Sceptre Display

[Zema Bus]

Back when I got a 27" Sceptre display for my gaming machine I liked it so much I decided to get one for my primary machine. They look identical, but something inside is different. This one periodically (well, often) doesn't wake up from sleep, the power light stops blinking as if it did wake up but the screen stays off. When it does that I have to pull the power cord out of the external power supply until the power light goes out then plug it back in. That always works but it's annoying. Aside from that it works great. I did a search on this issue and I found that this is a common random issue with Sceptre displays in general and it's just a luck of the draw. Eventually I'll get another 27" non-Sceptre display and then the Sceptre can be used for something else or just stored as a backup.

[Grogan]

I guess if you get one that works, they are good. I liked mine, until it developed those vertical red lines on the backlighting. It still works, but will start up with those lines. If I use it long enough, say, for hours (with power management turned off) at that point a smack or two at the back will bring it back to normal. So far it has always stayed that way until it cools off again. So it's not a total loss. I was too lazy to pursue returning it, ship it to bumfuck whereverthefuck, get jerked around or get a replacement that does the same thing. Better to just use it like it is for the other computer.