Envision 19" LCD Monitor

[GreatBambino]

ya i have seen the princetons at costco too and IMO i don't think princeston is that great of a brand.

 

[JaydenChris]

YES!

The only thing I want this year for Christmas...

Can't wait til the 28th!

 

[911paramedic]

My dad bought two of these last week, I just sent him an email telling him to go get a pricematch. (costco rules)

Thanks for the deal, maybe he will get me one with the money he saves...

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: Abrasive
I went and got my coupon too. They also have a nice HP All in One on sale too.

I scanned the coupons to verify.

http://rdoenvironmental.com/hd/envisiondeal.jpg
http://rdoenvironmental.com/hd/hpdeal.jpg

There were some other good ones but this is all I need.

Here is a review - http://reviews.cnet.com/Envision_EN_9110/4505-3174_7-21214049.html not too excited abut that.

User Reviews: http://www.aaavideogamesearch.com/Reviews/B00008WFVL

can we just print this ans use it as the coupon or is there another one???

if so, can anyone host the scan of the real coupon???

 

[ChoppedBroccoli]

Originally posted by: shady06

Originally posted by: Abrasive
I went and got my coupon too. They also have a nice HP All in One on sale too.

I scanned the coupons to verify.

http://rdoenvironmental.com/hd/envisiondeal.jpg
http://rdoenvironmental.com/hd/hpdeal.jpg

There were some other good ones but this is all I need.

Here is a review - http://reviews.cnet.com/Envision_EN_9110/4505-3174_7-21214049.html not too excited abut that.

User Reviews: http://www.aaavideogamesearch.com/Reviews/B00008WFVL

can we just print this ans use it as the coupon or is there another one???

if so, can anyone host the scan of the real coupon???

No you cannot just print these coupons. Costco booklet coupons normally have a barcode associated with them on the back of the coupon. However, most Costco's will happily apply a coupon for a member on request even if the member doesn't have the coupon on them (although this seems like such a high demand deal that they actually may need a hardcopy of the coupon).

 

[Corporate Thug]

is the coupon still available at the store?

 

[quikser]

 

[quikser]

I just popped into Staples -- they have the same LCD for 629.99... I went because I saw it online and wanted to be able to see the LCD in person before buying.

The manager at Staples offered to PriceMatch the item. Funny, because at first he said something about how Costco sometimes has stuff that is a one off product just for them. But, he went to their website to get a model # (the coupon doesn't have the model number). He couldn't find one at their website.

So, he went to Envision's website and sure enough, there is only 1 19in LCD. So he told me to contact him Tuesday, as he was going to double check to cover his end.

However, he could only match the price on the coupon PRE REBATE.

So, I guess for those of you that are NOT Costco members, you can probably get this at LCD at Staples for 439.99.

For me personally, I'd not mind getting it at Staples so I could use the credit card instead of debit/check. But, I'd then miss out on the rebate of 40 bucks. Its not on the Envision website, so I sent off an email to them about the LCD rebate to see if it exists outside of Costco.

If it does, those people there with no Costco membership can probably get this LCD for the 399.99

I'll post what I know on Tuesday. I don't have a Costco membership, but my S/O does...

 

[JaydenChris]

Got my coupon today...

Still some left..but runnin' out

HURRY!

=)

 

[mikeford]

Very tempting, hope the coupons last til I get one.

 

[oLLie]

I know that would be pretty bad on a CRT, but how crisp is .29 pitch on an LCD?

 

[Corporate Thug]

did anyone pick up a spare coupon by any chance????

 

[Maddscientist]

but how crisp is .29 pitch on an LCD

Indeed good question....Any Takers?

 

[brab]

well all of the 19" LCDs that I've looked at have .294 pitch....

even the expensive ones, so I am assuming it's not that bad...

 

[Maddscientist]

Man just went comparison shopping....This deal is flat out **SMOKING** Christ im onboard.....off to Costco I go!

Although duly note that most of the Dell\Planar lcds are .255 Dot pitch.

 

[pxc]

Originally posted by: Maddscientist

but how crisp is .29 pitch on an LCD

Indeed good question....Any Takers?

0.29mm dot pitch doesn't mean the same thing on LCDs as it does on CRTs. The LCD has a native resolution (1280x1024 for this monitor) and each dot is individually addressable.

On a 19" CRT monitor with a 0.29mm dot pitch, the highest resolution it can natively display would be about 1300 pixels across. Any resolution higher than that wouldn't be perfectly clear because the resolution isn't high enough to display all the dots on each line. Neighboring pixels would blur.

I don't even know why they would list the dot pitch for an LCD, it doesn't matter. The native resolution tells the exact thing. It's not like you can display a higher resolution and let it be blurry like you can on a CRT.

 

[pxc]

Originally posted by: Maddscientist
Man just went comparison shopping....This deal is flat out **SMOKING** Christ im onboard.....off to Costco I go!

Although duly note that most of the Dell\Planar lcds are .255 Dot pitch.

The 20" LCD has a 0.254mm dot pitch because it displays 1600 dots across. Any 20" LCD with 1600x1200 native resolution will have that dot pitch.

Any 17" 1280x1024 native resolution LCD will have a 0.27mm dot pitch.

Any 18" 1280x1024 native resolution LCD will have a 0.286mm dot pitch.

(it will be quoted close to those numbers due to rounding)

Use a little algebra and note that 25.4mm = 1 inch, and you will see that LCD dot pitch is a function of screen size and native resolution only, unlike CRTs that have a mask or grill. On funky aspect ratio LCDs (1280x1024... that is not a square pixel on a 4:3 screen size), the horizontal and vertical dot pitch will be different. On square pixel 4:3 LCDs (1024x768 15" LCDs or 1600x1200 20" LCDs), the dot pitch will be the same for horizontal and vertical.

My laptop LCD (Inspiron 8500 w/15.4" WSXGA+ screen) has a 0.197mm dot pitch. And Inspiron 8200s with UXGA (1600x1200) 15" screens have 0.191mm dot pitch. It's purely a function of screen size and resolution. So don't worry about the number.

 

[Corporate Thug]

wow there was like 6 million coupon books available @ my costco

 

[GreatBambino]

Ya at our costco we have to make sure we give the coupons to the members or else we get yelled at by a manager. We have to like pretty much put it in there hand.. alot of ppl don't even want them though.

 

[bentwookie]

Originally posted by: shady06
wow there was like 6 million coupon books available @ my costco

I wonder how many monitors will be there. I have an executive card so I will be able to get in a hour earlier than the goldstars.
definately getting this one. anything goes wrong..costco refund policy can't be beat.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: bentwookie

Originally posted by: shady06
wow there was like 6 million coupon books available @ my costco

I wonder how many monitors will be there. I have an executive card so I will be able to get in a hour earlier than the goldstars.
definately getting this one. anything goes wrong..costco refund policy can't be beat.

yeah, my dad has an executive card. i dont think its gonna matter though because i dont see this selling out in a matter of minutes like some other items, not because its not hot, just because big ticket items seem to sell more slowly. either way i'll be there @ 7 am

 

[godfire]

Originally posted by: shady06

Originally posted by: bentwookie

Originally posted by: shady06
wow there was like 6 million coupon books available @ my costco

I wonder how many monitors will be there. I have an executive card so I will be able to get in a hour earlier than the goldstars.
definately getting this one. anything goes wrong..costco refund policy can't be beat.

yeah, my dad has an executive card. i dont think its gonna matter though because i dont see this selling out in a matter of minutes like some other items, not because its not hot, just because big ticket items seem to sell more slowly. either way i'll be there @ 7 am

Are you sure exec members get in an hour earlier on Black Friday? I was under the impression that it was 8am for everybody, regardless of the type of card.

 

[GreatBambino]

ya i doubt you'll be getting in at 7AM more likely just waiting a extra hour with a bunch of other people... your costco actually like let's excutive members and business members in a hour earlier than the goldstar? Our costco has the sign that says your supposed to but we let everyone in at the same time.

 

[GoSharks]

Originally posted by: pxcOn funky aspect ratio LCDs (1280x1024... that is not a square pixel on a 4:3 screen size), the horizontal and vertical dot pitch will be different. On square pixel 4:3 LCDs (1024x768 15" LCDs or 1600x1200 20" LCDs), the dot pitch will be the same for horizontal and vertical.

good post overall except for this little bit - 1280x1024 lcds are 5:4, not 4:3. their pixels are normal squares and there is no funky aspect ratio to the images that are produced.

 

[bentwookie]

Originally posted by: godfire

Originally posted by: shady06

Originally posted by: bentwookie

Originally posted by: shady06
wow there was like 6 million coupon books available @ my costco

I wonder how many monitors will be there. I have an executive card so I will be able to get in a hour earlier than the goldstars.
definately getting this one. anything goes wrong..costco refund policy can't be beat.

yeah, my dad has an executive card. i dont think its gonna matter though because i dont see this selling out in a matter of minutes like some other items, not because its not hot, just because big ticket items seem to sell more slowly. either way i'll be there @ 7 am

Are you sure exec members get in an hour earlier on Black Friday? I was under the impression that it was 8am for everybody, regardless of the type of card.

depends on where you are I guess...normally it's exec&bis@10 and goldstar@11am. I live in cali where we are a little lazy..my sister lives in colorado and she says hers opens @8am.