Sceptre 30-inch Curved Gaming Monitor 21:9 2560x1080 Ultra Wide/ Slim HDMI DisplayPort up to 200Hz Build-in Speakers, Metal Black (C305B-200UN1)

Was shopping online with my son for his first gaming PC (which we decided upon an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU with Nvidia RTX 2060 Super GPU model) and I quickly realized handing him down my old Samsung 27" 1080p 60hz LCD monitor as was the original plan would have been a total waste of his new computer! So having saved a couple hundred bucks buying a pre-built instead of building our own with the same specs (as PC components are experiencing shortages cause of COVID-19 and have gone up drastically in price), I told my son he could pick out any monitor on Amazon he wanted on a budget of $300, and he picked out this one. I could instantly see why he chose this model which at 30" was bigger than most other gaming monitors with decent specs at this price range and it was an ultrawide, which made me proud (like him being a chip off the old block) as I game on a 49" super ultrawide monitor myself. But the real "wow factor" of this model, of course, is the 200hz refresh rate which is a rarity in itself especially for ultrawides but almost unheard of at this price range. The only thing I wasn't sure about was I wasn't familiar with the Sceptre brand. Generally as a rule I've stayed away from buying displays from lesser-known manufacturers as with panels you often get what you pay for and "cheap" usually turns out more "expensive" in the long run, if not just "frustrating" and "disappointing". But this was my son's computer and his pick for the monitor and I was proud that he did all his own research so I wanted to support him. So Sceptre it was! Well I'm glad I didn't say anything cause this monitor rocks! The colors looked great straight out of the box and I haven't felt the need to do any calibration of any sort. Contrast and blacks are above average on this display and well beyond my expectations for a sub-$300 model. Even though there's no HDR and I believe it's rated at just 250 nits, it looks much brighter than that, possibly because of its high native contrast. But what both my son and I were most looking forward to see, of course, was how it performed at 200hz. So I fired up 3DMark and ran a few benchmark tests and...WOW! The motion on all frame rates was buttery smooth. On some tests we were reaching fps of over 600 so we knew we hit the monitor's 200 frames per second limit and it looked incredible! No tearing or ghosting or any sign of distortion whatsoever. My own 49" super ultrawide only goes up to 144hz and I could see a discernible difference in frame rate running identical tests on our PCs both of which were pushing frames well beyond the limits of our monitors. This monitor's 200hz refresh rate is legit! Another great feature of this monitor is its support of AMD Freesync. It worked flawlessly with my son's RTX 2060 Super both in fullscreen and windowed mode, even though the Nvidia Control Panel said the monitor wasn't "validated as G-SYNC Compatible". I've actually had problems in the past getting this compatibility feature to work on other Freesync monitors so was really relieved to find it working perfectly on the Sceptre. Overall this is a fantastic gaming monitor that performs well in all its highlighted and advertised features, and phenomenally when you also factor in its price. Highly recommended and most importantly for me is my son couldn't be happier!

I was immediately impressed with the metal stand. 1) The design of the stand provides PLENTY of room underneath to store my tape, stapler, paperclips etc., so they are out of the way. The stand will NOT move as it has stay put rubber feet! When you put it into place; you can be sure (unless it's SHOVED) it will stay put! Also there is a hole in the back of the stand to run your wires through. 2) However I did have to go into the NVIDIA CONTROL PANEL to set it correctly. Mine was defaulted at 1920 x 1080p (this setting did not utilize the full 30" screen) So I went to the Search box, down by the start button, and I typed NVIDIA control panel. Then, under display, I clicked on: Change Resolution and chose 2560 x 1080 (native). It stretched the screen out to the actual full screen. 3) Speakers: There are mixed reviews on the built in speakers. IMO they are just fine for people talking, but only for people talking. You'll not be happy for music nor movies. I can use my laptop speakers or plug in my external speakers to my laptop. I don't like to keep them plugged all the time in as I don't have room for the USB, and I do not wish to use a USB hub. 4) There are 2 HDMI and 1 Data Port. I didn't bother with the Data Port because I have a nice certified HDMI cable. 5) I didn't do too much to the settings on the monitor (buttons on the right). I did change the blue light shift to 30%. Either would probably be fine as it will be easier on the eyes. 6) I purchased this particular monitor because of the great price. Also that I had seen a review done by someone that had it for 2 years and said it held up very well. 7) I'm sitting a distance of about 2 feet from it, and it's good. I'm glad I didn't get the 32" 8) Measurements: Distance from desk to bottom of the frame 3 1/2", Vertical; About 11 inches, Horizontal: A little under 27 inches, Actual diagonal: About 29 1/2 inches (which they did disclose). 9) Curved: It's not noticeable (that's a good thing). I "thought" I wanted a flat screen, but my son talked me into the curved, and I'm glad. I did purchase the 3 year warranty, which I don't usually do, but it was only $20. I hope this helps someone!

Start off by prefacing I'm on a novice when it comes to monitors of this scale (as you can see by my 2nd monitor in the picture), but from a basic point of view this monitor is truly beautiful. Been playing a few games now and there's no dead pixels, gorgeous picture on even older games, mount is sturdy and easy to install, and the best part is the price compared to others. I have yet to see another of similar size and Hz offered that even comes close to this in price, with most being at least $100 more for what I can see as barely any difference in quality. I should also mention, this product comes with a Display Port cord, so no need to buy one separate if you plan to use that port. I'm not sure about the two recent 1-star reviews below me, as I had no issues, and all the parts were wrapped in included in an orderly manner, and Sceptre has a warranty, as well as a support line, that they could have contacted at any time (information included in the box). Some advice for them, and to others to potentially avoid their fate: DON'T GRAB THE MONITOR BY THE SCREEN WHEN YOU TAKE IT OUT OF THE BOX. There's a warning on the side of the box when you open it saying if you do it could potentially damage the monitor, but I could see how someone could miss this and do that, and then blame the product as being defective. Second, the AC adapter for the power cord is in a separate part of the box from the main cord, so you could potentially miss this if you open the other side first and assume it wasn't included, and then throw away the piece of foam which has the adapter in it. All that being said, would definitely recommend this product if you want good quality for cheaper. Update: 5 months in and I still couldn’t be happier with this purchase, not a dead pixel in sight. My first flat screen was a Sceptre and lasted for 5-6 years, and this one is shaping up to be the same. Good value, good quality

Does very well performs better then what I would have expected. I had a different monitor that did a good job but I wanted to get a better gaming experience. The old monitor I had was a 27 inch 60 hertz at 1080p. Im a Xbox gamer and just wanted to see the performance I could get out of the monitor and Xbox. So I picked up this Sansui 24.5 inch gaming monitor with 1440 p aka 4k resolution with 120 frames per second which with my Xbox series s next gen Xbox that’s the max fps you can run on Fortnite the only issue I have with this is I can either run 120 fps with 1080 p or 1440 p with 60 fps on Fortnite. If you play story mode games or not as competitive games you can use 1440p and have a very good gaming experience and if you want to get 120 frames per second you can easily switch it back in your xbox settings don’t worry your screen will go black during the process of switching your settings from 1440p to 120 frames per second or vice versa. It’ll only be for maybe a few seconds then it’ll come right back up and you’ll be able to game. I’m currently building my own gaming pc for streaming and YouTube as well as other things and if you are also wanting to switch you can use this monitor for it as well I believe you’ll be able to get roughly 180-200 frames per second and you should also be able to use the 1440p resolution but the monitor does have a 1 millisecond response time which will be great. This monitor was even cheaper and a better quality then my other one was and this Sansui monitor runs amazing I got it on sale for roughly 150 bucks I’m gonna give this a 10 out of 10 I highly recommend picking this up. Was also very easily to set the base up.

I could not be happier with my purchase of this monitor. It works perfectly for me, except for one niggle which I'll get to at the end. Since I've been working at home more these past few months, I was really missing the two monitor setup I had at work. The inability to open two documents side-by-side (with enough real estate to get things done) was a limitation. Unfortunately, I have a small ladder-desk at home, so I didn't have enough space for two monitors. Enter this Sceptre ultrawide. The ultrawide format is perfect. It gives me enough space to have two windows side-by-side (say a browser window and a PowerPoint window). It's not quite two FHD monitors wide, but it's enough. Add the Windows 10 snap feature and it's super easy to be more productive. This is my first curved monitor. I have to say that having a curved ultrawide is perfect. The curvature makes using the monitor very comfortable. As to the performance of the monitor, it seems great. I'm definitely not a spec-aficionado. I don't know what to look for to tell the difference between a 60Hz refresh and a 200Hz refresh rate, but all I'll say is the monitor looks great. Whether it's work, watching movies/TV/YouTube or some light gaming, the performance is perfect. I also understand that the color gamut is limited, but as a non-graphics professional, I honestly don't notice what I'm supposedly missing. Connectivity is fantastic. Four ports (one DisplayPort and three HDMI). I have my home PC, work laptop, home Mac all connected and still have an extra port! Switching between the three devices is easy. The buttons feel a little 90's, but they get the job done. I have the monitor mounted to a Amazon Basics single monitor arm to save desktop space. No problems at all with the VESA mount on the back of this monitor. The internal speakers are perfectly adequate for system sounds, but are not great for music or video or gaming. Therefore, I have desktop speakers connected to the stereo mini jack output on the monitor. This allows me to get audio from any device (via DisplayPort or HDMI) out to a set of speakers. So my one niggle... when the monitor wakes from sleep mode, there is a slight audio crackle as current is reapplied to the audio circuitry. This did not happen with my previous monitor, so it's definitely not my speakers. So that's it. The one thing I wish could be fixed. Bottomline... if you have limited space and need more room to work (or play), this is a great option.

Quality is great, versatility is great, responsiveness is great, picture quality is great, and the thin design is good. The stand was low-key buns, but if you buy another monitor stand that moves, it’s perfect.

good quality and lived the size of it❤️ sound is very good too .

One drawback is when it comes to PC's and Monitors, you won't know for sure until you try it out for yourself. You can ask the seller questions, but sometimes the question you should have asked isn't obvious until the thing is sitting on your desk. It may boil down to something very specific to your application/environment/ergonomics that the seller, or even the manufacturer can't give you a definitive answer because of the subjective nature of sitting in front of a screen for hours at a time. A big help for me in determining which to order is to download the user manual and quick set-up guides from the Manufacturer Website. By carefully reading the specs and going through the OSD Menu entries I am sure that what I'm ordering, at least on paper, has the right specs. This way, the monitors should have all the right comparable specs and you should end up with what you really want. Still, as was it was in my case you may have to try it out before you can finalize the purchase. I need a widescreen curved monitor such as this 30" Scepter with PBP (split screen) so as to be able to work on documents from two different inputs, i.e. two PC's. So I am reviewing this from more of a business angle, not from a Gaming criteria. Basically, it is a simple, single-purpose gaming PC Monitor. If used just for gaming on an Nvidia Graphics PC, it works as advertised. You've got to match video cards, max res, number and type of inputs, hdmi 1.4, 2.0? Is Displayport 1.2 enough? I finally narrowed down to a 30-32 inch 21:9 ultrawide, curved, (gaming) monitor though I would only use it for business. I need a split screen with quick and easy transition from one input to another. To change inputs from one PC to another on this monitor requires 11 button pushes and the dual split-screens are squished horizontally as determined by the screen width and 2560hz horizontal resolution. Nothing really wrong with the monitor itself. My opinion is that this monitor should be best acknowledged as a single input Gaming monitor. It was not quite suitable for my application. Better would be a wider monitor with higher horizontal frequency. The Wall Plate though not it's intended use can be attaching it to a standard 4 hole Vesa mounting arm plate. It comes with a 75mm 4 hole Adapter, so it can be done. Two little bolts attach one side to the monitor, the other side can be fastened to a regular Monitor mounting plate (75mm hole pattern) on the extended arm of your vesa desktop stand mounted to your desk . You will have to obtain an additional four M4 x 20mm bolts, with washers and nuts to bolt (fasten) Wall Mount to the Vesa plate of your stand. Easily accomplished except for obtaining your own hardware. No wall plate screws are supplied as there are different types of wall mounts. At this price point, as I've mentioned, this monitor is designed to work best with a PC having an Nvidia Video Card using GSync. They tell you up front how it's designed to work. With the right hardware you can get the 160 - 200 hz frequency for high-end gaming. With Displayport 1.2 I was able to get 120hz picture that was good enough for ordinary Windows 10 desktop, but I can't comment how it would work for gaming. Need Displayport 1.4, or Hdmi 2.0 to obtain 160-200hz. The Nvidia drivers must be up to date and can be downloaded from Nvidia Website. The driver page lists a long paragraph of Nvidia cards compatible with that driver. It may work well enough with other PC video cards as well, but I was using an old GT 620. No problem with the latest driver but not suitable for intensive gaming. Using with a Mac, (I have a Macbook Pro) is a crapshoot. Older Macs are designed to work with older Mac compatible hardware. This monitor, as is the case with the majority of OEM generic monitors, is directed at the Windows PC Market. If it works with your Mac, well and good, but don't count on it, not for serious gaming for sure. My 2011 Macbook Pro has early thunderbolt - backwards compatible with mini-displayport. I used a mini-displayport cable with short mini-displayport to Displayport adapter. Macbook has a 2560x1440 spec video output. It connected with the monitor but full-screen picture was a little vertically flattened, (i.e.horizontall stretched); not acceptable. Mac System Preferences Display Icon showed 1080p. That is correct, but the Macbook is designed for 4:3 ratio. My Macbook was never intended to handle 21:9 aspect ratio; not the fault of the monitor. Works perfect though with my 21.5 inch Acer screen. Newer macs with thunderbolt 3, a.k.a. USB-C should be compatible with USB-C input monitors. In order to avoid the hassle of a return, my advice is to ask the seller - better yet, download the manual, especially with third-party sellers as return shipping is pretty expensive. Be aware of the intended use and specs and consider that in order to get a monitor with better options, you might have to spend another $100.00 or more. What I could determine is that used as intended and properly set up, it will do what is advertised at 160hz For business, with dual inputs, maybe not, but the manufacturer does not advertise it as anything but designed for gaming so I really can't complain. I had to try it to find out. Walter O.