Color temperature (Movie preset before/Custom preset after):
20 IRE: 9,412 K/5,667 K
30 IRE: 9,477 K/6,333 K
40 IRE: 9,804 K/6,518 K
50 IRE: 9,970 K/6,403 K
60 IRE: 10,042 K/6,421 K
70 IRE: 10,068 K/6,577 K
80 IRE: 10,102 K/6,558 K
90 IRE: 10,139 K/6,605 K
100 IRE: 10,193 K/6,657 K
Brightness (100-IRE window before/after): 46.3/33.6 ftL
With its Movie picture mode active, the Vizio P50HDTV's grayscale measured far off from the 6,500-degree kelvin standard, displaying a too-blue picture throughout its entire range. After calibration using the red, green, and blue controls in the Custom Color submenu, grayscale tracking measured within ±167 K of the standard from 30 to 100 IRE - average performance. I measured -15% color-decoder error on the green channel through the HDMI inputs, a fairly high amount that may have contributed to the set's slightly weak color saturation when those connections were used. The component-video inputs, in contrast, showed only a mild -5% red error. Red and blue color points proved reasonably accurate, although green measured as more of a yellowish green.
Overscan - the amount of picture area cut off at the edges of a TV's screen - measured 4% for both the HDMI and component-video inputs, which is an average amount. And 720p-format test patterns were displayed with full resolution via both the HDMI and component-video connections. Various 480i-format tests from the Silicon Optix test disc showed solid 2:3-pulldown detection, sharp picture detail, and only minimal "jaggies," although the disc's noise-reduction tests provoked visible "ghosting" when the set's Motion noise-reduction setting was enabled.
