1920x1200 Displays at Newegg for cheap; Westinghouse P-MVA = $370 after ship AR.

[soccerballtux]

Just got the Westinghouse one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16824255001

Sceptre: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16824112011, $345 After ship AR.

 

[ibex333]

links?

 

[Zirconium]

I think he is referring to http://www.newegg.com/Product/...+1309821328&name=24%22. I was considering the 24" Westinghouse until I keep reading about people getting a dead pixel here or there. Newegg's dead pixel policy sucks.

 

[soccerballtux]

Originally posted by: Zirconium
I think he is referring to http://www.newegg.com/Product/...+1309821328&name=24%22. I was considering the 24" Westinghouse until I keep reading about people getting a dead pixel here or there. Newegg's dead pixel policy sucks.

The most recent 20 or 30 or so reviews have reported 0 dead pixels. Besides, it's a P-MVA panel. You want to find a hotter deal? Didn't think so

 

[odahcam]

how dose it compare to 24" samsung at frys for 399 is it worth the extra 50

 

[foghorn67]

Originally posted by: odahcam
how dose it compare to 24" samsung at frys for 399 is it worth the extra 50

I second this question. I was eying the Sammy at Costco.

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: soccerballtux

Originally posted by: Zirconium
I think he is referring to http://www.newegg.com/Product/...+1309821328&name=24%22. I was considering the 24" Westinghouse until I keep reading about people getting a dead pixel here or there. Newegg's dead pixel policy sucks.

The most recent 20 or 30 or so reviews have reported 0 dead pixels. Besides, it's a P-MVA panel. You want to find a hotter deal? Didn't think so

Hotter deal? That $300 24" Soyo that Office Max offers. *VA panel, too.

 

[shingletingle]

Originally posted by: Aflac

Originally posted by: soccerballtux

Originally posted by: Zirconium
I think he is referring to http://www.newegg.com/Product/...+1309821328&name=24%22. I was considering the 24" Westinghouse until I keep reading about people getting a dead pixel here or there. Newegg's dead pixel policy sucks.

The most recent 20 or 30 or so reviews have reported 0 dead pixels. Besides, it's a P-MVA panel. You want to find a hotter deal? Didn't think so

Hotter deal? That $300 24" Soyo that Office Max offers. *VA panel, too.

I 2nd the Soyo 24". I love it.

 

[mazeroth]

I'm still mad I didn't pick one of the Soyos up back when they were $299 and I had a $50 off coupon. GRRRRR!

 

[soccerballtux]

Originally posted by: mazeroth
I'm still mad I didn't pick one of the Soyos up back when they were $299 and I had a $50 off coupon. GRRRRR!

I'm not. That panel has tons of QA issues; even the display panel they had hooked up last week that I saw had the dreaded horizontal lines of pixels going on.

For that panel, for me to feel safe (I read about people's going bad and developing the lines of pixels after 6 months) I'd have to get the 2 year warranty from Office max which is ~$40. +tax from buying at the store, and this is the better deal. Peace of mind that it's not going to break on me, and that there are literally ZERO issues of dead pixels if you look at the reviews. Zirconium is full of himself; there simply are not any dead pixels with this monitor it seems.

 

[soccerballtux]

Originally posted by: foghorn67

Originally posted by: odahcam
how dose it compare to 24" samsung at frys for 399 is it worth the extra 50

I second this question. I was eying the Sammy at Costco.

I believe the Samsung is not a P-MVA panel?

 

[aussiestilgar]

The Samsung 245B is a TN panel, and probably the best gaming 24" on the market right now, especially for the price. If you are always looking at your monitor straight on, not from an angle, then you will be fine with a TN. Response time is great on this model.

 

[soccerballtux]

Well, the response time is still only 8ms on this panel- that's less than 1/100th of a second lag time between the time you shoot and the time you see the shot. The superior image quality would be worth it in my opinion.

 

[unknown]

Soyo is back on sale @ OfficeMax this week....$300

 

[slpaulson]

No DVI input on the Westinghouse? That's strange.

 

[sjwaste]

Originally posted by: slpaulson
No DVI input on the Westinghouse? That's strange.

Definitely, but it does have HDMI since it carries audio, although no adapter in the box for DVI. I'm just not sure why this thing would come with speakers, either.

It seems like this is meant for a bedroom or HTPC application (in a rec room, kids room, etc) since it has speakers, but it also has no tuners, which just confuses me more.

Still, for $350, it's a good panel and a hot deal, even if you have to go get a DVI->HDMI cable from Monoprice to use it.

 

[konakona]

Originally posted by: soccerballtux

Originally posted by: mazeroth
I'm still mad I didn't pick one of the Soyos up back when they were $299 and I had a $50 off coupon. GRRRRR!

I'm not. That panel has tons of QA issues; even the display panel they had hooked up last week that I saw had the dreaded horizontal lines of pixels going on.

For that panel, for me to feel safe (I read about people's going bad and developing the lines of pixels after 6 months) I'd have to get the 2 year warranty from Office max which is ~$40. +tax from buying at the store, and this is the better deal. Peace of mind that it's not going to break on me, and that there are literally ZERO issues of dead pixels if you look at the reviews. Zirconium is full of himself; there simply are not any dead pixels with this monitor it seems.

To my best knowledge, more than the half of these QA issues were actually craptastic DVI cables that were bundled in the package; mine is spotless after a quick & cheap upgrade that didnt break my piggy bank. Yeah, there seems to be a higher than usual rate of other failures but at that price I think it really is worth taking a gamble, and get it returned/replaced when found defective. Only thing soyo is really lacking is a robust set of input options which may or may not be needed depending on the buyer.

Both soyo and westinghouse are good deals regardless

 

[soccerballtux]

Originally posted by: konakona

Originally posted by: soccerballtux

Originally posted by: mazeroth
I'm still mad I didn't pick one of the Soyos up back when they were $299 and I had a $50 off coupon. GRRRRR!

I'm not. That panel has tons of QA issues; even the display panel they had hooked up last week that I saw had the dreaded horizontal lines of pixels going on.

For that panel, for me to feel safe (I read about people's going bad and developing the lines of pixels after 6 months) I'd have to get the 2 year warranty from Office max which is ~$40. +tax from buying at the store, and this is the better deal. Peace of mind that it's not going to break on me, and that there are literally ZERO issues of dead pixels if you look at the reviews. Zirconium is full of himself; there simply are not any dead pixels with this monitor it seems.

To my best knowledge, more than the half of these QA issues were actually craptastic DVI cables that were bundled in the package; mine is spotless after a quick & cheap upgrade that didnt break my piggy bank. Yeah, there seems to be a higher than usual rate of other failures but at that price I think it really is worth taking a gamble, and get it returned/replaced when found defective. Only thing soyo is really lacking is a robust set of input options which may or may not be needed depending on the buyer.

Both soyo and westinghouse are good deals regardless

No way. The Soyo I saw on display that had the pixel issues was being driven by a split VGA cable.

However, I think I'm going to cancel my order and go buy this Soyo. You're right, it's worth the gamble.