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VIZIO SmartCast E-Series (E55u-D2) vs VIZIO M50-C1

Product Comparison: VIZIO SmartCast E-Series (E55u-D2) vs VIZIO M50-C1

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VIZIO SmartCast E-Series (E55u-D2) 4K Ultra HD LED Smart Home Theater Display

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VIZIO M50-C1 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV

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General Specifications

Brand

VIZIO

Model

SmartCast E-Series (E55u-D2)

M50-C1

About the Product

Introducing the all-new VIZIO SmartCast™ E-Series™ collection with Chromecast built-in. With a stunning Ultra HD picture and superior performance of full array LED backlighting and up to 10 Active LED Zones®, the E-Series also features Chromecast built-in, the easiest way to stream the entertainment you love from your phone or tablet to your E-Series display.

4K Ultra HD for all has arrived. VIZIO M-Series delivers incredible UHD picture quality, powerful performance and beautiful design, all driven by an ultra-intuitive Smart TV experience that makes UHD streaming simple.

Key Specs

Screen Type

LED

Screen Size

55 "

50 "

Screen Resolution

3840 x 2160

Motion Rate

120 Hz

Screen Size
Motion Rate

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What customers say about "Key Specs"

VIZIO SmartCast E-Series (E55u-D2) 4K Ultra HD LED Smart Home Theater Display

The picture quality is great and the tv is easy to mount, set up and use.
I'm a fan of Vizio TVs. They have excellent picture quality, easy video.
Beautiful picture when you have a picture.
The picture is as good as my Samsung 60" 4K for 1/4 of the price.
The picture quality is fine, but the sound quality is pretty bad.

VIZIO M50-C1 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV

If you are looking for GREAT resolution at a economical price, this is the TV for you
When watching true 4K content, I just recommend pulling your couch/chair a little closer to the TV to enjoy the higher resolution
The resolution and picture vastly exceed my previous 1080p LCD television and were well worth the upgrade.
The colors pop, the blacks are black, and the motion and resolution are stellar.
The only issue I had with the TV was the "Soap Opera Effect" default when I got it out of the box. Everything I watched, even Hollywood blockbusters felt like I was watching "One Life to Live."
TV is pretty reflective, but isn't glossy

Size & Weight

Height

30.7 in.

27.75 in.

Width

48.9 in.

44.18 in.

Depth

10.6 in.

10.04 in.

Weight

32.2 lbs.

33.07 lbs.

VIZIO SmartCast E-Series (E55u-D2)

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VIZIO M50-C1

Video

3D Technology

Dynamic Contrast Ratio

5000000:1

20000000:1

Specific Manufacturer Technologies

Active Pixel Tuning, UHD Upscale Engine, Local Dimming Zones, Clear Action, UHD Codec Support

Ultra Upscaling, VM50 Ultra HD Engine, Clear Action 360, Active Pixel Tuning

3D Technology

What customers say about "Video"

VIZIO SmartCast E-Series (E55u-D2) 4K Ultra HD LED Smart Home Theater Display

The picture is great, as advertised, and setup was fast.
The picture quality of the TV is very impressive, especially with 4K content.
The blacks were very black, and the colors were overall vibrant.
Content from 1080p sources also looked great. Upscaling from 720p was decent at best.
Decent picture for the money. The brights are bright on this one!

VIZIO M50-C1 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV

Contrast and black levels are superb. Color reproduction, viewing angles and upscaling are all solid.
Super crisp clear & defined with super contrasts & colors.
When calibrated correctly, the color and contrast on this TV is incredible.
This is a very nice tv with an amazing picture. The 4k video quality will blow you away, especially if this is your first 4k tv like it was mine.
The active LED zones are very apparent, big blocks of light break up the picture even when this feature is turned off. Otherwise its a very attractive and capable unit.

Audio

Built-In Speakers

Yes

Speaker Output

20 Watts

Surround Sound Support

Yes

Speaker Output

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What customers say about "Audio"

VIZIO SmartCast E-Series (E55u-D2) 4K Ultra HD LED Smart Home Theater Display

The speakers from the TV are decent – not great, not terrible, but appropriate for this price range.
The sound is great without the addition of a sound system, and I like the SmartCasting feature.
Very good, loud sound. Bass isn’t punchy but it is a thin TV
Native sound is pretty good too. I hope it reliably serves me for some time. So far I'm impressed.
The speakers sound tinny and you'll have to turn the volume way up. I don't mind too much because I have a sound bar, but I would be very disappointed if I didn't.

VIZIO M50-C1 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV

Sound is really good for this thin an enclosure, I do recommend investing in a soundbar to get the full impact of this TV.
The sound is clear and the surround sound is amazing.
I really like the sound leveling which keeps commercials from blasting at top volume
Not bad sound quality from built in speakers
Horrible sound, which was expected. However, it’s not a deal breaker as the surround sound works well enough. I would suggest external sound if you’re planning on this to be in more than a bedroom.
Sound - frequency response (bad) --- useable volume levels are limited. With a simple adapter, I added amplified speakers powered by the tv's usb and use them instead of the built-in, or listen through the home theater (via optical cable)

Interfaces

USB

HDMI

Memory Card

Digital Optical Audio

Yes

Analog Video

Yes

Analog Audio

Yes

Antenna

Yes

Network

Wi-Fi, LAN

Wi-Fi 802.11ac, LAN

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What customers say about "Interfaces"

VIZIO SmartCast E-Series (E55u-D2) 4K Ultra HD LED Smart Home Theater Display

Easy to set up. Easy to use. Very good inter-connectivity. Nice remote.
Set up was a breeze, and internet connection is not the least bit buggy.
The internet connection keeps failing on this TV.
My unit also randomly turns on by itself and I have no hdmi connections to the device and have turned cec off.
It will not stay connected to the internet. I have to turn this unit off/on at least every 2 hours.

VIZIO M50-C1 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV

The LCD panel is great, the WiFi performance is on point and lots of HDMI ports.
HDMI ports and USB, nice. DLNA support works well with my multimedia DLNA router wireless or direct connect is so cool!
Vizio is a lower end brand so they are competing on value and features. And this one is chock full of features--as I said earlier 5 HDMI ports, USB input, Component video, analog audio out, SPDIF optical port and a wired ethernet port.
One real disappointment is that ARC is working only on HDMI 1 which makes it impossible for me to use HDMI5 (the only port with high velocity mode) for my playstation and have the sound routed to the external speakers at the same time...

Power

ENERGY STAR Certified

Yes

ECO sensor

Yes

Wattage

95.7 Watts

71.4 Watts