Anyone have a SCEPTRE X20WC-Gamer?

[bruins004]

Point taken, the x20 it is then...unless of course someone can convince me otherwise in the next couple of days.

It is correct that 22" use TN panels and dont have that great of image quality.
Either go for a 20", 20.1" or a 24".
It would be sweet if you could go for a 30" or 27" (I wont get carried away).

Just take a look at that guide I posted above and you will see everything you need to know about buying the best LCD for your money.

 

[LonGun]

I already read all about anydvd. I got the monitor today. It...is...amazing. I had it hooked up to an x800GTO with the d-sub for a few minutes and I can tell you one thing...this is NOT a TN panel! The viewing angles are insane. The colors are beautiful. I'll do a full review sometime this week.

The sceptre is nice viewing in 1280x720 and is amazing in max 1680x1050; especially playing FEAR, S.T.A.L.K.E.R, etc. (for some reason I can't play RB6: Vegas in 1680x1050: blank screen with sound.) Anyway, yea the built-in speakers on the sceptre are kinda ... "wannabe" I'd embarassed to myself the first time when listen to it. It killed the game's atmosphere And the $20 rebate I've sent out awhile ago, but haven't heard anything from them. Ultra is the only company that loyal, and fast in product rebates to me.

 

[x800professor]

The sceptre is nice viewing in 1280x720 and is amazing in max 1680x1050; especially playing FEAR, S.T.A.L.K.E.R, etc. (for some reason I can't play RB6: Vegas in 1680x1050: blank screen with sound.) Anyway, yea the built-in speakers on the sceptre are kinda ... "wannabe" I'd embarassed to myself the first time when listen to it. It killed the game's atmosphere And the $20 rebate I've sent out awhile ago, but haven't heard anything from them. Ultra is the only company that loyal, and fast in product rebates to me.

I didn't even realize it had built in speakers until I noticed the audio cable. I like the fact that they don't stick out like on a lot of monitors. They are hilariously bad, but I doubt that anyone will use them.

 

[rjc309]

prof did your monitor ship out of jersey or california?

 

[x800professor]

prof did your monitor ship out of jersey or california?

Tennessee.

 

[x800professor]

Alright, the monitor is running but I don't think I'm going to do the full review until I have it connected to a card that can actually game at 1680x1050. I had to send the 8800 back and replace it with an x1300 from wal-mart.

 

[Jawbreaker]

Your having a pretty tough time with that Rig huh.. Sux man... Hope you get it all straight..

 

[x800professor]

Your having a pretty tough time with that Rig huh.. Sux man... Hope you get it all straight..

Yeah...but at least this monitor is amazing. The viewing angles are great, the color is great. The text is reasonably sharp and the backlight bleed is only noticeable on a black screen. The only thing that really annoys me is the giant led sceptre logo. It blinks bright red when the monitor is on standby. I have to turn the monitor off (meaning, not standby) to turn it off...and that's annoying.

 

[Jawbreaker]

Dont tell me that.lol...I wanted one Sooo Bad... I think you and I ordered it at around the same time...I tried on the last day of the Rebate and somehow got screwed out of getting it... Was told I had bought the item to late to qualify, Total BS.. So I got pissed and told them to give me my money back....Now I wish I kept it anyway...

 

[x800professor]

Dont tell me that.lol...I wanted one Sooo Bad... I think you and I ordered it at around the same time...I tried on the last day of the Rebate and somehow got screwed out of getting it... Was told I had bought the item to late to qualify, Total BS.. So I got pissed and told them to give me my money back....Now I wish I kept it anyway...

I would get it if I were you. It just flat out great. The stand is a little flimsy, considering the fact that it is shaking around as I type this, but that can always be replaced or it could we wall mounted.

 

[Wile E]

I assume it will accept standard VESA mounts?

 

[x800professor]

I assume it will accept standard VESA mounts?

It's supposed to be.

 

[x800professor]

arrgh. I ran dead pixel buddy on this thing today and found at least 7 dead/stuck pixels. It's more like 10. Now I'm wondering if I should send it back or not. Stupid expensive shipping.

 

[Wile E]

If it efects your viewing experience, then yes, send it back. But if you don't notice them in normal use, then it's your call. 7 or more is the cap.

 

[LogitechFreak]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...ategoryId=pcmcat104900050013&id=1168044601734

19" ws mag from bestbuy

* Ultrafast 2 ms response time
* 1600:1 contrast ratio; 300 cd/m² brightness
* 1440 x 900 maximum resolution


$159.99

pretty sweet if you ask me..

 

[Wile E]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...ategoryId=pcmcat104900050013&id=1168044601734

19" ws mag from bestbuy

* Ultrafast 2 ms response time
* 1600:1 contrast ratio; 300 cd/m² brightness
* 1440 x 900 maximum resolution


$159.99

pretty sweet if you ask me..

Yeah, not too bad, but only 16.2M colors vs 16.7M. Makes a big difference in image quality in an lcd.

 

[x800professor]

If it efects your viewing experience, then yes, send it back. But if you don't notice them in normal use, then it's your call. 7 or more is the cap.

Most of them, I don't. However, there are two that annoy me. The rest of them are in the upper righthand corner. I swear they weren't there the first time I ran dead pixel buddy. I'm trying (right now) to talk newegg into giving me a free shipping label...or at least a discount. I swear they weren't there the first time I ran dead pixel buddy. Sweet! Free shipping! Newegg = the greatness.

 

[Jawbreaker]

I may just go ahead and buy it. I'm already spending a ton of money on a new Motorcycle and have a bit left over.. Hopefully I Dont find any dead pixels as you did.. But from what I understand, thats a hit or miss thing, and alot of factors play into it....

 

[x800professor]

I may just go ahead and buy it. I'm already spending a ton of money on a new Motorcycle and have a bit left over.. Hopefully I Dont find any dead pixels as you did.. But from what I understand, thats a hit or miss thing, and alot of factors play into it....

It looks like a ton of dust got trapped in the upper right hand corner of this monitor. When I get the second one back, I'll post about its pixel situation.

 

[LonGun]

arrgh. I ran dead pixel buddy on this thing today and found at least 7 dead/stuck pixels. It's more like 10. Now I'm wondering if I should send it back or not. Stupid expensive shipping.

Wait a minute... dead pixel? I mean it's possible but why would you have to run the dead pixel test in order to see them? aren't dead pixels easy to see? I mean I've seen them before (clearly) on other monitors without having to run any test. Anyway, guess I'm lucky my Sceptre didn't have any.... or does it .. that I need to run the test like you did in order to see them..?

 

[x800professor]

Wait a minute... dead pixel? I mean it's possible but why would you have to run the dead pixel test in order to see them? aren't dead pixels easy to see? I mean I've seen them before (clearly) on other monitors without having to run any test. Anyway, guess I'm lucky my Sceptre didn't have any.... or does it .. that I need to run the test like you did in order to see them..?

Well, it depends. On a 1680x1050 monitor, they are pretty small. Plus, the easiest to see are the ones that are stuck on. Dead pixels can be somewhat difficult to see unless you are looking for them. A white (stuck on) pixel in the middle of the screen will be obvious. Same thing goes for a stuck color pixel. Dead pixels of this size aren't that easy to spot. Just run dead pixel buddy. Well, actually, if you don't notice anything, don't run it. Just be happy. If you run that, you'll probably notice them from then on.

 

[x800professor]

Stay away from this monitor. The second one has a dead pixel right in the middle of the freaking screen. It also has a dead pixel down near the bottom. The light bleed on this one is 10x worse than the first one. The picture is good, but it's really annoying when there is a dead pixel right in front of my face all the time.

 

[LonGun]

Stay away from this monitor. The second one has a dead pixel right in the middle of the freaking screen. It also has a dead pixel down near the bottom. The light bleed on this one is 10x worse than the first one. The picture is good, but it's really annoying when there is a dead pixel right in front of my face all the time.

Mine's clean lol thanks for the software. Phews... anyway.. my bad recommanding it. I didn't have a single problem with it and it served me very well so far. Anyway.. good luck finding one, professor.