Review on Sceptre C275B-1858RN: Edge Less FreeSync Display with 165Hz, Flicker-Free, Built-In Speakers, Wall Mountable & Blue Light Filter by Daron Ellis

When I received it at the end of August this year I thought that for the price this monitor was too good to be true. It turns out it was because it was accidentally turned off one day. I thought it died instantly, but I turned it back on by unplugging it for a few minutes and then plugging it back in. But this problem of accidental disconnection has not gone away. You cannot use a monitor that turns off. I hope there is a way to solve this problem, but knowing how it usually happens, my $230 was wasted! I will never buy another Scepter product in my life! Update 1/28/21: Scepter was able to fix my monitor for free and I was lucky because shortly after I wrote my first review my unit completely lost power. on. I've been using it for a week now with no problems, so I'll write a more detailed review. It was my first DP compatible monitor and proved to me that DP is far superior to HDMI. I have yet to experience signal loss caused by a plugged in cable. The monitor itself boots up in about 3 seconds. So when I turn on my computer, my monitor usually shows a Windows login popup. The colors on the screen are excellent in my opinion. My RX 580 8GB can make headlines with 144hz. Some games just let me go broke after playing at a higher refresh rate and I can barely play at 60Hz anymore. For example: Doom, Killing Floor 2, Fallout 4, Rocket League. I've noticed that the Scepter announces up to 165Hz and there is an option in the Windows settings for 144 or 185Hz but not 165. When trying 185Hz with overdrive engaged I noticed a little more ghosting. I'm sure it can be fixed in the AMD drivers but I wasn't worried because 144 looks great. I really think there should be a variable setting for overdrive, not just on or off. Sometimes content played at 60Hz appears shaky when the screen is set to 144Hz. Setting the monitor to 60 will smooth it out a bit, but it will still look a bit edgy. Because of this, it's much more noticeable when you're playing a game at 60Hz and it's dropping frames. If you can live with that, it's not that bad. The colors themselves are good enough to keep playing games like Red Dead 2 (which throttle to 60 with my settings). If you use a monitor with a lower refresh rate, you'll immediately notice more fluidity. One thing to keep in mind is that with older cards you'll probably need to lower your game settings to keep 144 stable. Another thing is that 1080p drifts off to 1440p pretty quickly and I can see why. 1080p is much better than 720p, but pixels are visible even from the optimal distance. Things like aliasing will be noticeable, which gets worse at lower settings. I really had to upgrade before buying this monitor and I feel like I got it at a decent price. In the future I will definitely want a 1440p setting, but that will have to wait until I can afford a new graphics card, processor and monitor. My experience with this monitor started with testing but hopefully it doesn't go bad again after the repair. Having received a defective unit and it was my first Zepter product I will be purchasing from another brand. Overall I really like this monitor when it works. Thanks.