SCEPTRE X226W-1920 Black 21.5" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DCR(10000:1) 1000:1, US Warranty

Pros: First off, I bought two of these monitors for 129.99 each off Newegg...tha'ts about as cheap as its gonna get for a 1920x1080 21.5" monitor. Both arrived with no dead pixels which is a miracle in itself. I had to tweak the color settings a bit, but now they both look great.

Cons: The color setting on these things are HORRIBLE out of the box. The reds are neon to say the least. I set the collor temp to 9300k and did some final tweaking using the NVIDIA control panel for my video card and now they both look great.

Overall Review: No dead pixels....friggin awsome..... Horrible color...fixable.... Durability....no tellin....we'll see I guess.... I deducted one egg because of the horrible color situation and the fact that you cant fully fix it using just the monitor. Using the OSD and built in setting I was not able to fully correct the color imbalance so I had to turn to my Video card to help out....no big deal, but other monitors that I have worked with do not have this issue, hence the one egg dropped.....

Pros: It arrives, i take it out of the box, instantly i'm blown away by the size of this having upgraded from a 17 inch crt! it's insane. It came with no dead pixels at all, which is awesome since the last 2 samsungs i tried both had dead pixels and had to return them. The picture is excellent for what i use it for, which is mainly pc gaming. Games i've tried are tf2, crysis, ut3, gta 4, all look amazing on this monitor. The only real, but slight problem is that 2d games do ghost a slight bit (mario bros via emu), and 2d text in 3d games becomes hard to read if it's moving too fast. About the color: after adjusting the color to 9300k, this runs up with the best of them. I don't see why a lot of people are complaining about the color. If you set it right, it really does look amazing. I should also note that you can switch from vga to dvi, so you can have 2 devices hooked up to this monitor at once, such as videogame consoles through a vga converter box and your pc.

Cons: Not enough to take an eggs off but: -It did not come with a dvi cable. dvi really is the way to go and is what i am using at the moment. So no messing with auto adjust or anything. - The stand is a bit wobbly, a slight tap to the top of the monitor resonates for a short moment. so if there's constant banging on the desk, it will bob a bit. But if you don't type like a horse or punch your desk while using this monitor, it's a very minor nuisance. Those are the only things wrong with this monitor.

Overall Review: I really am trying to be as patient and informative as i can since a lot of reviewers seem to post so soon after receiving their products, probably missing things that may cause you to look away from certain products. Also, even though i did upgrade from a 17 inch crt monitor, i did expect a lot more from lcd screens. This product certainly delivers, especially for the price.

Pros: Image is decent, perhaps not as accurate as a high end monitor, but bright, clear, and resolute. Response time is great for gaming and movie watching. Price was fair.

Cons: They only packed in a VGA cable, for real guys?? No DVI cable!! Fortunately I had an extra one laying around so I could hook it up to its highest quality connection, but these days I expect a DVI cable with any monitor I purchase. Monitor base is kind of cheap and wonky. You snap it on, and your not immediately sure if its all the way on, further inspection lead me to turn it around and snap it on the other way which was more stable.

Overall Review: I guess its a case of getting what you pay for. Its okay for its price.

Pros: Excellent color, very sharp. No dead pixels, no problems at all.

Cons: Only a few minor gripes, not enough to take eggs though. The stand wobbles just a tiny bit, it takes an extended time when alt+tabbing from different resolutions as the desktop (not sure if this is standard across monitors, but honestly, going from 1280x720 to 1920x1080 probably should take a bit of time to do). Had to adjust colors slightly in the beginning.

Overall Review: The colors are slightly odd in some places, but I'm really not sure if it's because the icons updated in the time since I got a new monitor (I know they updated, don't know if they changed colors) or if it's the monitor. It's nothing I really notice though. An excellent monitor for the price!

Pros: Not one dead pixel !!!! So amazing

Cons: Orange is a little out of this world with the default color calibration.

Overall Review: Calibration was simple to correct the super bright orange problem !!! I would buy this product again 100%

Pros: No dead pixels. Crisp and clear picture. I know a lot of people are complaining about the reds. I actually don't think that color is displayed that dramatic. Have it on a swivel so I can pop in a home video and the screen is large enough to sit on the sectional 12 feet away and enjoy with the family.

Cons: The stand could have been made more solid, but not worth highly recommending, especially for $120.

Overall Review: $120, which included shipping is very cool.

Pros: Bought the monitor 2 days after Black Friday for a good price. Arrived unscathed, no dead pixels. The monitor is looking mostly good after adjustments - see "Cons" for more information.

Cons: The color out of the box was way-off. Reds and oranges of certain tones would come out bright, basically neon colors. Whenever the contrast is too high, bright colors smear and turn into large blobs, I played around with the brightness/contrast, profiles, RGB settings to no real avail. I found that a certain contrast setting would work somewhat well for one color, but make another shade look horrible. Finally, tonight, I found a solution that mostly fixes this color issue. If you have an NVIDIA graphics card, you need to enter NVIDIA Control Panel and click on "Adjust Desktop Color Settings". Look for the slider for "Digital Vibrance", and decrease the value from 50% to roughly 38%. While this does fade out all of the colors a bit, it just about completely fixes the neon red/orange issue and returns those colors to near normal. My current settings: Monitor: Contrast: 55, Brightness: 100, Color Temperature: 9300K, Eco Mode + DCR: Disabled. PC: NVIDIA Digital Vibrance setting:

Overall Review: No DVI cable included, and I recommend investing in one if your computer has a DVI output. I had one from my previous display. This monitor appears to use a lot of dithering, and color banding was easily seen by me in games such as Team Fortress 2. Also, the video processor inside the monitor doesn't seem that great, as it produces some nasty colors sometimes and some visual artifacts in some color patterns. This might also be the cause of the red/orange color/contrast issue If you require color accuracy, you should probably not choose this monitor. It is alright for casual users after the color settings have been tuned, though.

Pros: Purhased two of these during black Friday sale. No dead or problem pixels on either one. Very bright screen with decent contrast for the money. No problems using controls to set up contrast and colors to my personal taste.

Cons: 1920x1080 is native and is a bit high for this size screen. I had to switch to large fonts. Text is not nearly as crisp as it is on my Viewsonic and Asus Monitors. Colors are not real accurate, but good for general viewing.

Overall Review: A very good monitor for the price. Good for surfing, spreadsheets, and as a second monitor in a multi setup. I would not want to use this monitor for serious video or photo work. I would have given it 4.5 eggs if I could, but for the price, it gets five