Anyone have a SCEPTRE X20WC-Gamer?

LonGun · Apr 30, 2007

x800professor said:
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1111802&page=2

After reading that, I think I'll stay away from the sceptre.

Sigh~ sometimes, you just can't help people to have the good (if not best) quality stuff. Anyway, my thought is that, besides asking for opinions, doing researches, and maybe reading MORE THAN ONE review, you've got to try out the product (base on those results you've gathered) to experience it. Good luck on picking one :toast:

knero · Apr 30, 2007

Sup guys new here, I've been looking at this monitor for a week and couldn't decide if I should buy it also... I was contemplating on buying this one instead http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001095 should I go with that SAMSUNG instead?

x800professor · Apr 30, 2007

knero said:
Sup guys new here, I've been looking at this monitor for a week and couldn't decide if I should buy it also... I was contemplating on buying this one instead http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001095 should I go with that SAMSUNG instead?

The samsung is a TN while the sceptre is an MVA, which means the sceptre should produce better colors. The samsung has a matte screen (at least I think it does) while the sceptre is glossy, but that's a matter of taste.

x800professor · Apr 30, 2007

The monitor is ordered! Be prepared for a full review sitting next to my all-powerful P1220! It ordered off the egg, so I should have it by Friday. Well, it depends on whether it comes from California or New Jersey. I'm in Ohio, so California takes the full three days.

Jawbreaker · Apr 30, 2007

LOL, I couldnt wait either...I bought one Today from the Egg..I never noticed the Rebate Ended today untill I really looked at it...But anyway..Looks like At least a couple of us have some comparing to do..

knero · May 1, 2007

After a couple of days of researching on LCD Moniters I ordered this today off Newegg.com, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824116062 What do you guys think?

Wile E · May 1, 2007

x800professor said:
The samsung is a TN while the sceptre is an MVA, which means the sceptre should produce better colors. The samsung has a matte screen (at least I think it does) while the sceptre is glossy, but that's a matter of taste.

Hey, where'd you find out more about the Samsung? (And the Sceptre, for that matter). I had a lot of trouble finding info on the Samsung.

x800professor · May 1, 2007

Wile E said:
Hey, where'd you find out more about the Samsung? (And the Sceptre, for that matter). I had a lot of trouble finding info on the Samsung.

For the samsung, it's right in the specs from newegg. "Panel a-si TFT/TN"

For the sceptre:

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/

Go there, type Sceptre X20WC-Gamer into the search box. It says MVA. Plus, the viewing angles are just way too good to be TN.

Wile E · May 1, 2007

x800professor said:
For the samsung, it's right in the specs from newegg. "Panel a-si TFT/TN"

For the sceptre:

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/

Go there, type Sceptre X20WC-Gamer into the search box. It says MVA. Plus, the viewing angles are just way too good to be TN.

Thanx for that link Prof. Lots of useful info in there.

x800professor · May 3, 2007

Ah great, everyone on newegg is saying this monitor isn't HDCP compatible. That's one of the reasons I bought it. Of course, I haven't received it yet, and I don't have anything to test it with. Oh well, if it's not, I guess I'll be doing my best to circumvent HDCP someday.

erocker · May 3, 2007

Ive deffinately played some HDCP content on a non-HDCP monitor before. This current 22" piece of crap that I'm staring at right now does it.
*edit Also I believe that I have followed way too many of your posts today which makes me feel like a borderline stalker! Creepy!

x800professor · May 3, 2007

erocker said:
Ive deffinately played some HDCP content on a non-HDCP monitor before. This current 22" piece of crap that I'm staring at right now does it.
*edit Also I believe that I have followed way too many of your posts today which makes me feel like a borderline stalker! Creepy!

Oh, I know it's doable. It won't be long before blu rays are as copied as DVDs and all other forms of HDCP are utterly defeated. I only have a DVD-RW drive right now, so HDCP isn't much of a worry at the moment. I'm not going to by any of the new generation of optical drives until they hit about $100 or less.

I have been posting like madman today. Amazing that I'm still not even at 2 posts a day. I abandoned this board for about 2 semesters when I had a combined 24 books to read. Now I am back with a vengeance! or something like that.

Wile E · May 3, 2007

x800professor said:
Oh, I know it's doable. It won't be long before blu rays are as copied as DVDs and all other forms of HDCP are utterly defeated. I only have a DVD-RW drive right now, so HDCP isn't much of a worry at the moment. I'm not going to by any of the new generation of optical drives until they hit about $100 or less.

I have been posting like madman today. Amazing that I'm still not even at 2 posts a day. I abandoned this board for about 2 semesters when I had a combined 24 books to read. Now I am back with a vengeance! or something like that.

AnyDVD HD already circumvents HDCP on Blu-Ray and HDDVD. Blu-Ray has some other copy protections available that aren't in use yet, tho.

x800professor · May 4, 2007

Wile E said:
AnyDVD HD already circumvents HDCP on Blu-Ray and HDDVD. Blu-Ray has some other copy protections available that aren't in use yet, tho.

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.

Wile E · May 4, 2007

x800professor said:
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.

So you like it then?

x800professor · May 4, 2007

Wile E said:
So you like it then?

For a preview of the review....all amazing aside from the crappy stand (can be replaced) and the hilarious speakers that I would not know about if not for the audio cable that came with it.

Wile E · May 10, 2007

Did you ever get a review of this monitor up, prof? If all goes well for you, I may relegate this Samsung to 2nd computer duty, and order the Sceptre for my gaming rig.

x800professor · May 10, 2007

Wile E said:
Did you ever get a review of this monitor up, prof? If all goes well for you, I may relegate this Samsung to 2nd computer duty, and order the Sceptre for my gaming rig.

It's a great monitor, but my computer is dead right now. The review will have to wait because the monitor is sitting in a box. EVGA better ship out my new motherboard soon. I'll have a review with pictures and everything once I finally get to use it.

Wile E · May 11, 2007

Oh yeah. I completely didn't put 2 and 2 together after reading the "Gremlin" thread. Duh! lol.

x800professor · May 11, 2007

Wile E said:
Oh yeah. I completely didn't put 2 and 2 together after reading the "Gremlin" thread. Duh! lol.

I really should ask the mods to rename that thread. It is one of the longest running non-sticky threads in tpu history, and it now has nothing to do with its title. ...and then I should make a youtube movie about the killer DVD burner that EVGA suggested is killing my components :laugh:

Mediocre · May 11, 2007

I just bought a Sceptre X37SV-Naga and its GREAT. Love it. Even had a FEW minor issues and Sceptre was VERY helpful/responsive.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824112174

rjc309 · May 11, 2007

Prof-

I've been mulling over the X20 for the past week or so now but I'm hesitant to go 20.1" when 22"s are only about $10 more. I imagine you also looked at the bigger size, any regrets? I've gone to a couple stores to see the difference for myself and it seems, to my eyes at least, that the extra two inches makes a big difference.

Tiger has this one,

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2825269&Tab=0&NoMapp=0

but I'm hesitant since there isn't much information about Megavision out there.

x800professor · May 11, 2007

rjc309 said:
Prof-

I've been mulling over the X20 for the past week or so now but I'm hesitant to go 20.1" when 22"s are only about $10 more. I imagine you also looked at the bigger size, any regrets? I've gone to a couple stores to see the difference for myself and it seems, to my eyes at least, that the extra two inches makes a big difference.

Tiger has this one,

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2825269&Tab=0&NoMapp=0

but I'm hesitant since there isn't much information about Megavision out there.

I do not regret it at all. Think about this, they have the same resolution. That means that extra 1.9" is nothing but empty space between pixels. The picture quality is much, much, much better on the 20.1" panels. The Sceptre is also an MVA panel, while the 22s are all TN. That's means better viewing angles and better color. Watch a DVD on one of those 22s and then watch it on the sceptre...you'll wish you went with the 20.1 instead, believe me.

bruins004 · May 11, 2007

Sorry,
This might be a little late, but I do have a section here (near the bottom) on LCD Panels and what you should look at when buying one.
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=30822

I hope this helps someone and if you have any questions just ask

rjc309 · May 11, 2007

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

...while I'm thinking of it, anyone know how a 9800PRO 128mb will handle driving the monitor and gaming? worth it to invest in a new card?

Processor	AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ (40C-50C max)
Motherboard	ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe /WiFi
Cooling	customized Big-Typhoon, x2-120mm, x1-80mm. & a Portable AC next to the case.
Memory	Patriot 6.00 GB DDR2
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS @645/1932 (45C min >60C max)
Storage	SATA II: WD 500GB, Maxtor 200GB
Display(s)	SCEPTRE 20" LCD (5ms) @ 1680x1050 res.
Case	ULTRA Aluminus Full Tower
Audio Device(s)	Creative Audigy SE
Power Supply	Antec NEO HE 550W
Software	OS: Vista Ultimate 64bit SP1

Processor	E6600 @ 3.5GHz
Motherboard	EVGA 680i
Cooling	Thermaltake Big Typhoon with high CFM LED fan + 25cm case fan
Memory	2GB Corsair Dominator DDR2 1066 C5 @ 1130 5-5-5-15
Video Card(s)	EVGA 8800 GTS 655/909
Storage	400GB Seagate Barracuda
Display(s)	20.1" SCEPTRE X20WC-Gamer
Case	Thermaltake Armor with 25cm fan
Audio Device(s)	On board for now
Power Supply	FSP Group (Fortron Source) FX700-GLN
Software	Windows XP Professional

Processor	E6600 @ 3.5GHz
Motherboard	EVGA 680i
Cooling	Thermaltake Big Typhoon with high CFM LED fan + 25cm case fan
Memory	2GB Corsair Dominator DDR2 1066 C5 @ 1130 5-5-5-15
Video Card(s)	EVGA 8800 GTS 655/909
Storage	400GB Seagate Barracuda
Display(s)	20.1" SCEPTRE X20WC-Gamer
Case	Thermaltake Armor with 25cm fan
Audio Device(s)	On board for now
Power Supply	FSP Group (Fortron Source) FX700-GLN
Software	Windows XP Professional

Processor	C2D E6400 @ 2.66
Motherboard	Gigabyte 965P-DS3
Cooling	120mm In x 120mm out
Memory	Corsair Twin2X1024-6400C4 DDR2-800C4
Video Card(s)	Sapphire X1950XT w/ Omega 3.8.33
Storage	1x74gb Raptor & 1x 80gb 7200/16mb SATA
Display(s)	NEC 19" CRT
Case	Cooler Master Mid ATX
Power Supply	Silverstone DA-750

System Name	The ClusterF**k
Processor	980X @ 4Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 BIOS F12
Cooling	MCR-320, DDC-1 pump w/Bitspower res top (1/2" fittings), Koolance CPU-360
Memory	3x2GB Mushkin Redlines 1600Mhz 6-8-6-24 1T
Video Card(s)	Evga GTX 580
Storage	Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB, 2xSeagate 320GB RAID0; 2xSeagate 3TB; 2xSamsung 2TB; Samsung 1.5TB
Display(s)	HP LP2475w 24" 1920x1200 IPS
Case	Technofront Bench Station
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte into Onkyo SR606 and Polk TSi200's + RM6750
Power Supply	ENERMAX Galaxy EVO EGX1250EWT 1250W
Software	Win7 Ultimate N x64, OSX 10.8.4

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS TUF x670e
Cooling	EK AIO 360. Phantek T30 fans.
Memory	32GB G.Skill 6000Mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 4090
Storage	WD m.2
Display(s)	LG C2 Evo OLED 42"
Case	Lian Li PC 011 Dynamic Evo
Audio Device(s)	Topping E70 DAC, SMSL SP200 Headphone Amp.
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard	Tester84
Software	Windows 11

Processor	C2D E8400 @ 3.60GHz
Motherboard	ASUS P5Q-Pro w/ extra Vreg HS
Cooling	Apogee GTX, 2x120mm DD, MCP-1000P Res/Pump, all 3/8" 7x80mm (4x push/pull, 2x exhaust, 1x side)
Memory	2 x 1GB Corsair Dominator DDR2 1066 @ 800 (4-3-3-6)
Video Card(s)	EVGA 9800GTX+
Storage	3 x 80 GB WD SATA300 (2x RAID 0)
Display(s)	Scepter x37 1080p 37" LCD & Samsung 204B
Case	CoolerMaster HAF932
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Mushkin HP-580AP (C/O TPU!)
Software	Vista Ultimate (32-bit)

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