When comparing Sony X850F 75" (XBR75X850F) vs VIZIO D-Series 43" (D43-F1), the Slant community recommends VIZIO D-Series 43" (D43-F1) for most people. In the question“What are the best TVs?” VIZIO D-Series 43" (D43-F1) is ranked 35th while Sony X850F 75" (XBR75X850F) is ranked 207th. The most important reason people chose VIZIO D-Series 43" (D43-F1) is:
The VIZIO D-Series offers decent gaming experience thanks to its high overall responsiveness and excellent motion handling. The gaming feels lag-free because of the TV's low input lag that measures at only around 22.2 milliseconds.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Fair picture quality
The Sony X850F offers the picture quality that is on par with what the other TVs in its price range offer. It is capable of reproducing decent bright scenes as well as some reasonably good-looking dark scenes.
This TV offers relatively good looking, vivid color because of its bright IPS panel. Its brightness peaks at around 460 nits, which is perfectly enough for those interested in SDR content. As it runs an IPS panel, its colors look a lot crisper than what the VA competitors offer.
Pro Can make low frame-rate content appear smooth
This TV is an excellent option for those who like to re-watch their collection of Blu ray DVDs occasionally because it can increase the smoothness of such content by using its interpolation features. Interpolation allows the TV to boost up the framerate of content making it appear more fluid and less stuttery.
Pro Ideal for group watching
This TV is an ideal choice for those who like to enjoy an occasional sports game or a movie with a bunch of friends or family because it's picture quality remains solid even while viewed from a distance thanks to its IPS panel structure.
Pro Good for gaming
The VIZIO D-Series offers decent gaming experience thanks to its high overall responsiveness and excellent motion handling. The gaming feels lag-free because of the TV's low input lag that measures at only around 22.2 milliseconds.
Pro Ads-free
The VIZIO D-series runs SmartCast which is free of ads.
Pro Fair motion handling
The motion on this TV looks smooth and clear thanks to the TV's pixels that can change their colors very fast as well as the optional black frame insertion feature that works at a high frequency.
The TV's full pixel response time measures at only 12.1 ms - fast enough to eliminate long traces of the artificial motion blur.
Additionally, the motion looks clear, and the details look sharper thanks to the TV's black frame insertion feature. This feature allows the TV to insert black frames in between of the actual content frames. This makes the details appear definite.
Cons
Con Can't play HDR well
Because of its low peak brightness, the X850F cannot produce vivid highlights while dealing with the HDR content. It's HDR peak brightness reaches only 460 nits, which is not as high as what the competitors in its price bracket offer.
Con Bad for group watching
The VIZIO D-Series isn't the best TV to watch with a crowd because those who sit at an angle to the TV will experience degraded image because of the TV's lousy viewing angles. As soon as the angle between the viewer and a TV gets more significant than 13 degrees, the black levels start to degrade. This is a common problem for the VA TVs.
Con Can't fight glare
The VIZIO D-Series is a poor choice for bright rooms because the TV's peak brightness is not high enough to fight glare emitted by other sources of light.