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

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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Soyo is the company's name? lol never heard

Originally Posted by sYc1234

Soyo is the company's name? lol never heard

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

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.

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.

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.