Vizio M3D651SV Review

What a difference a year makes. When we tested Vizio's XVT3D650SV last year, we thought its $3,699.99 list price was reasonable for a full-featured 65-inch LED backlit HDTV with 3D capabilities. The company's latest 65-inch set, the M3D651SV ($1,749.99 list), rings up at less than half the price of last year's model, and it too offers LED backlighting and a boatload of features, including integrated Wi-Fi, passive 3D along with glasses, and plenty of Web apps. More importantly, it delivers a bright picture with solid blacks in both 2D and 3D mode. Its green levels are a tad high and its cabinet design is nothing to write home about, but neither gripe prevents it from becoming our latest Editors' Choice for midrange LCD HDTVs.

Design and Features
Like the aforementioned XVT3D650SV and the more recent Vizio M3D550KD, this set's plain-jane design won't win any style awards, but at 2.3 inches thick the cabinet is relatively slim. Wide (2-inch) rounded glossy black bezels frame the screen on all sides, and there's a black grilled speaker bar mounted below the bottom bezel. A bezel-free design such as the one featured on Toshiba's 55L7200U would look more elegant, but would likely also command a steeper price.