OD: SOYO 20" 1680x1050 LCD Monitor $120 (DVI, VGA)

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I was in Office Depot today and spied this old deal back on (I bought 2 of these 18 months ago for the same price but no EHF tax). No rebate required thankfully on this one. The specs are OK, but not great. I still own one of the two I bought (one with one dead pixel, the other with zero dead pixels, mediocre picture quality). I sold one for $120 a few months ago (20" LCD monitors hold their value well):

Panel Specs:

Type: 20.0” color TFT active matrix SXGA LCD
Optimum Resolution: 1680x1050 @ 60Hz
Contrast Ratio: 800:1
Viewing Angle: 150°(H), 130°(V)
Light Source: 40,000 hours (typ)
Response Time: 8ms
Brightness: 300 nits (typ)
Display Colors: 16.7 million
Pixel Pitch: 0.285mm
Frequency: Fh: 30 kHz – 80 kHz; Fv: 50 Hz – 75 Hz
Bandwidth: 135MHz
Connectors:

VGA(Connector: 15-pin mini D-sub): Yes
DVI: Yes
Audio: Yes
Picture Control:

Brightness/Contrast: Yes
Color Temperature Control: Yes
Sound:

Audio Output Power: 2 x 2 watt
Power:

Voltage: AC 100~240 Volts, 50/60 Hz
Consumption: <65W (typ)
Other Features:

Buttons: Auto Adjust, Menu, Up, Down, Power
OSD: Brightness, Contrast, Auto Adjust, Phase Clock, H. Position, V. Position, Color, Temperature, Language, OSD H/V Position, Reset, Volume, Auto Color, Source
OSD Language: English,Spanish, Portuguese,French, Dutch, Italian, Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simplify, Nederlands
Dimension:

Net (W x H x D): 20.94 in x 16.18 in x 6.8 in (with Stand)
Gross (W x H x D): 21.65 in x 18.78 in x 5.51 in
Weight:

Net: 4.4 kg / 10 lbs
Gross: 5.8 kg / 12.79 lbs
Package Content:

VGA Signal Cable: 1
Audio Cable: 1
User Manual: 1
DVI Cables: N/A
Dual Monitor Stand: N/A
Operating Conditions:

Temperature: 41°F - 113°F; 5°C - 45°C;
Humidity: 20% - 80% (non-condensing)
Regulations:

UL: Yes
CSE TUV/GS: N/A
CE: Yes
FCC: Yes
RoHS: Yes
Window Vista Certify: Yes
Others:

Warranty: 1 Year Limited
Cabinet Color: Black
UPC Code: 660475303183
Made In: China

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[sYc1234]

Soyo is the company's name? lol never heard

[mahjongmaniac]

Soyo is the company's name? lol never heard

SOYO Group Inc (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyo_Group_Inc) has been around for >2 decades, but they recently filed for bankruptcy in May

if anything happens to your electronics, warranty claims might be iffy... caveat emptor

[DragonZealot]

Got a Soyo LCD a while ago. It was too bright and when set to lower brightness the colours were all off. Ended up returning it.

Just personal experience.

[BiGD33nS]

Soyo used to make some of the neatest motherboards back in the Socket A era. Their PCB was white(!) and they had some high end features like no-one else (Like having a female voice instead of a BIP BIP speakers, telling you the computer diagnostic). They were also expensive, but were the best.

Kinda like having the X58 Classified of the Socket A for Athlons/Durons.

Afterwards, never much heard of them.

http://www.bytesizedreviews.com/ben/platinum/board.jpg

[FroJoe]

I picked up one of these a month ago.... office depot will give you a warranty (1 year i think) and you can also purchase additional years on the warranty.