$699.99 Sceptre 46" 1080P LCD-TV

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The Sceptre 46? Full 1080P LCD HDTV, brings brilliant life like imaging to your fingertips. Whether for professional for residential applications, the Sceptre 46? is a perfect fit.



Features:

Costco extends manufacture warranty to 2 years
Returns accepted within 90 days from date of purchase
Screen Size: 46" diagonal
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio: 8000:1
Brightness: 550 cd/m2
Response Time: 6 ms
Viewing Angle (HxV) 178° x 178°
HDTV Compatibility: 1080P, 1080i, 720P, 480P
Tuner: NTSC/ATSC/QAM
De-interlace: 3D, SRC (Scan Rate Conversion)
Noise Reducing Core Technology: 3D Digital Comb Filter, Digital Noise Reduction
PIP/POP
Dimensions (WxHxD): 44.98? x 31.35? x 10.7? (w/ stand), 44.98? x 28.65? x 4.82?
Weight: 83.8 lbs (w/ stand), 71 lbs (w/ stand)
Audio:

Built-in speakers 10 watts per Channel
Inputs/ Outputs:

HDMI x4
Component x2
S-Video x1
VGA, Stereo in x1
USB 2.0 In x1
S/PDIF out (optical) x1
Headphone Jack x1
[Model X46BV-1080P]

 

[breweyez]

I have had mine since January. It is probably the best deal out there. Excellent picture. Only con to this TV is that it is heavy.

 

[VirtualLarry]

My friend has a sceptre 32" 1080P LCD TV.

It has severe overscan issues, with no overscan enable/disable option in the menus. Attempting to drive it at 1920x1080 with a PC over HDMI results in the icons getting cut off on the sides.

I have come to the conclusion that the TV will accept a 1080P signal, but it literally does not support that resolution as native on the LCD. It's missing pixels.

I would avoid Sceptre if you plan to connect a PC to it.

 

[CasTroLTraN]

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
My friend has a sceptre 32" 1080P LCD TV.

It has severe overscan issues, with no overscan enable/disable option in the menus. Attempting to drive it at 1920x1080 with a PC over HDMI results in the icons getting cut off on the sides.

I have come to the conclusion that the TV will accept a 1080P signal, but it literally does not support that resolution as native on the LCD. It's missing pixels.

I would avoid Sceptre if you plan to connect a PC to it.

I've had this tv since February and what you are describing is only for the 32"version. The 46" does have overscan enable/disable in the options and it does not have overscan problems and it's capable of showing a native resolution of 1920x1080 over HDMI. This is an excellent tv if you want the best bang for the buck to connect to a PC. Just my 2 cents...

 

[postmortemIA]

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
My friend has a sceptre 32" 1080P LCD TV.

It has severe overscan issues, with no overscan enable/disable option in the menus. Attempting to drive it at 1920x1080 with a PC over HDMI results in the icons getting cut off on the sides.

I have come to the conclusion that the TV will accept a 1080P signal, but it literally does not support that resolution as native on the LCD. It's missing pixels.

I would avoid Sceptre if you plan to connect a PC to it.

best way to deal with overscan/underscan is to use VGA input.

also there's $70 shipping for the product.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: postmortemIA

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
My friend has a sceptre 32" 1080P LCD TV.

It has severe overscan issues, with no overscan enable/disable option in the menus. Attempting to drive it at 1920x1080 with a PC over HDMI results in the icons getting cut off on the sides.

I have come to the conclusion that the TV will accept a 1080P signal, but it literally does not support that resolution as native on the LCD. It's missing pixels.

I would avoid Sceptre if you plan to connect a PC to it.

best way to deal with overscan/underscan is to use VGA input.

also there's $70 shipping for the product.

why tolerate VGA if you're paying for HD?

 

[EEmarty]

I've been using 1920X1080 over VGA now for a couple years due to the exact same HDMI overscan issue in my Samsung 46" 1080P. The overscan issues on the HDMI inputs are common among tv's. I haven't noticed a problem with the VGA connection; It looks crystal clear to my eyes and every pixel is right where it should be 1:1. Just my 2 cents that VGA can look great too. For a while some TV's were coming with a DVI input, but that seems to have been phased out.

 

[postmortemIA]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: postmortemIA

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
My friend has a sceptre 32" 1080P LCD TV.

It has severe overscan issues, with no overscan enable/disable option in the menus. Attempting to drive it at 1920x1080 with a PC over HDMI results in the icons getting cut off on the sides.

I have come to the conclusion that the TV will accept a 1080P signal, but it literally does not support that resolution as native on the LCD. It's missing pixels.

I would avoid Sceptre if you plan to connect a PC to it.

best way to deal with overscan/underscan is to use VGA input.

also there's $70 shipping for the product.

why tolerate VGA if you're paying for HD?

EEmarty has confirmed what I said: even for HD resolutions, VGA is way to go. VGA supports 1920x1080@60Hz just fine; there's no overscan or underscan, and TVs are optimized for PC mode when running on VGA.

 

[ctcsoft]

Originally posted by: postmortemIA

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: postmortemIA

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
My friend has a sceptre 32" 1080P LCD TV.

It has severe overscan issues, with no overscan enable/disable option in the menus. Attempting to drive it at 1920x1080 with a PC over HDMI results in the icons getting cut off on the sides.

I have come to the conclusion that the TV will accept a 1080P signal, but it literally does not support that resolution as native on the LCD. It's missing pixels.

I would avoid Sceptre if you plan to connect a PC to it.

best way to deal with overscan/underscan is to use VGA input.

also there's $70 shipping for the product.

why tolerate VGA if you're paying for HD?

EEmarty has confirmed what I said: even for HD resolutions, VGA is way to go. VGA supports 1920x1080@60Hz just fine; there's no overscan or underscan, and TVs are optimized for PC mode when running on VGA.

Is this for DLP's too? If I use the vga input will it cure my overscan problems I been having over HDMI? I have the Mitsubishi 65734 DLP set.

 

[Kelvrick]

Have you guys tried adjusting your video settings? The ATI drivers in my HTPC has a slider to adjust for tv overscan. My TV had the option to go full pixel so I had to find and disable the compensation.

 

[skyking]

I've been wavering between plasma and LCD, this may put me over the line. Price + good reviews + low relative power consumption

Link to newegg reviews. 89% either 4 or 5 stars.

 

[Rage187]

Originally posted by: ctcsoft

Originally posted by: postmortemIA

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: postmortemIA

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
My friend has a sceptre 32" 1080P LCD TV.

It has severe overscan issues, with no overscan enable/disable option in the menus. Attempting to drive it at 1920x1080 with a PC over HDMI results in the icons getting cut off on the sides.

I have come to the conclusion that the TV will accept a 1080P signal, but it literally does not support that resolution as native on the LCD. It's missing pixels.

I would avoid Sceptre if you plan to connect a PC to it.

best way to deal with overscan/underscan is to use VGA input.

also there's $70 shipping for the product.

why tolerate VGA if you're paying for HD?

EEmarty has confirmed what I said: even for HD resolutions, VGA is way to go. VGA supports 1920x1080@60Hz just fine; there's no overscan or underscan, and TVs are optimized for PC mode when running on VGA.

Is this for DLP's too? If I use the vga input will it cure my overscan problems I been having over HDMI? I have the Mitsubishi 65734 DLP set.

likely

 

[Jawadali]

I was interested in this TV, but I am not a Costco member. However, my uncle who is visiting me on vacation from the UK is a member.

Would he be able to buy this TV for me if he created an online account?

Also, is this TV available in-store?

Lastly, does Costco offer any extended warranties? I heard they extend the standard warranty by one year, but I was wondering if you could buy longer ones (i.e 3-5 years).

Also, thanks for all of the comments regarding PC input. It looks like it'll make a great PC monitor using VGA.

EDIT: I also wanted to point out that this deal is ending this week (July 26)

 

[somecreepyoldguy]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: postmortemIA

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
My friend has a sceptre 32" 1080P LCD TV.

It has severe overscan issues, with no overscan enable/disable option in the menus. Attempting to drive it at 1920x1080 with a PC over HDMI results in the icons getting cut off on the sides.

I have come to the conclusion that the TV will accept a 1080P signal, but it literally does not support that resolution as native on the LCD. It's missing pixels.

I would avoid Sceptre if you plan to connect a PC to it.

best way to deal with overscan/underscan is to use VGA input.

also there's $70 shipping for the product.

why tolerate VGA if you're paying for HD?

Because you are paying 699?

 

[Elganja]

Originally posted by: Jawadali
I was interested in this TV, but I am not a Costco member. However, my uncle who is visiting me on vacation from the UK is a member.

Would he be able to buy this TV for me if he created an online account?

Also, is this TV available in-store?

Lastly, does Costco offer any extended warranties? I heard they extend the standard warranty by one year, but I was wondering if you could buy longer ones (i.e 3-5 years).

Also, thanks for all of the comments regarding PC input. It looks like it'll make a great PC monitor using VGA.

EDIT: I also wanted to point out that this deal is ending this week (July 26)

check out this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/..._mmc=EMC-IGNEFL072109-

 

[Jawadali]

I saw that earlier (I think it was in one of the recent Newegg Newsletters).

However, there were a few important factors to consider:

1) The Westinghouse model is a monitor only, and does not have a TV tuner. Although I am looking to use the TV as a PC monitor, that wouldn't be it's sole use; I still planned to used it for OTA TV. I'm not too familiar with USB/PCI HD Tuners, but the decent ones don't seem cheap, and having to have the PC on while watching regular TC seems clunky.

2) I've also heard that Westinghouse's warranty and service is very poor. However, Newegg's 4-year $99 warranty for the Westinghouse seems like a really good deal.

3) At least if you buy from a B&M store, and if something is wrong (i.e. DOA or shipping damage), you have the option to return it without too much trouble (i.e. I'd be able to return the Sceptre in-store to Costco)

4) I think the Westinghouse is a 2-3 year old model (although to be fair, I don't know how old the Sceptre one is).


Thoughts?

 

[tomatom]

http://www.costco.com/Browse/P...e=BC&topnav=&browse=â?©=en-US&ref=dynamitedata.com&ref=dynamitedata.com

this Proscan 40" @$499 has 1 week left .

either one is a really good value ...

 

[JBT]

I've got one of these. I got it for this price last year. Its a great TV.

 

[skyking]

OK, that did it JBT. I pulled the trigger

 

[ctcsoft]

to me the scepte is much higher.

I have to pay $35 to become a member of costco, plus I have to pay $70 shipping. plus I have to pay tax.

Comes out to over $860+ I think.

The newegg Deal is super hot at $699 with free shipping and no tax. BUT BUT its westinghouse and not 100% on their quality.

 

[Jawadali]

Originally posted by: ctcsoft
to me the scepte is much higher.

I have to pay $35 to become a member of costco, plus I have to pay $70 shipping. plus I have to pay tax.

Comes out to over $860+ I think.

The newegg Deal is super hot at $699 with free shipping and no tax. BUT BUT its westinghouse and not 100% on their quality.

Just note that the Westinghouse does not include a TV tuner. It didn't jump out at me until I read some reviews.

 

[RedFiveSW]

I bought this exact TV from Newegg last Black Friday for $800 shipped. I think its a great set. My Harmony remote is a little finicky with it, though.

 

[skyking]

WOOOHOOO! it just arrived