Sceptre 22" HD LCD monitor @Costco.com $299 AC/AR

[voodoojc]

Just got Costco mailer today. Last page has a $50 off ad for the Sceptre 22" HD LCD Monitor. 1200:1 contrast and 5ms response time!

Link

$299.99 after $20 coupon and $30 rebate.
Starts 10/13/2006 through 10/29/2006

 

[brikis98]

wow, nice deal. i think this one has 16.7 million colors too... if only it was 1900x1200 and not 1680x1050, it would be perfect...

 

[Su1c1da1]

wow.. lucky i hold off on that samsung 22". Looks like this is the 1 to go with.. cheaper and better warranty

oh and it does have 16.7 mil colors according to their site
http://www.sceptre.com/Products/LCD/Specifications/x22wgNagaP-compare.htm

 

[Odeen]

Originally posted by: brikis98
wow, nice deal. i think this one has 16.7 million colors too... if only it was 1900x1200 and not 1680x1050, it would be perfect...

If it was 1920x1200, you'd need a magnifying glass to read it. 23" is the bare minimum it for 1920x1200. 24" would be better.

22" screen basically means that you don't have to set large font size for your parents/grandparents

 

[mikeford]

I expect to see more and more clearance deals on all the LCD models without HDCP, maybe not much of an issue now, but in a year it will be getting serious.

 

[brikis98]

Originally posted by: Odeen

Originally posted by: brikis98
wow, nice deal. i think this one has 16.7 million colors too... if only it was 1900x1200 and not 1680x1050, it would be perfect...

If it was 1920x1200, you'd need a magnifying glass to read it. 23" is the bare minimum it for 1920x1200. 24" would be better.

22" screen basically means that you don't have to set large font size for your parents/grandparents

i dunno... if the 22" LCD has a 22" viewable area (as you'd expect), then it's only a tiny bit smaller than my fw900 24" CRT, which has a 22.5" viewable area. i run that at 1900x1200 and it looks fine... i suppose if you had bad vision, it might be a tad small...

but 1680x1050 is, IMO, too big of a drop... a nice in-between resolution would prob be perfect

 

[videopho]

Damn I have to stop visiting this site...
I've just spent $250 for a 7900GTO and now this...
Do I need dualview?
This is a nice set of display and best yet it's sold by Costco (on-line).
Is it available @ Costco B&M?

 

[JJHayesIII]

Originally posted by: Odeen
If it was 1920x1200, you'd need a magnifying glass to read it. 23" is the bare minimum it for 1920x1200. 24" would be better.

22" screen basically means that you don't have to set large font size for your parents/grandparents

I'd have to disagree, my laptop runs at 1920x1200 on only 15.4", and is certainly useable. Definitely a bit small, but I would much rather have the extra real-estate than a larger font...

Mind you, I'm also not afraid to run 1280x1024 on a 17" crt...

 

[polypterus]

Is it safe to assume this uses the same panel as the 22" Acer and Viewsonic?

 

[tdawg]

I noticed the specs for this monitor lists HDMI input. If that's the case, doesn't that imply HDCP compliance? Or is that just for HDTV's where it has to be HDCP compliant if it implements HDMI inputs?

 

[videopho]

Is this one the same as Sceptre x22wg-Gamer?

 

[Petey00]

Looks like the same one found on Costco.

This is in the product details from Costco:

Model x22wg-Gamer / 134621

And Sceptre's product details page indicates support for HDCP.

 

[Su1c1da1]

Originally posted by: videopho
Is this one the same as Sceptre x22wg-Gamer?

well if you've checked the costco page for the model..

 

[araczynski]

personally i think this resolution is perfect for good size widescreen gaming, no need to run wasteful sli. a single 7900gtx should handle everything thrown at it at that resolution with all the options on. you up that to 1900x1200 and the 7900gtx wil be hitting walls here and there.

but for general windows crap, i would agree that higher res is always better.

i'm running my 7900gtx on a 1280x1024 projector, super silky.

 

[ThePhantom]

Wow, this is the perfect monitor for me!

 

[iseestars]

Nice find OP.

To everyone else, if you want 1900+ res for a non-laptop monitor you are gonna have to go 24"+ if you want one at a reasonable price. Beggers can't be choosers. If you want higher res get the Dell 24" FPW or a similar monitor. Part of the reason they don't offer higher res is that they don't want it to be too small for mom and pop, like some said. The bigger reason is that the higher res per screen size, the lower the yield of usable monitors - leading to higher prices to cover the costs of production and the faulty ones. If you must have high res, just wait. LCD prices are dropping all the time. Otherwise stop complaining about the OP's deal.

BTW, looking at 1900+ res on a smaller screen WILL lead to eye strain and no matter how good your eyesight is, it will deteriorate if you're constantly looking at things that are very small. I have no problem reading the full Oxford with all its tiny print, but I'd never use a monitor with such high res as a general rule. I value my vision and I would prefer to keep it as long as possible and not waste it just to say I can look at stuff that's small.

 

[Ricochet]

Great find, OP.

If I didn't already have a Dell Ultrasharp 2007, I would be all over this like white on rice. I will definitely pass this onto friends, though.

 

[mshan]

I know it says 16.7 million colors, but anyone know for sure that this is an 8 bit panel, vs. a dithered 6 bit one?

 

[intogamer]

damn 1 yr warrenty? hmmm

 

[ThePhantom]

Would this offer be online only or is it at B&M as well?

 

[Su1c1da1]

Originally posted by: intogamer
damn 1 yr warrenty? hmmm

1 year warranty? huh? its costco..

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Su1c1da1

Originally posted by: intogamer
damn 1 yr warrenty? hmmm

1 year warranty? huh? its costco..

I wonder if this falls under their "computer" category for returns which are limited to 6 months?

Would the Comcast HD DVR (with HDMI) work on this?

 

[mikeford]

Originally posted by: tdawg
I noticed the specs for this monitor lists HDMI input. If that's the case, doesn't that imply HDCP compliance? Or is that just for HDTV's where it has to be HDCP compliant if it implements HDMI inputs?

Neither, HDCP runs on both DVI and HDMI, but isn't a part of either, its like SSL isn't a part of TCPip, except HDCP uses a hardware rom that can't be added later or updated.

For the next year at least, maybe until 2010, lack of HDCP in the display shouldn't be a big factor, but once the ICT flag starts getting set, and who knows what with Vista, digital content will be restricted to lower than HD quality.

Thats the "factual" no great worries side of it, the realistic side is that as soon as some vendors have shipped their last non HDCP stuff, ads are going to tout HDCP on all the new stuff and the non HDCP is going to drop in price fast. I expect it to be the same as with displays that didn't have DVI or HDMI over the last year.

 

[tdawg]

Originally posted by: mikeford

Originally posted by: tdawg
I noticed the specs for this monitor lists HDMI input. If that's the case, doesn't that imply HDCP compliance? Or is that just for HDTV's where it has to be HDCP compliant if it implements HDMI inputs?

Neither, HDCP runs on both DVI and HDMI, but isn't a part of either, its like SSL isn't a part of TCPip, except HDCP uses a hardware rom that can't be added later or updated.

For the next year at least, maybe until 2010, lack of HDCP in the display shouldn't be a big factor, but once the ICT flag starts getting set, and who knows what with Vista, digital content will be restricted to lower than HD quality.

Thats the "factual" no great worries side of it, the realistic side is that as soon as some vendors have shipped their last non HDCP stuff, ads are going to tout HDCP on all the new stuff and the non HDCP is going to drop in price fast. I expect it to be the same as with displays that didn't have DVI or HDMI over the last year.

I'm not saying that HDMI are inherently HDCP compliant, but rather that in order to implement HDMI inputs on any device, the device must be HDCP compliant over that HDMI connection. That's how it works on HDTVs from all that I've read. The HDCP consortium won't allow an HDMI input without that input being protected.

 

[DHaughton]

Input Signal and Connector
VGA, DVI, HDMI (HDCP, 2nd DVI)


This is from the Sceptre website. Looks like it is HDCP compliant.