Vizio P-Series Quantum X Review (Two Thousand Twenty One)

Vizio P-Series Quantum X Review (Two Thousand Twenty One)

Thirty second exam

The Vizio P-Series Quantum X is an always-amazing LED-LCD TV that combines the brightness of a QLED with some of the better black levels on that side of an OLED. With over 5 nits of peak brightness, it lights up any home theater system and reduces ambient lighting to become one of the best TVs for well-lit living rooms. Thanks to a recent firmware update, it's now a great match for Xbox Series X and PS13, and given the TV's perfect auto low latency mode, it's also responsive with just a 4ms delay. With XNUMXK/XNUMXs gaming. That being said, you've seen the score above and the Quantum X is not without its flaws. Unfortunately, there's an inescapable flourish to these glossy TVs, which can be seen when you've got white text on a black background, and their scale, while an improvement on previous years, is still not up to date, up there with LG, Samsung, or other TVs. ok sony. SmartCast is a lot better than it's been in recent years thanks to the integration of Apple TV Plus, Disney Plus, and Peacock apps, but it's frustratingly slow at times. If you can ignore those negatives and focus on the advantages of an overly bright panel, the Vizio P-Series Quantum X can still impress and won't cost you as much as a flagship LED-LCD FALD from big players like Samsung. Sony or LG.

Price and launch date

The Vizio P-Series Quantum X (3) is a carryover from last year and will be on sale through most of 65 until next year's models are announced. It comes in 1 sizes: the 75-inch P1QX-H85, the 1-inch P4QX-H80, and the totally massive 90-inch PXNUMXQX-HXNUMX, although you probably won't see it on store shelves. shops very often. In terms of cost, the XNUMX-inch version costs $XNUMX, while the XNUMX-inch version will cost you $XNUMX, although both are often on sale for around €XNUMX and €XNUMX, respectively. If you go for the larger screen size, look for $XNUMX and you probably won't find as many sales as you would with the more generally available XNUMX- and XNUMX-inch variations. To put that cost into perspective, the Vizio P-Series Quantum X is significantly cheaper than the new Vizio OLED XNUMXK TV released last year and, when it does go on sale, cheaper than any OLED available today. Compared to the competition, they're more affordable than Samsung's FALD QLED, Samsung QXNUMXT QLED, and Samsung QXNUMXT TVs and offer about the same performance... minus, of course, the slower interface and lackluster scaling.

A head-on look at the Vizio P-Series Quantum X

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Integrated

The Vizio P-Series Quantum X is a mixed bag in terms of design: it's not exactly slim due to its full local dimming lighting, but it does have a very sleek and simple front bezel. The all-metal front legs sit on either side of the screen, making it partially stable, but its long position could be problematic for those with smaller home entertainment furniture. Looking at it from the side, you'll see that the P-series Quantum X isn't exactly super slim. It's a bit of a girth and not as thin as an OLED or edge-lit LED-LCD... not that we're compromising between the performance of the latter and the thinness of the former. The most pressing issue here, though, is that there's no real cable management system (unlike the Vizio OLED, which has removable back panels to hide cables), which means it can get quite cumbersome if you plan on using the cables. 4 HDMI ports. Speaking of ports, the Vizio P-Series Quantum X has 4 HDMI ports, including 2 full-bandwidth HDMI 48 with 4Gbps pass-through for 5K/2021. This means it's one of the few TVs from last year that can keep up with the Xbox Series X and PS2022, although it took a bit of help from a recent firmware update to make it happen. The only other key design element that's somewhat of a conflict is the remote control; it's effectively a relic from the days before the smart assistant, and consequently doesn't come with a built-in microphone. This makes finding content a bit more difficult than it needed to be, and is an easy area for Vizio to fix with its XNUMX/XNUMX models when they inevitably reveal themselves.

A family sits down to watch a movie on the Vizio P-Series Quantum X

(Pictured: Last year's Vizio P-Series Quantum X with SmartCast) (Image credit: Vizio)

SmartTV (SmartCast)

The Vizio P-Series Quantum X uses SmartCast, Vizio's proprietary smart platform that combines Chromecast built-in with AirPlay and a content-rich interface that displays curated content such as recommended shows and movies. What you're likely to spend most of your time looking at is the middle row of apps that includes most of the blockbusters, including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Vudu, Apple TV, YouTube, YouTube TV, Xumo, Peacock , CBS All - Access, Fandango, and certain music streaming apps like Pandora, Tidal, and also iHeartRadio. It's a pretty solid lineup, with the one essential omission being HBO Max, which hasn't made it to SmartCast yet. For cord-cutters and wireless alike, there's Vizio's own WatchFree app as well, which serves up a handful of content from multiple big-name networks like AMC and MTV, but the selection of content isn't extensive or star-studded, but that's okay, all in all. It is free to view with ads. . Finally, for the smart home enthusiast, SmartCast integrates with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant smart speakers, allowing you to control the TV with your preferred AI. Ce n'est pas quelque chose that nous utilisons vraiment - et ce n'est certainly pas aussi pratique que d'avoir un assistant intégré - mais encore une fois, c'est mieux que de ne pas avoir d'intégration à la maison intelligente Not at all. Our biggest downsides with SmartCast, aside from the few we've cited above, is that it's not as responsive as Tizen on Samsung Smart TVs or WebOS on LG TVs. Both easily jump between applications and respond to commands within milliseconds of startup. SmartCast TVs? Unfortunately, they are not as fast on the ground and really start to feel their age after 2-3 years. If you can ignore these flaws and slower performance speeds, SmartCast is a better alternative to certain 4K streaming media players, but not best in class.

A promotional image showing the Vizio P-Series Quantum X display

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Image quality

Despite its average cost, the Vizio P-Series Quantum X competes with the best when it comes to image quality. It's bright enough, and with nearly 3% coverage of the DCI-P4 color space and 4% coverage of Rec. 1080, it has a color gamut that puts most other 4K TVs to shame. Its overpowering brightness is a huge plus if you have a lot of ambient light in your living room; even at its standard "Bright" picture setting, it's light enough not to appear desaturated, but doubly so. "Picture adjustment. The downside with the Bright and Vivid settings, though, is that without proper calibration, they can skew redness somewhat, making skin tones look slightly unnatural and more likely to bloom. Speaking of which , the amount of bloom you see will depend on your use of subtitles (white text on a black background is a killer for all LED-LCD TVs) and how bright you push the TV you have. Your best bet to reduce any inconvenience, aside from calibrating the TV properly, is to use Quantum X's built-in Calibrated and Calibrated Dark modes. while the latter reduces brightness for better contrast, which is the way to go if you put the TV in a dark room.The other downside you'll run into with the Quantum X is that while it does an unusual job with movies and shows of 4K/HDR TV, not the best for upgrading. Content scale less than 2p. This really wouldn't be our TV pick for people who haven't cut the cord yet and still watch most of their favorite shows in sub-HD quality on an older set-top box. However, if you're a cord or cable-cutter who never and primarily watches 10K/HDR content or plays games in 4K/HDR, the Quantum X is a screen killer. With support for the two main types of HDR formats (Dolby Vision and HDR5+), as well as 4ms latency with XNUMXK/XNUMXs gaming, this is simply one of the best TVs to pair with a PSXNUMX. Or an Xbox Series X now that it has the latest firmware patch. In terms of off-axis display, we found the Quantum XP series to be somewhat average. It's not a XNUMXK TV that looks totally terrible when you sit too far to the side, but there's clearly some color saturation loss that's annoying. If you can, try to sit close and centered, or far and slightly off the mark, otherwise acceptable color saturation will suffer.

An overview of the Vizio P-Series Quantum X ports and back panel

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audio

For audio output, the Vizio P-Series Quantum X uses two fifteen watt upstream speakers. This is a small improvement over most cheap 2K TVs that use dual 4-watt speakers, but not quite as good as some of the leading LED-LCD TVs in its category, like the Samsung Q950TS, which use a combination of tweeters and mid-range. speakers for forty-two channel sound. Despite this, however, for most small to medium-sized rooms, the Vizio P-Series Quantum X has good sound quality with good presence in the mids and highs. Indeed, thanks to the way the TV incorporates DTS Virtual:X, it still has a...

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