When comparing TCL R617 65" (65R617) vs VIZIO E-Series 55" (E55-E1), the Slant community recommends VIZIO E-Series 55" (E55-E1) for most people. In the question“What are the best TVs?” VIZIO E-Series 55" (E55-E1) is ranked 114th while TCL R617 65" (65R617) is ranked 128th. The most important reason people chose VIZIO E-Series 55" (E55-E1) is:
This TV does an excellent job of reflection diffusion because of it's semi-gloss screen finish.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Great picture quality
Regarding the overall picture quality, the TCL R617 performs on par with the noticeably pricier high-end TVs. In its price range, the TV offers exceptional performance no matter if it is placed in a dark or bright environment.
It can reproduce a wide range of bright and vibrant colors as well as some truly inky blacks because of its wide color gamut, high color accuracy, excellent gamma tracking, high native contrast ratio, and stellar peak brightness.
Colors pop and look realistic thanks to the low average color error dE of 2.33, which is noticeably below the color error margin that can be spotted by a human eye. Also, colors don't look flat due to the TV's near perfect gamma tracking. The colors look very bright thanks to the TV's high overall peak brightness that is measured at more than 700 nits. No other TV in this price range can get that bright.
Dark scenes look profound thanks to the high native contrast ratio and excellent uniformity of its blacks. The TV's native contrast ratio is measured at around 6000:1, which is significantly above what its competitors offer.
Pro Good for console gaming
Thanks to its low input lag and 4K 4:4:4 support, 65R617 is a good option for console gaming.
Pro Works well in a bright room
With this TV you will not have problems associated with reflections and glare even in fairly bright environments thanks to the TV's amazing brightness and semi-gloss screen finish that helps it to diffuse reflections fairly well.
The TV's peak brightness measures at around 700 nits, which is far above what the other TVs in this price range offer.
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 Poor viewing angles
To enjoy the exceptional picture quality of this TV, you need to sit right in front of it as the overall picture quality of the R617 decreases drastically when viewed from an angle. Black levels start to degrade once the vertical viewing angle gets higher than 11 degrees.
Though, this is a widespread issue for the VA TVs.
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.
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