Vizio Eco-HDTV

After many years of waiting for our kitchen TV/VCR combo to die, last week I finally got my wish, the tube television (you young kids don't even know what a tube television is) /eyesore by Symphonic will be going out in today's trash.

In its stead will be the sleek and beautiful and most importantly eco-friendly Vizio VX240M 24" TV that exceeds Energy Star 3.0 ratings by over 15% and that does not even come at the expense at quality. I can't confirm that it doesn't come at quality's expense, because I have yet to hook it up to my verizon fios hd box, as I am working errr... blogging, anyhow as soon as I have some feedback on how the TV does, I will be sure to update the quality and overall experience with this new TV.

So I got home, installed the TV very quickly and sat down to eat my first meal in front of it.....First impression is that its a very handsome TV with sleek lines, was basically plug and play, although it was set up in Spanish, so luckily I had 9th grade Spanish under my belt and was able to find the "ingles" option.

I have yet to tweak any colors or settings, and the only negative I have is that with the TV on top of a cabinet 7 feet in the air and my eyes at about 3.5 feet sitting down I must be exceeding the 170 degree viewing angle claimed by the manufacturer, if I had a protractor handy i would tell you the exact angle. I can say that it is unpleasant for regular at that viewing, so I went ahead and ordered an articulating wall mount for the TV which with budget shipping, should be here in time for the Super Bowl. I am hoping that the mount with its additional 20 degree tilt will create a perfect viewing angle to enjoy the TV wherever I may be in the kitchen.

And, there is a possibility that from my downstairs bathroom, given the right tv position and the right angle on my bathroom mirror, I may be able to watch CNBC while taking my morning shower. Now if that alone wasn't worth the money, then I dot what is.

Oh, before I forget, I found the cheapest TV mount site ever on the web, my mount for thew 24" TV was $6.95 plus 9 shipping and an annoying handling charge at the last page of 1.50, but nevertheless a wall mount, let alone an articulating one that also hides the cables for $17, I dare you to beat that.

The site is http://www.bestlinknetware.com

Good luck!