Thirith on 29/1/2013 at 14:50
Since a friend of mine is about to buy a new computer and wants to upgrade to a bigger screen, I'm wondering whether I should give mine to her and get a new one myself. The place where I get most of my tech stuff has a fairly good offer for the 27" Phillips Gioco; does anyone know much about Phillips and their displays? (Also, on a related note: is there a good way of finding tech reviews without getting five zillion pages of retailers?)
bikerdude on 29/1/2013 at 20:04
Ok, a quick google showed the following info:
AH-IPS panel - (Advanced High Performance IPS) this is an extremely good panel type.
1000:1 contrast ratio - goods baseline, but fairly standard these days.
178/178 viewing angles - typical IPS, you don't get colour tinting if your sat directly face on etc.
It only supports 1920x1080 which is reflected in the price - £230, normally 27" monitors support at the very least 1920x1200 or at the high end 2560x1440. At those resolutions the price starts at £400
Thirith on 30/1/2013 at 12:32
I'm actually okay with the resolution - or at least I think I am (also because I'm wondering how much of a bottleneck my i7-950 is with respect to performance in current games). Not entirely sure whether there's a point in going 27" at that resolution since I'm about 50cm away from the screen, but I'm thinking that the overall image quality will be better than what I've got now (ASUS 24", serviceable but not great) and I'm hoping there'll be much less ghosting.
bikerdude on 30/1/2013 at 19:28
Quote Posted by Thirith
* also because I'm wondering how much of a bottleneck my i7-950 is with respect to performance in current games.
* Not entirely sure whether there's a point in going 27" at that resolution since I'm about 50cm away from the screen, but I'm thinking that the overall image quality will be better than what I've got now (ASUS 24", serviceable but not great) and I'm hoping there'll be much less ghosting.
* There wont be with this CPU, what GFX card do you have..?
* At that distance it depends on the qaulity of the screen, whats the model of the 24" Asus?
Thirith on 31/1/2013 at 09:00
I have a Geforce 680. My screen's an ASUS VE248H, 24" TFT. Thanks for your feedback, by the way!
bikerdude on 31/1/2013 at 10:22
Quote Posted by Thirith
I have a Geforce 680. My screen's an ASUS VE248H, 24" TFT. Thanks for your feedback, by the way!
Ok the GTX680 is more than plenty fast enough, specuially coupled with the CPU you have.
The asus is quite a good monitor and is only let down by facts its a TN panel.
your welcome.
heywood on 8/2/2013 at 03:29
I used to have a Philips plasma TV with Ambilight, and I have to admit it's a nice feature. When viewing it in a dark room, the diffuse low intensity light on the wall behind the display reduces eyestrain and subjectively improves the black level and gives dark scenes more depth. It don't see why it wouldn't work with a computer monitor as well. I sometimes use a small light behind my monitor for night time gaming, but the Philips system dynamically adjusts the level and color of the lighting to produce a better effect than a simple lamp.
However, I think 1920x1080 on a 27" screen is wasteful and at a typical viewing distance text will look big and blocky. It's a shame they don't offer the Ambiglow feature in a 23-24" model or offer 2560x1440 in the 27" models.
Thirith on 12/2/2013 at 07:27
Quote Posted by heywood
However, I think 1920x1080 on a 27" screen is wasteful and at a typical viewing distance text will look big and blocky. It's a shame they don't offer the Ambiglow feature in a 23-24" model or offer 2560x1440 in the 27" models.
After having used it for 1-2 weeks, I can definitely say that to me it doesn't look big and blocky, although admittedly that's rather subjective. I've only been working, watching videos and playing
Dark Souls on it, and the larger screen is more, well, immersive (for want of a better word). So far I'm definitely happy with it.
heywood on 18/2/2013 at 08:06
Glad you like it. How is it for colours, contrast, blacks, etc? What do you think of the Ambiglow feature?
