HP LE2201W LCD Monitor Teardown

Overview / Main Features

The HP LE2201W is a 22-inch LCD computer monitor. It features VGA-only inputs and a 16:10 display format. The single largest cost item within the HP Monitor is the Samsung TFT LCD display module with 1680 x 1050 pixel resolution.

HP LE2201W LCD Monitor Main Image

Consumer Computer Peripherals

Released

Unknown release date

Pricing and Availability

Pricing - List price: $249 / Street price as low as $190

Availability - North America

Volume Estimations

For the purposes of this teardown analysis, we have assumed a lifetime production volume of 750K units.

As a reminder, teardown volume production assumptions are primarily used for our cost analysis in terms of amortized NRE and tooling costs, especially for custom components specific to the model being analyzed (mechanical components especially). Unless assumed volumes are different by an order of magnitude, minor changes in volume (say 1 million vs. 2) rarely have a large net effect on our final analysis because of this.

HP LE2201W LCD Monitor Cost Analysis

Main Cost Drivers Representing ~85% of total materials cost

Samsung - LTM220MT05 - Display Value Line Item - 22' TFT LCD, WSXGA+, 1680 x 1050 Pixels (16:10), 0.282mm x 0.282mm Pixel Size, 16.7M Colors, 1000:1 Contrast Ratio, 250cd/m^2 Brightness, 5ms Response Time, Active Area: 473.76mm x 296.1mm

Power Supply Line Item

Rear Mounting Panel - Electro-Galvanized Steel, Stamped/Formed, 1 Piece, Clinched, w/ 7 Pressed-In Threaded Metal Inserts

Enclosure, Main, Rear - Injection Molded ABS

Box - Corrugated Cardboard, Single Color Print

VGA Video Cable - D-Sub 15-Pin Male to Male, w/ Screw Locks

Enclosure, Main, Front Bezel - Injection Molded ABS, Printed

Packaging Insert - Styrofoam

Realtek - RTD2545LH - LCD Monitor Controller - UXGA/WSXGA+, TMDS Rx, LVDS Tx, HDCP, 210MHz ADC, RGB Analog & DVI Digital Inputs, Scaler & Timing Generator

Stand Base - Injection Molded ABS

Total BOM Costs $ 141.12

What Is Not Included in our Cost Analysis

The total materials and manufacturing costs reported in this analysis reflect ONLY the direct materials cost (from component vendors and assorted EMS providers), AND manufacturing with basic test. Not included in this analysis are costs above and beyond the material manufacture of the core device itself - cost of intellectual property, royalties and licensing fees (those not already included into the per component price), software, software loading and test, shipping, logistics marketing and other channel costs including not only EMS provider and the OEM's margin, but that of other resellers. Our cost analysis is meant to focus on those costs incurred in the manufacture of the core device and exceptionally in some circumstances the packaging and literature as well.

Manufacturing Notes

Country of Origin / Volume Assumptions

Based on markings, the device was assembled in China. Furthermore, we have assumed that custom mechanicals (plastics, metals, etc.) were also sourced in low cost regions within China.

Country of origin assumptions relate directly to the associated cost of manufacturing, where calculated by iSuppli. In the cases of 'finished' sub-assemblies (such as VGA connectors), we do not calculate internal manufacturing costs, but rather assess the market price of the finished product in which case country of origin assumptions may or may not have a direct effect on pricing.

Remember also that labor rates are applied directly only to hand inserted components and systems in our bill of materials, and although regional assumptions do, these new rates do not have a direct effect on our modeled calculations of placement costs for automated SMD assembly lines. "Auto inserted components (such as SMT components) placement costs are calculated by an iSuppli algorithm which allocates a cost per component based on the size and pincount of the device. This calculation is affected by country or region of origin as well.

HP LE2201W LCD Monitor - Bottom View w/ Stand Removed

Design for Manufacturing / Device Complexity

The HP LE2201W LCD Monitor has an overall component count of 401 (excluding box contents), of which, 121 are mechanical in nature.

Component counts have a direct bearing on the overall manufacturing cycle times and costs, and also can increase or decrease overall yields and re-work. Our calculations of manufacturing costs factor counts and more qualitative complexities in the design. The cost of manufacturing is also, to some extent, decreased in this case because of assumed labor rate applied for China.

Note that manual labor has a much smaller effect on auto-insertion assembly lines (for the Main PCB, for example), where manufacturing costs are much more capital equipment intensive and driven by these investment costs.

Design Notes

Here is a summary of the major components used in the HP LE2201W LCD Monitor design:

Display Module

• Display Panel - Samsung - LTM220MT05

Power Supply Module

• Power Supply Module - unknown manufacturer

LCD Controller PCB

• LCD Monitor Controller - Realtek - RTD2545LH
• Microprocessor - Realtek - RTD2120L-LF

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HP LE2201W LCD Monitor - Box Contents