When comparing Samsung NU6900 65" (UN65NU6900) vs VIZIO D-Series 50" (D50-F1), the Slant community recommends Samsung NU6900 65" (UN65NU6900) for most people. In the question“What are the best TVs?” Samsung NU6900 65" (UN65NU6900) is ranked 78th while VIZIO D-Series 50" (D50-F1) is ranked 88th. The most important reason people chose Samsung NU6900 65" (UN65NU6900) is:
The Samsung NU6900 offers smooth and lag-free gaming experience thanks to its low input lag and good motion handling capabilities. Gaming feels responsive thanks to the TV's low input lag that measures ar around 22.2 milliseconds - It is on par with what the other gaming TVs in this price range offer. The motion looks clear thanks to the TV's fast pixel response times that eliminates traces of motion blur. The full pixel response time of the Samsung NU6900 is only 16.2 milliseconds.
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Pros
Pro Responsive
The Samsung NU6900 offers smooth and lag-free gaming experience thanks to its low input lag and good motion handling capabilities.
Gaming feels responsive thanks to the TV's low input lag that measures ar around 22.2 milliseconds - It is on par with what the other gaming TVs in this price range offer.
The motion looks clear thanks to the TV's fast pixel response times that eliminates traces of motion blur. The full pixel response time of the Samsung NU6900 is only 16.2 milliseconds.
Pro Excellent dark room performance
The Samsung NU6900 is an excellent option for those looking for a home theater TV because of its excellent performance in a dark room where it can display deep, dark and inky blacks.
The blacks look genuine thanks to the TV's high overall native contrast ratio that measures at around 6100:1. Only a couple of the competitors in this price range can offer that high contrast ratio.
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 fight glare
The NU6900 doesn't look good in a bright room because it's brightness is too low to fight glare.
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.