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hi i'm ty pendlebury and this is a look at the vizio m551 DTV if there's one thing that might have prevented people from buying a vizio TV in the past it's that they looked cheap with massive old-fashioned designs but with the new em series video has finally delivered a TV that looks a lot more expensive than it really is this has a really thin bezel and the company logo is very subtle it looks like a tab in a browser there are several other PC like touches as well from the monitor like stand to the notifications area and set up windows but this is a TV and while it does have an extensive apps selection and wireless connectivity is designed to let you watch stuff so to that end you get an edge-lit panel with local dimming for better blacks and a passive 3d system if you're choosing between this and the slightly cheaper e-series you'll find that the M is capable of a more natural looking picture it's local dimming system is less aggressive than the e-series and so shadow detail is deeper and more realistic even though absolute black levels aren't as good color is also better on the m551 if a little too saturated but it's still better than the under saturated tones of the e series for the money it's tough to recommend another LCD TV which offers a similar picture with only Sony coming close at almost twice the price as such the m551 is an excellent option if you want a 55 inch LCD screen with good image quality for around a thousand dollars this has been ty pendlebury for cnet.com