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Vizio TVs are known for delivering great picture quality for the money and the company's 2018 lineup looks to continue the tradition let's check out the new sets the best is the brand new P series quantum available in just one size 65 inches shown here and shipping this fall Vizio claims will have the company's best picture quality yet with a peak brightness of 2,000 nits higher than any TV we've tested its videos only TV to use a quantum dot film which helps improve its color to better show off high dynamic range TV shows and movies and its local dimming is more precise than any Vizio TV to date with 192 zones here's videos demo of its local dimming which shows the actual zones in action the quantum is able to illuminate just the areas that need light while the other parts the screen remain dark the result is improved contrast and image quality yes other TVs from Vizio competitors can do local dimming too but very few have as many zones as the quantum Vizio also introduced the newest version with regular P series which cost a lot less 1500 for the 65 inch size 75 and 55 inch sizes available it loses quantum dots can't get his bright in his fewer dimming zones up to 120 but we still expect to deliver excellent picture for the money the M series also gets a refresh with more dimming zones and last year but fewer than the P it costs a thousand for the 65 inch size and there's a 55 inch and a 70 inch version too like the standard P series it's shipping now and if its predecessor is any indication it could be one of the best values on the market and speaking of value there's the entry-level e series it ranges from 43 to 80 inches and cost just 800 bucks for the 65 inch size just like the more expensive sets it has 4k resolution Dolby vision HDR and even local dimming I'll be with fewer zones one of videos weaknesses has always been at Smart TV features which can't compete with systems from Samsung or Roku the company did recently add the ability to work with Alexa as well as Google home devices and also touts its search feature coming soon is an app for YouTube TV and another streaming service as yet unnamed it will offer easy access to free streams in a familiar grid guide format and in more good news for cable TV cord cutters all of videos new TVs include a built-in over-the-air tuner for antenna shows something that went absent in past models that's a quick look at videos new 2018 TVs we'll be reviewing them at CNET as soon as possible so stay tuned