VIZIO E-Series 65" (E65-E1) vs LG B8PUA OLED 65" (OLED65B8PUA)

The 2017's VIZIO E-Series TV offer performance that is on par with the best TVs in its price range when placed in a dark room. The TV's reasonably high native contrast ratio and excellent blacks are in charge of its excellent performance in dark environments.

The TV's native contrast ratio of 5307:1 allows the 2017's E-Series to deliver saturated dark scenes.

This TV is capable of reproducing some deep and inky blacks that are on par with what the best LCD TVs offer. The TV's evenness of blacks measures at around 0.5% native standard deviation - only the best LCD TVs can beat that.

There are two main considerations when looking for a gaming TV: Input lag and does moving objects tend to leave a trail behind them. The input lag of this TV is under 40ms which is about average when looking at 4k TV's all the way up to $1500 and beyond.

If you don't live in a very bright apartment, there is really nothing you're giving up buying this 65inch TV for $850 vs the alternatives at $1400+. If you want OLED and all the other fancy features you're looking at well over $1,500 and at basically half that price this TV is a great deal.

The LG B8 highly responsive and lag-free gaming experience because of the TV's exceptional motion handling capabilities and low input lag.

The motion looks clear and doesn't appear washed out thanks to the TV's fast pixel response time that allows the B8 to eliminate the artificial effect of motion blur. The TV's full pixel response time measures at only 1.1 ms - just a couple of TVs on the market can switch their colors that fast.

The input lag of the B8 is among the lowest among the high-end TVs, measuring at only 21 milliseconds.

The dark room performance of the LG B8 is exceptional. The TV delivers saturated and inky dark scenes thanks to its high native contrast ratio and almost ideal black uniformity.