Sceptre C248B-144R: A Curved 24 💻 Inch 1080P DisplayPort Monitor with FreeSyncTM Technology Review

UPDATE: The replacement I received can't run above 60hz so buying 144hz was foolish. Also, the display port drops out intermittently and I have to reconnect to HDMI and then back to the display port. Will try the RMA and sell a replacement on eBay. Spend another $50 and get a branded one as you will likely have to send it back and pay to ship it to them and it could cost you over $50 due to the size of the box. I learned my lesson the hard way. Avoid this monitor at all costs because if you…

This works with G-Sync on GTX 1080Ti if you have the latest drivers installed. That's an important point I was concerned about. Even at the maximum frame rate, there is no flickering or artifacts on the screen. This monitor is exceptional compared to others in this space. The metal stand is nice, and while I haven't tried the built-in speakers, it's nice to have them. Another thing I liked were the ports on the back, they're brightly colored and easy to see and access from weird angles (like…

I spent over 2 days researching and comparing products and finally settled on this screen. I will cover various aspects of this monitor. This is a 1080p monitor with a 24-inch screen, which means a decent pixel density. It's difficult to see at arm's length, but you can still see individual pixels. The VA panel has great contrast. The response time is 3 milliseconds, which isn't bad for a VA, but don't compare that to the advertised 1ms response time you'll see on most screens, it's usually…

The Specter C248B is a great monitor for the price. I was skeptical about buying this monitor because it had mixed reviews. However, almost all Revain gaming monitors in the $120-$140 price range have very mixed reviews, so I decided to bet on this monitor. The result is a great monitor that performs exactly as you would expect given its features and price. The monitor comes with everything you need to set it up, including a screwdriver, so you don't have to buy anything to set it up. The…

A great monitor for the price. Comes with a Displayport cable. The monitor only runs at 144 Hz via DisplayPort, not HDMI. And you need to enable this refresh rate through your operating system (since most monitors need to be manually adjusted in some way). One last note, but dammit, this is important. The included DisplayPort cable is cheap. Its 20 pin is connected. This pin is used for electrical power, not for data transfer. So the cable pulls power from your monitor and sends power to your…

Here is a brief overview. So this monitor has very few reviews, but I decided to pull the trigger. I've only had the monitor for a few days but so far so good. There's another 27-inch monitor from Zepter, which is essentially the same monitor, just slightly larger. If you are interested, there are several reviews about this product. The monitor was well packaged. As others have said, it takes a bit of fine tuning to get the right image. I have found that the gamma needs to be increased with a…

I love the fluidity this monitor offers. It feels solid enough, it's very easy to assemble, especially with the screwdriver that came with it, and the bezels are a lot thinner than my old 60Hz monitor. PROS: VERY AFFORDABLE, 144Hz, complete with necessary cables, screwdriver included CONS: colors are ridiculous, took a long time to play around with. Settings for me do not notice any problems. Backlight-80Brightness-50Contrast-50Red-45Green-43Blue-50Gamma-2.4 This is by no means a professional…

That's all I wanted from a 144Hz monitor, I have no criticisms. Looks good, picture quality is great, will never go back to 60hz monitors after that. Met and exceeded all of my expectations. However, I would not buy this particular monitor again. The curve is a nice trick, but it doesn't add to the gaming experience and is more annoying than anything else in everyday use. I might have noticed a difference on an ultra widescreen monitor, but it's not worth the extra cost on a monitor this small.

I love this monitor! My boyfriend got it last year and I loved it so much I got my own! However, there are small problems. Firstly when I received it it didn't come in the typical Revain box that states what the product is! The first photo shows how it was left in the center of my porch. When I got home I could see what it was a few doors down. Luckily I live in a very safe area where we have security cars to deter theft but if I lived in my old house a few blocks down it would definitely get…

I currently have two other Lenovo ips 1080p 60hz monitors with excellent color reproduction so expectations were pretty high. I read reviews about the color needing to be corrected so trying it myself didn't work. I used the windows color profiles set for my ips monitors downloaded from lenovo to get perfect colors. After adjusting the profiles and playing with brightness, backlight and contrast, it has the same colors as my ips monitors but with slightly lighter blacks. I'm using it with an…

This VA Monitor AKA Scepter C248B-144RK is perfect for my upgrade needs. The price was exactly $138 and thanks to CamelCamelCamel I was waiting for the right moment to make a purchase. As it replaces a 15 year old monitor the difference in quality is amazing and not worth mentioning. VA monitors are a compromise between IPS gaming models and older TN panels that have high latency performance but don't have good viewing angles and poorer color reproduction. I'm not a gamer so I like curved…

I bought a cheap 1080 144Hz monitor because I play my TV at 60Hz for so long and input lag doesn't help me to be more competitive. For a while I didn't care about the transition because I thought it was just a gimmick and I was sacrificing the real estate of my 39" TV, and I was fundamentally wrong! I've researched and looked at different monitors and there are a lot of good monitors out there. I decided to give the Specter another try because I already bought a 1080p 70hz monitor that was the…

This is by far the best budget 144Hz monitor you can buy. It's very crisp and great for gaming. The 24-inch size is great, and while I don't usually like curved monitors, this one is fantastic. I will definitely buy a second one. The packaging was great and it was great that everything you need to assemble was included in the box. it is in the box. The stand is metal and very sturdy and the angle on it is perfect. This monitor doesn't put too much strain on your eyes and has excellent color…

This monitor has everything I expected and more for the price. It's a little delicate with the stand, it's not stable when you move the table. Also, there's only one issue that's easily fixed and that's the sound quality, the built-in speaker is terrible, but if you're using this monitor for gaming you probably have a good headset or already have a set of speakers somewhere. You can use. The settings work fine and the monitor now works fine with my nvidia 1080 as they now allow freesync to run…

If this monitor is in your budget all I have to say is go ahead and buy it. Unlike other monitors I've bought, this monitor has a deep color input that makes my game so much better without taxing my GPU and also playing on a curved field of view looks so good I give it a 10/ rate 10

Great monitor for gaming. Unfortunately, after 1 month of use and how much you use the monitor on the table, the monitor accidentally cracked. Weird thing, now unusable and a shame because my kid bought it with his own money. There are no cracks, the temperature is the same with me day / night. Otherwise a great monitor.

I bought 2nd 4 years ago. These are decent monitors. 1 has an intermittent problem with horizontal stripes at the bottom of the screen, but it goes away after a few minutes. But not bad for a 4 year old.

My sister recommended the scepter! I have a really amazing computer and it's an amazing monitor, I've checked other reviews and I'm definitely getting over 140fps so I don't know what's wrong with them but mine works great it's so beautiful and clear. I say buy. I just bought another one soooo ☺️ It's definitely worth it

The monitor is fine, sometimes when I turn on the computer, the monitor doesn't turn on, the power light flashes blue, and I have to restart the computer for it to work. The curve is nice, looks like a more expensive monitor, the stand is not very good. However, you can install it on a third-party mount.

At this price this is the best you will get. It's very smooth and freesync works fine (if you have an AMD GPU). If you don't have an AMD GPU, this monitor still works fine, but Freesync makes 90Hz look like 144Hz. Ghosting is only slightly noticeable when searching and only at high refresh rates. The only thing you don't get with this monitor is IPS panels with richer colors. That being said, the VA panel still looks very nice and I would recommend it to anyone who wants a solid 144Hz monitor…