
The Vizios all seemed to share the same matte screen finish, and it was the better than any of the others at reducing reflections. That TV still had a superior dark-room image, however. Shadow details were also very good, and the D65/E65 actually showed a tiny advantage over the otherwise superior TCL P series in resolving near-black areas like the folds in their robes. The dimming Vizios and TCL also delivered brighter highlights than the others, for example in the faces of Voldemort and his wizards as they stood on the hilltop. Meanwhile the non-dimming-equipped Vizios looked worse (brighter and more washed out), and the TCL S405 and the Element looked the worst of all. During one of my favorite black level torture tests, the attack on Hogwarts from "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the shadows, letterbox bars and other dim areas it looked darker and more realistic than any of the other sets aside from the more expensive E65, which as very close, and the TCL P series, which was much darker and better. Dim lighting: Thanks to local dimming the D65 punched way above its weight in a dark home theater environment, the most demanding for any TV.
