Vizio V-Series HDR settings

The best HDR settings for the Vizio V-Series TV — for gaming on PC, PS5 and Xbox and for movies on Apple TV, Android/Google TV and streaming apps — plus whether HDR is worth using at all.

Use SDR instead

Display at a glance

Type
Television
Panel
Edge-lit VA
Peak brightness
~300 nits
Full-field brightness
~280 nits
Local dimming
None
HDR formats
HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, HLG
  • Budget panel; Dolby Vision badge without the brightness to use it.

Vizio picture-menu (OSD) settings

Picture mode · GamesGame
Picture mode · MoviesFilmmaker / Cinema
  • Colour TemperatureWarm

    Warmest preset is closest to the reference white point.

  • Local dimmingNone available

    This panel has no real local dimming, so blacks stay grey in HDR — there’s no setting to fix that.

Menu names vary by model and year — match the closest equivalent on your set.

HDR game settings — by platform

PC (Windows)

Use SDR instead

Vizio V-Series: skip HDR — a good SDR mode will look better.

  1. Disable HDR
  2. Use the panel’s "Game" picture mode
  3. Set white balance warm
  4. Turn off motion smoothing & noise reduction
  5. Use each game’s SDR brightness calibration

PlayStation 5

Use SDR instead

Vizio V-Series: skip HDR — a good SDR mode will look better.

  1. Disable HDR
  2. Use the panel’s "Game" picture mode
  3. Set white balance warm
  4. Turn off motion smoothing & noise reduction
  5. Use each game’s SDR brightness calibration

Xbox Series X|S

Use SDR instead

Vizio V-Series: skip HDR — a good SDR mode will look better.

  1. Disable HDR
  2. Use the panel’s "Game" picture mode
  3. Set white balance warm
  4. Turn off motion smoothing & noise reduction
  5. Use each game’s SDR brightness calibration

HDR movie & streaming settings

For movies

Use SDR instead

Vizio V-Series: HDR movies will be tone-mapped down — manage expectations and watch in a dark room.

Picture mode: Filmmaker / Cinema
  1. Use the TV’s built-in streaming apps
  2. Set streaming quality to the HDR tier
  3. Pick the movie picture mode (per app if needed)
  4. Turn off the ambient light sensor / eco dimming
  5. Set expectations for HDR on this panel

Watching via Apple TV, Android/Google TV, PC or a console? Open the calibrator in Movies mode for the exact per-source steps (Match Content, Dolby Vision, 24Hz and more).

Movie settings for the Vizio V-Series
Open the Vizio V-Series in the interactive calibrator →

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