ultra HD right out of the box. Thanks to HEVC decoding and ultra-fast 802.11ac dual-band Wi-Fi (up to 3x faster¹), you’ll get Ultra HD streaming from popular apps like Netflix, Amazon Instant Video and UltraFlix². Its powerful Spatial Scaling Engine beautifully transforms your favorite 360p and 1080p HD sports, movies, and TV shows into near Ultra HD. And support for the latest HDMI standards enables Ultra HD playback from next generation cable and satellite receivers, Blu-ray players and game consoles. It all adds up to a beautifully simple experience where the picture is everything and nothing is more captivating! ¹ Source: IEEE standard 802.11 specifications. Maximum throughput rate of 802.11ac (1300 Mbps) is approximately three times faster than that of 802.11n (450 Mbps). Actual rate will vary, and will be subject to router model, site environment, range, Internet bandwidth and other factors. ²High-speed/Broadband Internet service and access equipment are required and not provided by VIZIO.

Ultra Beautiful.

The All-New M-Series presented by VIZIO, the maker of the top-selling UHD TV.*

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1) 2015 Vizio M-series is by far the best bang for your buck - I purchased my 2015 Vizio M55-C2 about 1 month ago. Overall I think this is an excellent 4K TV. The FALD(Full Array Local Dimming) works great. It allows you to maintain deep blacks along with great shadow detail. No other TV offers FALD in this price range.

There are a few issues with this TV though. There is a bug in the software that will prevent the TV from using the motion interpolation settings that you have saved. You MUST turn on Game Low Latency setting for every single profile you setup on every single input until that issue is resolved with a firmware update(The latest firmware has resolved this issue). The SOE(Soap opera Effect) and the motion artifacts will be unbearable unless you do that.

Also the 55” version of this TV does not accept 1080p @ 120 FPS and it does not display 4K @ 60 FPS 4:4:4 properly. It will display 4K @ 30 FPS 4:4:4 properly but not at 60 FPS. You only need that if you hook up a computer to it though. 4K videos are not ever produced at 4K @ 60 FPS. They are all either 24 FPS(for movies and sometimes youtube) or 30 FPS(for youtube) and most video games do not support 4K @ 60 FPS either.

This TV must be calibrated properly though. If you take it straight out of the box and watch it you won’t be satisfied. You must buy a calibration blu-ray disc like DVE(Digital Video Essentials) and calibrate the colors and the shadow details for it to show the full potential of the TV.

If you have any other questions about what this TV can or cannot do please let me know.

The individual color settings are specific to each person’s TV so I can’t post those. However, I will post the other settings below that I use and why I use them. These settings apply to all sizes of the 2015 Vizio M-series TVs.

1. Select the “Calibrated” or “Calibrated Dark” profile. The only difference between them is the backlight setting.

2. Backlight – This setting is environment specific. In a bright room it can go up to 43. In a dark room it should go as low as 23. No higher or lower though and make sure you turn Auto Brightness control off if you want to control this setting. I turn Auto Brightness Control on only for my TV that is outside the house. The light varies too much there so it helps to leave it in Auto mode in that situation only.

3. Brightness and Contrast – Do not touch these settings. They are setup by default to offer the greatest dynamic range the TV can have. Altering these values will only decrease the dynamic range of the TV. Most people that are disappointed with the TV have altered the values for this parameter. That is desirable on other TVs but not these Vizios. Vizio does not allow this TV to pass blacker than black or whiter than white(Without the latest firmware) so they select the optimal values for these settings by default in calibrated mode. It would be very difficult to set the correct values for these parameters if they didn’t do this because the TVs don’t pass blacker than black(Without the latest firmware).

4. Color – Each Tv is different. However, 59 is a great starting place here. Start with 59 and then adjust each individual color. If you can’t get it right then try lower than 59. Any higher than this will start to clip certain colors no matter what you do for each individual setting.

5. Tint – Don’t touch this setting. It is much better to adjust the individual colors.

6. Sharpness – This is up to the user. 9 is good if you don’t like over sharpening. 45 is good if you do like it.

More Picture Options

1. Picture Mode – Standard. Then adjust each individual color in the Color Calibration menu.

2. Black Detail – I use “Low” for this setting. However, it can give skin tones uneven transitions. Use “off” if that is the case for you.

3. Active LED Zones – Turn this on in all cases. There are no downsides to using it. It will decrease the backlight slightly but that needs to be done anyway. It will just mean that you need to decrease it less. However, it will also give you deep blacks without any blooming throughout the picture. If you don’t turn this setting on you are wasting your money buying this TV.

4. Motion Blur and Judder – With the latest firmware a setting of 1-2 for Judder and a setting of 5-6 for Motion Blur will now smooth out motion without producing a noticeable Soap Opera Effect.

5. Clear Action- Useless setting that causes flickering and reduces the backlight dramatically. I literally cannot watch the TV with this setting on. Never turn this setting on.

6. Game Low Latency – Yup, you have to turn it on until they fix the firmware issue(Fixed with latest firmware).

7. Film Mode and Color Space – Auto. It would take too long to explain these settings. Just leave them on Auto and that will work just fine.

8. Gamma – This one is user dependent. Select 1.8 if you really like to see as much shadow detail as you possibly can. Select 2.0 or higher if you like to see less shadow detail but have deeper blacks throughout the picture.

Update: 7-20-2015

I got the 2015 Vizio M80-C3 this weekend. I had to drive 180 miles to get it and it just barely fit into my wife’s Infiniti QX60. I got it into my house and up on the second floor with the help of my brother.

We spent most of the afternoon moving the mount that I had the 55” M-series on up to a height that would work for the 80 inch. We finally finished last night and I went through the settings to get it setup the way I wanted it.

My first instinct was to turn on Game Low Latency like you have to do with all other 2015 Vizio M-series to prevent the unwanted Soap Opera Effect. To my surprise the SOE stayed off when I turned the settings for motion interpolation to zero and kept the GLL off.

I immediately searched for the software version after that and to my surprise it is 1.2.14-UHD. That is right. This TV came with the new firmware installed on it. Here is a list of what appears to work on this TV that doesn’t work on my 55” M-series which still has the old firmware.

1. Both Motion interpolation controls work perfectly. There is very little Soap Opera Effect with a Reduce Judder setting of 3 or less and a Reduce Motion Blur setting of 6 or less. These new settings work extremely well with moderate values and with the new firmware the bug is resolved. It will now remember your settings.

2. The Clear Action setting still dims the screen significantly but the flickering that is present with my M55 is almost unnoticeable. I like the new motion interpolation settings better but this is now a viable option if you don’t mind the dimming.

3. The FALD is exceptional with the M80. I was so nervous that the TV would have inconsistencies with black levels because it is so big with so few zones. I am very impressed with its performance. The blacks are deep and consistent throughout the entire MASSIVE screen. There is some dirty screen effect but it is tolerable in my opinion. It may not be for others though.

4. The RGB setting now works. It passes Blacker than Black and Whiter than White and it requires that you change at least the brightness setting for content that is 16-235 unlike the YCbCr/Auto setting that will clip BTB an WTW. With YCbCr/Auto you will clip the signal even further if you adjust the contrast or Brightness away from their default values. Please use the RGB setting if you insist on changing the brightness and contrast settings with the new firmware.

5. 4k@60 fps and 4K @ 30 FPS work perfectly. I can’t test 4:4:4 though because my computer is last year’s model without HDMI 2.0a support.

6. 1080p @ 120 FPS unfortunately doesn’t work at all. It wouldn’t allow me to select that resolution and frame rate. My 2014 Vizio P-series allows me to select and properly display 1080p @ 120 FPS but the M80-C3 would not. I have no clue why this is so. Maybe the new firmware disables it. It didn’t work though. That was a bummer.

Overall the M80-C3 is stunning. I had people over last night and they just watched in AWE as I played the 4K GoPro videos and some 4K videos I shot at the US youth National Climbing Championships last weekend. This TV does not support Youtube 4K playback so you have to use a computer to play the true 4K youtube videos.

Having a HUGE screen really is worth it in my opinion. However, you absolutely MUST adjust the settings properly. I 100% guarantee that you will be disappointed with this TV if you leave it in the default mode and watch cable or satellite feeds with it.

You must put it in calibrated or calibrated dark mode, not touch contrast or brightness unless you use RGB, adjust the sharpness, and adjust the “Reduce Noise” settings properly.

The Reduce Noise settings had the biggest impact. You need to balance the Reduce Signal Noise and Reduce Block Noise settings to achieve the best picture from overly compressed content. The HUGE screen amplifies every single fault in the compressed signal and at 10 feet from the screen every fault was readily apparent.

However, once I put the Reduce Signal Noise to a value of Low and the Reduce Block Noise to a value of Medium it cleared up those issues significantly. I have to say that I am thoroughly impressed with this TV even when I am watching overly compressed 720p and 1080i content. However, when you put a good quality Blu-ray or 4K content on the screen it just sucks you in. You won’t get that experience with a smaller screen and that is why I couldn’t be happier with my decision to return the 65” Samsung JS850 and get the 80 inch Vizio M80-C3.

If you get this TV make sure you turn on the “Active LED Zones”(Local Dimming) function. It is ridiculous that some people are saying you shouldn’t use this setting. That is simply a way to justify the fact that other brands don’t offer good local dimming in their much more expensive televisions. The local dimming feature is essential to getting the most out of this TV.
Here are my settings if anyone wants to try them. Please note I don’t give my individual color settings out because those vary per TV. Please note these are for RGB 4K signals. These are my Blu-ray/Computer settings for use with 4K output from those devices.

Backlight= 72
Brightness= 30
Contrast = 50
Color = 59
Sharpness = 35

More Picture Settings:
Black Detail = Medium
Active LED Zones = On
Reduce Judder = 2
Reduce Motion Blur = 0
Clear Action = Off
Reduce Noise (Both) = 0
Game Low Latency = Off
Film Mode Auto
Color Space = RGB(My computer and Blu-ray player also are set to output RGB)
Gamma = 1.8 or 2.0 depending on content.

Update 8-17-2015:

Someone did find a very specific scenario where the Active Zones produced a pumping effect in the shadows. This was the case because there was white text flashing on the screen and the Active Zones was on. However, I have only seen this happen with one particular show called "American Horror Story" on Netflix. I have not seen it occur anywhere else.

If you see this pumping effect then by all means turn off Active Zones. Otherwise I would leave it on because its benefits far outweigh its downside in this one very specific instance.

By T. Wills on May 26, 2015

LG Electronics 55EA9800 Cinema 3D 1080p Curved OLED TV with Smart TV (2013 Model)

Modesty has its place, but not here. LG's Curved OLED TV transforms the viewing experience with its color richness and dazzling picture quality. It may be slimmer than your cellphone but the technology behind the Curved OLED TV is big and impressive.

• Stunning design at only 4.3mm thick at its thinnest point. Stunning picture quality with Infinite Contrast that ranges from the most blazing white to the darkest black. And, 4 Color Pixel that displays images so vivid you'll forget you are watching TV.
• LG's advanced 4 Color Pixel technology adds an unfiltered, white sub-pixel to the traditional red, green and blue. The result? A brighter picture with a wider range of colors and superior color accuracy for more true to life and vibrant images.
• LG OLED TVs have an almost infinite contrast ratio. With self-lighting pixel technology, it can range from blazing white to the darkest black. Higher is better, and "Infinite" has been impossible? until now.
• TV without stand (Width x Height x Depth): Not Applicable, TV with stand (Width x Height x Depth): 48.3 x 31.4 x 7.6 Inches.

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1) The best picture I've every seen and a physical design that impresses everyone who sees it. - Reading the reviews on this set, I’m pleased that a number of people have found a creative outlet here on Amazon. Some are very humorous indeed. Unfortunately my review, based on actually owning the TV for the last month, will not be as funny.

The Look
The physical design of this set is a thing to behold. I’ve seen it at stores and at CES in Las Vegas but it was always displayed next to a wall or another TV. I put it on a table that (for the moment anyway) is in the middle of the room. Everyone who has visited is amazed at both the curved design and how very thin the screen is. I had a washing machine repairman at the house last week and he stopped mid-room and asked “Sir, can I look at your TV?” Of course I said yes. I eat that sort of feedback up like candy.

The back is very clean and has the “classic” carbon fiber pattern to it. The very narrow bezel means that it takes only 4 inches more horizontal space than the 46” LCD it replaced.

The set can’t be wall mounted and the clear “ribbon” stand can’t be removed.
The Sound
I wasn’t planning on getting much sound from the see-through speakers in the stand but I was pleasantly surprised. Half volume was plenty loud for normal viewing. For a set of this level, I’d suggest a full home theater surround sound set up, of course. You wouldn’t want to do a sound bar on this set – it wouldn’t look good next to the clear stand.

The Picture
What can I say? This is the best picture of any TV I’ve ever owned. Black is the absence of light and that provides infinite contrast. The set is pre-calibrated at the factory. The THX mode is perfect in every respect – at least as much as the calibration equipment that I have can determine. You can’t adjust THX mode. ISF Expert modes 1 and 2 are also calibrated but you can adjust those if you feel the need.

I’m not going to post settings as I didn’t need to make any changes.

One thing. Some programming will look much better on an OLED than on a LCD set – most Blu-ray movies, TV shows that have a lot of dark backgrounds and moody lighting. But shows that are very bright – sports, talk shows, and scripted shows that are filmed with limited contrast—won’t look that much different.
I see no changes in picture quality regardless of viewing angle. You can stand facing the end of the set and the parts you can still see (mostly the opposite curved part) still looks great.

The curved design really isn’t noticeable when sitting in front of the set. I forgot about that aspect of the design almost immediately.

The Remote
The remote control I’m less happy with. It’s a virtual mouse device. You wave it in front of the TV to move a cursor around. Unfortunately the remote goes into sleep mode very quickly and I have to shake it to wake it up. You can control other devices but that’s done through an onscreen menu. So stopping a movie playing on Blu-ray means clicking the menu button, shaking the remote awake, move the cursor to the stop button on screen, and clicking.

I’m sticking with my universal remote. The LG remote is RF but the TV still listens for IR signals too. However, there’s no way to learn commands with a universal remote beyond the default codes built in.

The Delivery
A common carrier delivered the set. If you’ve not worked with a common carrier before, it’s not as straight forward an experience as with Fedex or UPS.

I ordered it on a Monday and the delivery took place 8 days later. The set is shipped in both a cardboard box and a wooden crate. The driver didn’t have tools to open the crate. So I had to do that. 15 1.5 inch screws later, we had the box out of the crate. The box itself is very simple. There are no packing materials on the screen part of the set. It’s all supported from the bottom. If this set was put on it’s side at any point during shipping, I think a lot of damage would occur to the flexible screen.

The Vendor
I ordered from Beach Camera (via Amazon). They were cheaper than Amazon at the time and there’s no sales tax. Amazon charges sales tax in Texas. This is the second time I’ve purchased a large TV from Beach and I highly recommend them.

By Robbin Merritt on March 29, 2014

LG Electronics 55EA8800 55-Inch 1080p 3D Smart OLED TV (2014 Model)

The artist inspired EA8800 Gallery OLED TV starts with unparalleled Full HD 1080p beauty of organic light-emitting diode technology, then frames it in the elegant, understated Canvas Speaker. This powerful 2.2 channel, 100W audio solution assures superb sound quality, unavailable on any other OLED TV. LG Cinema 3D and LG Smart TV features are built-in and the unit’s unique eGallery feature turns the TV into a picture frame displaying some of the world’s most famous works of art. LG OLED TVs have an almost infinite contrast ratio, with self-lighting pixel technology that displays the brightest whites to the deepest blacks for a greater sense of realism.


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1) I absolutely love my new Gallery TV - I absolutely love my new Gallery TV. I looked at the curved offerings, then ordered this unit through Cleveland Plasma. It has the best picture I have ever seen. The black is completely black, the colors seem to leap off the screen. The images almost look 3D and have texture!

If you're in the market for a new TV, and want the best available - LG has done it! My parents are thinking about replacing their high end LCD screen as it looks washed out in comparison.

By Russell E Logan on October 27, 2014