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Philips Announces the Evnia 27M2C5500W Gaming Monitor

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Today's gamers have higher expectations than ever. They're looking for a truly immersive experience that engages their senses and allows them to enjoy the full thrill of the game. They want a setup with cutting-edge specs, but these gamers also want the emotion of gaming. Seeking to give gamers the excitement they're looking for, Philips monitors has developed a range of monitors and accessories designed to ensure rich and rewarding gaming experiences for players of all tastes and all ages. The latest member of the Evnia family to be released is the Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W, a 27" Quad HD gaming monitor that combines a lightning fast 240 Hz refresh rate with a compact, ergonomic design and a rich variety of high-performance features, ensuring that every gaming session is nothing less than epic.

"Reflecting Evnia's mission to provide today's gamers with the equipment they need to get the most enjoyment out of every gaming session, the Philips Evnia monitors combine smooth gameplay, visual fidelity, and rapid response times in one elegantly designed package. We're proud of this irresistible model, of Evnia and what it stands for." said Xeni Bairaktari, Global Marketing Lead and Senior Brand Manager EU at MMD Monitors & Displays.



Key features
  • AMD FreeSync Premium Pro for silky-smooth HDR gaming
  • Ultra-fast 240 Hz refresh rate for virtually lag-free gaming
  • Curved 1000R display design for full immersion
  • DisplayHDR 400 for more lifelike and outstanding visuals
  • Crystal-clear images with QHD 2560 x 1440 pixels for popping visuals
  • Fast VA up to 1 ms GtG
  • MultiView for simultaneous dual connection and view
Innovative features for next-level gaming
The Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W has everything players need for fast, smooth, visually stunning, and physically comfortable gaming sessions, time after time. In terms of smoothness, the model is equipped with AMD FreeSync Premium Pro combined with a dazzling 240 Hz refresh rate, low input lag, and fast response times of 1 ms GtG and 0.5 ms MPRT. The result is virtually lag-free gaming with no blurring, ghosting, or tearing - which means that gamers can enjoy even the fastest-paced titles such as FPS, online battle royale and racing games without having to worry about whether their monitor can keep up.

Visually speaking, the Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W is a force to be reckoned with. Its curved VA display offers gorgeous images with wide viewing angles of 178/178° and the pleasant enveloping sensation of a 1000R curvature - designed specifically for jumping into the action. Crystal-clear Quad HD images are sharp, bright, and true-to-life, and DisplayHDR 400 support perfects them further still, thanks to astonishing brightness, contrast and colours for a visual result that reveals enhanced detail even in shadowy scenes.

Connectivity is complete and easy, with two HDMI, two DisplayPort inputs and a USB hub with two fast charging ports to easily plug in all peripherals that gamers need to live their adventures to the fullest. Desks can thus be organised any way imaginable and without compromises.

With a monitor such as this, gamers will be reluctant to stop. Thankfully, the Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W was designed with gamers' physical well-being in mind as well. LowBlue mode and Flicker-free technologies ensure easy-on-the-eyes gameplay, while the monitor's stand can be tilted (-5°/20°), swivelled (+/- 30°), and height-adjusted (130 mm) to suit any physique - ensuring maximum comfort even during lengthy gaming sessions.

Pricing and availability
The Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W will be available for purchase from the end of January at the price of £429.99. For more information, visit the product page.

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Good. Another VA gaming monitor. Looks like fugly IPS monitors are finally starting to die out. Imagine paying money for washed out blacks, brutal IPS glow and BLB.
 
When did Phillips start making Gaming monitors. I thought they been died off. Heck they barely have TVs in the US market
 
When did Phillips start making Gaming monitors. I thought they been died off. Heck they barely have TVs in the US market
Philips is a massive presence in the European market, they don't try very hard elsewhere.
 
Good. Another VA gaming monitor. Looks like fugly IPS monitors are finally starting to die out. Imagine paying money for washed out blacks, brutal IPS glow and BLB.

insecurity
 
Good. Another VA gaming monitor. Looks like fugly IPS monitors are finally starting to die out. Imagine paying money for washed out blacks, brutal IPS glow and BLB.
I got a few ips monitors once you adjust contrast and brightness it isnt bad at all. No monitor is perfect.
 
TV and monitor products marketed under the Philips name are made by a Chinese company, TPV who acquired the Philips brand (for TVs and monitors) in 2012. The original partnership was 70% TPV and 30% Philips (Netherlands). A couple of years later, TPV bought out the remaining 30% making TPV the sole owner by 2014.

Note that the same Chinese parent company owns the AOC brand. While there is some overlap, it appears that AOC/Agon is mostly marketed toward the Eastern Hemisphere and Philips to the Western Hemisphere to follow historical brand recognition for the West.

More than anything else, it looks like the Chinese parent company is simply being more proactive in leveraging the Philips brand name in the West.
 
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Wait until you experience the joys of VA smearing. I'm not ever switching back to VA.

I have a VA monitor and it's fine for me but yeah, I'd rather have an IPS monitor.
 
Wait until you experience the joys of VA smearing. I'm not ever switching back to VA.
VA smearing is a thing of the past old man. Samsung G7 showed the way, countless brands have smearless VA now. But go ahead and enjoy you 800 contrast ratio IPS beauty. Good for you! You can buy cheap bottom of the barrel monitors, you have plenty of choice. For a while...

insecurity
why are you insecure? You own an IPS?
 
I have a VA monitor and it's fine for me but yeah, I'd rather have an IPS monitor.
AFAIK it gets worse and worse the higher you go with refresh rates.
Depends of the pannel itself too i guess.. My AOC was atrocious with it. Playing any 3D game was getting my eyes ruined after some time.
Let's not even talk about turning on DLSS.
The only VA monitor on the market that i know of that doesn't have any of these issues is the Samsung G7.
VA having "better contrast" is a relic of the past and a cope. IPS monitors nowadays have better contrast for most, better colors and better responsiveness.
The two reasons to go with VA is 1 - price (but they're so close to IPS monitors now anyway), and if you really want it curved. Curved IPS monitors are rare and expensive.
That's it. If you can afford something else than VA you'd be insane to go with VA in 2023
 
When did Phillips start making Gaming monitors. I thought they been died off. Heck they barely have TVs in the US market
Phillips logo it was dead for several decades, unknown Chinese buy it recently, along several more dead brand logo's from dead German brands.
I do not trust anything labeled as Phillips.
 
Why does a 27" monitor need curvature at all, even worse this much curvature!
No curve gang. Must have different PPD on a 48" display at 2.5 feet.
 
VA smearing is a thing of the past old man. Samsung G7 showed the way, countless brands have smearless VA now. But go ahead and enjoy you 800 contrast ratio IPS beauty. Good for you! You can buy cheap bottom of the barrel monitors, you have plenty of choice. For a while...

The G7 doesn't affect the other monitors on the market, so it's not a thing of the past.
 
The G7 doesn't affect the other monitors on the market, so it's not a thing of the past.
maybe, but it put an end to the "VA smearing" argument. Also, don't forget that other brands started using the same tech, or even same samsung panel, lik HP, MSI etc. Lots of high FPS curved 27" VA monitors came out with identical specs after the G7
 
Good. Another VA gaming monitor. Looks like fugly IPS monitors are finally starting to die out. Imagine paying money for washed out blacks, brutal IPS glow and BLB.
Give me an IPS monitor any day of the week.
 
Weird discussion here. Why can't one accept others preferences? As we here are saying: "Vienam patīk māte, otram meita, bet citam kleita!"
 
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When did Phillips start making Gaming monitors. I thought they been died off. Heck they barely have TVs in the US market
All I have are Phillips shaving products and I am in Europe...
 
I've read it helps to disguise the bad viewing angles and black smearing of VA panels.
It does, I have it going on and its pretty good. Perfect? No

Good. Another VA gaming monitor. Looks like fugly IPS monitors are finally starting to die out. Imagine paying money for washed out blacks, brutal IPS glow and BLB.
IPS is stronger in a brightly lit room because that eliminates most of those (QC related!) issues. And has better g2g. It has a place just depends on your ambient conditions. additionally, color accuracy of IPS is much better. Lower static contrast is the main con, but its better in everything else.

AFAIK it gets worse and worse the higher you go with refresh rates.
Depends of the pannel itself too i guess.. My AOC was atrocious with it. Playing any 3D game was getting my eyes ruined after some time.
Let's not even talk about turning on DLSS.
The only VA monitor on the market that i know of that doesn't have any of these issues is the Samsung G7.
VA having "better contrast" is a relic of the past and a cope. IPS monitors nowadays have better contrast for most, better colors and better responsiveness.
The two reasons to go with VA is 1 - price (but they're so close to IPS monitors now anyway), and if you really want it curved. Curved IPS monitors are rare and expensive.
That's it. If you can afford something else than VA you'd be insane to go with VA in 2023
IPS only has better contrast if you have it with fald or local dimming. And then its sort-of dynamic too (zone limitations). And you will be paying 2x the price of a similar VA with 3000-3500:1 static contrast. There used to be more 5000:1 panels, too. But IPS is just hard limited to 1000:1.
 
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