Vizio OLED 2020 Calibration Settings

We used the following calibration settings to review the Vizio OLED 2020 (OLED55-H1), and we expect our settings to be valid for the 65" (OLED65-H1) model as well.

These settings should apply to most types of content, except for gaming or use as a PC monitor, which require a few additional changes, listed below.

For SDR content, we recommend choosing the 'Calibrated Dark' picture mode, as it's the most accurate one out of the box, and allows for the most customization. We recommend leaving Contrast at '50', Black Level at '50', Color at '50', Tint at '0', and Sharpness at '0'. We selected the 'Warm' Color Temperature, as it's closest to our calibration target of 6500K. If you prefer a warmer or cooler image, you should adjust this setting to your preference.

You should adjust the Luminance to your specific viewing conditions. Changing the backlight does not have any impact on the overall picture quality. The Brightness setting adjusts the image itself, and we don't recommend changing it.

HDR is automatically enabled for the native apps. When you start playing HDR content, the picture settings menu changes to specify the HDR format. Once you start playing HDR content, some of the settings change automatically. We recommend choosing the 'Calibrated Dark' Picture Mode, and leaving the other settings to their defaults in HDR.

Unlike the Vizio P Series Quantum X 2019, there's no longer a Full UHD Color setting to enable full bandwidth, so there's nothing to change.

The Vizio OLED supports Dolby Vision, from native apps and with most external devices. As with normal HDR content, when you start playing Dolby Vision content, some settings change automatically. We recommend leaving these settings as-is, do not copy our SDR settings over.

If you find HDR too dim, we got a brighter image in the 'Calibrated Dark' Picture Mode with Gamma set to '1.8', Local Contrast set to 'Medium', and Peak Luminance on 'High', as you can see in this EOTF.

Although we disable most motion enhancing functions for most of our tests, you should adjust these to whatever looks best for you. Some settings, like motion interpolation settings, may need to be adjusted depending on the specific content you are watching.

Although we usually leave these settings disabled during testing, you should adjust the settings in the Motion Control tab to your liking, as different people prefer different levels of motion interpolation. If you want to enable motion interpolation, simply increase the Judder Reduction slider for 24p or 30p content, and adjust the Motion Blur Reduction setting for 60p content. Most of these settings will need to be adjusted depending on the specific content you are watching.

The Vizio OLED can only remove judder from true 24p sources and native apps. To do so, enable Film Mode.

From the base SDR and HDR settings, simply enable the Game Low Latency setting from the ProGaming Engine menu. Unlike most other TVs, this setting can be enabled with any picture mode. For signals that require full bandwidth, Vizio has removed the Full UHD Color setting, so there's nothing to change.

The Vizio OLED 2020 supports variable refresh rate to reduce screen tearing when gaming. To use VRR, set Game Low Latency and Variable Refresh Rate to 'On'.

Unlike TVs from most other brands, no special settings are required for PC use on the OLED 2020, you only need to turn on Game Low Latency to get low input lag. Vizio has removed the 'Computer' Picture Mode, and the Full UHD Color setting. At this time, there are issues with the Full Color 4:4:4 option for chroma subsampling, and looks significantly worse than RGB, so we recommend sticking to RGB until an update fixes these issues. The RGB option allows for a proper chroma 4:4:4 signal, but text still looks blurry.

Although we don't expect this to be an issue for most people, burn-in is a possibility on the Vizio. There are a few options you should be aware of though, to ensure you get the most out of your new TV.

The Pixel Shift setting, as the name describes, shifts the entire image a few pixels to one side, and gradually shifts it in a different direction over time. This helps reduce the effects of burn-in from very small elements, like fine lines in a game HUD. We recommend leaving this enabled, the screen shift is not very noticeable unless you are using the TV as a PC monitor.

The Screen Refresher menu allows you to manually run a complete pixel refresh cycle.