Sceptre C248B-144R 24-Inch Curved 144Hz Gaming Monitor AMD FreeSyncTM HDMI DisplayPort DVI

The Spectre C248B is an excellent monitor for the price. I was skeptical about buying this monitor because the reviews for it were a mixed bag. However, nearly all gaming monitors on Amazon within the price range $120 - $140 price range appear to have very mixed reviews, so I decided to gamble on this monitor. The result was a great monitor that performs exactly how you would expect it to given its specs and pricing.The monitor arrives with everything you need to set it up including a screwdriver, so there is nothing you need to purchase for set up. The curve of the monitor yields for a slightly more immersive gaming experience, but not enough to be a major selling point. The picture quality is vibrant and clear with no visible pixels, and 144hz provides a high performance gaming experience that is certainly more noticeable if coming form a lower Hz setting such as 60 or 75.A few tips to ensure you get the best out of this monitor:1) Use an HDMI 2.0 or higher, a display port, or a Dual Link DVI-D port for your GPU to monitor connection (a display port is included in the box), as it is necessary for 144Hz.2) Make sure you manually change the refresh rate of you monitor to 144Hz in the advanced display settings for Wndows.3) Enable FreeSync in the monitor settings if using an AMD Radeon GPU.4) Enable FreeSync, Radeon Anti-Lag, Radeon Image Sharpening, and Radeon Enhanced Sync in the AMD Radeon Software for your GPU if applicable.5) Update to the graphics settings of your games to accommodate your new monitor.6) Make sure you opt for the monitor to arrive in Amazon packing during checkout to ensure your monitor is protected during shipping.

*new review 3/16/19* After building a new Ryzen machine, it seems the flickering is gone. I have no idea what the cause was. I have a feeling it was something to do with my older z77 build. Everything is butter smooth on my new build, no more flickering lines when scrolling through webpages and no more display port flickering. 5 Stars from me.Wife purchased for me for Christmas. Let me tell you something. I have never used Freesync. I have never used 144hz. I played for 2 hours on CS:GO before I realized Freesync was not enabled, and had to be enabled in the monitor settings. Once I enabled Freesync on the monitor, Radeon drivers immediately detected Freesync, the screen flashed, and before my eyes OH MY SDLKFHSDF. Freesync is amazing as long as you are in the 48hz - 144hz range. Seriously. I came from a 23" TN panel aaaaaaaand the colors blows it away. This VA panel has viewing angles and colors that rival my ASUS IPS panel in my daughters room.I did try lowering the bottom end of the Freesync range with CRU. I did successfully get to 40hz on the desktop, and for about 20 minutes in game. Then my Radeon driver crashed, so it's probably safe to say I could get 42hz out of it without issue, but I just put it back.I do have a gripe though. I am on DP, and I am noticing a slight flicker as I scroll through webpages on rows of text. It's like a solid line slashes through the middle of text. Now this could be ghosting or something to do with the refresh rate and I am going to knock a star off. But, for the money, this monitor is mint. I will be ordering a second as well.

I love this monitor! My boyfriend got his last year and I loved it so much that I got my own! There are some small issues though. First, when I received it, it didn't come in a typical Amazon box, which covers what the product is! The first picture shows how it was left in the middle of my porch. When I got home I was able to see what it was from a few houses down. Thankfully I live in a very safe neighborhood where we have security cars going around to make there theft never happens, but if i had lived in my old house a few streets down, it definitely would've been stolen! That is a major issue as not everyone has that type of security in their Neighborhoods. I've had TVs and monitors stolen due to this very issue and I hope that, by bringing this up, hopefully this is an issue that can be resolved! Second, the first few times I turned my PC on, some weird stuff happened. The first one was all the monitor settings suddenly went to 0, so everything was black and white. I don't know what happened, but all the settings just went to 0 whilst it was on. The second one was the monitor said it was on, but the screen was black. I just pressed windows+shift+C and the picture came back. The sleep mode screen was flashing some testing stuff too?? I really don't understand. But they are very very simple mistakes. Very easy to fix. love it!

No idea if these are even sold any more but was a great deal when I got it 5 years ago and served me well till it finally started to die about a month ago.