I have this monitor over a year now and it's still the best bang for the buck. It's not perfect but still it is very well made monitor with good specifications. Pros: Big size 32" 1440p screen, flicker free, high contrast (over 3500:1), good brightness even in HDR (over 550 nits), very good color reproduction 8+2-bit (1 B of colors) and vibrant, punchy picture. Plus are 165Hz refresh rate, Freesync and also G-sync compatibility. Great for every day use, text, surfing and games. Cons: disadvantage of VA technolgy - black smearing sometimes is noticeable, monitor is pretty heavy and has massive legs. But, again, I prefer higher contrast, vibrant colors and brightness so I am for VA technology instead "washed" IPS if you don't have money for Oled. All in all, for the money (around 400-500 euros) this Philips monitor is still the best buy option.
I'm thinking about buying the 27inch curved version of this monitor but I couldn't find any reviews of it. It's priced around 220€ here which makes it one of the cheapest 1440p monitors here and it looks decent on paper. What are your toughts about it, is it worth buying?
These monitors don't come with a power brick because the brick is built inside the monitor. Voltage transformers can produce slight "coil whine" ... that's why I prefer a seperate brick, which can be hidden underneath the desk and make the monitor less heavy as well.
Va has better colour contrast and IPs has no ghosting which is basically darker images creating slight after images while moving quickly so If your more into fps games IPs is better
skpetical if i get this monitor or a Philips 288E2UAE IPS 28" 4K. Va´s have better contrast overall than IPS, not sure if i picked higher refreshrate with deeper blacks or go 4k and have better colours.
Seriously don't buy this. I had to replace it with a gigabyte m32q which is far superior in terms of response rate with it's IPS panel. How Phillips can market this as a gaming monitor is unbelievable.. Any fast paced gaming or action scenes with blacks and the smearing is super bad. I put it above my m32q in a stacked layout and use it as a second monitor which it is okay for.
I just bought but it hasn’t arrived yet. Did u try the mprt mode ? It says it lowers brightness but strobes the backlight to match frames and reduce the smearing/ input lag. I’m hoping it’s at least bearable for single player games cos I bought it pretty cheap and it otherwise looks good
@@Moz29 yeah its still no good in mprt, also creates more eye strain... gigabyte m32q waa similar price when i got mine, thats what i replaced it with.
@@Moz29 yes the m32q is ips, and honestly its not that far behind the phillips in terms of contrast and brightness but the phillips does have a better colour spectrum imo, looks more natural, however the m32q is a proper gaming monitor you wont have any issues with. I still use the phillips as a second monitor for youtube etc and its honestly decent for this bit anything a bit fast paced with blacks in and it falls apart... I first noticed this playing minecraft and it turned night time, because the sky is black i would turn and everything is a blur, give it a try when you get yours and you will see what i mean, scrolling on a black page etc etc... decent for general use and bit of video but far from a gaming monitor hope you find a monitor ur happy with
"AMD FreeSync" isn`t only "good enough and for €300 you can't expect more especially no G-Sync", quite the opposite, it`s important and the basic version "AMD FreeSync" or higher levels thereof (PRO or Premium) is the way to go for all AMD Radeon graphics cards users ... "Nvidia G-Sync" is for Nvidia GeForce graphics cards, that's what the "G" in this name stands for ... both systems have the same task and technical background, but they are only compatible with each other to a lesser extent, put simply ... AMD and Nvidia also point this out themselves and that's why they award appropriate certifications to signal a corresponding quality implementation ... and that's why this is strictly speaking the most important point when choosing a monitor for your system to get the best out of each in this special case of the monitor shown here, I see things a little differently, because for €300 I expect more than just the basic version of "AMD FreeSync", my €185 gaming monitor from "iiyama" with 24" IPS FullHD 0.8ms 165Hz panel already has the very good "AMD FreeSync Premium" version installed, so it`s also possible with cheaper monitors if the manufacturer wants it
I have this monitor over a year now and it's still the best bang for the buck. It's not perfect but still it is very well made monitor with good specifications.
Pros: Big size 32" 1440p screen, flicker free, high contrast (over 3500:1), good brightness even in HDR (over 550 nits), very good color reproduction 8+2-bit (1 B of colors) and vibrant, punchy picture. Plus are 165Hz refresh rate, Freesync and also G-sync compatibility. Great for every day use, text, surfing and games.
Cons: disadvantage of VA technolgy - black smearing sometimes is noticeable, monitor is pretty heavy and has massive legs. But, again, I prefer higher contrast, vibrant colors and brightness so I am for VA technology instead "washed" IPS if you don't have money for Oled.
All in all, for the money (around 400-500 euros) this Philips monitor is still the best buy option.
I'm thinking about buying the 27inch curved version of this monitor but I couldn't find any reviews of it. It's priced around 220€ here which makes it one of the cheapest 1440p monitors here and it looks decent on paper. What are your toughts about it, is it worth buying?
Well, this one was great, but since I haven't tried the curved one, I can't just recommend it straight up!
Same here! Have you bought it? If you have could you share your thoughts? I want to buy it for my xbox s and later on I will use it as my pc monitor
@@MaginaSVagina I didn't. Couldn't find any reviews about it anywhere and missed out the sale so i bought a fhd 280hz monitor instead.
@@bodybuilding28 I BOUGHT IT, ITS REALY GOOD GOOD RESPOND TIME AND GOOD QUALITY FOR THE PRICE
These monitors don't come with a power brick because the brick is built inside the monitor. Voltage transformers can produce slight "coil whine" ... that's why I prefer a seperate brick, which can be hidden underneath the desk and make the monitor less heavy as well.
good point I still have a monitor that has a high pitch frequency coming from it while in standby. Took me a minute to figure that.
It's coming In my country around this weekend
Is VA good enough these days? Seems like the tech has gotten better but will this totally eliminate smearing?
No, I have this monitor. Black smearing is super bad.
Have this monitor but the 27 inch version
Thanks a lot! FINALLY decided upon a new monitor 🤣👍😘
Do you think a monitor like this is a good option for a PS5 gamer? Or is the 165kz a waste?
I'd say it is! The extra 19Hz won't hurt, you might use it for something else some other time.
im using the 27in 170hz verzion with xsx
@@Matrox9999 is it good?
Which ones better out of the ips vs the va model?
Va has better colour contrast and IPs has no ghosting which is basically darker images creating slight after images while moving quickly so
If your more into fps games IPs is better
i bought it for 180 dollars was i worth it?
That’s an incredible price.
Nice!
where from
From what website?
skpetical if i get this monitor or a Philips 288E2UAE IPS 28" 4K. Va´s have better contrast overall than IPS, not sure if i picked higher refreshrate with deeper blacks or go 4k and have better colours.
nice review.
is this a review of yourself or monitor
i have this monitor, the black smearing is unbearable... wish i did more research
Seriously don't buy this. I had to replace it with a gigabyte m32q which is far superior in terms of response rate with it's IPS panel.
How Phillips can market this as a gaming monitor is unbelievable.. Any fast paced gaming or action scenes with blacks and the smearing is super bad.
I put it above my m32q in a stacked layout and use it as a second monitor which it is okay for.
I just bought but it hasn’t arrived yet. Did u try the mprt mode ? It says it lowers brightness but strobes the backlight to match frames and reduce the smearing/ input lag. I’m hoping it’s at least bearable for single player games cos I bought it pretty cheap and it otherwise looks good
@@Moz29 yeah its still no good in mprt, also creates more eye strain... gigabyte m32q waa similar price when i got mine, thats what i replaced it with.
@@Smoke_Kush is that ips? I was hoping to find a VA that had no smearing but I’m now realising it might be impossible at this price point
@@Moz29 yes the m32q is ips, and honestly its not that far behind the phillips in terms of contrast and brightness but the phillips does have a better colour spectrum imo, looks more natural, however the m32q is a proper gaming monitor you wont have any issues with.
I still use the phillips as a second monitor for youtube etc and its honestly decent for this bit anything a bit fast paced with blacks in and it falls apart... I first noticed this playing minecraft and it turned night time, because the sky is black i would turn and everything is a blur, give it a try when you get yours and you will see what i mean, scrolling on a black page etc etc... decent for general use and bit of video but far from a gaming monitor
hope you find a monitor ur happy with
Can it switch between 1080p and 1440p?
Yes, you can in windows settings.
"AMD FreeSync" isn`t only "good enough and for €300 you can't expect more especially no G-Sync", quite the opposite, it`s important and the basic version "AMD FreeSync" or higher levels thereof (PRO or Premium) is the way to go for all AMD Radeon graphics cards users ... "Nvidia G-Sync" is for Nvidia GeForce graphics cards, that's what the "G" in this name stands for ... both systems have the same task and technical background, but they are only compatible with each other to a lesser extent, put simply ... AMD and Nvidia also point this out themselves and that's why they award appropriate certifications to signal a corresponding quality implementation ... and that's why this is strictly speaking the most important point when choosing a monitor for your system to get the best out of each
in this special case of the monitor shown here, I see things a little differently, because for €300 I expect more than just the basic version of "AMD FreeSync", my €185 gaming monitor from "iiyama" with 24" IPS FullHD 0.8ms 165Hz panel already has the very good "AMD FreeSync Premium" version installed, so it`s also possible with cheaper monitors if the manufacturer wants it
Ciao, posso sapere la larghezza della base? Grazie
Did you noticed the Input lag? I‘m Not a pro Gamer but i Play Games Like cod on the ps5
Nothing you can notice really, no.
@@sprEEEzy competitive players are gonna notice it, idk if its 1ms or not but that’s crucial to gaming
@@flycco I think this monitor is 4ms
Need ps5 test on this monitor.
Its one of the best