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In any case, the scenes I watched left a good impression: the P65-C1 (65-inch P Series) on display in the dark was definitely bright enough, and all without excessing flashlighting or edge bleed. This isn't as colorful as the quantum-dot equipped flagship, but it's enough to satisfy the burgeoning standards for Dolby Vision/HDR10. Vizio is claiming a 600 nit typical brightness right now (compared to 800 for the Reference Series) as well as the ability to display an impressive 95% of the DCI-P3 color space. From what I've seen, it's a very obtainable spec. Vizio claims a standard full-screen brightness of 600 nits for the new 2016 P Series. They also have different numbers of dimmable backlight zones, with the 50- and 55-inch versions sporting 126 zones, while the 65- and 75-inch versions have 128 zones each. The VA panel will likely offer superior contrast but have a worse viewing angle, while the IPS panel will be the opposite.

Namely, all of them use VA (Vertical Alignment) style LCD panels except for the 55 inch, which uses an IPS (In-Plane Switching) style LCD panel. While the four sizes are all members of the same series, they do have some differences. This time around, the P Series is available in four sizes starting at $999: The 2016 Vizio P Series is positioned identically to its 2014 forebears, leading the line of the company's mass market TVs-basically, everything below the Reference Series. We plan to get one into the lab as soon as we can for full testing and evaluation, so stay tuned. While we can't outright recommend you pull the trigger just yet, the P Series has a pretty good track record. Between stock footage and Vizio's dark-room demo, the TVs look to have enough brightness/color for some semblance of High Dynamic Range-but it's the new SmartCast feature people should really be excited about.

I just spent a little time with the full 2016 P Series lineup, and while I can only speculate right now, they're an extremely impressive group of TVs given their starting prices.
