Vizio 55 4K Ultra HD Smart LED HDTV

Vizio 55  4K Ultra HD Smart LED HDTV

Vizio 55  4K Ultra HD Smart LED HDTV

VIZIO P552ui-B2 55-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED HDTV (2014 Model)

Vizio 55  4K Ultra HD Smart LED HDTV

• Superior Ultra HD picture - Experience incredible detail and clarity with over 8 million pixels and 4x the resolution of 1080p Full HD.
• Spatial Scaling Engine - Beautifully transforms 1080p Full HD sports, movies, and TV Shows to 4K Ultra HD resolutions.
• VIZIO Internet Apps Plus - Optimized for Ultra HD streaming, beautifully simple Smart TV delivers instant access to the hottest movies, TV shows, music, and more.

Vizio 55  4K Ultra HD Smart LED HDTV

• Blazing fast 802.11ac wireless - ideal for Ultra HD streaming.
• 64 Active LED Zones - Dynamically adjusts the LED backlight per zone creating deeper, pure black levels and higher contrast

Vizio 55  4K Ultra HD Smart LED HDTV
The other day I read an article, illustrated by a $100 bill in flames, contending that buying an ULTRA HD (4k) TV is a waste of money. The author concludes that there is essentially no difference in detectible picture quality from a good 1080 set. Furthermore, he belittles the effects of upscaling. I couldn't disagree more. I don't know what he was looking at, but my 55 inch Vizio P Series is far superior to any 1080 set I've seen. 

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Vizio 55  4K Ultra HD Smart LED HDTV

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

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

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

• Ultra HD w/ Spatial Scaling Engine
• Full-Array LED Backlight w/ 32 Active LED Zones
• Clear Action 360 w/ 120Hz Effective Refresh Rate
• Smart TV w/ Ultra HD streaming support
• Dual band 802.11ac - up to 3x faster Wi-Fi¹
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Vizio 55 VIZIO M55-C2 55-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED HDTV

Right out of the box, the TV Vizio 55

Right out of the box, the TV Vizio 55

Right out of the box, the TV is a bit underwhelming in terms of picture quality. Although the design itself is quite aesthetic, reminiscent of the modern and slick designs of an iMac, the picture quality without calibration is bit too cool. Luckily, this is easily remedied and with a few changes, the picture looks AMAZING. It blows the picture quality of my old Sony XBR3 LCD tv and my 5 year old Vizio out of the water. Deep, dark, inky blacks, with excellent color, that's not washed out nor over-saturated.

In short, here are the pros and cons of the set:

Pros:1) Great minimalistic design. The bezels are barely there, making the set quite immersive.
2) Vivid colors, without being overblown, along with deep blacks. The full-array dimming definitely helps obtaining nice deep blacks. 1080p content is crystal clear, though it's helpful to drop the sharpness down to 40 to avoid the haloing effect.
3) The "Calibrated dark" looks good enough to me, though, I find it necessary to change the color from "Cool" which is standard, to "normal" or "Computer" as "Cool" provides too much of a blue hue to the screen. "Normal," which oddly isn't standard, looks pretty neutral to me. More picky videophiles will likely want to calibrate it further, and those options are certainly available.
4) WiFi reception is good, better than the 2014 E-series, it seems, but it's not quite as strong in reception as my Playstation 4. Depending on your network, you may want to use a WiFi repeater or Ethernet.
5) Not a single dead or stuck pixel! Though one report doesn't mean all are good, it seems the QA is pretty decent based on this set.
6) Subjectively, input lag seems to be better than my old sets. No ghosting either!
7) Excellent viewing angles. 

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Right out of the box, the TV Vizio 55