what do you think the best viewing distance is? AND anyone else play console games on it..how does it perform?
1610503
I don't know about best viewing distance... personal preference I guess. I have my Home Theater seats positioned about 15 feet away and it's great.My sons play XBox One and XBox 360 games on it as much we will let them, and it's great.
1610504
I maybe not the one to ask as I like to sit closer than recommended. I like the big picture, that is why I got it. We sit back about eight feet with TV placed so that eye level is right at the center of the screen and it is GREAT! 3D and regular viewing is not hard on the eyes and works fine. I don't play games on it, but use it as a second monitor and play videos straight to the Visio and it is perfect. When looking at the desktop on it, it isn't as perfect as my 30 inch monitor, but then it isn't designed to be as high resolution as a Computer Screen.
1610505
I sit about 10 feet away, and I don't think it is too close, it is awesome, I feel like I am in the cinema.I play ps4 games on it, fifa 14 and call of duty, and I think the quality is out of this world.
1610506
Hi Jeff- We view the TV at a distance of approx. 15 feet, and the picture is killer. Have not tried any games yet;but I don't see why they would not be fine. I have put photos on the screen from a thumb drive in theBlu-ray player, and they are great too. One thing, when you get close to the screen, 2 feet or so, it appearsto be grainy. Probably does not matter - can't watch that close anyway.Bob
1610507
I don't know about best viewing distance... personal preference I guess. I have my Home Theater seats positioned about 15 feet away and it's great. My sons play XBox One and XBox 360 games on it as much we will let them, and it's great.
956713
@E.Binfet is correct. At 2 feet you can see it, but from 4-5 feet you won't notice it at all. We watch TV from 8-10 feet away and the picture is incredible... definitely superior to my 5-year old mid tier Panasonic plasma.Don't let the Pentile display keep you from getting a solid-performing plasma at an incredible price! It's a non-issue...
291107
For a computer monitor I would lean away from. For gaming consoles they would work well. I use fire tv for gaming, pretty good on a ps3 as well. Computers would have resolution issues if you are nitpicking for high quality images, but some games would not be overly affected like voxel based games or lower quality visual games. I would personally not try Skyrim on it, Oblivion on the other hand would be fine.
1866004
There's a slight motion blur. I mean SLIGHT. And the blacks aren't that great, but after you get the right settings you can get it pretty close.I have it, I didnt take it back and I'm happy with it. For under $700 you'll be hard pressed to find a tv without a slight blur or some difficulty with fast movements, like in FPS games.I'd recommend spending more money if you want THE gaming TV. This one will do just fine though.
197664
It's flawless watching sports. The 120 Hz handles fast frame rates exceptionally well. I've had it for a few months now and it has spoiled me as my friends' TVs just don't stack up despite being much larger and far more expensive
530711
yes i bought a 7' x 7' screen through amazon which is great for gaming never had a better gaming experience only thing is buy a sound bar sound is good to start but surround sound is much better i also run a small fan at the projector in hopes of keeping the bulb cooler for longer life
1972619
Game consoles look amazing on these TV's. Upscaling will only do so much but the TV will respond to the resolution and format that the console is displaying. The gaming experience on a 55" screen is breathtaking and beyond thrilling
2232235
I just got mine last night... viewing angles aren't as great as LCD's, that's for sure... left and right as well as up and down. I really didn't appreciate just how big this thing was going to be til it came in. I have it up too high and you can notice the difference pretty easily from having your eyes on level with the center of the screen and being above/below that point. I have a chair that is about 45 degrees and you can also notice the picture dim compared to sitting straight in front, but its not too bad. I wouldn't want to sit at much more of an angle than that though. I'd say its got about 90 degrees of solid viewing and then it starts noticeably degrading. You're definitely going to want to sit as close to head-on to this thing as you can get with your eye-level near the center though. I think the up/down viewing angle is worse. Very happy though overall... Kind of shocked what I got for my money. I was looking to get the biggest best TV I could for under $1k and frankly, I ended up with more than I bargained for.
664283
I have a 120" screen, our couches are 14 feet from the screen at it looks really good. Also remember it will depend on your source. Broadcast TV will not look as good as a blu-ray or HD movie rip. Needless to say people are always amazed when they come over to watch a game.
1400130
To be honest with you, I haven't use this TV for gaming. But I will eventually! It should be good since the quality of watching TV is very nice. I'm curious now since you've ask me!
1931128
I would go with something bigger (and not Vizio). I guess if you do not plan on using the TV for anything else other than gaming it would be fine but the TV was horrible for me and I am never buying a Vizio ever again. Sorry for the negative response but that is my story.
1146848
Dude, I've been running my 360 on this. And what can I tell you, it's everything that's on paper, and then some... I've been running games at 720p and 1080i and it's just Liquid Crystal CLEAR. So far, no, it does not introduce any lag. I'm still waiting for the 1080p games that aren't out yet. I expect to be blown away.
1467601
I've used it with a PS3 and a PS4 and I'me very pleased with the image quality, latency etc..2 things to not are that this TV, like most modern sets, has a game mode that you should use. I'm assuming that this helps with lag issues. The other thing is that the speakers on this tv are fine but not great. if you like enjoying the sound in your games as much as the graphics you'd be served well by getting a soundbar or a more involved speaker setup.
190572
I have played Xbox 360 and PS4 on mine without any lag or banding. I have zero complaints with this TV.
2272683
After MUCH watching of this and other 46" and 52" LCDs, IMHO this is the perfect viewing distance for a 46". Others say a 52" is even fine at this distance, but I find that periodically I see things at 10 feet that I don't at 12, so I like 12' for a 52". YMMV
1725086
I'm playing Skyrim on it right now. Runs at pretty much full res with no problems or lag. I've also played Far Cry 3 at full settings on it with no problems.
215683
I use the BenQ specifically for PC gaming. It works great. I'm very happy with the purchase. I have a 3 monitor setup with the BenQ in the middle and a couple cheaper monitors for the outside. I can definitely tell the different in quality.