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!

I bought this monitor back in 2020. It is currently 2026, and it is still going strong. No flickering issues, good picture quality for the price. It has survived multiple moves. I am writing this review, since the one thing I noticed is that the brightness has finally dimmed to a noticeable level, so it is time for an upgrade, but this monitor is truly great, and helped me survive all of college and now work. This is the first time I've ever written a review on here, but this product deserved a great review.

This baby is my pride and joy, and I always feel ahead of the game when I play FPS games with it. Quality is 10/10, but the built in speaker quality is kind of lackluster It's pretty sturdy and even though it slightly hangs off the lip of my desk shelf ledge, it barely moves. No lag or latency issues with this monitor when gaming, it sits at a solid hertz and it was easy to set up. I think its very bright and definitely easier on my eyes than my Acer side monitor. Power wise, I didn't notice any upcharges or issues using it with my computer.

Decent monitor for gaming its a solid beginner monitor for budget gamers the built in speakers are meh but I don't use them much

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.

First...no dead pixels! I went with the non-curved, 210Hz IPS version My previous monitor was a 24" AOC 24G2E, IPS, 144Hz, 1920x1080. This IPS panel is a little more vibrant/colorful than that one was and looks great. I prefer IPS over VA panels because I can't stand the ugly black smearing they (VA) do in games. For anyone wondering how a 30", 1080 ultra wide compares physically to a 24" 1080 16:9 vertically, they are almost the same height with the 30" ultra wide being a tiny bit "shorter" by ~1/8th of an inch or so. It's the ~same size top to bottom only wider, and has a better pixel density vs a 32". I had no problem getting it to do 210Hz, though I'm just going to run it at 165Hz and hopefully draw a bit less power. 144Hz is a must these days, but 210 is overkill to me. I'd rather it run a bit cooler and use less power. The stand is basic with no height or swivel adjustment, but it's solid (metal) and does not wobble or anything. Good'nuff for the price.

I got this monitor because my desk space wouldn't properly fit two 1080p 24" monitors, and it's easier to stay focused when everything is all on one screen. I was surprised and skeptical when I found this monitor because it's a 30" ultrawide with good reviews, but a lesser known brand. I had a Sceptre monitor back in the CRT display era, so I decided to give it a shot, since the monitor I had back then worked perfectly fine throughout its use. Pros: - Surprisingly bright, I had to turn it down to 50% for white background windows/browser pages. - Very clear for colors and detail, it seems noticeably better than the monitors I had previously. I can't speak to professional color schemes, since I primarily use it for programming work and gaming. - Buttery smooth. I didn't think I would notice much difference between 144hz and 200hz, but it does seem even smoother. Competitive games like CS:GO will definitely show a difference. - PIP and PBP capability, which is fantastic for when I actually need two monitors. I can use the same source (main PC HDMI and DP) for both monitors also. - 4 ports allows me to have two setups with dual monitors, one for work laptop and one for main PC. - Supports standard 1920x1080p resolution, although the desktop will stretch and games/applications might have the "black bar" effect, which doesn't really bother me much. - 1 DP and 3 HDMI (the DP can support up to 200hz, HDMI 1 can support up to 165hz, and HDMI 2 and HDMI 3 can support up to 85hz) - OSD is extremely intuitive, and the buttons at the bottom make sense. I didn't even need the manual. - Costs the same as two budget 24" 1080p monitors. - I appreciate the blue light reduction settings, makes it easy on the eyes. - Has speakers and doesn't require headphones to use them. They have pretty decent quality for a monitor. - The screen is about as tall as a standard 1080p 24" monitor (which is what I'm used to), the screen size itself is 27.8"W x 16.1"H (30" diagonally) Cons: - PBP for dual monitors stretches the displays to fit, making both look compressed, kind of annoying but not much can be done without changing both desktop resolutions. PIP mode can work well for fixing this too if you don't mind sacrificing part of your main screen. - "Black bar" effect on applications that don't support 2560x1080p, expected with an ultrawide monitor though. - The stand that comes with it is kind of short, raising the screen maybe 6" above the desk. Tilt works to fix this a bit. - Backlight is dim and only glows red, but it can be turned off. - FreeSync works, but I've had some trouble getting it to work properly (never had much luck with FreeSync anything though). I will update if I encounter any problems, but I'm very impressed so far. Updates after a few days of use: - The monitor is VESA mountable with an included bracket (75x75 pattern) designed to go on the back of the monitor (in place of the stand). The monitor is about 12.15lbs, fairly light for a monitor of this size, so it should fit most VESA mounts. If you have a VESA mount larger than 100x100, you might want to consider using longer screws and standoffs, since there is a small overhang on the back of the monitor that might block larger VESA mounts from laying flush when screwing into the included bracket. - Some of my previous monitors had about 1ms response time, and this monitor has 5ms response time. I don't think it is hugely noticeable, but in fast paced competitive games, you might see mild ghosting if you're used to faster response times. Like most curved monitors, it's a VA panel, so the slower response times are somewhat expected.