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Enjoy outstanding clarity with this VIZIO 70-inch LED smart home theater display. Stream content seamlessly with the built-in ChromeCast and included Android tablet remote, and enjoy fast-moving scenes without blurring thanks to the High Dynamic Range. This VIZIO 70-inch LED smart home theater display has 4K resolution for optimal picture quality.
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Amazing display, best for the $$$
on June 28, 2016
Posted by: TVDude78
I've been waiting months and months to get my hands on an M70-D3 after doing a ton of research on all the other comparable sets for the price range. Based on a comparison of specs from the competition, it was clear that for the price, this was going to be the absolute best 70" available. I purchased mine sight-unseen without a single review, basing my decision on the glowing praise of the Vizio P series which is the higher-end sibling of the M series.
Bottom line, the display has lived up to my expectations and surpassed them. The picture is absolutely stunning. 4k content is beautiful, bright, vibrant and with deep deep blacks. Same applies for upscaled HD which looks way better than I thought it would given the reviews for the P's upscaling was admittedly not overly positive. My 720p cable looks just fine and 1080p sometimes looks incredibly good. DV HDR is currently supported and Vizio has said, on record, that a firmware update later this year will support HDR 10. It lacks the WCG of the P, but unless you have super human sight, it may be hard to notice the difference in color spectrum between the two.
Now here's the big thing that is already turning off a lot of people in what little reviews that are out there and DO NOT let it deter you from getting this display... the TV's 'smart' interface (or lackthereof) and tablet remote. This approach is clearly very polarizing with some people frustrated at the lack of an intuitive on-screen interface. All the action instead happens on the included tablet (very nice) or your personal smartphone/tablet and you cast it over to the display.
IMO, this is a defining moment in the evolution of the smart TV akin to Apple ditching CD drive or not supporting Flash on the iPhone. Some people are going to FREAK OUT for a bit until they realize having an interface built into the TV simply makes no sense and only serves to unnecessarily jack up the development cost of the product. While most manufacturers stop supporting smart TV after faces after a year or so, these sets are never going to feel dated. Smartphone/tablet apps are going to always be updated and continue to work with these new sets. They are future proof (as much as reasonably possible) because of this.
And if you don't like casting? Just get any number of ultra affordable streaming devices like a Roku or Amazon Fire to do it. It'll still be cheaper than any of the comparable sets on the market. Do not pass over one of these simply because you don't like the casting, there are any number of ways around it if you hate it.
The only downside I will give with using the tablet/phone remote is that it can be a little tricky to tinker with the picture settings at times and it would have been nice to have the ability to control the sliders with the standard remote included. If you have fat fingers, you may want someone with more petite fingers to help you there. :) Otherwise, I'm sold on the casting.
Final Verdict? Awesome awesome set. Don't let negative reviews that solely complain about the casting sway you from picking one up. They are rooted heavily in ignorance about the technology powering these displays, extremely short sighted, and prioritizing the wrong things when shopping for an expensive 4k/HDR display.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Add a veritable entertainment center to your living room with this Insignia 49.5-inch LED TV. A trio of HDMI outputs lets you add a variety of devices to this TV, including consoles and Blu-ray players, while its 1080p resolution delivers everything in glorious HD. The LED backlighting of this Insignia 49.5-inch TV ensures fabulous color.
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Stay away!
on June 6, 2016
Posted by: TVDude78
Like another reviewer said, I already had a 32" Insignia in another room and it was just fine for the $$$. This one, however, is far from it. First TV I've ever owned where it looks like the hardware is struggling to keep up with the video. Picture is a choppy, juddery, laggy mess. Can't believe they'd sell this to people as it tarnishes what is, otherwise, a pretty ok budget brand. Hopefully BB wises up and pulls this model from shelves, their customers (and this affordable brand) deserve better.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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