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You’ll have to dig into Netflix’s Originals (and slightly upgrade your subscription) to get 4K. How good the picture looks will depend almost entirely on whether you’re watching (or playing) content filmed or made in 4K HDR, and there still isn’t a lot of it, to be honest. Technically, it isn’t a TV at all, but I’ll talk about that later. Though, you’ll have to put up with one rather ridiculous omission. And, if you can sacrifice a few inches, the 55-inch set has the same specs for only $500-pretty extraordinary. These are high-end features you’d find on a $1,000+ TV like this excellent $1,700 Samsung Q7C. The 65-inch E65-E0 I’m using has a beautiful LED screen with a 4K Ultra HD pixel resolution (3,840 x 2,160 pixels), a full backlit screen with 12 local dimming zones (more on those soon), HDR10 for extra contrast, high-speed Wi-Fi AC, Bluetooth 4.1 support, built-in streaming apps that actually work pretty well, and Chromecast support, too. Vizio has made a name for itself by offering high quality TVs on the cheap, and the new E-Series is a prime example of this strategy at work. I still don’t think anything beats OLED, but the massive 65-inch Vizio E-Series set I’ve been using is winning me over to the 4K side. Right now, those fancy OLED HDR TVs from LG are the must-have TV, but they still cost $1,500 or more. First, 3D TVs (boy, that was a bust), then curved and high-resolution 4K sets, new screen types like LG’s beautiful OLEDs, now with retina-searing High-Dynamic Range (HDR)-which offers extra vivid colors and inky blacks. Throughout the years, TV makers have tried hard to get me to upgrade. And why should I? I’m still sitting cozy with a wonderful 2011 60-inch Panasonic Viera plasma HDTV that works beautifully and has some of the best picture quality possible for its resolution. I’ve stared at them for countless hours in the office and at trade shows, but when it comes time to spend my own money, I haven’t pulled the trigger.