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2016, 4K UHD, Display Tech, LCD, Previews, Quantum Dots Entries in LCD (28)
Best 2016 LCDs: LG Electronics
Saturday, January 2, 2016 at 5:00PM Updated March 19, 2016: 8K and HDR update
LG Electronics has introduced its premium 2016 lineup of ultra-high definition (UHD) LCDs branded under the moniker "LG SUPER UHD". LG's latest UHD TVs include four distinct series for North American markets with three of them highlighted for preview today. The fourth series is a "production-ready" 98-inch 8K TV - 4x the resolution of a regular UHD TV.
All of LG's 2016 Super UHD TVs will feature the company's latest LCD/LED picture technologies including:
- High-dynamic range (HDR10/PQ Curve compatible)
- Wide color gamut (WCG)
- Updated IPS panel
- 120Hz refresh rate
- HDMI 2.0a/HDCP 2.2
- Flat slim designs
- Edge-lit LED backlight
- SDR-to-HDR conversion engine
- webOS 3.0
One item of note above is HDR10 support: an LG representative stated that all of LG's 2016 OLED 4K TVs and SUPER UHD LCDs will support all current HDR formats including the Dolby Vision format supported by VUDU and soon Netflix. Amazon and YouTube HDR playback compatibility are also arriving in 2016.
Review: LG Portable LED Projector
webOS 3.0
Aiming for an interface that provides the user with "simple connection, simple switching, and simple discovery", LG's webOS 3.0 is paired with an upgraded Magic Remote that adds DVR controls and improved universal control. The webOS 3.0 platform introduces the following new updates and features:
- Magic Zoom - screen magnification without quality degradation
- Magic Mobile Connection - Android/iOS compatible streaming
- My Channels/Live Menu - check favorite channels easily
- Channel Plus - free over-the-top (OTT) content
- Channel Advisor - displays frequently viewed TV shows
- Multi-view - view two sources simultaneously
- Music Player - use TV speakers when display is off
- IoTV app (Internet of Things) - control compatible devices via TV
Among the many new features of webOS 3.0 that are listed above, I'll be looking to see if Multi-view allows for the use of two HDMI-connected source devices - something that most TVs are unable to utilize for picture-in-picture (PiP) or side-by-side simultaneous viewing.
The lineup
LG's 2016 SUPER UHD TVs have transitioned away from the use of quantum dot technology to improve brightness efficiency and color saturation. Instead, these TVs will feature an upgraded phosphor-coated LED backlight system paired with a tighter, thicker color filter layer to expand color coverage for supporting 4K UHD video sources. LG claims this technology dubbed Color Prime Plus achieves 91% coverage of the Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) color space that is used in commercial cinema. DCI's enhanced color (compared to HD) has become available via streaming 4K UHD video services as well.
UH9800
There aren't many details available about LG's production-ready 98-inch 8K Super UHD TV (model UH9800). Last year, LG demonstrated a very similar 98-inch 8K LCD that boasted an HDR-benefiting "ultra" luminance algorithm and a wide color palette. However, LG has announced that this TV will feature a superMHL port to wrangle an 8K video signal into this massively detailed screen.
Review: Vizio 5.1 Sound Bar System
UH9500
The flagship UH9500 series TVs feature LG's latest display improvements and design concepts. The 9500's bezel is a sliver-thin strip of trim with slightly rounded corners leaving the eyes to focus on its triple-filtered 10-bit screen that reduces glare and reflections by a claimed 50% better than last year's tech. Compared to LCD panels that operate at 8-bits per color channel or less, a 10-bit LCD should better reduce the appearance of banding and posterization artifacts.
Other noteworthy features of the UH9500 include:
- 10-bit panel/10-bit processing
- Color Prime Plus
- Ultra-thin chassis (6.6mm/0.22in)
- harman/kardon-enhanced audio
- "Magic Sound Tuning" room audio analyzer
- "Near invisible bezels"
- Screen sizes: 55- to 86-inches
- Triple layer anti-glare/low-reflection film
The "sound tuning" room audio analyzer has my attention - I'm hoping it uses the microphone on the remote to listen for setup tones (stay tuned!)
UH8500
The LG UH8500 also features the company's Color Prime Plus technology for a greater range of color saturation. However, instead of the UH9500's triple layer of anti-glare/low-reflection film, the UH8500 gets a double layer that LG claims provides a 40% improvement over 2015 TVs. Like the flagship UH9500, the UH8500 also features a 10-bit panel. Screen sizes for the UH8500 series are 55-inches and 60-inches. Note: the UH8500 was originally described as an 8-bit LCD - LG has since clarified that it is in-fact a 10-bit LCD.
Review: Samsung's Best 2015 TV
UH7700
Rounding out LG's Super UHD TV lineup is the UH7700 series that features the company's Color Prime technology (not Plus) that will presumably be slightly less colorful compared to the UH9500/UH8500 TVs. The UH7700 also features an 8-bit IPS panel with improved dithering to minimize artifacts like banding in fine gradients. Screen sizes for the UH7700 series are 49- to 65-inches.
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This article will be updated as new information becomes available
Professional Video Calibration
Monday, November 23, 2015 at 2:58PM What is video calibration?
Video calibration is the process of precisely measuring a display's color characteristics and adjusting its picture controls in order to produce the most accurate output possible. Video production for movies and TV conforms to an industry specification that defines a very specific color pallet and detail levels.
tl;dr Robert brings tens of thousands of dollars worth of test equipment, software, and know-how to a location and perfects picture quality.
Any video display device (LCD, OLED, plasma, projector) that hasn't been properly calibrated isn't showing you the intended vision of the content's creator, and no consumer display produces accurate imagery right out of the box!
Why calibrate?
There are several benefits of having your TV or projector professionally calibrated:
- Accurate color - a display's depiction of color should accurately represent the information contained within a video signal. Finding and properly adjusting the appropriate picture settings to exacting broadcast and film production standards will result in faithful video reproduction.
- Revealing picture detail - an improperly configured television or projector often sacrifices bright and dark details that should otherwise be visible to the audience.
- Consistent color mixing - Almost all televisions and projectors generate color by mixing red, green, and blue (aka the primary colors in additive color mixing). With these display systems,
the color white is generated by mixing the three primaries together. Shades of gray, like those depicted in the picture above, are created by collectively reducing the brightness of the primaries until there is no light (aka black). The signals in our video sources are often encoded as high resolution grayscale pictures with relatively low resolution color information that is combined to form the imagery that we see. A critical aspect of professional video calibration is to fine tune a display's depiction of grayscale information to be neutral-colored so as not to negatively influence the color information in the video signal. - Minimizing artificial enhancements - most televisions and projectors are factory configured to produce as bright of a picture as possible regardless of color or detail accuracy. Many LCDs also enable a motion resolution enhancement that unnaturally smooths the appearance of movies to the point that it appears as if they were recorded on a camcorder. Professional video calibration minimizes these unwanted artifacts resulting in a more eye-pleasing picture!
- Efficiency - while we strive for optimal picture performance, a side-effect of professional video calibration is often a display device that also consumes less electricity.
Which picture setup is correct? Image credit: Samsung
Is your display sacrificing detail?
Today's televisions and projectors are capable of producing some of the finest imagery yet seen, however, variances in manufacturing along with the myriad of picture adjustment options mean that even the best models from top manufacturers leave room for improvement.
Robert uses CalMAN calibration software from Portrait Displays
Contact
Robert is a THX/ISF trained calibrator based in Northern California/Bay Area, and he welcomes project requests from anywhere in the world!
For more information, questions, or to schedule an appointment, please contact Robert directly.
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1080p, 4K UHD, Calibration, Display Tech, LCD, OLED, Plasma, Projection Review: Samsung JS9500 SUHD TV
Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 9:11PM 
The promise of 4K ultra high definition (UHD) video is about more than an increased number of video pixels. The UHD format also offers a color palette that extends far beyond the ubiquitous HD standard with richer, deeper hues - fully saturated reds being a particularly obvious color difference between the HD and UHD standards. UHD video can also deliver a greater range of luminance information that compatible TVs can use to render eye-catching high dynamic range (HDR) imagery.
The flagship Samsung JS9500 Series 4K SUHD TV beautifully presents today's best HD video sources and its forward looking technical features make it one of a handful of premium 2015 models that approaches the full potential of the 4K UHD format.
Design
The style and design of Samsung's most advanced TV for 2015 is imbued with well-engineered character. Walking around the TV, its chamfered brushed metal bezel adds a silvery thin bit of contrast to the inky dark curved screen surface. The brushed theme extends to the TV's curved plastic-clad backside and its Y-shaped metal base stand. I was less enamored with the moderate flexing of my 65-inch review unit when perched upon its stand, but parents are always advised to secure any large TV to prevent potential tip over. Included spacers allow for the use of standard wall mount hardware.
Display tech
The JS9500's UHD screen has 3840x2160 pixel resolution and is a 10-bit VA type panel that provides good black level performance with the trade off being a narrower viewing sweet spot compared to IPS panel technology with its brighter black levels and correspondingly reduced picture contrast. Compared to the other SUHD Series TVs (JS7000, JS8500, JS8600, JS9000, and JS9100), the JS9500 is the only one to feature a full array LED backlight with "many" zones of local dimming that enables inky dark black levels and superb brightness throughout the picture. The other SUHD models feature edge-lit backlight systems with local dimming, and all produce expanded color palettes using "Nano crystal color" technology otherwise known as quantum dots - learn more about how LCDs and quantum dot materials work in this article.
The HDR advantage
An advantage of the JS9500's full array backlight is that it generates a lot of light. When displaying a relatively small white window test pattern, the JS9500 produced about 930 nits in its brightest picture mode - two or three times the light output of most LCD televisions. However, a possible heat-related issue causes the JS9500's peak light output to decreases slightly over time, and I'm consulting with Samsung for further clarification and will update this article with any new findings. All of that eye-melting brightness from a dark colored screen is optimal for producing a well-contrasted picture even in rooms with lots of ambient light. However, high dynamic range (HDR) video is what the JS9500's impressive light output was meant to showcase. All Samsung SUHD TVs decode the metadata embedded within HDR-authored video content enabling the accurate depiction of an increased range of luminance information. In addition, the quantum dot enhancement of the SUHD series allows it to produce an expanded color palette that measured impressively close to the DCI color specification used extensively in commercial cinema.
Samsung provided a few curated clips to show off the JS9500's HDR and expanded color capabilities, and Amazon recently updated its video streaming app for the SUHD platform to add HDR support. Amazon's HDR-enhanced content selection includes a remastered season of Mozart in the Jungle, the pilot episode of Red Oaks, and more "coming soon". Examining episodes of Mozart before and after the HDR update, light sources in many scenes became more impactful without sacrificing dark details and superb black levels. Sunlit outdoor scenes appeared more natural with touches of brilliant intensity. The polished metal parts of instruments gleamed in a more realistic fashion. A lighter igniting in a dimly lit smoke filled room popped with colorful contrast, and lamp lighting in otherwise dimly lit rooms was almost too bright to gaze upon directly. The dynamic range within these scenes exceeded anything I've seen in an LCD television to date, and I look forward to seeing the selection of HDR content grow.
HDR video support is the primary feature of the upcoming Ultra HD Blu-ray players due later this year. These players will require an HDMI port that's been upgraded to the new 2.0a standard, and Samsung indicated that this update for its SUHD TVs would be forthcoming but provided no further details. The recently finalized Ultra HD Blu-ray specification also incorporates expanded color palette support that greatly exceeds the HD palette in use today. With streaming and physical UHD video options quickly maturing, it won't be much longer before we'll be able to gaze upon popular content with expanded color and HDR on a capable TV like the JS9500.
Vizio 5.1 Sound Bar System Review
2015 Vizio M-Series 4K UHD TV Preview
Remote
The curved and contoured shape of the new baton-style Bluetooth/IR remote feels terrific in the hand, but I did miss the larger combination directional pad/cursor control button of the 2014 Smart Remote (view my video demo). Also, the directional pad on the 2014 remote provided more tactile feedback with raised sections that were easier to locate without glancing down, but the new remote adds backlighting to most of its buttons. The Wiimote-like cursor control offered by the new remote maintained the smooth precision I've come to appreciate in Samsung's premium designs although a few software-related hiccups were observed when transitioning between apps and menus.
Ports
The JS9500 has two ports on the rear of its curved chassis: one for connecting the power cord and the other for attaching a custom 2-meter cable that connects the One Connect input box. The 78-inch and 88-inch models include a 3-meter One Connect cable, but this may still restrict wall mounting options where routing the cable in-wall is desired. All four HDMI ports on the One Connect box were HDCP 2.2 enabled for use with protected source devices like the Sony 4K Media Player (read my review), and a check with the DVDO AVLab TPG (read my review) showed all HDMI ports accepted 4K60 input with 4:2:0 color sub-sampling as well as 4K24/30 with 4:4:4 sub-sampling. An included dongle provides legacy analog AV input options.
Apps
Samsung's 2015 flagship TV features the company's new Linux-based operating system dubbed Tizen. The new interface makes better use of a 4K UHD display with larger and more detailed app icons and increased resolution of the app interface compared to Samsung's 2014 Smart TVs. I was also please to see the TV's on-screen cursor now functions with Netflix but this control feature is unavailable with most other apps. A new OS takes time to mature, and the SUHDs are awaiting the arrival of popular app options like HBO Go and MLB.tv. A recent update added Sony's PlayStation Now game streaming service and it most welcome as the other game app options proved unremarkable and unwieldy. PlayStation Now on the JS9500 requries a DualShock 4 controller as I was unable to pair a DualShock 3 controller I used when originally testing the service on the Sony XBR-X900B UHD TV (read my review). UHD streaming options continue to grow, and the JS9500 goes beyond the ever-present Amazon and Netflix with YouTube, UltraFlix, M-Go, and more in the works.
The JS9500's built-in 1080p camera retracts flush into the frame when not needed and laser-cut ports for stereo microphones blend seamlessly into the upper bezel. The good AV quality of the camera setup had me appreciating the JS9500 as a couch-friendly Skype machine.
My Favorite Dual-Tuner OTA DVR
OTA
Free HD television is always a good thing (ask a cord cutter), and the over-the-air (OTA) tuner built into the JS9500 made short work out of scanning for local channels. The quick guide that appears on the right side of the screen made it easy to scroll to the desired channel, but the grid style channel guide remains as sluggish as last year's version and is best avoided.
Uniformity and viewing angles
The JS9500's curved screen exhibited very good uniformity when displaying a full screen dark gray test pattern that makes anomalies easy to spot. Interestingly, disabling the TV's local dimming feature (aka Smart LED) significantly degraded uniformity with glowing cloudy spots noted across the screen. However, it's unlikely that a JS9500 owner would disable a key visual feature of the TV so this observation is largely a non-issue.
Viewing angle performance with the JS9500 was typically narrow for VA panel technology. In a dimly lit viewing environment with a calibrated picture setup, color saturation and contrast decreased dramatically when viewed anywhere besides front and center. Slight off-axis viewing also revealed increased halos around bright objects on dark backgrounds.
Calibration
My experience calibrating the JS9500 for optimal HD performance was similar to what I've found with last year's premium Samsung models: the factory calibration (Movie picture preset) was very good and it was easy to improve upon the results with careful white balance setup using the 2-point and 10-point controls. Looking into the 4K future, the JS9500 delivered impressive accuracy when targeting the expanded DCI color space (Auto color space enabled), but it will be a few more years before we see a TV come close to covering UHD's gigantic Rec. 2020 color space.
Video processing
Samsung TVs offer some of the best video processing capabilities of any brand, and the JS9500 exhibited very good performance with the variety tests I fed it. High frequency signal results were some of the best I've seen with only a slight chroma roll off that appeared similar to the performance of the 2014 Sony X900B (read my review) and X950B. The JS9500 breezed through the classic 1080i HQV benchmark including a superb diagonal edge filtering result that Sony TVs never seem to get right. Video lag testing using the Leo Bodnar meter saw a reduction to 24.7ms with the TV's Game Mode enabled - less than 2 video frames with 60Hz input making the JS9500 a very good option for gamers.
Robert's Favorite Home Theater Gear
Eyes on
Loading up the 1080p masterpiece Samsara, I found the Sony X950B was slightly better at revealing the darkest details while the JS9500 excelled at maintaining darker letterboxed bars. The movie's many sky and desert panning shots revealed no signs of dirty screen effect (DSE), and the wide variety of skin tones were fantastically represented. I set the TV's custom dejudder setting to off for the most part, but a setting of 1 or 2 (out of 10) did a good job of minimizing this artifact without making it look like a soap opera. Samsara's military parade scene showed that increasing the dejudder setting to 6 or 7 dramatically improved motion resolution at the expense of an unnaturally smoothed presentation.
The Batman classic The Dark Knight is another reference title in my Blu-ray library, and the JS9500's precise white balance setup produced impressively consistent colors and detail throughout the luminance range. Fair skin tones like that of Bruce Wayne highlighted the JS9500's viewing angle limitations as there was noticeable washout with a single step left or right off-center. The Sony X950B exhibited similar artifacts but at slightly wider off-axis angles.
Bottom line
I'm convinced that the Samsung JS9500 Series will rank as one of the very best LCDs of 2015 with its main competition being Sony's new flagship X940C that also features a full array LED backlight system with local dimming. LG's quantum dot-enhanced UF9500 is an edge-lit LCD that likely won't come close to the light output of Samsung or Sony's best LCDs but it costs significantly less. When seated in its viewing sweet spot, the JS9500 delivered a superb HD viewing experience with epic contrast and sublimely accurate color across all luminance levels. During the few weeks I've spent examining the JS9500 it has received several software updates that have improved its performance and fixed minor glitches. I'm pleased to see the UHD format moving beyond simply more pixels, and I'm even more delighted to see capable TVs like the Samsung JS9500 standing ready to deliver a superb presentation of today's and tomorrow's best video content.
2015 Vizio M-Series 4K UHD TVs
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 11:43AM 
The value-focused folks at Vizio have announced a new and improved M-Series TV lineup. Last year's M-Series televisions proved popular for delivering a good value on premium LCD features like full array local dimming (FALD) for superior picture contrast, 1080p screen resolution, and a wide array of screen sizes.
The big news for the 2015 Vizio M-Series TVs is an upgrade to 4K ultra high-definition (UHD).
Quality design touches for the new M-Series include cast aluminum feet, a thin bezel design, and a slimmed profile making it even more attractive when wall mounted.
Robert's Favorite Home Theater Gear
Specs
The new M-Series TVs share many core features, but there are some technical differences depending on screen size.
- 3840x2160 resolution
- HDMI 2.0 + HDCP 2.2
- 4K UHD playback at 60Hz
- 32-zones of local dimming (43-inch model has 28-zones)
- Backlight scanning for motion resolution enhancement
- 60Hz refresh rate: 43-inch, 49-inch, 50-inch, and 55-inch
- 120Hz refresh rate: 60-inch, 65-inch, 70-inch, 75-inch, and 80-inch
- 802.11ac dual-band WiFi
- 2-sided remote with backlit QWERTY keyboard
Vizio 5.1 Sound Bar System Review
Sizes and pricing
* = within 5% of lowest price
M-Series 43-inch (28-zones FALD/60Hz): $498*
M-Series 49-inch (32-zones FALD/60Hz): $574*
M-Series 50-inch (32-zones FALD/60Hz): $676
M-Series 55-inch (32-zones FALD/60Hz): $798*
M-Series 60-inch (32-zones FALD/120Hz): $1198
M-Series 65-inch (32-zones FALD/120Hz): $1348
M-Series 70-inch (32-zones FALD/120Hz): $2093
M-Series 75-inch (32-zones FALD/120Hz): $3070
M-Series 80-inch (32-zones FALD/120Hz): $3798
Many models include additional discounts for Amazon Prime Members
Calibration note (February 2016)
I've now calibrated a few M-Series TVs, and some trends have emerged. All were adjustable to provide a faithful representation of HD/Rec. 709 video sources with fine white balance and color accuracy. Compared to the 60Hz models (screen sizes under 60-inches), the larger 120Hz M-Series TVs with recent firmware are providing a very well calibrated experience right out of the box via the related picture presets. Custom preset options made it easy to generate day/night viewing configurations usable with any input or app. Bravo, Vizio!
Bottom line
The new 2015 Vizio M-Series 4K UHD televisions have taken over where the 2014 P-Series TVs left off. Compared to the 2015 Vizio D-Series 4K UHD TVs available through select resellers, the new M-Series TVs offer an increased refresh rate (120Hz vs 60Hz) and twice the number of zones of local dimming (~32 vs ~16) for improved picture contrast. It remains to be seen if the P-Series will be refreshed for 2015, but it seems increasingly unlikely given Vizio's recent announcement that its Reference Series TVs (aka the R-Series) will be introduced later this year.
Lab Notes: Vizio P-Series
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 3:34PM Updated March 30, 2015: added setup details; corrected 2-point white balance chart
I recently spent an afternoon calibrating the picture of a 70-inch Vizio P-Series 4K UHD television, and I wanted to share my findings.
The P-Series in question was running software version 1.1.19 (latest at the time) that incorporates a variety of fixes, new features, and udpates.
Pre-calibration
I recorded the TV's color and grayscale performance prior to making any changes. In this case, the owner had done little besides enable the TV's Calibrated Dark picture preset that reduces the backlight level and targets a 2.2 gamma (electro-optical transfer function) setup.
Not bad! Vizio is clearly performing a factory calibration on its P-Series televisions before they leave the assembly line. RGB mixing with this factory preset was consistent although slightly too blue, and the measured gamma response (white line) tracked well with the preset's claimed 2.2 value.
Default color quality
A check of the Dark Calibrated preset's default color quality across saturation levels revealed an average overall performance.
Most of the above results exhibited an error value above 3 (green line) indicating that a person with normal vision would see a difference between this TV's output and the target HD reference color in motion video; with static side-by-side color comparisons the ideal maximum error approaches 1.
Post 2-point
Compare the above to the result obtained after adjusting the TV's 2-point white balance controls.
Nice! A flatter response overall (grayscale and gamma), although some of the darker grays are now slightly green positive; a blue positive error is preferable to red or, especially, green positive errors.
These are the values I applied in the Color Calibration > Color Tuner menu to obtain the above result (starting with the Calibrated Dark preset).
Please keep in mind that every TV, including every P-Series, is slightly different; the values I applied may not produce similar results with another, albeit similar, television.
Take it to 11
The Vizio P-Series has an 11-point white balance setup that can be used to fine-tune the product of its 2-point controls. Using these controls, this was the result I settled upon.
The average white balance error was slightly reduced and I was able to improve upon the balance (RGB) of the darker grays. Also, gamma tracked slightly closer to the 2.2 spec.
The 11-point white balance setup for this TV used the following values:
The P-Series 11-point white balance controls would benefit from increased granularity, but I was pleased with the final results.
Color tuning
If I had to pinpoint a shortcoming of the P-Series' picture quality, it would be primary color (red, green, blue) accuracy; fully-saturated red and blue were particularly challenged. Compare the above color saturation errors with this result after performing a 11-point white balance setup.
Much improved but red results were mixed as the lightly saturated levels exhibited increased errors. Diving into the P-Series' Color Tuner tool, this was the final color saturation error result.
I was pleased with this color error reduction. Primary color errors at 100% saturation were a bit higher than I like to see, but this was a hardware limitation involving the interaction of the P-Series' LED light source and its color filter. Here is above data plotted on a CIE chart.
Notice how far off 100% red and blue are compared to the target values (white boxes). However, this is a solid improvement compared to where we started (see below). Here are the color tuner settings I applied to achieve the above result.
Below is the color saturation plot prior to calibration; fine-tuning the P-Series primary and secondary color responses for improved accuracy resulted in a more natural-looking and pleasing picture.
Color check
Another test that I find useful is a color checker tool that measures a couple of dozen hues that include simulated skin tones, foliage, and a few shades of gray.
Much better! A few hues pushed past the 3.0 error level; the orange/yellow errors were due to the rather extreme error of the TV's red primary.
Additional settings
Finishing off the P-Series setup, here is the configuration I used for the controls in the "More Picture" settings menu.
The Active LED Zones control is for toggling the full-array local dimming system on/off. Smooth Motion Effect ruins the look of movies so it was disabled. Clear Action enables the TV's backlight blinking feature for improved motion resolution without unsightly video smoothing artifacts. I usually disable all forms of video noise reduction when calibrating most TVs, however, this time I selected Low to help minimize compression artifacts and other visual quirks that were noticeable when the TV was processing and displaying non-4K video sources.
DVDO AVLab Test Pattern Generator
Bottom line
Software updates have made the Vizio P-Series a better television since its Summer 2014 release. The improvements that video calibration enabled in this TV's color accuracy and grayscale consistency were evident in its reproduction of movies and television programming; the sense that we were now seeing a picture that more faithfully represented the careful work of the director, cinematographer, and editors was obvious and pleasing to all. Not a bad result for a value 4K UHD TV.
