The 2021 M6 is a new mid-range television set. So, is this Vizio TV any good when it comes to being able to display videogames running on the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S as well as other consoles?
You can find out in this guide at Seeking Tech.
Quick Summary
The 2021 Vizio M6 is not recommend for the PS5, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles as it does not come with any HDMI 2.1 ports and can’t display 120 frames per second.
Although this television supports the Dolby Vision and HDR10 format, the brightness level is too dim to properly display HDR games.
On the other hand, the M6 does come with variable refresh rate in addition to featuring low input lag.
You can also check out our wall mount guide for this TV with this article.
2021 VIZIO M6 Series Screen Sizes
The 2021 M6 is available in six screen sizes. You can find the available options, as well as the associated model numbers, below:
- 43″ (M43Q6-J04)
- 50″ (M50Q6-J01)
- 55″ (M55Q6-J01)
- 65″ (M65Q6-J09)
- 70″ (M70Q6-J03)
- 75″ (M75Q6-J03)
Does the 2021 Vizio M6 have HDMI 2.1 ports?
The 2021 M6 doesn’t feature any HDMI 2.1 ports. Instead, it comes equipped with three HDMI 2.0 ports.
Legacy Consoles Support
This Vizio television does come with an antenna input and a composite input. Therefore, you should be able to connect retro system such as the NES, Super NES, N64, GameCube, Wii, PS1, PS2, Master System, Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast and Xbox.
HDR Features
You can find a list of supported HDR features for the M6 below:
- Dolby Vision
- HDR10
- HDR10+
- HLG
- Wide Color Gamut
For the uninformed, the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S support the Dolby Vision and HDR10 formats.
The PS4, PS4 Pro, PS5, Xbox One S and Xbox One X only support the HDR10 format.
HDR Brightness in Game Mode
According to tests done by RTIGNS.com, the 2021 Vizio M6 can only output 283 nits of brightness when playing HDR games using the TV’s game mode setting. That is far below our recommend minimum of 500 nits.
You can take a look at the full HDR test results from RTINGS below:
- HDR Real Scene Peak Brightness: 283 nits
- HDR Peak 2% Window: 309 nits
- HDR Peak 10% Window: 310 nits
- HDR Peak 25% Window: 310 nits
- HDR Peak 50% Window: 311 nits
- HDR Peak 100% Window: 311 nits
- HDR Sustained 2% Window: 309 nits
- HDR Sustained 10% Window: 310 nits
- HDR Sustained 25% Window: 310 nits
- HDR Sustained 50% Window: 310 nits
- HDR Sustained 100% Window: 310 nits
- HDR ABL: 0.000
Native Refresh Rate
As the M6 is a 60 Hz screen, it is capable of displaying games at 60 frames per second at the 1080p, 1440p and 4K resolutions.
Adaptive Sync
When it comes to adaptive sync, the 2021 M6 supports FreeSync, which is used by PCs with AMD graphics cards, and Variable Refresh Rate, which is supported by the PS5, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.
Both FreeSync and VRR will help alleviate any stuttering and tearing from game that are unable to run at a consistent frame rate.
Input Lag
The 2021 M6 is excellent when it comes to input lag reduction. According to tests done by RTINGS.com, the latency is no higher than 12.3 milliseconds when you use the TV’s game mode and variable refresh rate settings.
You can take a look at the complete test results for this Vizio television from RTINGS below:
- 1080p resolution and 60 Hz refresh rate (Game Mode Enabled): 12.3 ms
- 1080p with Variable Refresh Rate: 11.9 ms
- 1440p resolution and 60 Hz refresh rate (Game Mode Enabled): 11.7 ms
- 1440p resolution with Variable Refresh Rate: 11.9 ms
- 4K resolution and 60 Hz refresh rate (Game Mode Enabled): 12.2 ms
- 4K resolution, 60 Hz refresh rate and 10-bit HDR (Game Mode Enabled): 12.2 ms
- 4K resolution and 60 Hz at 4:4:4: 12.2 ms
- 4K resolution with Variable Refresh Rate: 12.2 ms
- 1080p resolution and 60 Hz refresh rate (Game Mode Disabled): 69.5 ms
- 4K resolution and 60 Hz refresh rate (Game Mode Disabled): 69.2 ms
Is the 2021 Vizio M6 good for PS5, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S?
The 2021 M6 series is not the best choice for the new PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S home consoles as it lacks support for HDMI 2.1 and 120 Hz.
While this TV supports both Dolby Vision and HDR10, its brightness level is too poor to properly shoe off HDR games.
On the bright side, the M6 support variable refresh rate and features low input lag.
Is the 2021 Vizio M6 good for Switch, PS4 and Xbox One?
The aforementioned low input lag should also mean that you will get a very responsive experience when playing games running on holder HDMI consoles like the Wii U, Switch, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Its low HDR brightness output will hinder HDR games running on the PS4, PS4 Pro, Xbox One S and Xbox One X, however.