AOC L24H898 24-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV

by AOC

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 22.3 x 8.5 x 17.4 inches ; 15.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 19 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001U3O9R6
• Item model number: L24H898
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,737 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Product Features

L24H898 is a 24” full HD LCD TV with analog NTSC, digital ATSC with clear-QAM tuners;

It boasts a 1920x1080 resolution;

It delivers crystal clear high definition performance with a 10,000:1 DCR;

It has HDMI, video, Component and PC inputs;

Energy star qualified and ROHS compliant;

Wall mountable

 

Product Description

AOC 24"w LCD HDTV with Digital ATSC and Clear-QAM Tuners built-in and HDMI & PC Input - The L24H898 is a 24" widescreen Full HD LCDA liquid crystal display (LCD) is an electro-optical amplitude modulator realized as a thin, flat display device made up of any number of color or monochrome pixels arrayed in front of a light source or reflector. TV with Analog NTSC(National Television System Committee) is the analog television system used in the United States, Canada, Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, and some other countries., Digital ATSC with Clear-QAM Tuners. The Display is meets the FCC standards for digital signal reception, no extra equipment needed. It also boasts a 1920x1080 resolutionThe display resolution of a digital television or computer display typically refers to the number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed., 300 cd/m2 brightness, a 10,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio and a 5ms response time.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Superb picture, great value for secondary tv, 1080p!, July 2, 2009

By 

Annie "Amazon Consumer" (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: AOC L24H898 24-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV (Electronics)

Pros:
- Price
- Picture quality
- Includes clear QAM tuner
- Can hide unwatched channels
- Gets program guides for the DIGITAL (not analog) channels
- Includes 1 of each key input type including good old composite & PC
- Remote has favorites, digital program info, channel guide, sleep timer,+ - lots of extras for a small tv remote
- Beautiful

Cons:
- Picture gets substantially darker when viewed from even slightly below tv level (see below)
- Stand does not pivot or tilt down, only tilts up
- All screen menus are tiny- illegible text from over ~5' away @ 1080 res.
- Poor remote design for use in dark bedroom (see below)
- QAM tuner a little slow (see below)
- No designated audio out to send tv audio to surround receiver, just a headset out
- Two composite, component and hdmi inputs would've been better- I needed to add a passive switch for two old composite only components, but at least these are easy and cheap to add.
- No hide/show channel shortcut button on remote (minor quip)

Bottom Line Summary:

This tv is the best price and value in the 22-26" size range in 1080p, and its a better size than 22". Highly recommended- you can't go wrong unless you watch tv from the floor (see below). I haven't attached it to a PC. I have a vcr, gamecube and dvd home theatre attached, and it's in my bedroom. I get cable and have NO cable box attached, and it gets all the analog and CLEAR qam HD and unscrambled digital channels flawlessly. I replaced a 20" analog crt tv with this- yipee!

Picture:

Chrystal clear and vibrant but picture does get substantially darker when viewed from even slightly below tv level- not good for bed to wall mount or higher dresser situation or floor watching. I had to set the brightness too light for same-level viewing so it looks good from the bed. (My Samsung is not like this at all). It tilts up but NOT down so can't resolve that way.
The QAM tuner loads the digital channels very slow the first time you tune them in after turning on the tv, then it caches them so they load fast the rest of that watching session. Next time you turn the tv on, it has to re-tune and re-cache so you need a little patience with that.

Tips- watch non-hd channels in 4:3 and then they are pretty crisp too. I wish you could set a default picture size for HD (full) and for non-hd (4:3) so you don't have to keep switching picture size setting on the remote. (Cable boxes have this feature but I believe most tvs unfortunatly don't)
I set the sharpness high, all other picture defaults are pretty good. Amazing picture!

Audio:

Default out of the box is with the surround sound off. I prefer this setting. I just configured the custom audio setting to be very high in bass and I think slightly higher than centre in treble. Some of the pre-defined audio settings are pretty good too, like music and movie.
If you switch to surround sound, be sure to turn the volume down to 1 dot before, because the surrond volume is tons of db higher! The surround adds too much echo (in my opinion) and although it provides a more separated stereo affect, ultimately is way too tinny even with the bass all the way up.

I was shocked to find no designated audio out on this. If you want to send the tv audio to an amp. your stuck using the headset out to do so; wierd. Fortunately that's on the back panel too and not the front. So I got a 3.5mm male to stereo RCA male cable at monoprice for a few bucks and am all set up.

Remote:

Nice extra features for a small tv remote but no illumination, and all the buttons are the same shape and clumped together with the number pad..ugh. I had to memorize the pad and now count and feel the key placements to find a button- ridiculous really, but I've managed to get it, mostly.

Menu Navigation:

They don't teach you how to do this in the manual so here goes- after you click menu button, it goes by default to the picture settings. To change to say, audio settings, use the left and right arrows to select a diffent menu from the turntable. Then use the up and down arrows to select a list item within the menu, then use enter and right/left again on the list items.
To get out of the menu you must back out of the menu levels by repeatedly pushing the menu button.
There is a timout setting for all menus in the options. After I figured out how to close the menu, I set that pretty long so it wouldn't close any menu on me too soon automatically.

Attached VCR:

I found my vcr picture is far better when viewed through ch3 rather than changing the tv's input to aux. It's also easier that way. Just turn on the vcr and change the tv to ch3. Turn the vcr off and the tv channels all just come back.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Average TV only worked for 3 hours., November 27, 2009

By 

Katie Howell (Conway, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: AOC L24H898 24-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV (Electronics)

This TV has a very dark screen initially, but there are ways to personalize it. The remote buttons are very small, and the menu is too small to easily read, even at 8 feet. The surround sound echoes, so you may opt for standard volume. The picture is average on digital channels, but didn't have a chance to check out HD channels, because it stopped working before I had a chance.

After 3 hours of viewing, the tv sporadically initiliazed, which stopped all audio and video. After about 10 times of that, the tv said rescan channels, so I lost all personalization. I tried only once more, but got the same result. There is no support for this TV, unless you buy it on-line.

I will not recommend this TV, no matter the price.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AOC L24H898 24-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV, June 12, 2010

By 

lesd40 (OH USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: AOC L24H898 24-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV (Electronics)

I purchased the item to replace a dead computer monitor...and I'm glad I did. As far as a pc monitor, it's great...big enough to run 2 applications side-by-side. With a touch of the remote (or button under the front), I can instantly switch to TV (digital or analog either or both). I chose the AOC, as one of my older monitors was an AOC lcd...and they have a warm mellow color, much like that of film, making this great for movie viewing. It has the full 1080p resolution, so I use an upconverting DVD player for the HDMI input. A great and true little multi-media display. The sound has much to be desired and isn't very dynamic, but my Altec-Lansing pc speakers take over that end of business. The controls are easy and intuitive. Also has svideo and composite inputs easily selectable via remote. Recommend the product as either a TV or monitor, or both as I use it.

UPDATE: Bought a second one to replace a crt TV in the bedroom! Best audio setup: Run a 1/8" stereo patch cord from the PC to the PC input on the monitor...then plug the amplified computer speakers into the headphone jack on the back of the AOC. You can now hear and control the volume levels of the PC or TV from the AOC remote. I have this setup on both AOC's and it works out great. An upscaling dvd player improves the look of standard movies through the HDMI input. For PC movies, you can use VLC (Videolan) player and adjust the aspect ratio to fill the screen. Lastly, some people complain about not being able to tilt the monitor downward (tward the floor) enough...I have found a thin book under the back edge of the stand solved the problem.