It works pretty well to smooth out fast motion and take take of motion blur. We think this is a great addition to the overall picture quality on this LED TV. The M701d features a panel with a 240Hz effective refresh rate from what is likely a 120Hz panel.
We noted just a slight amount of lag in fast motion material. The effect is more subtle on the Vizio M701d than on many LED TVs we've reviewed. When viewing anything but live sports, you will likely want to turn the Smooth Motion Effect setting off as it adds the unwelcome cardboard cuttout fake effect by eliminating too much background blur. The effective 240Hz panel speed did a pretty good job eliminating judder and motion lag when combined with the Smooth Motion Effect setting. The other color temperature options are Cool, Computer, and Custom. The color temp setting in the more adavnced menu was set to normal when in Calibrated mode. Note: From Calibrated Mode we found it unusual that there was no Warm color temperature setting.
#Vizio m series 3d settings tv#
It's specifically designed to reduce lag time during gaming using a combination of LED lighting, panel refresh rate, and internal processing.Ĭomputer Mode – Very unusual but useful to have this right there in the Picture mode options.Ĭalibrated – Another very unusual but useful mode to choose from, this is the best setting out of the box, but the TV may have a slight yellow, green push here.Ĭalibrated Dark – Obviously this mode is for use in a dark room environment. Game – Some TVs have hidden the Game mode but Vizio makes it easy to find right there in the Picture mode settings. Standard – Comes with contrast set to 80 and brightness 50, backlight Vizio always has lots of Picture Modes to choose from, never as good as a calibrated picture setting but it's nice to have choices: See our calibration settings for more on picture settings. There is only a 2 point calibration option and no Warm white balance settings. From a calibrated picture setting, we felt the TV exhibited some push toward yellow/green in color rendition. Image edges are not as crisp as some of the better Sony TVs on the market (denoting strong video engine processing) but they were far from bad. Black levels are reasonably saturated, and the TV certainly has plenty of brightness in whites. The overall 2D picture quality of this TV will depend a lot on the picture mode you select. Remote control/menu functionality and options.