Usually not a lower quality, it's much more insidious than that. It will
be exactly the same product except the model number will be a tiny bit
different. Thus when they offer to meet their competitors price, they
can point to the model number and say, "We don't have honor that,
because it's not the same model..." That's not to condemn Walmart
exactly, Best Buy is more likely to actually do that, but they both
often have their own model numbers for the same item usually with WA or
BB appended to the end. In this case since they're both advertising the
same model number and have exactly the same price, I doubt that there's
any difference between the items at all.
On 11/18/2018 10:16 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
Sorry for being noisy:
At Walmart, new users can save extra $10 by entering the discount code:
ELLEN10.
On Sun, 18 Nov 2018, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
Apparently, the same (but may be not exactly the same [*]) monitor is
on sale at Walmart for the same $119:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Dell-SE2717HR-27-FHD-IPS-LED-Free-Sync-Monitor-1920-x-1080-AMD-75-Hz-with-HDMI-HDMI-and-VGA-port-1-Year-Advanced-Exchange-Warranty/723635364?u1=ea932f94-3c4d-4c63-9cc9-032814152324&oid=623524.1&wmlspartner=Es5Ekr9eEBk&sourceid=17807333093106044065&affillinktype=10&veh=aff
[*] From what I've heard before, - some manufacturers sell slightly
different modifications of the product through Walmart. Presumably
that "special" batch might be of a lower quality.
Actually, Best Buy also has the same sale price ($119):
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-se2717hr-27-ips-led-fhd-freesync-monitor-piano-black/5996200.p?skuId=5996200
I see that this model is discontinued at B&H, so, I suspect it might
be at the end of its life-cycle, and that's the reason for such a
deep sale.
BTW, if you are curious, from what I've read SE2717HR comes with
HDMI cable, while SE2717H comes with a VGA cable, but the rest is the
same.
HTH,
Igor
On Sun, 18 Nov 2018, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
Just a heads-up in case someone is looking for an inexpensive IPS
monitor.
(There have been a few people asking on PDML not that long ago.)
Dell 27" HD LCD MOnitor, SE2717H is on sale for $119 at Office Depot:
https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/196655/Dell-27-HD-LCD-Monitor-SE2717H/?cm_mmc=Affiliates-_-CJ-_-1122587-_-11263938
I think it's the same prices at OfficeMax, which is essentially the
same chain now.
This is a budget, but seemingly reasonable quality IPS monitor with
Full-HD resolution (1920x1080).
(I haven't use it myself.)
Its gamut almost covers SRGB, - you can see a nice review of it
on TomsHardware:
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/dell-se2717h-27-inch-ips-freesync-gaming-monitor,4859-4.html
According to that review, - one of the positive things is that you
get an
excellent out-of-box color accuracy. (This might be important for
those who are not using screen calibrators.)
It does not have too many options for connectors, only HDMI and VGA,
so if your computer uses DisplayPort, you'd need some adapters...
This monitor is in the category of gaming ones. I suspect that it's
there because it has a relatively fast (for IPS) response time. But
it seems rather suitable for general needs as well as photography
(if you don't need wider gamut).
Cheers,
Igor
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