Refurbished Viewsonic 21" Monitor AG for $349 from buy.com ( be careful what model it is)

[scamjefe]

I know there has been a lot of monitor deals lately.. Here's another one:

Got this from chosenfool at gotapex:

Refurbished Viewsonic 21" Monitor Aperture Grille Model 445P259 (90 day warranty)
You can look this up at viewsonic.com. This is the 445PRO

http://www.us.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=70001733&loc=114

its clearance so it does not have any shipping...

Anyone got experience with buy.com refurbished monitors?

Please read the whole thread!!!

 

[scamjefe]

Holy crap.. this thing sells for $900 new.. and that's the cheapest that I've found.

 

[T2T III]

For the link impaired:
**Click here**

 

[ub4me]

Does anybody know what the quality of this monitor is?

 

[rebuilder]

This is an ice cold deal, everyone stay away from it.
Worst deal I've seen in years.
Don't even bother reading this thread.










Have I scared everyone away yet?

Good, now I can mop up on an extremely hot deal! An FD Trinitron tube!

Just kidding, thanks for the heads up!

 

[GetInMyFatBelly]

Oh, yes, Ice COLD...

I ordered one.
Thanks...

 

[stso]

I tried to use Microsoft Passport to get 20% discount, but it doesn't work.
Can anyone tell me how to do it? Thanks in advance.

Edit 1:
$349 - $15(coupon) + tax = $359.60
Yeah, I also added another 3% rebate from ebates.
Is there any more saving I can do?

Edit 2:
Just found the product overview from viewsonic's website
http://www.viewsonic.com/products/productdetail.cfm?productid=00089536-9D7F-1908-829D80C4C7BE010C
but it looks like that it is made by Nikia ...... NOKIO 445PRO ? Anyone know?

 

[rebuilder]

They ain't participating in the discounts. Party Poopers! What a heyday we could have if they did have 20%!

 

[FatDragonn]

coolpix 990 or 21" monitor??

 

[rootaxs]

Guess what i just found out? There seems to be a bug on Buy.com's coupon tracking. I put the $20 off $100 coupon several weeks ago on my basket (the one for All customers, expired days ago) and forgot about it.

When i came back to purchase the monitor the coupon is still there! And guess what? It still works! Got this baby for $329 incl. s/h

 

[rebuilder]

The 30 off new customers works too!

Why isn't the number of in stock changing? I thought it was more or less real time?

 

[virtuamike]

Hot damn!! Reason I never saw this Viewsonic before is because they never made it. This is a Nokia monitor, only reason it's badged as Viewsonic now is because Nokia got bought by them. Wow, makes me want to go order another one.

 

[tomcat]

Here's a review of the monitor (under the nokia name) its towards the bottom of this page Review at Smart Computing It looks pretty good, some minor problems, but should be excellent overall. I'm extrememly happy with my current 17" ViewSonic, now I'm gonna need a bigger desk

 

[GetInMyFatBelly]

The quantity was at 92 when I ordered and is currently at 91. I don't think I'm the only one who has ordered one in the last 1/2 hour. I hope there isn't a problem...

 

[deftron]

Tech specs:

http://www.nokia-dp.cz/dp/mondata/445xi_specs_cz.html

 

[efe]

sciensdiet:
The specs you found is not for the the Viewsonic 445Pro.

Anyways, I just ordered one monitor too... HOT HOT HOT!!!

 

[deftron]

Same product models:

445P259

Different Descriptions!

 

[rebuilder]

Uh-Oh! Product description discrepancy!

Am I missing something?

Anyone want to bet we get the 445Xi and not the 445PRO?

445xi is a FST 1600 x 1200
Very old monitor 97' 98' 99'
Matsushita tube
dot pitch says .22 in one spec, but according to another review is a trick and it equates to more like .29 (really yuck)review of 445xi



445Pro is a FD Trinitron ....best
1800 x 1440
Sony Trinitron tube

Since buy.com listed the model number of the 445xi I am inclined to believe that it is the cheaper, crappy monitor

 

[cheetoden]

Damn thing won't fit inside my roll-top desk!

 

[NeoSolo]

is this really FD Trinitron tube???

 

[Pennstate]

Specs from viewsonic's page


Can anyone confirm tis is FD trinitron?

 

[GetInMyFatBelly]

Specs on buy.com is for the 445Pro Viewsonic and the picture is directly from Viewsonics website. The Nokia specs are different and less desireable. We best be getting the one advertised, the Viewsonic.

 

[Pennstate]

This is FD trinitron alright

 

[Kreggo]

THIS SUCKS!!!!!
I just bought a $310 19" monitor so I could put my old 17" on my second PC. Then someone posted that great deal on the Dell 17" at Buy.com and I could not pass that up. So now I have 3 monitors and along comes this sweet deal. Geez guys, your killin me with these deals! I guess I can sell the other monitors on egay. Can't pass up this 21". Just looks too damn good.

 

[deftron]

Judging from the "review / consumer advisory" that rebuilder posted, I'd say these are a bunch
of returned Nokia 445XiPlus's [crap monitor]

Buy.com got the specs mixed up. The product model [445P259] is for the 445xi,
not the 445PRO [product model 445PRO]