Xah's Display, 2014

2014-10-16 This poor sob got a new monitor. A new monitor after 6 years.

My monitor died this morning. The power won't come on. After some searching, i assume it's old or fried capicator problem.

As emergency measure, asked my roommate to drive me to Walmart and got this.

It's really a display designed for TV. It's actually a Smart TV. It has a remote. But no buttons on the display to power on or adjust anything. And there's no auto sleep feature.

Vizio turned out to be a US company founded by Chinese in California in 2002, and it's popular for selling TV screens.

For me, it's a upgrade. My old served me good 6 years. It was LG L227WTG, 22″, 1680×1050. Not LED. [see Why I'm Switching from Mac to Windows]

Now it's 1920×1080 and 24″ and LED.

VIZIO E241i-B1 Spec

Video

• Screen Size: 24″
• Screen Size: (Diag.) 23.54″
• Backlight Type: Razor LED
• Resolution: 1920×1080 (1080p)
• Effective Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
• Aspect Ratio16: :9
• Viewable Angle (H/V): 170°/160°
• Number of Colors: 16.7 Million
• OSD Language: English, Spanish, French

Audio

• Speakers/Power Output: 2W × 2
• DTS StudioSound™: Yes
• DTS TruSurround: Yes, HD
• DTS TruVolume™: Yes

Inputs

• HDMI Ports: 1 (back)
• Component: 1 (back)
• Composite: 1 (back)
• Tuner: 1 (back)
• Ethernet: 1 (back)
• USB Ports: 1 (back)
• PC: 1 (back)

Outputs

• Analog Audio Out: 1 (back)

Multimedia Features

• VIA (VIZIO Internet Apps): Yes, VIZIO Internet Apps Plus®
• Music: Yes
• Photo: Yes
• Video: Yes

Additional Features

• Built-in Wi-Fi: Yes, 802.11b /g /n
• Remote Control: XRT112

Energy Savings

• Energy Compliance: ENERGY STAR® 6.0
• Power Consumption: 25.7W (Avg.)
• Standby Power Consumption: ≺ 1W

Wall Mount Specifications

• Mount Pattern: 100 mm × 100 mm
• Screw Size: M4
• Screw Length: 10 mm

Size and Weight

• Product with Stand Dimensions: 21.55″W × 14.55″H × 4.39″D
• Product with Stand Weight: 7.05 lbs
• Product without Stand Dimensions: 21.55″W × 13.80″H × 2.11″D
• Product without Stand Weight: 6.83 lbs
• Product Packaging Dimensions: 24.53″W × 16.38″H × 4.25″D
• Product Packaging Weight: 9.92 lbs