When comparing Samsung The Frame 55" (UN55LS03N) vs VIZIO D-Series 50" (D50-F1), the Slant community recommends VIZIO D-Series 50" (D50-F1) for most people. In the question“What are the best TVs?” VIZIO D-Series 50" (D50-F1) is ranked 88th while Samsung The Frame 55" (UN55LS03N) is ranked 143rd. The most important reason people chose VIZIO D-Series 50" (D50-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 Accessible inputs
You'll experience no troubles while accessing the inputs of this TV because of all the key inputs and outputs of The Frame are located on the external One Connect box. Additionally, the One Connect box works as a power supply unit.
Pro Works well with an Xbox One X
With this TV you'll no longer have to experience screen tearing while playing games on Xbox One X because the TV runs FreeSync. FreeSync is an adaptive synchronization technology that allows a panel to synchronize it's refresh rate to match the framerate of a GPU of a computer or console.
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 Doesn't look good from an ange
The TV is not the best pick for those who like to watch with a crowd because those who sit at an angle to the TV will experience degraded picture quality. For example, black levels start to change noticeably when the viewing angle reaches 14 degrees.
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.