Sceptre 30-inch Ultra Wide IPS Monitor – 210Hz 1ms, Machine Black

12387 reviews for Sceptre 30-inch Ultra Wide IPS Monitor – 210Hz 1ms, Machine Black

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Walter O. – January 27, 2025

   The Sceptre 30-inch curved gaming monitor is fantastic! The ultra-wide 21:9 aspect ratio and 2560×1080 resolution make for a great immersive experience, whether I’m gaming or multitasking. The 200Hz refresh rate is smooth, and the built-in speakers offer decent sound for a monitor. The design is sleek and the metal black finish adds a premium touch.

   Highly recommend for anyone looking for a wide, high-performance display at a great price!

2. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   kyle – February 1, 2025

   1 week usage review. I bought this monitor because I had a specific sized space in an old roll top desk to fit it in. This fit almost perfectly. The screen itself is easy to assemble and the quality is really nice. It is a little narrower from top to bottom than you would expect but not bad. Playing games, watching videos and skimming the web it works great. I will point out it comes set into eco mode which restricts hz to 60. Take the stupid eco stuff off and the screen is mint. Fast paced games have no artifacts or blur. I run it at cap resolution and hz. I took a star away because it says it has speakers but you can hear a mouse fart across the room with these things at max volume. Would rather spend slightly less and not get these horrible speakers.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   IronRider – February 1, 2025

   We recently set up the Sceptre 30-inch Curved Gaming Monitor (C305B-200UN1) on a single monitor desk mount, pairing it with a Skytech Gaming Shadow PC powered by an Intel Core i7-13700F and an NVIDIA RTX 4060. This is our first curved monitor, and it has been a game-changer.

   The ultra-wide 21:9 aspect ratio provides plenty of screen space, making gameplay and content creation more immersive. The 2560×1080 resolution delivers crisp visuals, while the 200Hz refresh rate ensures smooth performance with no noticeable lag or screen tearing. The curvature enhances visibility, pulling you into the experience.

   While the built-in speakers are functional, they lack depth, so we opted for a Bose speaker connected via Bluetooth for better sound. That said, for the price, this monitor delivers excellent value. The image quality, refresh rate, and ultra-wide view make it a solid choice for gamers and content creators alike. We’re happy with the purchase and would recommend it to anyone looking for an affordable yet high-performance display.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   IronRider – February 17, 2025

   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 2560×1440 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.