radicallyrb

Tech Level: somewhat high

Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

8/14/2007 5:28:39 PM

Pros: For the price, with the rebate. Can't beat it. I've always owned Scepture. Never had a problem. Res. excellent. Previously owned a Scepture X7.....

Cons: In the back the DVI cable is a little tight.

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Foob

Tech Level: high

Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

8/14/2007 2:42:14 PM

One Suggestion: Get White Chalk!

Pros: Hi; it's a nice, very bright LCD monitor at a reasonable price. It also does the HD standards (though i can't figure, on OS X with a Mini, how to set 1900x1080; it does do 1680x1050 though).

Cons: Ok, this is first thing: it's all black plastic includes the controls. Solution: Get some white or colored chalk and with a flat end run it along the black on black control moldings to give it contrast. Use colored chalk if you want to be fancy; this also makes it returnable/sellable without permanent defacing, and is easier than using ink since chalk smears well. If you don't do this you'll go bonkers trying to touch the contol buttons and keep hitting the off switch.

Other Thoughts: Wish someone could give me a clue about how the HD resolutions work on OS X / Mac Mini. The manual isn't all that clear on the "1 through 5" settings for HD.

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bud

Tech Level: average

Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

8/10/2007 8:48:06 PM

Pros: Love this unit arrived in 36 hours. clear screen no pixel problems. Had a 19 inch dell crt all i can say is wow

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: If what I see now is any indication,Buy buy buy

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sTyLeS

Tech Level: high

Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

8/9/2007 8:44:28 AM

beautiful

Pros: At this price to have DVI input and a size of 20.1" widescreen...amazing. Very clear picture even with just the VGA input. Overall brightness looks great and very even. No noticeable dead pixels.

Cons: If I had to think of one it would be that it's not very positionable. It'll tilt up and down slightly, but no up/down or left/right adjusting.

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GeneralTso

Tech Level: high

Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

8/8/2007 7:11:17 PM

Amazing!

Pros: Great monitor for the price, I've had it for almost a year now and I couldn't be happier. Resolution is great and the auto adjust is really nice.

Cons: I guess some people are saying that it doesn't support 1080 but who cares? Also I sometimes get a high pitched scream-like noise when the monitor is off or in standby. I don't think it is the monitor though, as the same thing happened with a monitor I had before this one.

Other Thoughts: No DVI cable? so what. buy one.

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N/A

Tech Level: low

Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

8/7/2007 9:24:04 AM

Upgrade from 17" CRT

Pros: Easy to setup (3 min). No "ghosting" on CS:Source.

Cons: Haven't hit it yet.

Other Thoughts: My criteria for looking for an LCD was smallest response time, highest contrast ratio and lowest price. For me this LCD was the best blend for what I wanted to spend. Arrived w/ 0 dead pixels. New egg, as always, is crazy fast.

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schmiddj

Tech Level: average

Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

8/7/2007 9:11:32 AM

Excellent value, great picture

Pros: 20" widescreen hi-def picture for the price of most 17" LCDs. Both DVI and VGA connections so no adapter needed. Built-in speakers are handy. No problems yet.

Cons: Speakers aren't very quality - they just work; changing the volume takes a few seconds longer than it should. Buttons aren't clearly marked so it takes some getting used to. Tight fit for wires in the back. Monitor doesn't tilt back very far.

Other Thoughts: Bottom line is this is a very quality, high-performance monitor for the price, despite all of its vices. My 360 is hooked up through the VGA port and both it and the comp desktop look stunning. For $xx, I'm amazed. On a side note, Newegg continues to impress me. They dug up the old rebate page when it was superceded by a new one, and gave me clear instructions to print out an invoice when I didn't receive one in the mail after asking them for help. Great service as always.

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Berger

Tech Level: high

Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

8/2/2007 3:13:37 PM

wow, thats all i can say

Pros: fantastic contrast ratio, HDCP compliant, windows vista certified, DVI, and VGA, integrated power supply, great brighness, built in speakers, 5ms response time, great packaging, very well designed, thin bezel

Cons: the logo is a bit much, the speakers are garbage, and the volume control from 1-100% seems to be the exact same volume, 0% being muted.

Other Thoughts: I didn't buy it for the integrated speakers, and if you dont, you will LOVE this monitor, i've had two of them running almost continuously for 7 mos, fantastic buy!

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Zaber123

Tech Level: somewhat high

Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

8/1/2007 8:26:43 PM

Great Monitor

Pros: Great monitor. The color is great, everything is sharp, and the size of it is wonderful. I can do so much multitasking with the extra room. There are a bunch of little details that I never noticed with my old CRT. If you are looking for a new monitor for beauty and functionality, then you can't go wrong with this.

Cons: There is one red stuck pixel in the left-center of the screen. I couldn't get it out with software and am yet to try to rub it out. When you first buy the monitor it's like the little pixel is just staring at you, but after a couple of weeks you forget it's there and it doesn't bother you.

Other Thoughts: At least it's a stuck pixel and not a dead one. There is a chance that I can get it out physically or by running the software some more, and sometimes they fix themselves over time. It doesn't bother me that much though, I'm not going to drop it down to 4 eggs just because of 1 pixel I can only seen on a white screen.

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Armatet

Tech Level: somewhat high

Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

7/27/2007 9:12:55 PM

Awesome monitor for the price

Pros: Great resoultion, bright, widescreen, and of course the price.

Cons: Doesn't come with a DVI cable which you will need if you want to get the best resolution out of the monitor. Also, the speakers are horrible so you'll need to buy some.

Other Thoughts: I've bought a Sceptre monitor before and was very satisfied. This purchase was no exception. Great quality for the money. The rebate makes this deal even sweeter!

Scttkrg

Tech Level: high

Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

7/27/2007 7:58:33 PM

Pros: It provided the crisp clear picture my customer expected

Cons: None

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Penorzilla

Tech Level: high

Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

7/27/2007 8:57:46 AM

Beautiful Monitor!

Pros: Beautiful pixelation and easy wire management. Got it hooked up in about 5 min. People said they had dead pixels and I was worrying I would to from past reviews but I didn't have one dead pixel. Warranty and mail in rebate were easy to retrieve.

Cons: It was a little bit of a hassel to get the back peice off to connect the wires but I eventually got it and for some reason my neck doesnt tilt like it says it does. The instructions don't really help on how to take off the back thing either.

Other Thoughts: Good buy either way.

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define

Tech Level: somewhat high

Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

7/25/2007 12:46:12 AM

excellent

Pros: Great for gaming, no dead/stuck pixels for me :) good bang for the buck, a must buy item, great shipping ordered Friday came Tuesday.

Cons: none

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tjfinlinson

Tech Level: average

Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

7/19/2007 12:46:49 PM

Nice Widescreen LCD Monitor

Pros: 20", nice picture, comes with a VGA cable and DVI to VGA adapter. Great Price for screen size.

Cons: If you plug the speakers in, you will get a little hum. At least it was so on the one I received. But not too bad since I bought the monitor for the video and not the audio.

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md6597

Tech Level: high

Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

7/12/2007 5:26:58 AM

Satisfied Buyer

Pros: I bought 2 of these and have them in dualview. These monitors are wonderfull, vivid colors, nice details. Nice High Resolutions. Came in manufactures packaging, and UPS just dropped and ran. Good thing I live in a good neighborhood, or they would be gone.

Cons: No DVI cable, but there cheap, less than 10 dollars.

Other Thoughts: For this price you would be insaine to not buy one. As always where one is good, two is better. So buy an extra (just tell you wife they accidently sent 2)

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<( ' ' )> ; )

Tech Level: somewhat high

Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

7/10/2007 1:28:34 PM

X20WG

Pros: I've just upgraded from a 17" CRT monitor and it's such an upgrade. Great, very vibrant, clear. Inexpensive! It's only 160 after rebate! No refresh rate problems. Great monitor! No ghosting. It's true 1050p but thats not a big deal. The stand isn't bad pretty study. You can adjust it nicely. I like how the buttons are under the monitor instead of on it. No bright blue Sceptre sign, instead it's printed on. Nice menus.

Cons: 1 dead pixel very bright red. Some bleeding from all sides only noticeable while on black screen. Poor DVI placement, you kinda have to bend the DVI cable right at the top to fit it in. But the BIGGEST problem is that Starcraft is SO stretched out ; ) .

Other Thoughts: I got rid of the dead pixel and I'm so happy I did. I used the pressure method. You can check here . This Website helped me. This monitor is a definite buy especially for the price.

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Alex708

Tech Level: average

Ownership: less than 1 day

7/9/2007 5:26:27 PM

Happy with 20.1 HD

Pros: I just have to say WOW!! this is a HUGE upgrade from my old IBM CRT monitor! it has a very nice bright back light and awesome wide screen.

Cons: there are 2 things that bug me about this monitor and 1 is that mine came with a stuck pixel :(... not saying that will happen on everyone but its not so bad because thanks to the internet i have found ways to fix it!! yay!! another thing is the buttons are not the best in the world.. they are kind of hard to push and hard to tell which is which.

Other Thoughts: overall a SUPER monitor for the price!! i bought it for my Xbox 360 and i just have to say Tony Hawk's Project 8 has never looked so good.

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TheProfessor

Tech Level: high

Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

7/6/2007 1:19:40 PM

Awesome!

Pros: -Contrast ratio,great blacks. -Brillian colors. -Super bright... the zero brightness is brighter than highest on my Vaio laptop haha. -Cool, simple cabinet design. -Light weight thats perfect for wall mounting. -No ghosting thus far in CS, CoD, or MS Flight Sim... love it. -Best value for the size and specs under $200 on newegg... I've only had it going for a few days but I'm sure I'll find more and more that I like about it!

Cons: -One red stuck pixel in the center at the top, but I can't really take off for that since its so common these days. Luckily it happens to be exactly on the line of separation between the menu bar and the desktop on my Mac which I use for everything but gaming.. so it isn't noticeable except on the PC when I'm in a really dark place. -Buttons are easy to mix up when its dark. -1050 instead of 1080 resolution but I don't really care about that, for the price who cares!

Other Thoughts: The speaker issue shouldn't be a con for anyone, I don't know why people are taking stars for it since most users should be using real external speakers anyway.

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Trey

Tech Level: somewhat high

Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

6/21/2007 8:17:33 AM

Great Monitor

Pros: The other posters are correct... it says it can display at 1080p/i resolution but it can not. You need 1920 pixels for 1080i/p this will only display 1680x1050 so it downscales the 1080 but still looks perfectly fine. I got this mainly for gaming and was VERY scared about getting ghosting but I have played Day of Defeat source and Tribes so far (tribes has a LOT of fast moving objects) and I notice NO ghosting what so ever. The image is crisp and Im only running in VGA and the image is crystal clear..i dunno why people say its fuzzy with dvi because it isnt with me...havent hooked up DVI cable yet. VERY simply to set up and this thing is just HUGE. This is a remarkable deal. I was weary at first but this has been the best electronic buy i have made in years. I come from a 17" CRT so its a HUGE upgrade. :)

Cons: The way the stand is constructed... with the DVI cable i got, it is VERY hard to plug it in. I bet if I was a little mroe patient I would be able to get it working.. everyone else has but I was anxious to see this thing in action so i hooked up VGA which looks perfectly fine. Speakers are a joke, no bass, they are 2w... yeah i hate using headphones but um.. i prefer to wear them over using these monitors speakers. No DVI cable was a bummer so I just picked one up but am Not using it as of right now. Guess you could say its bad that it really DOESNT display 1080... but it just downscales it so it looks perfectly fine still. Its a pain to tilt this thing.

Other Thoughts: I know it looks like I wrote a lot of cons but its really nothing. This is an EXCELLENT monitor for the price. Under $200 for a 20.1" widescreen. Its unbelievable.. Get it and you wont regret it.

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vimish

Tech Level: high

Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

6/20/2007 5:26:32 AM

Great for watching HDTV

Pros: Great resolution, no dead pixels. Fast response rate. Works perfect with Comcast Sci Atl 8300 HD box (bought a HDMI to DVI-R cable) - this is at 1080i. Uses 50% the wattage as that of my 20" TV.

Cons: Potential for burn in, beter to watch TV in zoom/full screen mode

Other Thoughts: Perfect for the money. Yes, the stand has limited tilt and no rotation but if I wanted to move this monitor around I would have bought a separate wall / pedistal mount or would have spent double the money for a monitor with a fancy stand. Very bright, perfect for watching TV, may be a bit too bright for looking at Windows white screen all day (for that I would buy the gamer version which has a glare coating.

N/A

Tech Level: somewhat high

Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

6/17/2007 6:22:16 PM

Pros: Look great and they work. No dead pixels.

Cons: NONE

Other Thoughts: More bang for your buck.

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code monkey

Tech Level: high

Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

6/6/2007 7:10:33 PM

Pros: nice colors,widescreen,no ghosting,dvi is awesome ,logo does NOT light up! =) it's "printed" on.

Cons: first one had severe bleeding along top and bottom seam and 1 stuck pixel. rma came back in a week and is absolutely perfect.

Other Thoughts: i can't comment on the speakers because i have not and do not plan on using them. stand is sturdy just not very adjustable. GREAT MONITER GREAT PRICE!

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MOHFpro90

Tech Level: high

Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

6/4/2007 3:18:44 PM

WOW! Nice monitor!

Pros: Great clarity, color, and brightness. 1680x1050 is a major plus! 5ms response gives no ghosting in games. No stuck, or dead pixels, looks great! Got it shipped within 3 days! Sceptre logo does not light up like others. Sturdy stand, and it has a tilt adjustment.

Cons: No cons for the monitor.

Other Thoughts: My first came scratched, one about 1/2 inch long(due to shipping). I filed an RMA and got my 2nd within a week. Not a big deal, and this definetly wouldnt prevent my from buying another! The 2nd one is perfect! NEWEGG ROCKS!

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N/A

Tech Level: somewhat low

Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

6/2/2007 10:09:17 AM

Nice LCD

Pros: This is my first LCD and let me say, it looks beautiful. Colors are very nice and really make games look great. No dead pixels or anything wrong with mine.

Cons: I don't really like the base, it's sturdy and what not but I think a more intelligent base could've been designed.

Other Thoughts: I went from a 17'' CRT to a 20.1'' wide screen LCD and the change is night and day in all aspects.

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Very Satisfied Dude

Tech Level: high

Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

5/25/2007 9:53:20 AM

Great Monitor for Price

Pros: At my house in 2 days w/ reg shipping. Newegg is awesome! This monitor is awesome. 1080p is insane w/ dvi.(it is actually true 1050p but not a huge difference) It has a nice viewing angle and size for more than one application at a time. I can write papers for college and surf web for information while both showing all of the Programs. Great for photo/video editing. I use Sony vegas and Adobe photoshop and this is a perfect picture for not making those small mistakes.

Cons: Speakers are not the best..but the monitor is worth the 209 dollars. Don't like the small buttons at bottom, you get mixed up on the ones you are pressing and gets really anoying..but for the most part a great monitor.

Other Thoughts: Great for gaming...and with the right cables you can play your xbox 360 or DVD player in 1080p. System:AMD 64 X2 5200, 2gb of Corsair XMS2's,WD 16 mb cache 250gb sata HD, evga nvidia 7950 512mb superclocked GPU. Asus M2N SLI Delux, 580 watt PS, LIte on DVD-RW w/ lightscribe, and of course...this new awesome monitor!

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N/A

Tech Level: high

Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

5/23/2007 3:27:44 PM

Perfect monitor

Pros: Works perfectly the image quality is perfect only problem is there is one dead pixel at the top right of the screen but it's not noticeable unless that area is black and you have to look carefully to find it. But having dead pixels is a risk you take when you buy a LCD monitor. Other than that no problems with the screen at all.

Cons: Doesn't come with a DVI cable.

Other Thoughts: Just a suggestion I would highly recommend anyone that buys this monitor to buy a DVI cable if your video card supports it. When I was still waiting for the DVI to come in the mail I used the VGA cable that came with the monitor. Some programs and games could not display certain resolutions and some resolutions were displayed incorrectly when using the VGA cable. After I installed the DVI cable no problems and it seemed like the image quality improved a bit.

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MAWG

Tech Level: high

Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

5/17/2007 9:25:28 AM

X20WG ForTheWin!

Pros: NO Dead Pixels. Super Bright. Makes my aging 6800xt agp look ike an 8800gt! Running WOW at 1600X1200 makes me able to see around corners. Now I Own all of Your Bases! Flawless Victory!

Cons: Lame Blue Neon Sceptre logo on front.

Other Thoughts: Put a Viewsonic sticker over logo

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Alex A

Tech Level: high

Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

5/16/2007 9:13:13 PM

LCD

Pros: This LCD monior is BIG. Crisp clear bright colors. Its very cute...its my first LCD and wow wa wee wah i like it much.

Cons: I got one dead pixel in the bottom right corner, you cant notice it but whatever.

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ScoMo

Tech Level: high

Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

5/16/2007 2:02:08 PM

Beautiful

Pros: Beautiful Display. Great colors and is Vista Ready. Amazing DVI Output. Can't wait to get a Blu-Ray drive and really put this baby to work.

Cons: VGA output is not too great, but this is made for DVI Hi-Res output, so I'll cut them some slack.

Other Thoughts: If you're looking for a great budget monitor that is HDCP ready and Vista Ready Out of the box, this is the way to go.

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Visquis

Tech Level: average

Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

5/14/2007 3:09:57 PM

Pros: Up-graded from 17in FS to this and it works great. Color is bright and vibrant.

Cons: The stand isnt as stready as I would like it. But, it works fine.