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Turns it it's not true that bigger is always better with TV sets! Tech expert Dave Taylor unboxes and sets up the petite 24" Vizio D-Series 1080p FullHD FHD SmartTV - model D24fM-K01 - and finds that it's a great little TV. It's perfect for an RV, office, bedroom, even an Airbnb or a big rig. Full unboxing!
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A compact 24 inch HDTV
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Let's unbox it and see what's inside. Dave Taylor here and I have big TVs, I have really big TVs, but every so often I want
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to have something that's small and compact and stand alone. Fortunately Vizio makes a 24 inch TV that fits the bill and it's very inexpensive
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It's perfect for an RV, a dorm room, it can double as a computer monitor, it has built
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in speakers, that's what this is. This is the Vizio D Series, it's the 24 inch full HD smart TV model D24FM-K01
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So this is the 2023 version of this TV, they have a 2022 version, obviously they keep refining it
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The big change here is that they actually have what they call their thin frame design
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which is new for 2023. What comes in 2024, we'll have to see
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But this is full 1080p, 16 to 9 aspect ratio, two 9 watt speakers, two HDMI 1.4 with ARC
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on the back, the thin frame design, LED backlight, a V gaming engine, so it's supposed to work
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really well for gaming systems with a variable refresh rate and a super low lag time
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It has the Vizio voice remote, Bluetooth audio so you can actually use this and listen with
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your headphones or earbuds without bothering anybody, lots of stuff. But it's all in the box
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So, unboxing tool, let's crack this thing open and see what's inside
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And this is literally fresh off the truck, as they say, so I'm going to just open it
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up and I'll learn what's in the box the same time you do
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So that should get us going. And here we go. So right off the top, literally off the top, is instructions on how to unbox it
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And it says that you need two people to move it around
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And I'm pretty sure that's for larger TVs. I think a TV this size, one person can literally pick up and move around because it's less
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than 10 pounds. Also on the top here is the remote control
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Let's give that a quick peek. And this is the Vizio voice remote and it comes with two Duracell AAA batteries
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So you see in this close up, it's a pretty simplified remote control
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There's no number entry, but most people aren't entering numbers. They're just going to their favorite streaming service
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Now, I should say, let me just push this to a side a little bit
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I should say that the TV supports AirPlay and Google Chromecast, which is really one
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of my favorite features is that you can just push anything off your computer or phone onto
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a TV screen like this from Vizio. Also works with Alexa. It works with Google Home and it has what they call Vizio Smartcast, which is their
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smart TV system. So you can get apps like Netflix and Disney Plus and YouTube and HBO Max
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But it also includes Vizio Watch Free Plus, which gives you access to an impressive 260
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different streaming channels. Now you might be able to get to those channels through other means too, but it's nice to
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have it in Smartcast. Now this looks like one of the feet
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There we go. And so I see that there's a screw. So the idea is you put the foot on and then you're going to actually screw it to affix
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it to the TV. And if there's one on this side, then that means it's going to be one on the other side
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too, I predict. And sure enough, here's the other foot. And now there is the usual polystyrene, which seems to be all the rage with companies and
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doesn't look like there's anything else on that. So what we have is the TV
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And you can see I'm literally holding it with one hand. So it's not very heavy
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Let's just double check. I think that's everything that's going to be in the box
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But let's just double check. That is indeed everything that's in the box
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So we have the TV, we have the feet, we have the screws to affix the feet to the TV, and
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we have the remote control. So now let's see what this screen looks like
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It's kind of chonky in terms of its thickness, a little more than I expected
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So you can see it's pretty thick, but the front, let me do it this way
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That's very nice. It's a very nice screen with just a little bar on the bottom
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And then the thin frame is this, that that screen goes all the way to the edge
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So I like that it can stand up. That's very handy. And now I can turn it around and you can see the back
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So there's those two HDMI and USB-A, a headphones jack, a 3.5 millimeter jack, which is interesting
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because some of the reviews people have left say you can't plug in headphones
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Well, that's where you plug in headphones. And this is a coax, so it must have a TV tuner built into it too
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Now that coax you're going to use either for cable or possibly you could use an antenna
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and there are some pretty slick indoor antennas nowadays. And you can just let this thing figure out what channels, if any, you get
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It's not going to be hundreds, but you know, it might be, it might be dozens of channels
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in pretty good condition. And then here, of course, we have the actual power cord
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We'll get back to that in a minute because what we need to do is we need to put the feet on
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So that looks like we have these holes and we have the feet
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I'm going to use my unboxing tool to get that out. And I think, let's see, there's two holes here
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So it just goes right in. And it's super easy that there are literally three holes on the bottom
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You can see in this closeup, there's three holes on the bottom. And then the foot is going to take the two outer holes
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And then this screw is going to take the inner hole. Now what I don't have, what I didn't anticipate is that I needed a screwdriver and this is
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a Phillips screw. So I'll be back in just a second. I'm going to go get a screwdriver
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All right, I have a screwdriver. So it's actually really nice to have such a small television to work with because you
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can literally just hold it and it makes life really easy. So those two holes go on the outer, sorry, the two elements that stick out of the foot
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go onto the outer holes. And then this is easily screwed in and it'll hold that foot
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There we go. And then I'll do the same again on the other side
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So I'm going to turn this around. But before I do that, let's get this out of its bag too
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And to do that, I will again use my unboxing tool. And here's foot number two
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And then we need the screw that's included. So really the only thing you need for this is you need to have a Phillips screwdriver
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unless you're going to wall mount it. And there are four holes and those holes can go into a wall mount device
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And I know that like on big rigs, on trucks, there are some trucks that have built in spots
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for TVs and they are this set of dimensions. So that makes it super easy to work with
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But I don't have a truck. So I'm going to just go ahead and put this on
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And same again, just put the screw in the middle. And hmmm
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That one's behaving a little differently. Oh, I see. Put the screw in the wrong place
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And that's the excitement of unboxing because it's real. This is real time
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And if you do something wrong, then everyone sees it. So sorry, I did that wrong
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But this time I put it in the right place and that is much more what I expect
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And it's easy enough to get that central screw in. And it doesn't have to be super tight
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It's just enough to hold the feet on. And now we have a television
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So let's move some of this out of the way. And here we go
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Now I don't want to go through all of this and not turn it on
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So let's do that one final step. I'm going to plug it in and turn it on and hopefully it'll power on and we'll see what happens
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So let's see. Otherwise, I can tell you that the dimensions is that it is 21.2 inches by 14.3 inches and
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it's 6.3 inches at its deepest. But I think that that 6.3 is actually the depth of the feet
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So here we have it and it's powering on. And while we're powering on, I think I'm going to take some of these stickers off
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There's that energy saver. It says your estimated yearly energy cost would be $7
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If you had it on all the time for seven for an entire year, it would cost you $7
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That's pretty painless. And then this is just protection to keep it from getting damaged in transit
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It is going to immediately prompt me to hook up Wi-Fi, but choose a language for your TV
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Now to do that, I'm going to have to get that remote going
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So pull the remote out, grab the batteries. And I have plenty of Vizio remotes that look exactly like this one
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So I'm very familiar with how it works. We should be able to slide the back out
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There we go. And then we just have to put the batteries in
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I like that they're Duracell. I feel like they're going to last longer
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I mean, you shouldn't very frequently have to replace the batteries in your TV remote
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Let's see, that goes that way. This one goes this way. Put the back back on
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And, all right, so I can English. And we've chosen a language and pair the remote
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I think that it already has. So microphone and mute at the same time
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So microphone and mute. Oh, it already got it. So now I would have to hook up the Wi-Fi, and then it would probably update its firmware
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And then I would be able to actually go and start working with the TV. But since this is an unboxing, this is really what I wanted to show you
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And as you can see, all you need is that Phillips screwdriver
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And you are ready to pull this out of the box. This is a one-person job
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And, you know, be a little protective of the screen. But it's super easy
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In less than five minutes, from a sealed box to having this ready to jump on my Wi-Fi and have me start watching TV
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So I think there's a lot going for this. This is a really nice, easy, perfect bedroom TV
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If you have an Airbnb, you could have this in a bedroom. People would be pretty thrilled to have it
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And otherwise, that's really all I got here for this TV. Now, I know you're asking, well, what about the price
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This is the Vizio 24-inch D-Series Full HD. So it's a full 1080p, not 720p
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It's a full HD smart TV, model D24FMK01. And it is $159.99, minus $10 right now, to $149.99 on Amazon
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But here's what's really crazy, is that if you want to upgrade to the 32-inch TV
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the 32-inch model of this TV is less expensive than the 24-inch model
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So the 24-inch model is $149.99. The 32-inch model is currently $140.99
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So, unless you're looking for something that's as small as possible, which is what I was doing
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then you might even bump it up a little bit and get the next size up for less money
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Either way, solid option from Vizio. Easy, straightforward. You're going to pull it out of the box, and I know you can do everything I just did
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and probably more gracefully. That's all I got. I need to get this thing programmed and online
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So, I'll catch you in my next video
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