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When it comes to purchasing a new television, there are a few questions to ask yourself before beginning the quest: will this be the main TV in the house, or a secondary screen? What types of shows and movies do you plan on watching? Do you tend to watch TV alone or with guests? And how attractive, whether it’s mounted or standing on a console, will the TV look in your space?
Thankfully, brands such as VIZIO have several TV model variations, which they are constantly adding onto with new editions and upgrades, that are a good fit for any type of at-home entertainment setup. If you’re looking for a high-resolution screen with unparalleled color, then VIZIO’s new Quantum 4K QLED Series (which range in size from 55 inches to 75 inches) is your best bet. But if you’re moving into a college dorm room, or are looking for an extra set for your garage or basement, then you’ll want to look through VIZIO’S D-Series, that have “everything for everyone.”
Below, find some of the best VIZIO Smart TVs on the market right now — for every type of home, room and lifestyle:
For the Living Room Centerpiece
VIZIO Quantum 4K Series
VIZIO’s Quantum 4K QLED series is made for the entertainment enthusiast, with high-tech features such as Wide Viewing Angle, its famous Quantum Dot Technology that delivers over a billion hues of vibrant color and Dolby Vision for a full range of details and contrasts.
In addition to illuminating the bright and vivid colors of your favorite shows and films, the Quantum 4K QLED Series, which was engineered with input from real-life gamers, allows for truly immersive gameplay. The sets boast ultra-low input lag and AMD FreeSync Premium to give you smooth gaming and reduced tearing, as well as Dolby Vision and HDR10 to ensure you play as game developers intended; and other gamer-centric settings for optimized gameplay on PC and consoles.
For the Guest Room
Vizio V-Series
VIZIO’s 4K UHD V-Series is another lineup that can work in any room in the house. The versatile smart TV boasts 4K picture quality, superior Dolby Vision HDR clarity, next-gen gaming performance and easy, quick access to all your favorite apps, movies and shows with a new voice-controlled remote.
One of the headlining features of the sets in this series are Full Array Backlight + Active Pixel Tuning, which distribute light evenly across the entire screen for vibrant color, deeper black levels and enhanced contrast. Active Pixel Tuning refines this picture quality even further at the pixel level to make every image you see as perfect as possible. Plus, its lightning-fast IQ Active™ processor with an intelligent 4K upscaling engine makes it one of the most affordable TV sets on the market able to deliver such crisp images.
For the Dorm Room
VIZIO D-Series
You don’t have to shell out the big bucks to get full HD perfection. If you’re just looking for an extra set somewhere in your house or are moving into a small space like a college dorm room, then VIZIO’s D-Series has exactly what you need. The all-in-one smart TV features an IQ Processor that powers and enhances picture performance, a Full Array LED Backlight that distributes LEDs evenly for light uniformity and superior picture and Active Pixel Tuning that automatically adapts picture for richer contrasts and color accuracy. And the best part? It’s less than $200.