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Like many, I was hesitant to purchase this! I decided a few days ago that I wanted to buy a 27" monitor and a curved screen seemed cool, so I went for a 'renewed' (huge mistake) Samsung curved screen 27" monitor. When I opened the box, I was dismayed to see that some of the materials were either missing or out of the bag. The stand was fairly easy to assemble, and soon I had the unit attached to my Mac Pro Tower system running OS X Mojave. From the get-go the experience went down-hill, as the picture just wasn't that bright or sharp. After calibration, it only looked a little better, but I could live with it. But then I noticed the elephant in the room! There was a nasty light-leak coming in at the bottom corner of the right side of the screen. In fact it looked more like a damaged panel than a light-leak. So now I'm angry and I call Amazon who, after talking to two reps, refunded my money to a gift-card, where after receiving (2 hours) I immediately started looking into another monitor. I couldn't really afford anything over $200.00, so the Spectre caught my eye. Although the reviews were mostly great on Amazon, I also saw some glowing reviews on some high-tech websites, so the 27" Spectre was ordered and it arrived about two hours ago. This is my experience:
1. Amazon had it double-boxed and carefully packed. (The Samsung was NOT double-boxed)
2. The monitor sits inside its own colorful box, also carefully packed.
3. Accessories include labeled packages of screws, power-brick and cable + HDMI cable and Booklet.
4. There is also a cool magnetic screw-driver and cable management attachments. (Very nice!)
5. It took less than three minutes to get everything attached. Unlike some reviewers, I found the stand easy to attach.
6. The protective film was easy to peel off.
7. Build quality is excellent, and this does not feel or look cheap.
8. The inputs are simple: VGA, HDMI and Power-Plug.
9. Hooked it up to my Mac and the picture came on without a hitch.
10. Happily there were no pixels burnt out and no light-leaks or bleeds whatsoever.
11. The picture looked good, but not especially bright.
12. Once I figured out how to navigate the big configuration menu and make some adjustments, the monitor came alive with a sharp, bright and crisp display.
13. Text looks good; MUCH better than the Samsung did.
14. Others have complained that is not an edgeless display panel. I find that issue to not be an issue at al, as it is very close to that reality. The rim is very small; barely noticeable ... not to me anyway!
Final Thoughts: This is a wonderful monitor and Sceptre did it right! I am extremely happy with this purchase, and I sure hope that over the next several months, I remain a happy camper!
| Standing screen display size | 27 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 Pixels |