VIZIO – 75″ Class P-Series 4K QLED HDR Smart TV

The TV comes well packaged in a humongous box, which we barely were able to bring into the apartment, without taking it out of the box. The TV is easy to put together but certainly needs at least two persons to handle since it’s short of 70 lbs. The TV is well built, made mostly out of plastic except for the feet. Once in position, I did notice a bit of wabbling but it’s not unstable enough to worry. The Screen is super reflective –almost mirror-like and certainly a smudge/fingerprint magnet, so be ready to have a proper screen cleaner kit around.
The bezels on this TV are some of the thinnest I’ve seen so far. There’s a slightly thicker chin with the power LED on the left bottom and the VIZIO logo on the right, which I did not find distracting. The stands are height adjustable, which allowed me to place my hefty soundbar underneath without obstructing the picture from any angle. Overall, it is a rather pleasant-looking TV and looks gorgeously enormous in my entertainment setup.
It is relatively easy to physically connect several devices since this TV features two 2.1 HDMI, one regular HDMI, one e-ARC HDMI, and even a USB-A port. There’s also a 3.5mm audio jack and an optical digital output for sound hook-ups. I have an ATMOS soundbar, Xbox One X, PS5, Switch, and a high-end PC all hooked up. I do wish that there would’ve been some cable routing solution in the back–especially since all connections are on the right side.
The remote is simple but quite responsive. It is easy to get used to the layout. I am a fan of dedicated app buttons, but I wish they could be reassigned to ones I personally use instead. The voice command button is convenient and works well in most cases.
The TV features an easy-to-navigate menu, albeit a bit too crowded for my taste. I personally would’ve liked to be able to simplify it by hiding or deleting icons, as there are quite a few that I will never watch. I can certainly do without the marquee-style recommended shows. Casting to the TV is easy from any phone or tablet –Android or iOS. The system menu is also robust, which is great for getting into deeper customization.
Out of the box, my first impression was that the picture looks stunning. The TV immediately recognized Dolby Vision and HDR-10 content and the colors are vibrant, the whites are popping and the blacks are deep. I did notice a bit of blooming, where white gets blurry on dark backgrounds (especially noticeable in white text), and colors such as red and blue bled a bit unto each other. The brightness is quite impressive –up to 1200 nits on white, especially in HDR-10, which helps tremendously when the screen is so reflective in the daytime. There are video presets that are distinct that should help in any setting or preference. I suspect many will be satisfied with the default settings and options.
Unfortunately, I am an audio/video enthusiast and I expect much more from such a premium set. Finetuning the monitor was not as easy as simply turning the devices on. I must’ve spent several hours ensuring that all devices worked as intended, and the picture was calibrated as best as possible. I had to research and look up forums to help me achieve the best possible results. The settings menu is easy to use, however, one must have better-than-average experience in audio/video or seek assistance as I ended up troubleshooting quite a bit. For starters, I had difficulties in having the PS5 and PC recognized as 120Hz devices. There was a lot of resetting and rebooting the TV and devices. Occasionally, one device would flicker or lose audio and the TV had to be unplugged and restarted to get back to normal.
Speaking of sound, the TV does have decent rear-firing 15-watt speakers that produce good sound. The bass is noticeable but as with any TV, still pretty weak. Of course, in order to get the full cinematic experience, one must get a good sound system and set of speakers, or a soundbar –preferably with Dolby ATMOS support. I also ran into a few issues with my e-ARC compatible ATMOS soundbar, where the syncing, handshaking and sound quality simply would not work properly –but I suppose this varies from system to system. I ended up disabling e-ARC and opted for ARC in order to get ATMOS and DTS-X recognized. I Hope VIZIO is listening as I believe this can only get better with updates.
When it came to gaming, I was pleasantly surprised. All consoles worked and looked lovely, including the good ol’ Switch at 1080p. Colors popped in SDR and looked even livelier in Dolby Vision/HDR. I was able to play some PS5 games at 120Hz (although not in native 4K). There wasn’t any lag, sync issues, jagged edges, or excessive blurring. However, I did notice that the backlight response time had a hard time catching up sometimes, especially when quickly cruising through menus and in dark areas in games while playing at night. It’s not terrible but can be distracting at times. The best experience I had was with my PC. I was able to smoothly play games like Doom and COD at full 4K 120 fps, pausing only to pick up my jaw from the striking visuals.
Although there were some frustrating nitpicks, tweaking setbacks, and in the end, not all is quite where I’d like it to be, I am still immensely satisfied with the result. My living room truly has become a bonified entertainment hub where we can have the full cinematic experience at home. Thumbs up!

To be honest, the most intimidating thing about this Vizio is getting it out of the box and set in place. Having a razor thin bezel is a beautiful thing to look at; but very difficult to move around without having fingers on the glass. This beast weighs in at 70 lbs. and the wife & I were unsure of our ability to move it to our built-in cabinetry. Solution – call a neighbor! If you’re planning to wall mount this puppy, that’s a 3 person job, so plan ahead.
We did get it safely into place, and began setup. That requires pairing the remote, connecting to your network, and the standard new tv q&a session. The unit then proceeded to download an update, which completed successfully.
We then went through a bit of fine tuning; in addition to the usual choices for picture type, contrast, brightness, etc.; however if you drill down there’s a myriad of choice available for the enthusiast. The ambient light sensor worked very well, we were testing it by opening/closing shades, lights on/off, etc.
The picture is exceptional. I have 2 adjacent rooms, basically both family/entertainment rooms, both with tv’s. If I stand at the end of one room, I can have eyes on both tv’s simultaneously. The other room has a new 60″ 4K (I won’t mention the brand), and looking at them side by side, the difference is immediately recognizable. Yes, the Vizion has richer colors, but the most notable difference is in the whites, and the blacks are beyond comparison. So glad to finally have a screen that can distinguish between gray and black.
We had noticed there was a significant lip sync problem; going into the audio adjustments, I noticed that the surround sound box was ticked, turned the feature off and all was good. I do have an issue with how the lip sync settings are presented. Think of a left/right balance bar for your stereo. When you adjust the lip sync setting, the bar expands to both the left and the right simultaneously. So am I delaying the audio, or delaying the video? A check of the manual offers no help in this matter. I haven’t gotten a sound bar for this unit yet, pretty certain that I’ll be choosing a Vizio to insure compatibility, as I’ve had no end of problems syncing up tv’s and soundbars.
Which brings me to another issue – I’m not blaming Vizio for this, it’s just the way things are nowadays. I get a 70 lb tv in a gigantic box, which comes strapped to a wooden pallet, and there’s no manual inside. Yes, I know there’s one built in to the tv, but some of us old school folks like the manual to thumb thru. Then again, will the on screen manual work when the tv doesn’t turn on? No! I did the next best thing, downloaded the manual from the Vizio site, and will print out the relevant sections.
One more pet peeve that’s common to the industry – the new “simplified” remote. Sorry, I can’t get the hang of these things. I’ll do what I did for my last tv – picked up a universal remote with all the buttons,
I did download the app, which does have a bit more functionality than the remote – works well.
So no points off for the last two items, it’s just the way things are today. But ultimately, it’s about the experience of enjoying the product.
p.s. Over the past couple of days, using my side by side view (as pictured below), the definition of blacks and greys on the Vizio is light years ahead of anything else I’ve seen. Now I can finally enjoy those dimly lit series the networks are so infatuated with – maybe time to review the last season of Game of Thrones!

I’m coming from a 2019 vizio p series quantum 65 inch tv, That has pretty much worked flawlessly since bought it new. Wanting something bigger with hdmi 2.1 and already familiar with vizio tvs I decided to buy this one.
I had it delivered because I knew it wouldn’t fit in our suv. Delivery was great as expected no complaints at all. Unboxing the TV I inspected every inch front and back for damage and didn’t notice a thing. Set up was easy on our TV stand and after turning the TV on it was fast and easy going through the initial settings.
I’ve only had the TV for a little 24 hours but I tested it extensively and have came across 3 problems.
1. The biggest issue I’m having is with the tvs built in chromecast. When casting YouTube and hulu from my up to date android phone sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t. The videos will play for the first 5 seconds and then freeze while a loading pops up in the middle of the screen. Sometimes this happens and the audio from video keeps working. I’ve tested this with multiple phones and still randomly run into this problem,but when I cast to my older vizio tv not a single problem which leads me to believe it’s the TV. I did make sure multiple times that the TV was up to date on its software. I also restarted TV and phones multiple times and still no fix. The built in chromecast needs fixed.
2. I’ve tested the TV multiple ways with different screen test pattern videos. It was passing flawlessly for screen and color quality until I decided to try an all black screen video test. With full active array on I didn’t notice a thing, pure black screen almost like the screen was off, but when I turned off the full active array setting I noticed tremendous light bleed in the top left corner and right. So much that it actually worries me if there’s wasn’t damage done to it when it was on the box before I got it. Please see attached pictures of screen bleed with active array off and on. I’m concerned on the longevity of this TV because of the light bleed.
3. I noticed one dead pixel on the entire screen not a deal breaker but it’s worth mentioning. That’s not number 3 though. 3 times now when starting my ps5 that’s hooked up to one of the hdmi 2.1 ports I’ve gotten a all green screen with audio and 2 black screens with audio. I have to turn off the TV and back on to get it to work. But when working it works great.
So I’m conflicted. When the TV is working it’s amazing looking. 2 put of the 3 issues I’m having can been fixed with firmware updates I’m sure but who knows if and when that will happen. Most TV brands move on to the next year’s model tv pretty quickly and the current gen tvs are left in the dust. The screen bleed has me worried and I’m not sure if I’m going to return this TV and get a new one or my money back and go with a Sony or LG oled. 3 stars because when working it’s breathtaking, 1 star taken away until updates fix problem 2\3 and 1 star taken away because of the screen light bleeding.

The quality of the picture is an drastic improvement from my last TV and would recommend especially for the price!