Philips have unveiled two new gaming screens at the moment, the primary (and actually) greatest of which is their jumbo and catchily-named Momentum 558M1RY, an enormous 55in display with a 4K decision, a 120Hz refresh charge and a whopping nice soundbar constructed into it courtesy of the high-end audio people at Bowers & Wilkins. If you’ve ever needed to play PC games in your lounge, this would possibly really be a a lot better match than a brand new 4K TV.
Massive gaming shows aren’t new, after all. Nvidia have been attempting to get their Big Format Gaming Displays (or BFGD) off the bottom for completely ages, however up to now we’ve had exactly one come out – the insanely costly $5000 HP Omen X Emperium.
Philips’ 558M1RY, then again, is because of come out on the finish of this month for 1299€, which works out to round £1175 / $1459 when you do a straight conversion (official UK and US pricing have but to be confirmed), and is roughly the identical value as a good 4K TV. It doesn’t skimp on options, both, as its VA panel has a full VESA DisplayHDR 1000 certification, that means it will possibly hit a peak brightness of no less than 1000cd/m2 (like equally priced 4K TVs), and it comes with a 120Hz refresh charge (over DisplayPort) and AMD Freesync help for clean, tear-free gaming. It hasn’t been licensed as one among Nvidia’s official G-Sync Compatible monitors but, however Nvidia graphics card homeowners ought to nonetheless be capable to reap the benefits of its variable refresh charge tech anyway, due to their common G-Sync appropriate (small ‘c’) driver.
The 558M1RY’s greatest attraction, although, is clearly that Bowers & Wilkins soundbar, which is constructed into the monitor to assist beef up its audio expertise. Covered in a premium, wool-blend cloth created by Danish textile firm Kvadrat, the soundbar is a 2.1 channel system (that’s two audio system and an built-in subwoofer) with DTS Sound help and customisable EQ settings. Its 40W energy output isn’t large, all instructed – the perfect soundbars are sometimes 300W+ – however it ought to present a good audio expertise nonetheless, and no less than it means you received’t need to think about the price of further audio system if you first set it up.
The Philips 558M1RY has a number of ports and connections, too, together with one DisplayPort 1.4 (very important if you need that 120Hz refresh charge at 4K), three HDMI 2.zero inputs, and 4 USB 3.2 ports (two of which help fast-charge) and a headphone output, which is once more fairly on par (if not higher) than most 4K TVs.
And as a result of it’s a Philips show, you additionally get their reactive RGB-ified Ambilight know-how constructed into the again of the monitor. In case you’re unfamiliar with Ambilight, this analyses the principle colors on-screen and tasks them ‘beyond’ the bezel of the monitor onto the again wall to supposedly improve immersion. It’s not for everybody, admittedly, however you’ll at all times be capable to flip it off when you discover it too distracting.
Either manner, that’s actually not dangerous for roughly £1175 / $1459, and it’s most likely properly price contemplating when you don’t actually use your TV to look at TV any extra.
As for Philips’ different newly introduced monitor at the moment, this can be a 27in 4K esports monitor referred to as the 278M1R. It solely has a 60Hz refresh charge, however Philips hope the monitor’s extremely low enter lag will make it a pretty possibility for aggressive FPS games – though when you ask me this feels like the precise reverse of each different esports-oriented gaming show proper now. This one will probably be coming in July for 449€ (round £400 / $500).
