Vizio V5 Series 2021 Calibration Settings

We used the following calibration settings to review the 65-inch Vizio V5 Series 2021 (V655-J09), and we expect our settings to be valid for the 43-inch (V435-J01), 50-inch (V505-J09), 55-inch (V555-J01), 58-inch (V585-J01), 70-inch (V705-J03), and 75-inch (V755-J04) models.

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', Brightness 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. We disabled other image processing settings, like Black Detail, Local Contrast, and Backlight Control, but you can adjust these to your liking.

You should adjust the Backlight 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. You also need to set HDMI Mode to '2.1'.

The Vizio V5 Series 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 content too dim, you can make it brighter by setting the Picture Mode to 'Calibrated Dark', Gamma to '1.8', Backlight to max, and Color Temperature to 'Normal'. These settings result in a much brighter image, as you can see in the EOTF curve.

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.

Unfortunately, the Vizio V5 Series doesn't have a motion interpolation feature.

The Vizio V5 Series can remove 24p judder from native apps and 24p sources. To do so, enable Film Mode, and we also noticed we had to disable the Full Color 4:4:4 setting.

From the base SDR and HDR settings, simply enable the Game Low Latency setting from the Gaming Engine menu. Unlike most other TVs, this setting can be enabled with any picture mode. For signals that require full bandwidth, set HDMI Mode to '2.1'.

The Vizio V5 Series doesn't support any variable refresh rate technologies.

Unlike TVs from most other brands, no special settings are required for PC use on the Vizio V5 Series, you only need to turn on Game Low Latency to get low input lag. Vizio has removed the 'Computer' Picture Mode, but you need to enable Full Color 4:4:4 for it to display chroma 4:4:4.