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Updated January 12, 2024·
The Vizio M-Series is a budget-friendly option that offers good overall picture quality, making it suitable for a variety of content including movies and sports. It performs well in dark rooms and has decent gaming capabilities. However, its viewing angles are narrow, and it struggles in bright rooms due to its poor reflection handling and mediocre brightness. It's a solid choice if you're looking for a TV to enjoy in a controlled lighting environment without breaking the bank. On the other hand, the Hisense UX is a premium model with an 85-inch screen that excels in bright room conditions, thanks to its high SDR and HDR brightness levels and excellent reflection handling. It delivers superior picture quality, especially for movies and gaming, and offers wider viewing angles than the Vizio. The Hisense also boasts better sound quality with a more powerful speaker setup and supports voice commands for added convenience. This TV is ideal if you want a top-tier viewing experience and are willing to invest more, especially for a larger screen in a well-lit space. 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
7.6
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
7.6
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
6.4
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
8.3
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
7.6
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
6.6
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
$3,500
$750
$0
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
The Hisense UX (LCD) has a price of $3,500 and the Vizio M-Series (LCD) costs $750.
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Key similarities
Sports
6.6
6.2
4.2/10
MOTION PROCESSING
4.6/10
120Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
7.0/10
INPUT LAG SCORE
8.7/10
7.0/10
UPSCALING
6.6/10
10.0/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
7.5/10
Yes
HLG SUPPORT
Yes
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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How the Hisense UX (LCD) and the Vizio M-Series (LCD) compare to other TVs
Spec Comparison
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| Hisense UX (LCD) | Vizio M-Series (LCD) |
GENERAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
$3,500 | $750 | ||
Brand | |||
Brand | Hisense | Vizio | |
Release Date | |||
Release Date | September 1, 2023 | July 4, 2021 | |
Full name | |||
Full name | 85UX | M65Q7-J01 | |
Screen Size | |||
Screen Size | 85" | 65" | |
Screen Resolution | |||
Screen Resolution | 4K | 4K | |
TV FEATURES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Operating System | |||
Operating System | Google TV | SmartCast | |
Sound Quality Score | |||
Sound Quality Score | 8/10 | 8/10 | |
NextGen Ready | |||
NextGen Ready | Yes | No | |
HDMI Ports | |||
HDMI Ports | 4 | 4 | |
Coax Ports | |||
Coax Ports | 1 | 1 | |
DISPLAY QUALITY SCORES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Picture Quality Score | |||
Picture Quality Score | 8.9/10 | 7.6/10 | |
Bright Room Score | |||
Bright Room Score | 10/10 | 6.7/10 | |
Gaming Score | |||
Gaming Score | 8.4/10 | 6.5/10 | |
Movies & TV Score | |||
Movies & TV Score | 8.6/10 | 7.6/10 | |
Sports Score | |||
Sports Score | 6.6/10 | 6.3/10 | |
PHYSICAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Dimensions w/o Stand (H x W x D) | |||
Dimensions w/o Stand (H x W x D) | 43.1" x 76.7" x 1.7" | 32.9" x 57" x 3.4" | |
Dimensions with Stand (H x W) | |||
Dimensions with Stand (H x W) | 45.5" x 76.7" | 34.1" x 57" | |
Weight without Stand | |||
Weight without Stand | 111.9 lbs | 51.1 lbs | |
VESA Mount | |||
VESA Mount | 600 x 400 | 400 x 200 | |
DISPLAY | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Color Depth | |||
Color Depth | 10 bit | 10 bit | |
Black Frame Insertion | |||
Black Frame Insertion | Yes | Yes | |
Auto Low Latency Mode | |||
Auto Low Latency Mode | Yes | Yes | |
Contrast | |||
Contrast | 8/10 | 7.9/10 | |
Local Dimming | |||
Local Dimming | 8.4/10 | 5.7/10 | |
SOUND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Speaker Setup | |||
Speaker Setup | 4.1.2 | 2.0 | |
Speaker Power | |||
Speaker Power | 82 W | 20 W | |
Dolby Atmos | |||
Dolby Atmos | Yes | Bypass only | |
DTS:X | |||
DTS:X | Up to DTS Digital Surround, Bypass only | Up to DTS Digital Surround, Bypass only | |
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"If you need a TV that can light up the room literally as well as figuratively, look no further than the Hisense UX"
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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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