Pros:
Received both components with all cables/paperwork intact. Setup was a
breeze - as I am in a metro area, I picked up 14 over-the-air HD
channels with simple UHF antenna on first day. No dead pixels - has all
the inputs I need. Blu-ray playback through PS3 using HDMI was
excellent. Seems to be ½ the price of comparable brands.
Cons: Only
function I see missing is ability to delete unwanted channels -
'blocked' does not seem to block. I have to delete all channels ( by
aborting AutoScan ) and adding one at a time. Also a neat way to observe
signal strength, during channel addition.
Other Thoughts:
Would buy another, if I had another TV room.
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bob
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
5/6/2007 6:54:34 PM
great
Pros: easy
interface,large crisp picture,
Cons:
external media box
Other Thoughts:
excellent buy
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Caramico Studios
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
4/8/2007 11:49:32 AM
Continues
to astound!
Pros: Well,
everything I have in my home theatre is Sony (except this TV) and as
fate would have it, I discovered yesterday that this TV could be
controlled by the default TV/SAT settings and the dedicated TV buttons
on the remote for my Sony receiver.
Cons: Nada.
Other Thoughts:
I want some Italian fewd...
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Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
4/7/2007 11:34:37 AM
Pros: I
bought this tv 2 weeks before I returned from Iraq, that was back in Oct
of 2006. I love this tv, I have my 360 plugged in using the VGA adapter.
I have my pc plugged in using DVI to HDMI and play all games that allow
me to at 1920x1080. I don't watch tv so I can't comment on that and I
use the HD-DVD drive on my 360 for movies, the tv shows the sub par
performance of that drive, when compared to a HD-DVD player.
Cons: It wont
clean itself before room inspections.
Other Thoughts:
Awesome TV, made even more awesome by the price.
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Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
3/12/2007 7:18:49 AM
Great
Product
Pros: I
bought this tv and it is great. 1080P at a great price. Works well with
my game systems and my HD cable. It plays nice with my computer and
looks fantastic. HDTV is fantastic.
Cons: Needs
another component input or three. But a system selector is only $25. My
regular cable doesn't look that great, but Needs to come with a hdmi to
hdmi cable.
Other Thoughts:
I love my TV. Best thing I've ever gotten myself. Plays well with my WII
and 360. The 360 doesn't output at 1080P well, but I suspect its the
cable and not the tv. I can only guess component doesn't output at
1080p.
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Lara
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
2/12/2007 8:11:49 PM
Sceptre
42"
Pros: LCD has
clear picture..not too dark..easy to set up..good price..fairly easy to
navigate between inputs and menus.
Cons: Must
set user mode settings if hooking up a computer to it...otherwise colors
are way too bright..wish it had more than 1 component connection on the
box!
Other Thoughts:
I also have the 19" computer monitor from sceptre..3 yrs and it still
works great! Hope this LCD does as well...
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xFred
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
2/2/2007 1:47:08 PM
Awesome
Pros: +CHEAP
+good quality
Cons: -cheap
-media box gets hot
Other Thoughts:
If your looking at this TV, i suggest you google for it - there's a
couple hundred page board on it. Overall it's great. What i'm NOT happy
with is that newegg sent me a box which said "do not ship first" - RIGHT
ON THE MEDIA BOX! It's a first revision box, so i have to sent it back
to sceptre to get it flashed!
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Barney
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
1/24/2007 2:53:28 AM
1080i
& p for the masses
Pros: Great
value. Price savings let me buy an a/v tuner with HDMI switching. 2 hdmi
inputs on media box; easily set-up the media box next to your other home
theatre components (caveat: 6' media box cable). Speakers are
removeable. 1080p achieved with a dvi to hdmi cable - great for
connecting your mac or pc to the LCD.
Cons: Poor
rendering with analog cable TV subscription and analog composite &
S-video sources (VHS etc.); you definitely need a digital cable or
satellite subscription, and that runs best through HDMI (vs. component).
Media box runs hot; somewhat loose coaxial cable inputs. Bright blue LED
on the media box lets you know that the TV is on (thanks, Sceptre) but
it's way too bright. Lacks optical audio out. Slightly snowy
pixelization with some 1080i video sources: only appears when there is
subtle contrast diffrentiation in out-of-focus areas of the video
source. Sit more than 5 feet away, and you'll never notice this.
Speakers are mediocre, but that's typical with LCD tvs: plan to use your
home theatre set-up instead.
Other Thoughts:
If you're a home theater afficionado and want a perfect 42" LCD tv,
don't spend your money on this one. Instead, buy one that's twice as
expensive - and hope for the best. This LCD works exactly as advertised
for me. Granted if I had some of the color issues and other problems
mentioned by others, I would be dissappointed, but that's not that case.
I'm satisfied with this LCD.
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flyinhigh
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
1/5/2007 12:53:55 PM
definitly
worth the cash
Pros: very
very bright, not one single stuck or dead pixel, loads of inputs, pip is
movable and you can change the size, very easy to get setup and working
correctly.
Cons: doesn't
do split screen doesn't do PIP with 2 digital inputs (2 computers) its a
little slow to change inputs/channels but its still only about .75
seconds.
Other Thoughts:
I have this hooked up to my gaming computer/media pc and it displays HD
movies beautifully. games look incredible, I would have like to have a
split screen option. my media box gets a little warm but no more than
you would expect. Warning, if you are hooking a computer up to it off of
DVI, make sure you have the tv on the DVI input, the picture from the
computer also shows up on HDMI input, but its overscanned by about 15%
so this could erroniously lead you to believe that the tv is broke :) .
this is not a problem if your comp inputes into the VGA input. NOTE:
this thing is tough, it took a trip in a boat overseas, was in the mail
for a month and a half to get to me and came out without a scratch.
Note: if you remove the base and speakers you can ship this parcel post.
all and all a very good buy for the money.
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Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
1/3/2007 11:29:32 AM
Excellent
Computer Monitor or TV
Pros: 42
inches is alot of desktop space. The huge workspace really improves
productivity for 3D animation. Screen is really bright and with a good
signal it works great as a TV.
Cons: Weak
signals really show on this thing. I'm fine with the ultra bright LED,
it doesn't bother me, but when using it as a computer monitor I set the
bulb at half strength. I'm not sure if my regular AV inputs work or not
(I get a black and white pic with colorful waves) and I have't been able
to get the HDMI input to recognize my DVI output on from, had to use
SVGA. In anycase, it's not the panel or a dead pixel so I'll just get
sceptre to give me a new media box.
Other Thoughts:
Not the easiest setup for use as a PC monitor... I'm not sure what I did
to finally get it to recognize the PC signal, but it works now so I'll
be happy as soon as my new media box comes in the mail.
N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
12/14/2006 9:44:26 AM
Incredible!
Pros: Very
nice picture (1080P for upconverted DVD's) High resolution 1920 x 1080.
Media box is a good idea..just make sure that you plan for a 6' cable.
No dead pixels. The Media box comes with 2 HDMI ports, unlike Newegg
picture.
Cons: The 6'
media cable prevented me wall mounting above fireplace(not used). They
should ship with the 10' cable.
Other Thoughts:
Newegg! Your best source for all electronic needs.
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Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
12/2/2006 8:02:26 AM
Trouble
at first, but Newegg helped
Pros: I love
this TV. Great picture at a great price. Thinnest monitor I've seen. I
had some problems initally but they we're resolved. I figure I saved
$800 - $1000 compared to the local retailers. Newegg customer service is
there when you need them.
Cons:
Shipping of the monitor was delayed from the manufacturer and took over
a week to receive, not the 3 days advertised. The original media box was
defective, but was replaced by Newegg.
Other Thoughts:
I was leary of buying such an expensive item without being able to see
it in person first and I was concerned if there was a problem, I would
not have the option of returning a defective item to a local retailer.
Initially, I did have a problem with the media box. There was no
picture. I called Sceptre and they guessed that the problem was the
cables and sent new ones. Not fixed. Then called Newegg and they sent a
new (slightly different, with 2 HDMI inputs) media box and problem was
solved. Newegg also reimbursed me for the shipping to return the old
box. The Sceptre warranty requires that if you need to return the
Monitor or media box, they must be in their original boxes. This could
be a storage problem as the monitor box is rather large.
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Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
10/16/2006 5:44:22 AM
great
Pros: very
bright, 1920x1080 resolution, cheap.
Cons: the
media box gets a little hot be sure it has some air, some dark areas in
video games are a little too dark.
Other Thoughts:
oblivion from my PC looks fantastic.
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Trotter
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
9/20/2006 4:59:12 PM
MEDIA
BOX IS A MUST!!!
Pros: Love
it, picture for price is unbeatable
Cons: no one
has really made it just how necessary the media box is, its not an
option, if you do not buy it you will not have any inputs, so id buy
this while its still on special
Other Thoughts:
the need for the media box should be disclosed better
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Hawk
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
8/22/2006 5:31:16 PM
Excellent
for gaming & HDTV
Pros: PC,
Xbox 360, and HDTV all perfect and ALL hooked up at the same time. No
smearing. Fast. Colors are true. FPS are amazing. Large size allows for
web surfing with two screens side by side. Can't think of a better
monitor/HDTV solution.
Cons: Only
sorta complaint..it gets hot (like all LCD monitors and HDTV's)when you
sit three feet away. Perfect for the winter..not so perfect for a hot
summer unless you have AC. No other complaints.
Other Thoughts:
1920 x 1080 rez allows for large screen viewing and gameplay. Xbox 360
takes to it like a duck to water. Oblivion (pc version) has to be seen
to be believed. Screen is perfect with zero dead pixels. I'd buy another
Sceptre in a heartbeat. Besure to add 5.1 or 7.1 sound to make this all
ocme alive.
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linuxscooter
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
8/20/2006 4:57:51 PM
AWESOME
display - but know what your primary use is
Pros: 1080p
1080p (did I just repeat that?) Many inputs including full bandwidth
component, 1080p-capable HDMI, VGA, and ATSC tuner 5.1 decoder
Standalone media box so you don't have 300 wires going into the flat
TV... 1080i video from ESPN looks AWESOME... and this is only 1080I
folks. 1080P movies like T2 or Pirates (both WMV-DVD that play 1080p off
your PC) look like real life.
Cons: NO 5.1
pass-through/output (no problem if you have a cable TV box) Cheap
speakers can not handle much bass (I run the optical out from cable tv
box to the stereo) plastic finish attracts static and is somewhat cheap.
The blue LED is BRIGHT and if it is at your eye level it shines in like
a laser (tip: a couple of drops of white glue will diffuse this). Some
say 480p isn't good on this. I think it's fine given the source (DVDs
look good). I've never seen DVDs played through one of those $2k
standalone upconverters, but considering they cost more than the set
someone's lost sight of the price. The media box cable is proprietary,
and 4-6' in length. This needs to be longer to hang the set on my wall
(not an issue if I had a closet behind the TV, as some people have...)
Other Thoughts:
All HDTV sets are compromises right now - anyone who says a set is
perfect is misinformed. You can get better HD screens than this, but not
for LESS than twice what this costs (and if you plunk down 6k on a
'perfect' TV, that doesn't sound too perfect for the wallet...). WHY on
earth is NewEgg de-bundling the "media box"???
