Vizio P-Series Quantum X (PX65-G1) review

Our Verdict

The Vizio P-Series Quantum 10 (PX65-G1) is a solid 4K TV that can contend with some of the best in terms of picture quality, but it lacks luxury features similar high-fidelity sound.

For

Excellent colour reproduction
Deep blacks
Very competitive toll

Confronting

Mediocre smart Tv features
Poor audio performance

Tom'south Guide Verdict

The Vizio P-Series Quantum Ten (PX65-G1) is a solid 4K Television set that can contend with some of the best in terms of film quality, but it lacks luxury features like high-allegiance sound.

Pros

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Excellent color reproduction
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Deep blacks
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Very competitive cost

Cons

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Mediocre smart Boob tube features
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Poor audio performance

Editor'southward Note: The Vizio P-Series Quantum X (PX65-G1) is no longer existence sold, but it has been replaced by the newer Vizio P-Serial Quantum P65Q9-H1 , which nosotros will exist reviewing in the virtually future. We have updated this review to reflect this change. The original rating and recommendations remain from the original review in February of 2020.

Information technology may not exist stunningly svelte. And it may non deliver earsplitting explosions from movie soundtracks. But for the coin, the 65-inch Vizio P-Series Breakthrough Ten ($1,198) delivers solid color operation in a crisp 4K Goggle box. It as well includes some intelligent upscaling to go along the picture articulate when you're watching standard HD material (which you will be, most of the time).

Vizio packs a lot into this acme-of-the-line model, including a total-array LED backlight with multiple agile zones. The prepare supports the major high dynamic range (HDR) formats for boosting color intensity. And its picture skills place it above lower-priced 4K models from Hisense and TCL — and in contention against models that cost thousands more from LG, Samsung and Sony.

Does it accept flaws? Certainly gamers and music lovers will recollect so, but the trade-off results in a very respectable 4K motion picture at a very competitive cost, making information technology one of the best TVs available in terms of value for the dollar.

Vizio P-Series Quantum X (PX65-G1) specs

Price:	$1,198
Screen size:	65 inches
Resolution:	3840 ten 2160
HDR:	Dolby Vision, HDR10 and HGL
Refresh rate:	120 Hz
Ports:	5 HDMI 2.0 ports, one USB
Audio:	10 watts x 2
Smart TV Software:	Vizio SmartCast 3.5
Size:	57 x 32.7 x 2.72 inches [w/o stand]
Weight:	54.06 pounds [w/o stand]

Vizio P-Series Breakthrough X (PX65-G1) price and availability

The Vizio P-Serial Quantum X (PX65-G1) is no longer beingness sold.

For the latest model in the new series, consider the newer Vizio P-Series Quantum P65Q9-H1. We'll exist reviewing this new model in the coming weeks.

And bank check out our current favorite Vizio set in our Vizio OLED TV (OLED55-H1) review, which names the new OLED ane of the best values on the marketplace.

Vizio P-Series Quantum X (PX65-G1) design

Sitting on a credenza, the 65-inch Vizio P-Series Quantum X rests on two argent arched legs located at either end of the panel.

That gives it enough summit for a thin sound bar, Blu-ray player or set-top box to fit under its profile. The fix'southward black plastic chassis has an even, narrow bezel and the simple Five logo is discretely set over to the far correct of the bottom border of the display.

For those looking to do a wall placement, the P-Series Quantum X works with VESA-compliant 400 x 400-millimeter brackets. The set up weighs just over 54 pounds without the stand. Not that we're body shaming, but that's a bit on the heavy side, then you should get a sturdy mounting system.

Vizio P-Series Quantum X (PX65-G1) ports

The P-Serial Breakthrough X has a typical assortment of inputs and outputs. For HDMI connections, at that place are five ports (2 mounted to the side and three more along the bottom). The HDMI connections are two.0a, with one 120-Hz one.4 input intended for gaming. There is also a component video input and a single USB port. Another USB port would have been helpful, considering the number of devices — such as powered antennas and media storage devices — that could use a USB connection.

Analog and digital audio outputs are also on the back, as well equally a coaxial connection for cable or an antenna. For networking, at that place's an Ethernet port and congenital-in 802.11ac dual-band Wi-Fi. Bluetooth — for, say, a pair of headphones — is not built in.

Vizio P-Series Quantum X (PX65-G1) performance

There's no dubiousness that Vizio has included some features in the P-Series Quantum X set that have a direct payoff when information technology comes to picture quality. The quantum dot film, which adds color depth, and the total-array LED backlight with 384 active dimming zones deliver meaning benefits. There's minimal flaring around vivid objects on the screen, for example, and almost no halo effects around highlights in the picture. The active dimming zones besides enable some nifty moving picture processing tricks, such equally automatically detecting when you're watching a letterboxed pic and so making the top and bottom bars fifty-fifty darker. The result: some of the deepest blacks we've seen outside of an OLED TV.

Of form, we're basing nigh of our judgments on the assumption that y'all put the Vizio P-Serial Quantum X in its all-time calibrated pic fashion. In calibrated style, about of the image settings are automatically adjusted to 50%, and motion-control video processing is turned off to reduce potential artifacts and racket.

1 annoying and awkward moving picture adjustment on the Breakthrough 10 is the HDR setting. Rather than existence grouped with other motion-picture show settings, you'll find it under the master bill of fare, and then you take to dig through several submenus (settings, input settings, and then the specific input) to locate "Full UHD Color." A simple on/off toggle under picture settings would exist more than logical.

In tests comparison the P-Series Quantum X with some of the leading high-end TVs in the market place, the set did very well. It delivered 99.95% of the Rec. 709 colour gamut, for example — a certainly respectable upshot, which reflects the fact that quantum dot films can enhance color functioning.

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Color-accuracy tests (according to our measurements with an X-Rite colorimeter and CalMan calibration software) turned in a Delta-Eastward number of 2.v (the closer to 0, the better). That may sound about average, just there are more nuances to these results. Consider that the LG B8 OLED posted a 1.7 in our tests, which is ane of our best scores, but the very highly regarded Sony A9G OLED came in at 2.vii, ostensibly worse than the Vizio P-Series Quantum X, just in practise, one of the all-time sets we've e'er reviewed. Correct in betwixt was the less expensive Hisense H9F with a Delta E score of two.3, even though overall, its motion-picture show is not as consistently accurate equally any of the aforementioned sets.

Of course, the proof is in the movie viewing. Watching the Blu-ray 4K HDR version of Arrival, subtle oranges and yellows looked spot-on, and there was minimal picture racket. The active dimming too helped with the scene of the helicopter ascending from Louise Banks' habitation, allowing us to clearly see the car parked in the shadows. Occasionally, the video processing in calibrated mode all the same looked a little heavy-handed: It made the actors seem every bit if they were standing in front of a flat properties. There was too some minimal banding in colour gradients, like gray skies or the opening fog scene in Blade Runner 2049, merely null viewers would observe distracting.

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Details jumped out in most of what we watched, demonstrating that the P-Series Quantum X did a bang-up job with 4K material. In Avengers: Endgame, the 4K disc yielded excellent image details, such as Robert Downey Jr.'s worry lines every bit his spaceship drifts directionless out in space. Such details will motivate you lot to become a 4K Goggle box, although information technology can reveal too much, such equally the fact that Chris Evans every bit Helm America is wearing too much makeup in some scenes.

Everyday viewing will doubtless comprise a lot of standard Hard disk programming. Fortunately, the P-Serial does a good job upscaling such material. An old standby Skyfall Blu-ray disc with challenging action sequences was handled easily without adding whatsoever artifacts or creating whatsoever dropouts. Colors remained true and details in shadows were yet visible. A examination with an Hd version of Gravity as well showed how well Vizio has improved its upscaling; as Sandra Bullock spun out into the darkness of space, in that location was no halo effect and stars twinkling in the distance nonetheless looked sharp.

Vizio P-Series Quantum X (PX65-G1) gaming operation

For 4K gamers (and don't nosotros all want to be 4K gamers?), the Vizio P-Series Quantum X is a bit of a disappointment. On a 4K HDMI port with the special game mode enabled to reduce latency, we measured a lag time of 35.1 milliseconds. In full general, anyone shooting information technology out in a multiplayer game like Halo isn't going to discover a lag fourth dimension of 20 ms or less, but above that, you'll find you're at a distinct disadvantage confronting the competition.

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Yet, to address this issue, Vizio has essentially added an extra, fifth HDMI port specifically for gamers — but it only supports 1080p. The do good is that it strips away all the video processing that adds to lag, turning in a much more respectable 23.8-ms time in game manner. That's better, but nevertheless non a stellar issue.

Vizio P-Series Quantum X (PX65-G1) sound

The other obvious vulnerability of the Quantum X was its audio quality. Using a pair of 10-watt speakers, the audio settings of the P-Serial Breakthrough X don't include any preset sound modes. Other TVs include modes for music, movies, sports and other programming. This P-Series includes a DTS environment-sound mode and volume leveling, but no presets. At that place's also no blaster for tweaking the sound, which is a shame, because it sure could use information technology.

Vizio P-Series Breakthrough X (PX65-G1) smart TV features

Vizio has received a off-white amount of criticism for its SmartCast interface, but it has been steadily improving it. Version iii.5 hither is quicker and less clunky, but it still offers a lot less than Roku- or Android Boob tube-based models from the likes of Sony or TCL. We similar Vizio's WatchFree department, which aggregates hundreds of costless streaming sources, and there are apps for major services, from Sesame Street to Tidal. Still, most people will observe SmartCast overlooks ane or another of their favorite services, such as Disney+. (Though Vizio assures us that both Disney+ and Apple TV+ will exist coming to SmartCast TVs sometime this spring.)

If you want more apps, you lot'll have to use the born Chromecast support to stream them from a mobile device. Chromecast supports many, many more than apps — including HBO, Disney+ and Showtime — than Vizio'southward SmartCast. However, some people will be annoyed at the thought of having to use their smartphone or Android tablet every bit a remote control. If SmartCast's limited app selection leaves you lot feeling underwhelmed, there's always the option of getting a Roku Premiere ($29.99) or Roku Streaming Stick ($49.99) and skipping Vizio's SmartCast entirely in favor of Roku'due south rich app selection and easy-to-follow interface.

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There is an Alexa option (as well every bit support for Apple tree HomeKit and Google Assistant) if y'all want to use voice commands. However, yous take to use it via your ain existing smart speaker, like the Amazon Repeat. Information technology is not built into the set.

Vizio P-Serial Quantum 10 (PX65-G1) remote control

The supplied remote command for the P-Serial could utilize an update. It's thin enough and curved to balance comfortably in the mitt, but it lacks backlit keys, making information technology difficult to notice buttons in the night.

There are dedicated buttons for services like Vudu, Netflix, Amazon, iHeartRadio and Crackle. Simply there's no guide button, which tin lead to some nonintuitive navigation. On WatchFree, for example, you have to striking OK on the remote, which tells you lot the channel, and then select OK again (inside a few seconds) to get a guide. One push would be easier.

Bottom line

To get this level of picture functioning at this price, you lot have to give up something. With the Vizio P-Series Quantum Ten (PX65-G1), the company has cutting corners in sound quality and another minor niceties to achieve its relatively affordable price tag. In that location are cheaper 65-inch 4K models out at that place, such equally the Hisense H9F, which is more than than $300 less, merely they can't match the flick quality of the P-Series. More expensive sets like the Sony A9G OLED all the same best the Breakthrough 10 in sharpness and image allegiance, but they tin can toll upwardly of a $1,000 more.

John R. Quain has been reviewing and testing video and audio equipment for more than than 20 years. For Tom'south Guide, he has reviewed televisions, HDTV antennas, electric bikes, electric cars, every bit well as other outdoor equipment. He is currently a contributor to The New York Times and the CBS News television program.