Sceptre 24" Professional Thin 75Hz 1080p LED Monitor 2x HDMI VGA Build-in Speakers, Machine Black (E248W-19203R Series)
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have a GTX 1060 laptop, set up is easy and there was no need for me to calibrate anything, I even dare say this monitor looks better than my own laptop screen at 1080p.\n\nAt first i thought it didn not support 75Hz and the colors were washed out and it was too bright, also on the nvidia panel it said 1080p at 60Hz however this is what you gotta do to fix it.\n\n"CALIBRATION"\n\n1. Connect via HDMI\n2. Open Display settings and make sure that they are set so that only the 2nd display is turned on, do not put duplicate or extend.\n3. Open Nvidia control panel and go to "Change Resolution"\n4. You will see two lists, one will say HD, UHD etc, the other one at the bottom will say "PC", (changing the first list will project your laptop screen to the second screen however your laptop is 60Hz and the monitor is 75Hz that is why its limited to 60Hz and colors are washed out, changing the second list will basically use your laptop to power up the monitor at full 75Hz 1080p with the right color calibration.)\n5. On list two "PC" change the resolution to 1080p and 75Hz\n\nAnd there you go, now you can use your 75Hz monitor for gaming, make sure to change the settings indvidually in games to 75Hz or they will still run at 60Hz and the colors will be washed out.\n\nNow onto the review\n\n*** REVIEW ***\nThe screen resolution is full 1920x1080p at 75Hz, the colors are very accurate, it looks no where near like a TN panel, I would say its in between a TN panel and an IPS panel but closer to IPS.\n\nIt comes with speakers which are ok for the price but I recommend headphones or your own speakers which are probably better if you got this for gaming.\n\nThis is what comes in the package\n- Monitor\n- 4 screws for mounting\n- Two screws for setting up the monitor (non adjustable height(\n- HDMI to VGA cable\n- VGA to VGA cable\n\nI really recommend this monitor even if not for gaming, its a great price for what you get and it even comes with two cables.\n\nHowever one thing to note is that the difference between 60Hz and 75Hz is hard to notice in games. Playing Witcher 3 and Rise of Tomb Raider at locked in 75FPS wasn\'t anything much more amazing than 60FPS. However it is still an improvement.\n\nOne last thing to confider if you’re debating on a 75Hz vs 144Hz monitor\n- If you have a graphics card such as the GTX 770,970,1060 Most games (witcher, call of duty, battlefield wont go back 80 fps on ultra / high graphics) so you wont be able to take advantage of a 144Hz monitor, so I suggest this one. UNLESS you play on medium/low settings.\n- If you have a graphics card such as a GTX 770,780,980,1070 and above, I suggest the 144Hz monitor since these can run most tiles at well above 100FPS so you can take advantage of the monitor.\n\n*** UPDATE ***\nEarlier on the review I said the difference between 60Hz and 75Hz was negligible, I take it back.\n\nI played on my laptop which is limited to 60Hz and it feels bad and slugish compared to 75Hz, once you go higher refresh rate you can never go back\n\nIts one of those things you dont realise until its taken away, great improvement.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "If you are rating this like you ordered a $500 top of the line gaming monitor, then it's YOU that has issues, not the product. For under $120 this monitor well surpassed my expectations initially, as for longevity, we'll see. Great picture quality, thin appearance, and pretty small bezels. Came with HDMI cord (wasn't expecting that) and spacers for wall mounts/other mounting kits. Usable UI for adjustments if that's your thing. I honestly just set it up, plugged it in and bobs you're uncle. Again, it was only $104 when I ordered it, so this review is based on that. What else can be said? 24 inches is 24 inches, 75 hertz is 75 hertz, colors are colored and cords do cord things! For the price, it's definitely recommended and expectations where exceeded. Don't buy a monitor under $120 and try to review it like a $500 god-like gaming accessory.\nSo to recap, the monitor monitors, cords cord, and the stand stands. Cough into you elbow, stop driving 100mph and don't go to Walmart just to browse the electronics during a pandemic.\nUpdate- Jan 2021-\nturns out that you shouldn't sit near anything valuable while in vr. Still worked great even after I had smacked/punched it accidentally in vr......well at least the first 8 or 9 times anyway. The last hit did it in for good unfortunately but clearly not at all any fault of the brand. So, don't tell yourself you'll not do something again(sit to close to the monitor) but then repeatedly do it again and again expecting a different outcome. Wait, what's the definition of insanity again? 🤔"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Needed two new monitors for a new PC in the office. Went with this because it was the best value in terms of size vs price. I'd also purchased these for clients in the past and heard they were happy with them. After seeing the complaints about the colors being washed out, I gave my monitors away and decided if there were any problems with these I'd either live with it or fix it.\n\nOut of the box the monitors were fine. The only complaint I can come up with is that the VESA mounts are lower on the back due to the slim design. After looking at settings, I determined that for me as an IT manager I didn't need to recalibrate the screens at all. Granted, I spend most of my time looking at text documents, configuration pages for network equipment, and the accounting software my company uses. I couldn't speak to color calibration for individuals doing video or photo production.\n\nOne thought on the others experiencing washed out colors - HDMI out on a computer kind of expects a TV. Televisions and Monitors will sometimes have different ranges for black levels, which can cause the screen to look washed out. If you're experiencing this, check the control panel for your graphics driver. You should be able to adjust black levels and fix the issue. This has been a driving factor in my preference for just about anything over HDMI. (Display Port is king, for what it's worth.)"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Just got two of these bad boys. pulled them out of the box added the thread extenders put them on my monitor tree. Set up was easy, resolution is perfect for my needs (Business). Did some initial setup with adjusting the view area of the screen but the auto adjustment made that very simple. I use the VGA connections so can't speak to the HDMI but for the Price these are amazing. One thing that I will mention is that they use a proprietary Power cord but that is more just for information it has a very large plug so you will need to account for that when planning your Power set up."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': " The monitor is great for pc and console gaming. My PC pc is able to take advantage of the 75hz refresh rate, the auto power on and auto source switching is convenient. The audio out port also saves me a lot of effort with my setup. Where this device looses stars is the defects. There is an over brighten set of pixels, fortunately they are only visible on all white screens. There is also this mark that looks as though there is a piece of plastic on the screen. I am not some professional gamer or content creater so I don't want to go through the hassell or requesting a new one. Im still going to use it and appreciate the good things about it. 5 stars if it did not have these scars."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': "When I bought these monitors, I was looking for something big enough, good enough and cheap enough. These were perfect.\n\nThey may not be best-in-class for color and contrast, but definitely not bad by any definition. I use them for programming, YouTube, and Office primarily, and they look great for that. If you a hard-core movie watcher/gamer and want the most superb image quality, maybe move on, but if you've just been thinking about doing a dual monitor setup, but didn't want to spend the money--just buy these. They're worth it."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The product itself was terrible enough, then the customer service was even worse. You basically can\'t return this item despite what the seller claims. Here is some more detail:\n\nThe product itself was a piece of junk, the picture quality was grainy and pixelated (not sure why they call this a "Gaming Monitor"), and the lighting was super difficult to adjust, you need to go behind the monitor and click like 8 different buttons to be able to simply adjust the brightness of the monitor.\n\nWhen I tried to return the item I realized the seller actually doesn\'t work with regular Amazon return options (Kohl or UPS drop offs). So I had to wait for a week for them to issue a Fedex label. When I went to Fedex the label didn\'t cover the full cost of return, so I had to pay an extra $20 (Yes, 20 with a zero!) just to ship the product back to the seller. 5 days after it was delivered (with Fedex proof of delivery), seller still said they couldn\'t issue my refund because they "can\'t scan the item back". I eventually had to call Amazon and file a complaint and claim my refund under their Guaranty of Return. It is now weeks after I have returned this item, spent an extra $20 on shipping and still waiting to get refunded. Avoid this seller at all cost.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I have bought sceptre monitors in the past, and I stand by them as a great budget monitor company if you want something that's reliable and inexpensive. I purchased these monitors as secondary monitors and vertical monitors for my setup. From my experience, I knew that these monitors would be good for work other than gaming, so I primarily use them for watching videos, discord, or just as an extra screen for when I am doing work. I overall enjoy these monitors, but I have two major issues that I had first when I got them.\n\nI love the monitors, and they could be a 5-star product if they tweaked a couple of things. I will talk first about the main advantages of the monitors first. Firstly, for $150, you are getting a monitor with decent viewing angles and a good size with 75hz refresh rate viewing. For the price, it is a very good monitor alone for office or schoolwork. It does its job very well and anybody who is doing basic work or maybe some console gaming would have a good experience with these monitors. Furthermore, they are VESA mount* (more on that below), and it has a good display, with a speaker that although quiet, does the job well without sounding blown out. Overall, it is a good monitor, and anybody who wants something basic will enjoy this monitor.\n\nHere are the cons from my experience, as it had a couple off the start. I first opened the box to find that it talks about its return policy on the box. This was extremely concerning since it is almost impossible to send this monitor back. Please keep everything (including box and packaging materials) for the first month you own the monitor. The second issue I had was the mounting brackets you get with the monitor. For one thing, the monitor uses a separate monitor arm, that is screwed into a bracket that comes out of the monitor. If you plan on not using any desk mounts or VESA mounting, then you will have no problem with this monitor. However, I wanted to mount this monitor to a VESA desk mount to use as a vertical monitor. My first issue came when I tried to mount the monitor, when I tried to mount the monitor to the arm by screwing in the screws provided with the arm. The first issue comes with the hardware included with the monitor, there are four standoffs and two monitor screws, but the arm needed four screws, so we already are set back. I found some old monitor screws that fit, and when I mounted the monitor, I realized that the monitor wouldn't fit due to the bracket secured on the back, which sticks out of the monitor to make more viewing angles. Again, this won't be an issue for those who are planning on not using any VESA mounting, however, it makes the process a lot more difficult for those who are planning on doing any mounting of their monitor with a third party device. It took me like 20 minutes before I realized that the standoffs that are included are for VESA mounting, which although makes some sense, also makes me question why to include the mounting bracket externally when it could have been included inside of the monitor since there is a cutout section that fits it.\n\nI see this question a lot, and I feel that I should address it here for those who want to game on this monitor: get a different monitor. First, this monitor is a 75hz 5ms, meaning it refreshes the screen 75 times in one second, and it responds 5ms after the information has been sent by the PC. There are plenty of 144hz monitors with a 1ms response time for this price, and I recommend that you look for something at that price. If you want something to game on for the long run, get a 144hz monitor at the same price, it'll work better overall, and be around the same budget.\n\nOverall I highly enjoy this monitor. I give it four stars since it works very well for what I need it to do, and although it has its flaws I wouldn't want another monitor. It could have been five stars, only if the price was a little bit cheaper. The price does go up with the blue light shift that occurs, but the $133 option is still a little overpriced, I would personally price this around $115 and it would be the ultimate monitor for the price. Overall, if you want a monitor for office work, then please consider this, it's a great monitor."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The first monitor I got had a few bright spots in it, I figured it was just fluke and asked to have a new one sent to me. The new one they sent me has 3 really apparent bright spots and 5 that the average user might not immediately notice. I work in the laptop refurb business and look at screen regularly to asses their value. Based on the standards we use these screens are the lowest level you can rate.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'PRO:\nThe built in speaker was a nice surprise. Not mind-blowing quality, but good. I enjoyed it for the two hours this monitor worked.\n\nCON:\nSee attached pictures. Extremely disappointed that this item has an "Amazon\'s choice" icon. After using this as a second monitor to watch youtube for only two hours, a black line appeared straight down the middle of the screen, top to bottom. Restarted the monitor and the PC, but the line is even in the monitor\'s "SCEPTRE" splash screen AND the "Cannot detect input!" screen.\n\nOverall would not recommend this.'}]