Choosing between the Vizio M-Series and the Hisense UX comes down to your priorities. The Vizio is more budget-friendly and offers good overall picture quality, making it suitable for most content, including movies and series, in a moderately lit room. Its gaming performance is decent, but it may not satisfy hardcore gamers. The Vizio's smaller screen size and lower brightness levels make it a better fit for a dimmer environment.
On the other hand, the Hisense UX, with its larger screen and superior brightness, is an excellent choice for a bright room and will deliver a more impressive experience for sports and gaming, thanks to its higher refresh rate and better motion handling. It also has a more advanced local dimming feature, which significantly enhances contrast and black levels, although its viewing angles are still limited. The Hisense's sound system is more robust, and it comes with voice command capabilities for convenience.
If you're looking for a TV that performs well across various content types, especially in a well-lit space, and you're willing to invest more, the Hisense UX is the way to go. However, if you're on a tighter budget and your room isn't overly bright, the Vizio M-Series will serve you well without breaking the bank. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Hisense UX (LCD)
Best in class for bright room
Very good for dark room
Very good for gaming
Very good for movies & TV
Very good for news, talk, & other TV
Excellent for cartoons & animation
Very good for use as monitor
Good for upscaling
Good viewing angle
Very good reflections
Advantages of the Vizio M-Series (LCD)
The Vizio M-Series (LCD) has no clear advantages over the Hisense UX (LCD).
Key differences
Picture Quality
8.8/10
7.6/10
8.00/10
CONTRAST
7.88/10
10.0/10
COLOR VOLUME SCORE
7.8/10
miniLED FALD
PANEL TYPE
LED FALD
VA
PANEL SUB-TYPE
VA
The Hisense UX (LCD) has very good picture quality, while the Vizio M-Series (LCD) has good picture quality.
Movies & TV
8.5/10
7.6/10
8.00/10
CONTRAST
7.88/10
10.0/10
BLACK UNIFORMITY
6.7/10
7.0/10
UPSCALING
6.6/10
Yes
HDR10 SUPPORT
Yes
Yes
HDR10+ SUPPORT
Yes
Yes
DOLBY VISION SUPPORT
Yes
The Hisense UX (LCD) is very good for movies & TV, while the Vizio M-Series (LCD) is good.
The Hisense UX excels in watching movies and cinematic TV due to its superior contrast, effective local dimming, and excellent black uniformity, which are crucial for deep and consistent dark scenes. The Vizio M-Series, while also delivering good movie-watching performance with high contrast and local dimming capabilities, falls short of the Hisense UX, especially in black uniformity and local dimming, affecting its ability to display true blacks as effectively.
Gaming
8.4/10
6.4/10
8.4/10
RESPONSE TIME SCORE
6.7/10
7.0/10
INPUT LAG SCORE
8.7/10
4.2/10
MOTION PROCESSING
4.6/10
90.0/100
GAMING LOCAL DIMMING
60.0/100
10.0/10
GAME HDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
6.0/10
The Hisense UX (LCD) is very good for gaming, while the Vizio M-Series (LCD) is only fair.
The Hisense UX stands out in gaming with its very good response time and refresh rate, both crucial for fast-paced gaming, while the Vizio M-Series, while still having a very good input lag, does not perform as well with a fair response time and a lower refresh rate, making it less suitable for rapid response gaming.
Cartoons & Animation
9.0/10
8.3/10
8.6/10
COLOR GAMUT SCORE
8.1/10
10.0/10
COLOR VOLUME SCORE
7.8/10
10.0/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
7.5/10
7.7/10
COLORS OUT OF THE BOX SCORE
8.3/10
6.8/10
GRAY UNIFORMITY
6.8/10
The Hisense UX (LCD) is excellent for cartoons & animation, while the Vizio M-Series (LCD) is very good.
The Hisense UX excels in displaying cartoons and animation due to its superior color out of the box and wider color gamut, which are crucial for vibrant and varied colors, while the Vizio M-Series also performs well but with slightly less impressive color performance in these areas. Both TVs have decent color volume and contrast, however, the Hisense UX has better gray uniformity and SDR brightness, making it more suitable for these types of content.
News, Talk, & Other TV
8.6/10
7.6/10
10.0/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
7.5/10
7.0/10
UPSCALING
6.6/10
The Hisense UX (LCD) is very good for news, talk, & other TV, while the Vizio M-Series (LCD) is good.
The Hisense UX excels in upscaling lower-resolution content and has better SDR brightness, making it very good for watching news and TV programs in various lighting conditions, and its good color performance out of the box means less tweaking needed for accurate images. In contrast, the Vizio M-Series also has good upscaling and color accuracy but doesn't match the Hisense's brightness, making it more suited to dim or moderately lit rooms.
Bright Room
10.0/10
6.6/10
7.0/10
VIEWING ANGLE
5.0/10
10.0/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
7.5/10
10.0/10
HDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
5.8/10
8.9/10
REFLECTIONS SCORE
6.6/10
The Hisense UX (LCD) is best in class for bright room, while the Vizio M-Series (LCD) is only fair.
The Hisense UX displays a brighter image both in standard and high dynamic range content, which coupled with its superior reflection handling makes it a better choice for viewing in a bright room compared to the Vizio M-Series, which exhibits lower brightness levels and less effective reflections handling. Despite the Vizio's LCD panel providing good contrast, its overall performance in bright rooms is only fair due to its relatively modest brightness and reflection management.
Cost
$2,498
$750
$0
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
The Hisense UX (LCD) has a price of $2,498 and the Vizio M-Series (LCD) costs $750.
The Hisense UX (LCD) and Vizio M-Series (LCD) are both only fair for sports.
The Hisense UX has a very good response time and handles reflections better, making it more suitable for watching sports in bright rooms, but its motion processing is rated lower, affecting how smooth the content will appear during fast action. The Vizio M-Series, on the other hand, handles reflections and viewing angles less effectively compared to the Hisense, which means that it might not be the best choice for rooms with many light sources or where viewers are seated off to the side.
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About Hisense
Hisense, a Chinese TV manufacturer, entered the US market in approximately 2011 and has since acquired TV divisions from various companies such as Toshiba, Sharp, Hitachi, and NEC. Currently ranking as the fourth largest vendor in terms of sales volume, Hisense aims to capture a wide range of TV budget segments. They offer exceptional value with TVs that often outperform their competitors at similar price points, making them a compelling choice for consumers. In the US, they use Google TV as their smart TV software which provides the largest app selection and a very modern user interface, however it is not as user friendly as the software from other vendors.
About Vizio
Vizio is an American company. While they initially gained recognition for offering budget-friendly TVs, they have successfully expanded their product lineup to include high-end options as well. They manufacture TVs primarily in Mexico, China, and Vietnam. Similar to many Korean TV brands, Vizio developed its own smart TV software called SmartCast. In the past, SmartCast was not the best smart TV software, but it has evolved so that it is now good for using your TV and connecting to streaming services.
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