Sceptre X9g-Komodo II 19" LCD DVI Monitor (Black)

Sceptre X9g-Komodo II 19

Sceptre X9g-Komodo II 19" LCD DVI Monitor (Black)
Manufacturer: Sceptre Technologies, Inc
Product Type: CE

Editorial Review:
Product Description
Winning over numerous awards on LCD flat panel and CRT monitors and notebooks, Sceptre is well recognized as a leader in its field by the computer industry. Manufacturing world-class products is just the tip of Sceptre's iceberg. What unfolds the key to Sceptre's success is understanding and providing the different services to each of its partners and channels, which entails the trust of many.PRODUCT FEATURES: 19" SXGA TFT LCD; 1280 x 1024; Foldable Base; DVI and USB Input and Speaker; Full CE, TCO safety mark.
Amazon.com Product Description
With it's thin bezel design and integrated speakers, the 19-inch Sceptre X9g Komodo II offers a high-performance, multi-media viewing experience. Featuring 1,280 x 1,024 native resolution, 300 nits of brightness, a high 700:1 contrast ratio and fast response time (15 ms rising, 10 ms falling), the X9g Komodo II is perfect for online gaming or surfing the web. And, it offers optional wall mounting, as well as wide 170-degree viewing from any direction.

The Sceptre X9g Komodo II is designed for plug-and-play setup and offers compatibility for both analog and digital signal input (24-pin digital DVI connector, cable not included), meaning that it will be compatible with the technology of today and tomorrow. It also features a built-in USB hub for easy connection to peripheral devices such as mice, keyboards, digital cameras, and more.

An onscreen menu provides a wide selection of adjustable screen settings, letting you customize the X9g Komodo II to suit your personal needs. Controls include power on/off, contrast, brightness, video Level, gamma, frame, clock, phase, default size, native size, H/V position, H/V size, graph/text mode, auto-adjust, color temperature, audio volume, display mode detection, show firmware version, and reset. This monitor comes backed by a one-year warranty.

What's in the Box
X9g-Komodo II LCD with foldable base, power cord, 1.5 meter detachable 15-pin mini D-Sub cable, user guide, warranty information; DVI cable not included

Sceptre X9g-Komodo II 19" LCD DVI Monitor (Black)

Average customer rating:

Excellent value
clear, crisp monitor; several dead pixels upon arrival
Great quality, great price

Sceptre X9g-Komodo II 19" LCD DVI Monitor (Black)

Manufacturer: Sceptre Technologies, Inc
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

Sharp 1,280 x 1,024 native resolution
Analog and optional digital DVI inputs
300 nits of brightness, high 700:1 contrast ratio
Wide 170-degree horizontal and vertical viewing angles
Integrated speakers, headphone jack, USB hub

ASIN: B0001GNDP2

Amazon.com Product Description

With it's thin bezel design and integrated speakers, the 19-inch Sceptre X9g Komodo II offers a high-performance, multi-media viewing experience. Featuring 1,280 x 1,024 native resolution, 300 nits of brightness, a high 700:1 contrast ratio and fast response time (15 ms rising, 10 ms falling), the X9g Komodo II is perfect for online gaming or surfing the web. And, it offers optional wall mounting, as well as wide 170-degree viewing from any direction.

What's in the Box
X9g-Komodo II LCD with foldable base, power cord, 1.5 meter detachable 15-pin mini D-Sub cable, user guide, warranty information; DVI cable not included

Product Description

Winning over numerous awards on LCD flat panel and CRT monitors and notebooks, Sceptre is well recognized as a leader in its field by the computer industry. Manufacturing world-class products is just the tip of Sceptre's iceberg. What unfolds the key to Sceptre's success is understanding and providing the different services to each of its partners and channels, which entails the trust of many.PRODUCT FEATURES: 19" SXGA TFT LCD; 1280 x 1024; Foldable Base; DVI and USB Input and Speaker; Full CE, TCO safety mark.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent value.......2006-02-14

I bought one of these (X9g-Komodo II 19" LCD DVI Monitor [Black]) for myself and then a few days later my wife's monitor died and I bought another one. (I still suspect that she broke her CRT monitor out of jealousy, but I have no proof :-)

We have been extremely pleased with the video quality and the price was outstanding. The 1280x1024 resolution in a 19" display is a good compromise for eyes that aren't so young any more. We both play high-frame-rate games and neither of us really notice any ghosting.

No dead pixels, no obvious variation in screen brightness. Both contrast and brightness are outstanding. The overall viewing quality is as good as the 23" Apple Cinema Display (1920x1280) that I used at work, and you could get about 5 of these for the price of that Apple display!

One minor caveat -- one of the two monitors (mine) has a surprisingly blurry display when using the analog (VGA) input, while the other one (my wife's) looks great. Not quite enough to be a "defect", but definitely disappointing, and drops my review from 5 stars to 4. Since I bought the display to use the DVI input, this weakness has only been a minor inconvenience, but it does mean that I can't effectively use my monitor with an SVGA KVM switch -- it would probably be fine with my wife's, but I have not tried swapping them for this test.

I think I used the internal speakers once -- that was enough. You get what you would expect to get from a couple of 1 inch cones....

clear, crisp monitor; several dead pixels upon arrival.......2004-12-14

I just received this monitor ("sceptre x9-komodo ii*") today and am impressed with the clarity and readability of the screen (see later for why I rated the monitor so low). I am using it through the DVI connector, not the analog connector It seems like there is a bit of a lag when I drag windows around, but a few quick tests with several games show the graphics to be crisp and movement to not leave too much of a shadow. The colors are good but seem a little washed out. I am using the DVI option, so there is no color adjustment, only brightness and contrast. Perhaps my graphics card is to blame, but I'm using an nvidia geforce3 ti200, which is a decent graphics card.

The only problem I have with this monitor is that it arrived with 2 dead pixels and a small, light-grey blob, about 3x3 pixels (perhaps one of the RGB elements is out in that area?). Sceptre has no warranty on dead pixels, from the warranty: "6. LCD Exclusion: Sceptre does not warrant burnt pixels on any and or all LCD displays". Buyer beware - you get what you pay for!

The monitor has a VESA mounting back - 4 screw holes separated by 100mm in a square configuration. There are a fair number of wall mounts for this, but neither the manual nor the manufacturer's website (www.sceptre.com) is clear about which ones would work or how you would prepare the monitor for wall-mounting. The monitor has its own stand, and it's hard to see how this stand can be detached before mounting directly to the wall with a VESA 100mm standard wall-mount.

My rating of this monitor would be higher if it hadn't had these dead pixel defects and if Sceptre actually had a "dead pixel" policy. I'm not a techological "apologist" - these things may be high-tech, but the manufacturers see fit to sell them to us, so they should be ready to go. I figure that for the hundreds of dollars that LCD monitors cost, they should at least be dead-pixel free when they first arrive!

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I have since solved some of my problems with this monitor. The monitor's annoying tendency to shut off and stay off for no obvious reason, requiring me to fully disconnect it from both power and the DVI cable, seems to have been caused by the win XP "geiss" screensaver. I disabled this screensaver and the monitor hasn't given me any "permanent sleep" problems.

I downloaded the new nvidia driver for my graphics card, and this has many color adjustment options (brightness, gamma in RGB, etc.). So now skintones, ocean blues and other things look normal again.

I called customer support and they told me how to remove the stand so I could mount the monitor to my wall. They were actually very helpful in this regard.

Great quality, great price.......2004-10-28

The Komodo series has a few variations, but all employ high-quality LCD panels. The X9g-Komodo II (X9=19" diagonal, II=variation II of the Komodo serise) has a very nice panel (possibly made by Fujitsu) that's capable of 1280x1024 resolution and 16.7 million colors. The backlighting is very even, and at the max setting (25), too bright for most settings. I set it at 13, with contrast around 15 (out of 25), and it still looks bright in my office. No dead pixels on my unit.

Not all the Komodo models have the digital DVI connector. If you need DVI, be sure to get the right variation.

In summary, like other Sceptre offerings, the X9g-Komodo offers excellent image quality for a low price that's hard to beat. Very highly recommended.

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