Kogi 17" LCD on sale... $279

gnome · Jan 19, 2003

Quote from CaroKann:

..since they instated their 15% restocking fee haha

picture quality seems good, definitely better than my Techsan. KOGi is much brighter than i expected for a cheapo, and i have the brightness set at only 70% (default). i guess it is a $500 monitor, just on sale. it is not as sharp as my Optoma, but that could be the digital vs analog thing. i would say definitely worth $280-$300. where else are you going to get a 17 inch that cheap.

with the economy this way, others may start getting much cheaper soon, too. but this seems to be the best deal going right now. that reminds me, i read something a year or two ago that IBM was developing a much cheaper process to make LCDs and that it would be ready in about a year. it's been probably two years now.. maybe this is an indication that they will be coming out with it soon?

Yea, damn thing's so bright I had to tone it down. I set contrast = 100 and brightness = 40. Very nice, I'd say. Sharp convergence edge-to-edge. If it hold's up, it will turn out to have been a steal!

BCE · Jan 19, 2003

Quote from gnome:
After rebate... $529 - 250 rebate... until 1/25 at CompUSA.
Presuming the sale is not just local but rather nationwide, it's a good deal. I just bought one. Picture not quite as nice as the Samsung 172T, but still quite good, 1280 X 1024 native... 3 year warrantee too.

Thanks for the heads up gnome

I remember buying a TV from Circuit City about 15 years ago that had a full range of advanced features, high resolution, and was priced at about 60% of TV's with similar features. Had it for years and it worked great. So you never know. The 3 year warranty should do the trick.

iceman1 · Jan 19, 2003

thanks...!

igsi · Jan 20, 2003

Quote from gnome:

After rebate... $529 - 250 rebate... until 1/25 at CompUSA.
Presuming the sale is not just local but rather nationwide, it's a good deal.

I beg to differ. To me, that deal does not look to good. Here is why. There are two rebates, one from CompUSA and one from GVision (manufacturer). Some people do not know that but the rebates do not come from manufacturers or from retailers. They come from rebates processing companies. These two rebates will be processed by a company called TCA Fulfillment Services located in New Rochelle, NY. Check out these two links or search the WWW for the reference:
http://www.newyork.bbb.org/nis/newsearch2.asp?ID=1&strBCode=01210000&ComID=0121000000043114
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/0,,SB1023755191634939720,00.html
I'd never buy anything with rebates that go to TCA unless I'd be satisfied with price before rebates. The risks make any deal a lot less interesting and therefore not worthy.

BCE · Jan 20, 2003

I've received a number of rebates for items I've bought at CompUSA. It sometimes takes a while - 2-3 months but they did come. Unfortunately the $30 one I received for Norton AntiVirus Pro I misplaced and thought I had 90 days to cash and it turned out to be only 60 days. Unfortunately it expired the day I found it on a Sunday and became worthless. Oooops.

cartm · Jan 20, 2003

www.pricewatch.com ............is probably the best site I have seen to get the best deals on tech stuff, lcd's etcetera. I know many of you use this but there are some who have never heard of it , hope it helps

ciao

gnome · Jan 20, 2003

Quote from igsi:

I beg to differ. To me, that deal does not look to good. Here is why. There are two rebates, one from CompUSA and one from GVision (manufacturer). Some people do not know that but the rebates do not come from manufacturers or from retailers. They come from rebates processing companies. These two rebates will be processed by a company called TCA Fulfillment Services located in New Rochelle, NY. Check out these two links or search the WWW for the reference:
http://www.newyork.bbb.org/nis/newsearch2.asp?ID=1&strBCode=01210000&ComID=0121000000043114
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/0,,SB1023755191634939720,00.html
I'd never buy anything with rebates that go to TCA unless I'd be satisfied with price before rebates. The risks make any deal a lot less interesting and therefore not worthy.

1. At $279 without rebate, it's probably a steal, depending on longevity.
2. If you ever get a product with a rebate at CompUSA and if you don't get the rebate (and can verify you complied with the rebate requirements by having copies of everything), CompUSA will go into their pocket to honor it... so they have told me at a local Denver store.

PS I checked the BBB complaint page... 118 complaints in last 12 months. Out of what...10's of thousands or hundreds of thousands rebate requests? Not significant.

igsi · Jan 20, 2003

Quote from BCE:

I've received a number of rebates for items I've bought at CompUSA. It sometimes takes a while - 2-3 months but they did come.

Last summer CompUSA changed their rebate processing company from Continental Promotions Group (CGP) to TCA. So, "past experience is no indication of future performance".

igsi · Jan 20, 2003

Quote from gnome:

1. At $279 without rebate, it's probably a steal, depending on longevity.

Without rebate it's $529 and $529 is a rip off.

2. If you ever get a product with a rebate at compusa and if you don't get the rebate (and can verify you complied with the rebate requirements by having copies of everything), compusa will go into their pocket to honor it... so they have told me at a local Denver store.

PS I checked the BBB complaint page... 118 complaints in last 12 months. Out of what...10's of thousands or hundreds of thousands rebate requests? Not significant.

So, you believe whatever sales people tell you, think that nothing bad will happen to you and willing to deal with company kicked out of BBB because it's not significant. I must say that I envy your young age or your incredible luck whatever is the reason to your beliefs.

Mike_Vick · Jan 20, 2003

Can someone that knows monitors take a look at this an offer a suggestion.

I am interested in a quad flatpannel setup, the one below is obviously nice but it's 4700 dollars. There has to be away to build it yourself cheaper right?

http://www.massmultiples.com/mass_multiples/c4q18_quad.htm

I also noticed that one of the echo offices has a quad setup with what looks like 15-17 inch planar lcd's that fit nicely on a small desk.

If anyone from there knows what that setup costs please post.

thankyou.

http://www.echotradeonline.com/locations/pages/ts4.htm