Vizio M50-E1 (USA version)

•   Overview
•   Pros and Cons
•   Selected Features
•   Specifications
•   Successor

Vizio M50-E1 was introduced in 2017. It has a LED screen with 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution and 100 Hz/120 Hz refresh rate. The TV is HDR compatible. It supports HDR10 and Dolby Vision.

We give Vizio M50-E1 TV 84 overall score out of 100. Our ranking system is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.

In this section we highlight pros and cons of Vizio M50-E1.

VA Panel

Vizio M50-E1 has a vertical alignment (VA) panel which is most commonly used in LCD TVs as it provides deeper blacks compared to the IPS panel. However, it is still limited with the viewing angle compared to the IPS panel or OLED display.

Full-Array Local Dimming

The TV has Full-Array Local Dimming technology with multiple zones throughout the display. Individual zones of LEDs can light up independently which enhances black levels, shadow details and decreases level of light bleed in dark parts of the image. This gives higher contrast with increased picture quality which is very important for HDR reproduction. Higher number of zones gives better control over local dimming and less blooming around the bright objects and subtitles. This particular model has 32 zones.

HDR10

Vizio M50-E1 supports HDR10 which was announced on August 27, 2015, by the Consumer Technology Association and uses the wide-gamut Rec. 2020 color space. It is not backward compatible with SDR. It sends static metadata via video stream to the TV which calibrates its screen brightness and color according to that. HDR10 is technically limited to a maximum of 10,000 nits of brightness and uses 10-bit color which corresponds to 1024 shades of the primary RGB colors.

Dolby Vision

This TV also supports Dolby Vision which is an update to HDR10 by adding dynamic metadata that can be used to more accurately adjust brightness levels up to 10,000 nits maximum brightness on a scene-by-scene or frame-by-frame basis and support up to 12-bit color depth (4096 shades of RGB) and 8K resolution.

In this section we present all the features and specifications available for Vizio M50-E1.

BASICS
Brand	Vizio
Series	M
Model	M50-E1
Size	50"
Country	USA
Release Year	2017
Smart TV

DISPLAY
Display Type	LED
Actual Size (Diagonal)	49.5"
Resolution	4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate	100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen Design	Flat
Panel Type	VA
LED Type	Direct LED
Backlight Dimming	Full Array Local Dimming
Backlight Name	XLED Plus
Dimming Name	Active Pixel Tuning™
Number of Local Dimming Zones	32
Color	Ultra Color Spectrum
Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth	10 bits
Color Depth	1.07 billion
Dynamic Contrast Ratio	20000000∶1

VIDEO
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision IQ
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Upscaling	Spatial Scaling Engine™
Blacks	Xtreme Black Engine Plus
Frame Interploation Technique	Clear Action™
Frame Interpolation Frequency	360 Hz
Black Frame Insertion
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode

AUDIO
Speaker Power Rating	2 x 10 W
Dolby Digital Plus
DTS StudioSound™
DTS TruSurround
DTS TruVolume™
WiSA Ready

CONNECTIVITY
Ethernet Input
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency	2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Wi-Fi Protocol	802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version	4.1 LE
Chromecast	Built-In
Google Home
Virtual Assistant	Google Assistant
Works with Alexa
HDMI Inputs	4
HDMI Version	2.0a
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)
HDCP Version	2.2
HDMI-CEC
USB Inputs	1
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs	1
IF (Satellite) Inputs
Component Inputs	1
Composite Inputs
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote
DLNA

OTHER
SoC	8-Core Performance
CPU Cores	4
Operating System	VIZIO SmartCast™
Voice Command
Mobile App	Vizio SmartCast Mobile™ app
Teletext
On-Screen Display Languages	English, Spanish, French

VIDEO FORMATS
3GPP
AV1
AVI
ASF
DivX
Flash Video
H.263
H.264
H.265
MKV
M2TS
MP4
MPEG-4
QuickTime
RealVideo
TS
VC-1
VP7
VP8
VP9
VOB
VRO
WebM
WMV
Xvid

AUDIO FORMATS
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV

IMAGE FORMATS
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG

TUNER
Digital Tuner	1
SAT Tuner
Analog Tuner	NTSC-M
NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0)
Digital Terrestrial TV System	ATSC
Digital Cable TV System	Clear QAM
Color system	NTSC / PAL / SECAM

GENERAL
Power Supply	AC 120 V, 60 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)	124.61 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)	0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)	44.40" x 25.61" x 2.68"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)	44.40" x 27.98" x 8.70"
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)	49.88" x 32.60" x 6.38"
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)	200 mm x 200 mm
Weight Without Stand	28.22 lbs
Weight With Stand	29.76 lbs
Weight of Package (Gross)	39.90 lbs
Warranty	1 Year Parts & Labor

ACCESSORIES
Remote	XRT135

The 2017 M series has a successor - 2018 M series. Let us now display the changes that the successor brought.

UPGRADES	Vizio M55-F0	vs	Vizio M50-E1
HLG		vs
Higher Speaker Power Rating	2 x 15 W	vs	2 x 10 W
DTS StudioSound™	II	vs
DTS TruSurround		vs
DTS TruVolume™		vs
Composite Inputs	1	vs

For this comparison we chose 55" version of the successor - model M55-F0. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit Vizio M50-E1 vs Vizio M55-F0 where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.