Eyefininty wannabes: $75 22" 1080p

[Kantastic]

They were completely out of stock for a while.

 

[Arik5405]

total came to $100.68 after tax. not bad. thanks.

 

[bhanson]

I ordered two last time for $162 shipped after tax. My quad-monitors are working great.

 

[Orubasarot]

...

 

[OctaneZ]

Talk on FW is that this "new" version is VGA only.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Is this thing even readable when you're sitting 3 feet away from the screen?

Maybe I'm just getting old or something, but I tried one of these and the text was waaaay too small to read comfortably from 2.5-3.5 feet. Hell, it has a dot pitch that's smaller than a 1280x1024 17" LCD. Upping to a 23.6" 1080p monitor fixed that for me.

 

[Schmide]

Windows Med to Large fonts + Firefox + NoSquint FTW.

 

[Arik5405]

from what I read online it seems that Staples.com initially advertised the monitor as having VGA and DVI but everyone is receiving monitors that only have VGA and Staples has since removed the reference to DVI from the ad. If you goto this slickdeals forum you can print off the original ad and you maybe able to get Staples to replace the monitor with the version that has DVI.

 

[Kabob]

Up to $119.98 (after coupon) today.

 

[Thump553]

It surprises me this is still being touted as a hot deal when the price has gone up twenty percent in a little over two months and the specs have gone down.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Picked up one at a local Staples (Denver area) for $99. Has no audio speakers

 

[mpheadley]

Way too bizarre that they aren't putting DVI connectors in.

It's like, let's pretend that we're making monitors 5 years ago! It's not 2010! Technology hasn't progressed in the past few years! TV hasn't switched to High Definition yet, so why should our monitors?!

 

[killster1]

link doesnt work now ;/

 

[Zap]

from what I read online it seems that Staples.com initially advertised the monitor as having VGA and DVI but everyone is receiving monitors that only have VGA and Staples has since removed the reference to DVI from the ad.

Mine from the original deal had VGA and DVI. It even came with both cables, plus power cord, plus an audio cable (3.5mm M/M). Don't know where the speakers are located because they aren't on the front bezel, but the audio input is there.

 

[Mitch101]

The original also had DVI connector but its contrast ratio was also 1:20,000

This new one doesnt have a DVI only VGA and the contrast ratio is now 1:50,000

Not a big deal.

I picked up 3 of them and surprisingly enough the VGA connection looks incredibly crisp. I thought I had 3 returns on me but the VGA connection looks great.

Of the three monitors I only have one stuck pixel which is red and in a useless place being the dots are so small I could care less.

If you were doing eyefinity anyhow the third port on the video card being DisplayPort still would need an adapter if the monitor were DVI or VGA. The downside is the VGA one costs a little more.

I will also say the monitor scales to other resolutions very very good. Very happy with it.

 

[zinfamous]

from what I read online it seems that Staples.com initially advertised the monitor as having VGA and DVI but everyone is receiving monitors that only have VGA and Staples has since removed the reference to DVI from the ad. If you goto this slickdeals forum you can print off the original ad and you maybe able to get Staples to replace the monitor with the version that has DVI.

whoa! went from "great deal" to "paying Staples to unload their garbage bin."

(not that VGA is non-functional...but this is useless as HD monitor)

 

[VirtualLarry]

Picked up one at a local Staples (Denver area) for $99. Has no audio speakers

That's wierd. Is that the version that is VGA-only as well? Because the original versions have both DVI and VGA, AND speakers.

Edit: Wow, I got screwed too. I bought another one, when the price went up from $99 to $119, with a $25 off $75 coupon. Got it for $101-something OTD.

Looked at the label, only VGA input and NO speakers. WTF!

This is going back tomorrow. I know one store that might still have a stock from before, I'll check the labels on the boxes and see if I can get an exchange.

 

[Mitch101]

Because of the lack of speakers?

I havent heard good sound on a LCD screen yet. Sound is the least of my concerns when buying an LCD display. And Monitors before LCD rarely had speakers not sure why everyone wants sound from the LCD today. But I guess some people do want sound like this.

Im really amazed by the number of complaints. Ok they were cheaper once but that was more than likely a closeout as well because the monitor did change to 50,000 to 1 Contrast over 20:000 to 1 contrast and no more DVI connector. Chances are the original DVI didnt support HDCP anyway. Sure it sounds like a downgrade but most video cards come with a DVI to VGA adapter and the screens look excellent connected to VGA unless you got a bum monitor.

I paid $102.00 for each of mine. For $306.00 I have eyefinity. Very happy and while it may have been a little cheaper I figure I got 3 monitors for the price of one high end or two regular monitors.

Part of me is probably trying to justify the purchase but I am actually happy with these monitors and I dont feel I would be getting much more if they had DVI and Sound. What do I care how it gets the video as long as it looks good.

 

[Mitch101]

Is this thing even readable when you're sitting 3 feet away from the screen?

Yes actually. That was a concern for me as I went from a 22" 1680x1050 to 21.5" 1920x1080.

That is only 240x30 resolution difference at .5"

I can tell its smaller but not enough to bother me and I sit maybe 3.5 feet from the main display.