Of the three monitors in this class, competing with the Alienware and the Samsung, the Philips is priced far cheaper and at similar spec. This made me a bit wary as I got it for £570 which is nearly half the price of a undiscounted Samsung G7. However, I'm really impressed by the Philips. It was packed well and comes with all the cables you would need for any setup and includes a vesa adaptor which fit easily to my desk arm. Only downside is that it's a little wobbly of your desk is unstable.
The build quality and finish makes it looks and feels like a quality product and I like the gloss film on the display. It's white too so goes with my all white setup.
The brightness can be quite dark in some games and it took time for my eyes to adjust to the change. Still unsure if this is just an OLED thing or if I need to tamper with settings more. Either way, most games look great and the depth of blacks was hugely noticeable coming from ips displays.
I never paid a huge attention to response times however I've not really noticed much of a difference. Dunno if that's good or bad but I don't play a huge amount of FPS games anyway so I don't really have the eye for it.
I was expecting a dip in frames due to the increase in resolution from 27 inch 1440p but everything I've played to date has had no real noticeable drop in performance.
The panel care software which prompts a pixel refresh every 4 hours is nowhere near as big a problem as folk make it out to be. Takes a few minutes and you can pause and reactive it whenever it suits you.
Overall it's been great and has drawn me back into gaming. If I had bought a £999 Samsung and got similar/mildly better results I think I'd be suffering from some real buyers remorse but at the price point I got the Philips it for, I really have no complaints.
| Brand | PHILIPS |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 13.5 x 81.3 x 36.7 cm; 8.7 kg |
| Item model number | 34M2C8600 |
| Manufacturer | Philips |
| Series | 34M2C8600 |
| Colour | White |
| Standing screen display size | 34 Inches |
| Screen Resolution | 3440x1440 |
| Resolution | 3440 x 1440 Pixels |
| Computer Memory Type | DIMM |
| Number of HDMI Ports | 2 |
| Voltage | 240 Volts, 100 Volts |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Item Weight | 8.7 kg |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
