15" TFT LCD $299 at Omax (EMC) PART II

[morkinva]

Can I be so bold as to continue from this outlandishly long thread? http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=40&threadid=217597

How hot is the power supply supposed to get when set to 75 Hz? Also, did your warranty card come with some kind of mail-in portion? If not, how will they know when to start the 3-year warranty?

Thanks

 

[Atrac]

I run mine at 75hz all the time, and the "brick" part of the a/c adapter does get hot. Nothing to fry eggs on, but I believe it is normal.

In terms of the warranty, it is based on the date of purchase from the receipt. So don't lose that receipt!

 

[Macro2]

How do you set the refresh rate? I notice some nodes in the manual. Will a higher refreash rate stop the scroll jitter?

Mac

 

[Atrac]

Refresh rates are handled through Windows, not by the monitor. You need to go to the Display control panel, then click on settings, then advanced, then Adapter. At the bottom you can change the Refresh Rate.

Thank you for contacting Technical Support.

 

[stingygrrl]

Mine doesn't list refresh rates. Is that bc I have a POS monitor and/or video card or something (It's a Rage Pro 2x)? Is there a FAQ somewhere about all this stuff??
I don't do any gaming or anything like that, so I haven't bothered to change what came bundled (gasp!)...

 

[Colebert]

I think those jitters are indemic to the cheap TFT monitors. But at 299, who cares!?!

 

[TimeThrash]

I got a Gateway FPD1500 cheap off Yahoo auctions in new condition($395). It's $100 more, but it's been 100% reliable with no problems whatsoever, plus my model is a DVI model (there was also a DFP model) so it has the newer and more popular digital interface. There are now lots of these on fleaBay if anyone is willing to pay around that price, who REALLY wants a very good flat panel.

 

[directcom]

TimeThrash, $395? That's a very hot deal.

 

[ebaker]

I got 2 of these, display models, both were DOA.

 

[Aquarius]

This has to be the biggest thread in Anand history...including part one of course.

 

[cgclausen]

I know, well here I am to make it a little longer.

 

[NICKel]

I really love my Monitor (sans Speakers....<sigh>)

THANKS NEO .... Keep up the good work!!!

 

[directcom]

To all proud user of this new monitor:
Anyone know if there is a secret menu/way that you can fine tune this baby? I remember seeing someone posted it in the original thread, but can't find it any more.

 

[Atrac]

Directcom: Your post reminds me of previous discussions about the Apex DVD Player (is there a secret menu???!?!?).

To answer your question, there is no &quot;secret menu&quot; on this. You just use the &quot;Image Lock&quot; Control under the &quot;Image&quot; menu on the monitor.

It would seem very counter productive of Proview to create a hidden menu that every user could not find.

 

[android]

Anyone want to buy the AC adapter for this? I've got an extra (don't ask). $50 bucks gets it.

 

[NeoV]

hey all.....long time, no post...

We are still showing plenty of these monitors on-hand....several stores have even transferred them in from other stores......here are all the availble units!!...sorry for the length of the post last time!

STORE OH City State Address
0251 6 CAROLINA PR PR 3 KM 14.0 BO Canovanillas
0371 5 OLYMPIA WA 2915 Harrison Avenue NW
0130 4 LEVITTOWN NY 3350 Hempstead Plaza
0075 3 WEBSTER TX 1529A West Bay Area Blvd.
1072 3 BATON ROUGE LA 3121 College Drive
1084 3 TUSCALOOSA AL 2600 McFarland Blvd., Suite B
0252 3 CAGUAS PR Highway #30, Store #71
0574 3 PONCE PR 2438 Ponce Bypass
0750 3 LYNCHBURG VA 2535 Wards Road
0412 3 N. RICHLAND HILLS TX 852 North East Mall Blvd.
0144 2 TUCSON AZ 555 E. Wetmore Rd. #105
0277 2 WAIPAHU HI 94-861 Lumiaina Street
0278 2 WESTLAKE OH 30215 Detroit Road
0518 2 ANCHORAGE AK 3101 Penland Parkway STE M-8
0571 2 STAFFORD TX 12710 Fountain Lake Circle
0621 2 HUTCHINSON KS 1403 East 11th Street
0728 2 WALNUT CREEK CA 2520 North Main Street
0774 2 ROSWELL NM 2755 N. Main St.
0806 2 THE WOODLANDS TX 1680 Lake Woodlands Drive
0953 2 MORRISTOWN TN 2583 East Morris Blvd.
0513 2 VALDOSTA GA 1530 Baytree Road
0220 2 MAPLEWOOD MN 1731 Beam Avenue
1040 2 FREDERICK MD 7320 Guilford Dr.
0461 2 OREM UT 366 E. 1300 South
0058 1 CUYAHOGA FALLS OH 370 Howe Avenue
0078 1 KALISPELL MT 1031 East Idaho
0725 1 LOUISVILLE KY 3500 Springhurst Blvd.
0010 1 LIVONIA MI 29661 Plymouth Rd. #120
0024 1 ROSEVILLE MN 2401 Fairview Avenue North
0030 1 WEST DES MOINES IA 2900 University Avenue
0031 1 WICHITA KS 8147 East Kellog
0041 1 BURNSVILLE MN 14121 Aldrich South
0051 1 GREECE NY 3600 Ridge Road West
0053 1 SOUTHGATE MI 15250 Dix-Toledo Road
0066 1 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 2701 North Mall Dr., Suite 103
0068 1 LUFKIN TX 2949 S.John Redditt Drive
0069 1 DULUTH GA 2300 Pleasant Hill Rd., Suite B-4
0076 1 RIVERDALE UT 1080 West Riverdale Road
0089 1 ATLANTA GA 3183 Peachtree Road
0127 1 SALT LAKE CITY UT 5542 S. Redwood Road
0133 1 MELVILLE NY 870 Walt Whitman Road
0136 1 DANVERS MA 8-10 Newbury Street
0138 1 LAWRENCE NY 294 Burnside Avenue
0146 1 YORK PA 351 Loucks Road
0150 1 LAWRENCE TWP. NJ 3321 Brunswick Pike US Route 1
0157 1 ORLANDO FL 1649 Florida Mall Avenue
0162 1 FAIRFIELD CT 696 Post Road
0179 1 MANCHESTER CT 49 Pavilions Drive
0187 1 HIALEAH FL 3695 West 20th Avenue
0190 1 AURORA IL 4338 Fox Valley Center
0196 1 HOLLYWOOD FL 3900 Oakwood Blvd.
0202 1 SCHAUMBURG IL 1414 North Roselle Road
0223 1 HOUSTON TX 270 Meyerland Plaza
0224 1 NORTH MIAMI FL 12255 Biscayne Blvd.
0225 1 WATCHUNG NJ 1581 US Highway 22 West
0226 1 CUTLER RIDGE FL 19650 S. Dixie Highway
0234 1 RENO NV 6013 South Virginia Street
0235 1 TEMPE AZ 1110 West Elliot
0246 1 VALLEY VIEW TX 13444 Preston Road
0250 1 BAYAMON PR Comerio Avenue, State Rd. 167
0257 1 SELDEN NY 321 B Middle Country Road
0261 1 WOODSIDE NY 51-14 Northern Blvd.
0262 1 ROCHESTER MN 1201 South Broadway, Suite 4
0265 1 LAREDO TX 5408 San Bernardo
0266 1 OKEMOS MI 2020 East Grand River Ave.
0268 1 PENNSACOLA FL 6235 North Davis Highway
0274 1 EL PASO TX 655 F Sunland Park Drive
0276 1 COLORADO SPRINGS CO 7645 N. Academy Blvd.
0279 1 OAKWOOD VILLAGE OH 23350 Broadway
0284 1 NEW BRITAIN CT 600 Hartford Road
0288 1 HONOLULU HI 770 Ala Moana Blvd.
0290 1 ENFIELD CT 25 Hazard Avenue
0294 1 DULUTH MN 1023 W. Central Entrance
0300 1 ST. AUGUSTINE FL 1935 US 1 South
0305 1 my excellent compatriot RAPIDS MN 3400 124th Avenue
0308 1 CHARLOTTE NC 9523 South Boulevard
0310 1 RICHMOND VA 6301 West Broad Street
0315 1 RALEIGH NC 3514 Capital Blvd Highway #1 N
0325 1 WILLOW GROVE PA 300 N. York Road
0334 1 WILKES-BARRE PA US 115 &amp; Mundy Street
0337 1 DEPTFORD TWP. NJ 1800 Clements Bridge Road
0365 1 TERRE HAUTE IN 3360 South US Highway 41
0367 1 MONTGOMERY AL 4055 Eastern Blvd.
0368 1 ASHLAND KY 475 Armco Road
0393 1 YAKIMA WA 128 N. Fair Avenue
0408 1 AUSTIN TX 5451-B North IH35
0421 1 PHOENIX AZ 4519 E. Thomas Road
0423 1 MESQUITE TX 1515 Town East Blvd.
0424 1 TUCSON AZ 3838 N. Oracle
0425 1 SALT LAKE CITY UT 410 South 900 East
0427 1 SCOTTSDALE AZ 3340 North Hayden Road
0430 1 WESTMINSTER CO 8657 Sheridan Blvd.
0440 1 PHOENIX AZ 928 West Camelback Road
0466 1 MINNEAPOLIS MN 3001 Nicollet Avenue
0474 1 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 4725 Virginia Beach Blvd.
0478 1 AUSTIN TX 10001 Research Blvd., Suite 300
0481 1 MESA AZ 1252 W. Southern Avenue
0487 1 LINCOLN NE 2301 &quot;O&quot; Street
0489 1 READING PA 3215 North 5th Street Highway
0499 1 BOULDER CO 1880 30th Street
0512 1 FAYETTEVILLE GA 123 Pavilion Pkwy
0536 1 FOLSOM CA 1012 Riley Street
0541 1 WATERLOO IA 1210 Flammang Square
0542 1 PADUCAH KY 5045 Hinkleville Road
0555 1 JENSEN BEACH FL 3051 NW Federal Highway
0567 1 CLARKSVILLE IN 1100 E. State Road 131
0568 1 KENOSHA WI 6820 Green Bay Road
0570 1 SPARTANBURG SC 150 East Blackstock Road
0573 1 TALLAHASSEE FL 2110 Apalachee Parkway
0593 1 SAN JOSE CA 3530 Stevens Creek
0596 1 KISSIMMEE FL 3107 W. Vine Street
0598 1 MIDLAND MI 1806 Airport Rd.
0607 1 MIAMI FL 8740 SW 40th Street
0610 1 TUSTIN CA 13742 Jamboree Road
0613 1 RIVERSIDE CA 3350 Vine Street
0623 1 BEND OR 2550 N.E. Highway 20
0646 1 MISSION VIEJO CA 26940 Crown Valley Parkway
0656 1 HAMMOND LA 2809 West Thomas Street
0666 1 IDAHO FALLS ID 1425 Northgate Mile
0668 1 ST. JOSEPH MO 1417 C N. Belt Highway
0673 1 STEUBENVILLE OH 300 S. Hollywood Blvd.
0674 1 TORRANCE CA 17502 Hawthorne Blvd.
0689 1 MONTCLAIR CA 9055 Central Avenue
0693 1 MONROE MI Frenchtown Sq. Mall 2121 Monroe St.
0699 1 CORAL GABLES FL 1906 Ponce de Leon Blvd.
0753 1 GILROY CA 8777 San Ysidro Ave
0757 1 APPLE VALLEY MN 7361 153rd Street
0762 1 BRADLEY IL 1190 N. Kinzie Rd.
0766 1 MANKATO MN 2020 Adams Street
0786 1 MERIDIAN MS 1145 Bonita Lakes Circle
0793 1 ARROYO GRANDE CA 1132 West Branch
0799 1 NORTH LAS VEGAS NV 1711 W. Craig Road
0810 1 WILLMAR MN 1901 South First Street
0819 1 HARLINGEN TX 2000 South Expressway 83
0826 1 SHREVEPORT LA 6634 Youree Dr.
0829 1 LEXINGTON KY 2200 Sir Barton Way
0833 1 COLLEGE STATION TX 410 Harvey Road
0836 1 HICKORY NC 1718 Hwy. 70 S.E.
0839 1 BURLINGTON NJ 2703 Route 531 Suite 5
0846 1 DURHAM NC 1720 Guess Road
0866 1 COOKEVILLE TN 575B S. Jefferson Av.
0882 1 VICKSBURG MS 2170 Iowa Avenue
0885 1 KALAMAZOO MI 5294 West Main Street
0886 1 MILLEDGEVILLE GA 2400 North Columbia Street
0887 1 BELLINGHAM WA 1055 E.Sunset Drive
0889 1 ELGIN IL 202 South Randall Road
0913 1 PASADENA TX 5726 Fairmont Parkway
0925 1 LAKE JACKSON TX 206 East Hwy. 332
0931 1 HOMESTEAD FL 915 N. Homestead Blvd.
0932 1 DESTIN FL 14081 Emerald Coast Parkway
0934 1 HOLLAND MI 12635 Felch St. - Suite 40
0941 1 EAST PEORIA IL 200 Riverside Drive
0959 1 ANDERSON SC 3106 North Main Street
0974 1 BONITA SPRINGS FL 26831 S. Tamiami Trail
0980 1 FT. WALTON BEACH FL 411 Mary Ester Cut-Off
0984 1 FAJARDO PR
0987 1 MOHEGAN LAKE NY 3131 E. Main St.
0988 1 STATESBORO GA 715 Northside Drive East
1006 1 ALAMEDA CA 2160 Otis Drive
1026 1 LINCOLN NE 3120 Pine Lake Road
1038 1 SAN MARCOS TX 200 Springtown Way Suite 400
1088 1 HOUSTON TX 6757 Highway 6 North
1098 1 BAY CITY MI 4140 Wilder Rd.
1099 1 NEW LONDON CT 351 North Frontage Road
1100 1 MIDLOTHIAN VA 4901 Commonwealth Cnt Parkway
0205 1 BEDFORD PARK IL 7760 South Cicero Avenue
0280 1 PARKERSBURG WV 850 Grand Central Mall
0306 1 CHESAPEAKE VA 2005 South Military Highway
0380 1 BROOKLYN NY 625 Atlantic Ave, STE 103
0381 1 MASSILLON OH 4333 Lincoln Way East
0580 1 SHORELINE WA 1345 North 205th Street
0591 1 OLATHE KS 15315 West 119th Street
0641 1 EVANSVILLE IN 227 N. Green River Road
0669 1 SAN ANGELO TX 4225 Sunset Dr.
0736 1 SANTA FE NM 3003 A South St. Francis Dr.
0815 1 LONGVIEW TX 422 West Loop
0821 1 OWENSBORO KY 5241 Frederica, Suite #2
0825 1 CHRISTIANBURG VA 2505 Market Street
0841 1 WOODS CROSS UT 562 West 750 South
1113 1 HATTIESBURG MS 5926 US Highway 49
0522 1 LEXINGTON KY 103 Reynolds Road
0532 1 KENNEWICK WA 908 N. Colorado
0723 1 MINNEAPOLIS MN 1610 New Brighton Blvd.
0930 1 KELSO WA 201 South West 7th St.
0271 1 MAYAGUEZ PR Route 2
0583 1 SAN JOSE CA 756 El Paseo De Saratoga
0521 1 OMAHA NE 2415 South 133rd Plaza

 

[4nger]

I live near Okemos MI, there seem to be two of these in driving distance. Does anyone want me to pick one up and send it to you. You pay cost+shipping+$25 for my trouble. I get off work around 5 o-clock so they may be gone by then. Let me know on this thread.

<edit> Sorry, false alarm in Okemos MI. While it was in the computer it was nowhere to be found in the stock. Must have been sent somewhere and not entered in the computer. I don't think I will drive around MI to check the other stores </edit>

-4nger

 

[Croton]

4nger
can u pick one up for me?

i'll pay the fees!

thanks!
email me @ croton@ucla.edu

 

[stingygrrl]

I'd love one too! I'm in the Midworst.
As far as I can determine, the ones in Cuyahoga Falls, Massillon, and Westlake, OH are gone, as well as the ones in NM and in mostly in MIch too

Thanks!

stingygrrl@hotmail.com

 

[OSURules]

stingygirl,

I know you are right about the one in Massilon. It's sitting in my office right now!

Not bragging, just FYI

OSURules

 

[stingygrrl]

OSU,


I was thinking I'd drive over to Cleveland this weekend and check out the stores in person.. but am feeling lazy. I have a hard time beleiveing there are still some left (that work!)!

 

[Atrac]

&quot;several stores have even transferred them in from other stores&quot;

Personally, I think this is hilarious! I am willing to bet that what we have going on now is employees taking advantage of the deal. Customers are being told that they are &quot;sold out,&quot; yet an eager employee had it transferred is simply waiting to get paid so that he can buy it. But, because of NeoV's kindness, we have the inside scoop.

Wouldn't it be funny to go into one of the above stores and say &quot;Oh, all sold out? Really? I happen to know that you just had one transferred in from another store.&quot; [INSERT EMPLOYEE SQUIRM HERE].

Anyway, I've had mine for a few weeks now because of a very nice Store Manager (not to mention NeoV's original post!), so this is certainly not a complaint of any kind! Just having fun with it!

 

[dude]

Is it possible to call a store or HQ to have one shipped to you?

If so, where do you get the store's numbers???

 

[frickinvega]

I still have one of these. It should work, although I don't have a power supply for it. I do have the box, all packaging, interface cable, left and right speakers, mic, waranty info and manual for it. If anyone is interested, e-mail at jdabramson@ucdavis.edu. Thanks.

 

[RGN]

None in Kenosha WI