When comparing Samsung MU6300 40" (UN40MU6300) vs VIZIO E-Series 70" (E70-F1), the Slant community recommends Samsung MU6300 40" (UN40MU6300) for most people. In the question“What are the best TVs?” Samsung MU6300 40" (UN40MU6300) is ranked 16th while VIZIO E-Series 70" (E70-F1) is ranked 198th. The most important reason people chose Samsung MU6300 40" (UN40MU6300) is:
In its range, the Samsung MU6300 has better than average picture quality because of the TV’s high native contrast ratio, excellent black uniformity, and relatively high SDR peak brightness. The TV does almost flawless dark scene reproduction. It has the highest contrast ratio in its range at 5768:1, which allows it to recreate rich and immersive dark scenes which are further enhanced by the TV’s excellent black uniformity. In fact, the MU6300 has the best black consistency out of all of its closest competitors, including the VIZIO M-series and Sony X720E.
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Pros
Pro Decent overall image quality
In its range, the Samsung MU6300 has better than average picture quality because of the TV’s high native contrast ratio, excellent black uniformity, and relatively high SDR peak brightness.
The TV does almost flawless dark scene reproduction. It has the highest contrast ratio in its range at 5768:1, which allows it to recreate rich and immersive dark scenes which are further enhanced by the TV’s excellent black uniformity. In fact, the MU6300 has the best black consistency out of all of its closest competitors, including the VIZIO M-series and Sony X720E.
Pro Affordable
Priced just above $400, the Samsung MU6300 is the most budget-friendly option in its range.
Pro Compatible with all current generation consoles
The Samsung MU6300 is an excellent companion to any current generation gaming console, including the Xbox One X, PS4 Pro, and Wii U. The TV is also suitable for HDR console gaming.
Pro Works well as a computer monitor
The MU6300 makes an excellent 4K computer monitor because of the TV’s fast response time and full 4:4:4 color support.
Pro Intuitive and straightforward smart platform
The Samsung MU6300 runs the Tizen smart platform which is well known for its simplicity and intuitiveness. Tizen’s entire menu is organized around the Smart Hub which acts as a gate for accessing all the functionality of the TV. Additionally, the Smart Hub has a row which contains the most-used apps.
Pro Accessible inputs
As all the inputs of the Samsung MU6300 are situated on the side of the TV, you will always have unobstructed access to all the needed ports (HDMI ports, USB, Ethernet, etc.) even when the TV is mounted on a wall.
Pro Good for gaming
The Samsung MU6300 has all the bits and pieces needed for a good gaming TV. It has the input lag of 20.2 ms which allows it to do a decent job in fast-paced gaming. Additionally, the TV is perfectly suitable for HDR gaming, since its input lag remains low even while the TV is processing high-bandwidth 4K HDR input.
Pro Suitable for watching sports
The Samsung MU6300 has everything needed to display high-quality dynamic content since it TV features well-handled motion blur, decent picture quality, and acceptable color uniformity.
The TV’s motion blur is handled by its relatively fast pixel response time which ensures that even fast moving objects do not leave overly long trails. Its full response time of 18.7 ms is on par with its main competitors, like the Sony X720E and VIZIO M-series.
While the MU6300’s color uniformity may not be as good as its main competitors, the TV is still capable of displaying attractive and uniform football, hockey, and golf fields.
Pro Requires no calibration
You'll not need to spend time calibrating this TV because its out-of-the-box color accuracy is quite high. The color inaccuracies cannot be spotted by a human eye because of the TV's average color inaccuracy measures at the dE of 1.97.
Pro Good performance in a dark room
The VIZIO E-Series is a good home theater TV because it offers good picture quality when placed in a dark environment where it can reproduce beautiful images that have inky blacks and bright and colorful highlights.
The blacks look good thanks to the TV's high native contrast ratio that measures at 5900:1 which is a decent result for a TV in this price range. Additionally, the blacks don't look cloudy thanks to their high uniformity.
Cons
Con Doesn’t look good from an angle
The picture quality of this TV is terrible when the angle between the viewer and the panel is greater than 10 degrees because at this point the viewer will experience noticeable black level degradation. Once the viewing angle reaches 21 degrees, all the other colors will start to degrade. This property makes the Samsung MU6300 not suitable for watching with a crowd.
Con Has ads in the main interface
The main interface of the Samsung MU6300 has some advertisements and suggested content.
Con Can’t handle judder
The Samsung MU6300 cannot fight judder in 24p sources. As a result, some users might experience so-called ‘2:3 judder’ while watching 24p content from old Blu-rays and DVDs.
Con Poor viewing angles
Those who view the TV at an angle will see a degraded picture because of the TV's bad overall viewing angles. For example, the image's black levels will start to shift once the viewing angle gets larger than 13 degrees.