LG L1980Q 19" LCD - $227 After $250 rebate - Office Depot B&M

[cockeyed]

Visiting 2 Office Depot's today, I saw this monitor at one store. Great looking monitor with a nice picture. Showed original price of $477 with a $250 rebate = $227. I didn't find it on the OD site, so it must be B&M only to those in stock. With a little luck you might still find one. 8ms - 250cd/500 contrast - 6 bit TN panel. I would have bought it if it had been 8-bit color.

Review

Review 2

 

[dawza]

Bump for a great price (if you get the rebate). I have the 1981Q and the color, sharpness, and build quality of this monitor mostly make up for the lack of an 8-bit color panel. This monitor is also the single most attractive piece of hardware I have ever come across. Just be careful with the ForteManager software- there seem to be incompatabilities with Nvidia drivers (mouse/computer freezes, screen partially cuts out, etc). Just use the manual buttons in conjunction with Nvidia's color tuning software.

Nice find.

 

[Shinare]

how do you tell definitivly if a pannel is 6 or 8 bit?

 

[Azndude51]

Originally posted by: Shinare
how do you tell definitivly if a pannel is 6 or 8 bit?

it says so in the specs of both reviews.

This is a great deal for a very nice monitor, but you're gonna get screwed if the rebate doesn't come in.

 

[cockeyed]

Originally posted by: Shinare
how do you tell definitivly if a pannel is 6 or 8 bit?

Here is a LINK to a site that provides the panel types and color levels for many monitors. Someone else had posted this site a while back and I find it very useful to compare monitors. The 8-bit LCD's listed are listed as 16.7m colors.

 

[Perknose]

Sku?

 

[aboothman]

when I was searching for a monitor I almost bought this one. 6 bit stopped me tho.
Thin bezel and ability to rotate makes it great for multi-panel use. Super thin,
and has a nice sleek look...good deal if the rebate comes.

 

[uglywolf]

My local store shows $476.01 if I choose in-store pickup at their website. That's clearance level 1 so that's why you may not find it if you put in your zipcode and select delivery. Change to in-store pickup and try picking different stores. Search for L1980Q.

 

[uglywolf]

SKU is 873304

Spanish page link: http://espanol.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do...n_info=SG_3_DV_17_SC_1703028_SK_873304
English site doesn't seem to have product info.

EDIT: It's actually 3 rebates. $100, $70, and $80 according to the OD rebate center. $80 requires original UPC. The other two will accept a copy.

 

[cockeyed]

Out of curiosity, I worked my way through the order process then selected in-store pick-up as you said. I had to place the order again but then it showed up in the store I choose, inventory. It shows $529.99, but the price in the store was $477-$250 rebate=$227. If someone wants it, they could order it via the internet for in-store pick-up, then get the price adjusted when they pick it up.The store tag didn't mention 3 rebates, but thanks for pointing that out. I would guess that the store would provide rebate info at checkout.

 

[chinkgai]

searched for 873304 and added it to cart, but then said its discontinued

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