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howdy I'm David Katz my from CNET and you're looking at the Visio m3d five five zero Kady this is a 55 inch LED TV this review will also apply to the 47 inch size this is one of our favorite LED TVs so far this year first off it's pretty darn inexpensive press time this 55 inch is about 1,200 bucks for example which is pretty darn good for a full-featured LED TV we also really like the picture quality we'll get to that in a little bit but let's first take a look at the design on this set it's actually our least favorite part I do like the fact that the bezel around the edge of the screen is pretty thin so it's a lot of picture for the size of the cabinet but all told it's a pretty mediocre styling I really don't like this flash of silver here along the bottom where the stand is and I really wish the entire thing was completely black as opposed to this little lighter spot right below the screen I'm also not a huge fan of the design of the remote control it is very functional though you do get a full QWERTY keyboard and it's bluetooth so you don't have to aim it at the screen but it's really chunky and the keys aren't all that responsive so again I feel like most people are gonna be replacing it with a universal model this set has plenty of features including a local dimming on the LED backlight as well as a four pairs of included 3d glasses which is of course a lot more than any active tv includes this set also has passive 3ds there's also a smart TV function on this set includes built-in Wi-Fi and it's also one of the few TVs to include all of the big four content providers for video that includes Netflix Amazon Instant Video and Hulu Plus so all told plenty of content on this set it's available via this Yahoo would just like interface the scroll along the bottom is a little bit awkward and you can't really see all that many apps at once but at least there's plenty of selection 150 total apps included on this set around back the connectivity example with four HDMI there's also provisions for component and composite video a PC input and a pair of USB ports while the vizio will handle photo video and music files via USB you can't stream them by a DLNA over your home network picture controlled on this set are ample but not extensive you get a two point grayscale as well as Google's of different picture settings but it is missing a color management system gamma control and 10-point system as I mentioned at the top this TV does have very good picture quality that starts with its deep black levels the local dimming allows the set to get nice and deep especially indoor scenes it is pretty variable however so in lighter scenes those black levels do come up a little bit so it's not quite as good as some of the other sets we've seen it being consistent but again I really do prefer that actual overall black level and I'll take some of the trade-offs which include a little bit of blooming and that variable backlight on the downside the off angle viewing is not great on this set but it does have pretty good screen uniformity and it does have a relatively reflective screen but not quite as bad as some of the really glossy screens we've seen out there it's been a bit of a semi matte finish anyway that's a quick look at videos and the 3d 5 v 0 KD I'm David Katz Myer