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Review: Vizio's CA24T is a welcome upgrade to an already stylish AIO |
June 03, 2013
Vizio's latest version of the CA24T, a stylish and cleverly designed all-in-one, amends the deal-killing flaw of its previous iteration: a poor, TV-grade LCD. The CA24T's display now matches up nicely with the competition, and performance has improved. It remains expensive, however, and it has a slightly oddball keyboard and a touchpad instead of a mouse.
Better display to match the design
Styled in pewter, chrome, and black, the CA24T is a very nice looking all-in-one. Where its prior version suffered from a subpar, blurry display, the new CA24T's 1920-by-1080-pixel, 24-inch touchscreen is a vast improvement. The new display delivers crisp text, renders movies well, and is nicely responsive to touch and gestures. And, unlike many AIOs whose displays reach down to the desktop, it doesn't block the space behind it. The display portion sits well clear of the desktop on a long, narrow arm, and the base is low-profile and flat, so you can easily set things on it.
In opting for such a svelte design, Vizio was forced to use an external power supply, or APU. However, the company styled it to match the main unit and cleverly combined it with a subwoofer. Indeed, you can actually get some bass thump out of this unit. The overall sound is clear and spacious, as well as amazingly loud. Loud is good, especially if you plan to take advantage of the CA24T's remote control and twin HDMI inputs to utilize it as a home or dorm-room entertainment center. You'll definitely be able to hear it across the room.
Vizio is still putting style over substance with the wireless keyboard and touchpad, though. They look nice sidled up against each other, but the keyboard layout is cramped, the home or end keys are missing, and the nonsculpted, short-travel keys make achieving a typing rhythm a tad difficult. The touchpad could be a tad more responsive as well. Tastes vary, but Vizio could definitely do better.
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