When comparing Sony X690E 70" (KD70X690E) vs VIZIO E-Series 43" (E43-E2), the Slant community recommends Sony X690E 70" (KD70X690E) for most people. In the question“What are the best TVs?” Sony X690E 70" (KD70X690E) is ranked 165th while VIZIO E-Series 43" (E43-E2) is ranked 212nd. The most important reason people chose Sony X690E 70" (KD70X690E) is:
While hooked-up with a current-generation gaming console, the Sony X690E offers a smooth and fluid gaming experience thanks to its excellent motion handling capabilities and low input lag. The motion looks smooth and isn't blurry because of the TV's fast response time. It takes roughly 14 milliseconds for the TV's pixels to change their color which eliminates a lot of the unwanted motion blur effect. The X690E offers exceptional responsiveness thanks to its low input lag. While in the 'Gaming' mode the TV's input lag drops to roughly 20 milliseconds, which means that you will not feel the delay between pressing a controller's button and seeing the actual thing happening on the screen.
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Pros
Pro Good for gaming
While hooked-up with a current-generation gaming console, the Sony X690E offers a smooth and fluid gaming experience thanks to its excellent motion handling capabilities and low input lag.
The motion looks smooth and isn't blurry because of the TV's fast response time. It takes roughly 14 milliseconds for the TV's pixels to change their color which eliminates a lot of the unwanted motion blur effect.
The X690E offers exceptional responsiveness thanks to its low input lag. While in the 'Gaming' mode the TV's input lag drops to roughly 20 milliseconds, which means that you will not feel the delay between pressing a controller's button and seeing the actual thing happening on the screen.
Pro Deals with the low-resolution content very well
The Sony X690E can upscale the low-resolution 480p/720p/1080p content quite well, without introducing any artifacts which makes it an excellent option for those who want to watch over-the-air broadcasts, old DVDs or Blu-rays.
Pro Works well in bright rooms
This TV does an excellent job of reflection diffusion because of it's semi-gloss screen finish.
Pro Good home theater TV
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.
Cons
Con Can't fight glare
The Sony X690E is not the best TV to place in a bright room with lots of windows because it's not bright enough to fight glare. Its peak brightness is only 250 nits, which is noticeably less compared to what the other TVs in its price range offer.
Con Can't be connected to antenna or cable
You'll need to spend some money on a TV box because the 2017's VIZIO E-Series TVs doesn't have an integrated tuner.