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Vizio VA220E Review – 22-inch LCD HDTV

Reviewed in 2009 under LCD TV Reviews | Opinionss are off

28 Jun

Up for Review: The Vizio VA220E.The VIZIO VA220E 22″ HDTV carries the same stylish design as seen with Vizio’s popular VA series and adds full high definition 1080p, giving viewers the utmost clarity and quality in HD television. Vizio promises that those watching the VA220E will agree that HD programming and gaming has never looked better!

Vizio's VA220E

The Vizio VA220E is designed for a wide degree of applications. Equipped with a wide variety of input interfaces including, two HDMI (v1.3) inputs, perfect for High Definition satellite or cable box, gaming consoles, and HD-DVD players, a component HD connection for other devices and an RGB input for your computer. Cleverreviews.com was very impressed with its wide array of functions.

The Vizio VA200E is classified by its manufacture as an ECO HD set. This distinct classification means the 22 inch LCD is 15% more energy efficient that other Energy Start rated electronics. The energy savings are realized while the set is switched on and while it’s not used in standby mode. A couple of users reported that the clarity of the picture is diminished if the viewer is not immediately in front of the set. Cleverreviewers.com and its reviewers experienced no such issue with this model.

Cleverreviews.com agrees that the Vizio VA220E is not only is a perfect space saving HD LCD set, but also a perfect energy saving television as well. We found the VA220E retails for $399.99 and were pleased with Amazon.com’s bargin basement price of $229.00.

VA 220E Specifications
Size: 22″
*Viewable: 21.6″ diagonal

Additional Specifications
Tuner: 1xRF (F connector for internal NTSC/ATSC/QAM tuner)
Supported TV Formats: 1080p
Native Panel Resolution: 1366×768
Pixel/Dot Pitch: 0.349mm (H) x 0.349mm (V)
Signal Compatibility: Supports 480i (SDTV), 480P (EDTV), 720P (HDTV), 1080i (HDTV)
Computer Support: 640×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1366 x 768 via VGA or HDMI
Computer: Computer 640×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1360 x 768, 1920 x 1080 (default) via RGB
Panel Type:
Display Compatibility: 720P (HDTV)
Response Time: 5ms
Colors: 16.7 Million
Brightness
cd/m2 (typical): 350 nits
Contrast Ratio: 5,000:1
Viewable Angle: 170/155 degrees (horizontal/vertical)
SRS TruSurround XT ™ Yes
SRS TruVolume™ N/A

Rear Inputs
HDMI with HDCP: 2
RF (F Connector for internal tuner): 1
Composite Video and stereo audio (one stereo audio shared with S-Video input) 0
Component YPbPr plus Stereo Audio: 1
S-Video plus Stereo Audio (shared with Composite Video): 0
Computer RGB plus Stereo Audio: 1

Side Inputs
HDMI with HDCP: 0
Composite Video and stereo audio (one stereo audio shared with Component Video input): 1
Component YPbPr plus Stereo Audio: 0
USB (Multimedia and Service) 0

Outputs
SPDIF (otical) Audio 1
Headphone 1

Additional Information
MEMC No
Picture-in-Picture (PIP) No
Picture-outside-Picture (POP) No
V-Chip Yes
3D Comb Filter Yes
3:2 or 2:2 Reverse Pull-down Yes
ATSC with 8VSB & QAM demodulation Yes
ATSC with MPEG-2 decoding Yes
NTSC Video decoding via Video: Yes via RF or Composite Video
Progressive Scan Video: Yes, thru Component VGA or HDMI
HDTV: Yes, thru HDMI or Component
Color Temperature: 6500K, 5400K and 9300K
Color Fine Tuning: Independent Red, Green and Blue
Audio: Built-in 3W x 2 Speakers
Lamp (LCD) / Panel (PDP) Life: 50,000 hours
Power: IEC Connector for direct power line connection
Voltage Range: 100~240Vac at 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption: 23.7W (average), <1W Standby
Removable Base: No