Author Topic: SCEPTRE 37 inch LCD........ (Read 369 times)

humble · « **on:** April 13, 2006, 01:45:07 AM »

I just got mine today (Costco $1495) and its an amazing LCD. I actually bought it for use as my home office monitor but it'll serve as bedroom TV for now (I'll test fly it on AH of course soon). It's a 1080P box so its native resolution is 1920 x 1080.

I included a review link with some better 411.....

SCEPTRE REVIEW

RTSigma · « **Reply #1 on:** April 13, 2006, 02:08:11 AM »

$1,500??? What are you the King of New York?

Ghosth · « **Reply #2 on:** April 13, 2006, 08:22:25 AM »

I don't know, if I had the spare 1500$ laying around that would be mighty tempting!

MrRiplEy[H] · « **Reply #3 on:** April 13, 2006, 11:23:16 AM »

$1500 is peanuts for a screen like that.

humble · « **Reply #4 on:** April 13, 2006, 06:15:50 PM »

You need to realize that "we" {wifeack and I} haven't bought a TV since 1994....still have my 4:3 mitisubishi (sp?) 36 in box {damm thing refuses to die:)}. I've been looking at the flat screens for years but never had a reason. I sold my share of a mid sized consulting firm 5 years back and have had a couple guys working for me in a small office since then. we're getting ready to move to TX so I kicked em out:)....this was less than one months office rent and it'll actually be my primary work monitor. So it was really a legitimate business purchase....but only since its native 1080P...basically gives huge amount of hi res work surface....

The fact that it's the mother of all gaming monitors is a extra benifit:).....
I'm waiting on my 7900GT before I move it and try it out on AH etc....but its an awsome TV.....using a $50 radioshack HD antenna....pulled in 19 over air HD stations....unreal....of course now wifeack will want one for bedroom as well....hehe....

If you've got the coin and the urge its a great deal....every bit as good as my 19 in gaming monitor with much higher native res....BTW zero ghosting on high speed TV stuff (nascar highlights, NBA etc) that I saw in one nights use.....

DAVENRINO · « **Reply #5 on:** April 14, 2006, 10:40:59 PM »

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Originally posted by humble
The fact that it's the mother of all gaming monitors is a extra benifit:).....

ALMOST the mother of all gaming monitors, but sounds awesome for the price. FYI since text is small at 1080p, I use Opera zoomed to 180% with extra large fonts and 144 DPI. Of course, I sit 9 feet from my monitor.

Also, I tried AH @1920x1080p but it chopped off too much vertical real estate. I went back to 1280x1024 ingame res and stretched it within a couple inches of the sides for gameplay reasons. It still lookes awesome and I can clearly read all the instruments from 9 feet. Enjoy your new toy.

humble · « **Reply #6 on:** April 15, 2006, 01:10:47 AM »

hehe........I've seen the pictures:).....

I'm actually planning on using it as an actual desktop monitor (big desk though)....gives me as much real estate as running a couple of 21 inchers....

I'm amazed at just how good the picture is on this thing for the price.

eagl · « **Reply #7 on:** April 15, 2006, 02:28:08 AM »

How does it run AH? Any terrible distortion running it widescreen?

DAVENRINO · « **Reply #8 on:** April 15, 2006, 03:25:56 AM »

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Originally posted by humble
hehe........I've seen the pictures:).....

I'm actually planning on using it as an actual desktop monitor (big desk though)....gives me as much real estate as running a couple of 21 inchers....

I'm amazed at just how good the picture is on this thing for the price.

My friend paid more than that at Costco for a Visio 37" LCD and it wasn't 1080p. It still makes a great desktop monitor but you have to sit back a bit from the desk to take it all in at once. I am sure you get a lot more real estate than two 21" monitors. I can't find the calculator right now but my 58" has 90% more real estate than a 42".

humble · « **Reply #9 on:** April 16, 2006, 12:37:13 AM »

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How does it run AH? Any terrible distortion running it widescreen?

It runs it fine....you have a number of sizing options under either the monitor or desktop itself. If I run it "zoomed" to fit wide screen you do get a rather wide cockpit and you lose a bit of vertical real estate....if you run it "native" you get the 4:3 inside the widescreen with a black boarder...would be about same as a 29 inch "normal" monitor.

Windows Media Center allows some custom settings I havent really played with but appears that I can set a "formula" between the 16:9 and 4:3....once I figure it out I'll post some screen shots....but all in all its better then any monitor I've seen.....great picture zero ghosting....