** AOC/PHILLIPS MADRID JOLLY REPORT AND 2019 MONITOR RANGE **

[NikTheSHNIK]

Hi all,

Was radio silence from me for the past week because I was off on a jolly to majestic Madrid courtesy of AOC!

The excuse was a meeting and range review with the product managers, account managers and some of the top brass from Phillips/AOC.

They had been working through the countries they work with day by day, they had been there for a week already when the UK rocked up and they were gonna have another week afterwards. Even though they were in a great hotel going for great meals every night and meeting loads of cool people I bet they'll be shattered after 2 weeks of it!

Spoiler: ** FLAVOUR PHOTOS **

Drinking in front of the palace in the sun: AKA "How my forehead got sunburnt"...

Excellent T-Bone steak.

Changing of the guard including a full platooon, squadron of cavalry and 2 cannon:

Spooky girl I had to sleep under each night:

Also a video of the crazy "Dancing Risotto" I had on the first night can be found HERE

We rocked up late on the Tuesday evening and only had time for a meal and then straight to bed as had a real "tough" day of 4 hours of presentations to go through on the Wednesday.

There started off with a bit about of information about the company and how many of the panels manufactured by the parent company are used in theirs and other brand's monitors. Currently around 30% of the panels in the entire world sold each year are made by TPV, (them being AOC's parent company). The AOC brand was bought by "TPV Technology Ltd" around 1990. 20% of the panels made by TPV are used in their own brands of monitors. AOC is now 50 years old and is sold in 55 countries. Being the number 1 monitor brand in around 10.

First we sat through the Phillips/AOC professional range presentation and although they are not a gaming brand their professional range was tasty.

Their range can be broken down into 5 groups:

• Pro-Line
• Essential-Line
• Style Line
• Basic Line
• Value Line

Spoiler: 49" PHILLIPS MONITORS

We don't list all of them at OCUK because it isn't really for our customers. They had some great features like a pop up webcam for face recognition, and other "officey features" for people using the monitors for work. There was also a couple of monitors designed by Ferdinand Porsche. All 60Hz and all looking good but in an understated office desk way.

What you want though is SPEED and the current and upcoming AOC monitors are bringing it at great pricing:

The gaming range can be split into 2 with the "AOC Gaming" range and then the elite tier AGON range.

Spoiler: COUPLE OF NEW AGON MONITORS IN THE FLESH

I've put all the new portfolio up for pre-order and listed all their gaming range below:

AOC AGON AG241QX 24" 2560x1440 TN FREESYNC/G-Sync 144Hz 1ms Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor @ £319.99 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...-widescreen-led-gaming-monitor-mo-048-ao.html



FreeSync, G-Sync Compatible,LED Backlit, 2560x1440 Resolution, 144Hz Refresh Rate, 500000000:1 Contrast Ratio, 350cd/m² Brightness, 1ms Response Time, 1x DisplayPort, 1x DVI-D, 2x HDMI, 1x VGA, Speakers, 3 Year Warranty

Only £319.99 inc VAT.

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AOC AGON AG241QG 24" 2560 x 1440 TN G-Sync 165Hz Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black/Red @ £399.95 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...d-multimedia-monitor-black-red-mo-047-ao.html



LED Backlit, 2560 x 1440 Resolution, 165Hz Refresh Rate, 1000:1 Contrast Ratio, 350cd/m² Brightness, 1ms Response Time, 1x DisplayPort, 1x HDMI Input, 3 Year On-Site Warranty.

Only £399.95 inc VAT.

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AOC AGON AG251FG 25" 1920x1080 TN 240Hz G-SYNC Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red @ £429.95 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...descreen-led-monitor-black-red-mo-04j-ao.html



AG251FG, LED Backlit, 1920x1080 Resolution, 1000:1 Contrast Ratio, 400cd/m² Brightness, 1ms Response Time, 1x Analogue Input, 1x HDMI Input, 1x DisplayPort, 3 Year On-Site Warranty

Only £429.95 inc VAT.

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AOC AGON AG251FZ 25" 1920x1080 TN 240Hz 1ms Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red @ £289.99 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...descreen-led-monitor-black-red-mo-049-ao.html



LED Backlit, 1920x1080 Resolution, 1000:1 Contrast Ratio, 240Hz Refresh Rate, 350cd/m² Brightness, 1ms Response Time, 1x Analogue Input, 2x HDMI Input, 1x DisplayPort, 1x DVI 3 Year On-Site Warranty

Only £289.99 inc VAT.

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AOC AGON AG271QG 27" 2560 x 1440 IPS G-Sync 165Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red @ £548.99 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...descreen-led-monitor-black-red-mo-046-ao.html



LED Backlit, 2560 x 1440 Resolution, 1000:1 Contrast Ratio, 165Hz Refresh Rate, 350cd/m² Brightness, 4ms Response Time, 1x DisplayPort, 1x HDMI Input, 3 Year On-Site Warranty.

Only £548.99 inc VAT.

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aoc agon ag273qcg 27" 2560x1440 qhd 165hz 1ms g-sync curved widescreen gaming monitor @ £648.95 inc vat https://www.overclockers.co.uk/



led backlit, 2560x1440 resolution, contrast ration 1000:1, 165hz refresh rate, g-sync, curved, 1ms response time, 1 hdmi, 1 dp, 4 usb, speakers, 3 year warranty

only £648.95 inc vat.

order now

aoc agon ag273qcx 27" 2560x1440 va qhd 144hz 1ms freesync 2 curved widescreen led gaming monitor @ £539.99 inc vat https://www.overclockers.co.uk/



27" display, va panel, qhd 2560x1440 resolution, amd freesync, 1ms response time, 144hz refresh rate, 1800r curvature, hdmi/ displayport, 5w built-in speakers
height adjustable, curved

only £539.99 inc vat.

order now

AOC AGON AG322QC4 32" 2560x1440 VA FREESYNC 144Hz 4ms Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor @ £399.95 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...-gaming-widescreen-led-monitor-mo-04u-ao.html



2560x1440 Resolution, 80M:1 Contrast Ratio, 4ms Response Time, 400 cd/m2 Brightness, 2x HDMI Input, 2x DisplayPort, 1x VGA, USB3.0 Hub, FreeSync, 144Hz Refresh, 3yr Warranty

Only £399.95 inc VAT.

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AOC AGON AG352UCG6 35" 3440x1440 VA G-SYNC 120Hz WideScreen UltraWide Curved LED Gaming Monitor @ £734.99 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...wide-curved-led-gaming-monitor-mo-04t-ao.html



LED Backlit, 3440x1440 Resolution, 100M:1 Contrast Ratio, Panel Type VA, 300cd/m² Brightness, 4ms Response Time, 1x DisplayPort Input, 2x HDMI, 1x DVI-D, G-SYNC, 120Hz, 3 Years On Site Warranty

Only £734.99 inc VAT.

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AOC C24G1 24" 1920x1080 VA 144Hz FREESYNC Curved Widescreen LED Monitor @ £179.99 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...-curved-widescreen-led-monitor-mo-04r-ao.html



1980x1080 Resolution, 80M:1 Contrast Ratio, 1ms Response Time, 250 cd/m2 Brightness, 2x HDMI Input, 1x DisplayPort, 1x VGA, FreeSync, 144Hz Refresh, 3yr Warranty

Only £179.99 inc VAT.

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AOC C27G1 27" 1920x1080 VA 144Hz FreeSync Curved Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor @ £229.99 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...-widescreen-led-gaming-monitor-mo-04p-ao.html



1920x1080 Resolution, 80M:1 Contrast Ratio, 1ms Response Time, 250 cd/m2 Brightness, 2x HDMI Input, 1x DP, FreeSync, 144Hz Native, 3yr Warranty

Only £229.99 inc VAT.

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AOC C32G1 32" 1920x1080 VA 144Hz FREESYNC Curved Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor @ £248.99 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...-widescreen-led-gaming-monitor-mo-04s-ao.html



1980x1080 Resolution, 80M:1 Contrast Ratio, 1ms Response Time, 250 cd/m2 Brightness, 2x HDMI Input, 1x DisplayPort, 1x VGA, FreeSync, 144Hz Refresh, 3yr Warranty

Only £248.99 inc VAT.

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AOC G2260VWQ6 22" 1920x1080 TN 75Hz FREESYNC 1ms Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red @ £84.95 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...descreen-led-monitor-black-red-mo-034-ao.html



LED Backlit, 1920x1080 Resolution, 75Hz Refresh Rate, 20000000:1 Contrast Ratio, 250cd/m² Brightness, 1ms Response Time, 1x Analogue Input, 1x HDMI Input, 1x DisplayPort Input, 3 Year On-Site Warranty

Only £84.95 inc VAT.

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AOC CQ32G1 32" 2560x1440 VA QHD 1ms 144Hz FreeSync Curved Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor @ £359.99 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...-widescreen-led-gaming-monitor-mo-04w-ao.html



AOC CQ32G1, Monitor Size 31.5", 2560x1440 Resolution, 80M:1 Contrast Ration, 1ms Response Time, 144Hz Refresh Rate, FreeSync, 1800R Curvature, HDMI, DisplayPort

Only £359.99 inc VAT.

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AOC G2260VWQ6 22" 1920x1080 TN 75Hz FREESYNC 1ms Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red @ £84.95 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...descreen-led-monitor-black-red-mo-034-ao.html



LED Backlit, 1920x1080 Resolution, 75Hz Refresh Rate, 20000000:1 Contrast Ratio, 250cd/m² Brightness, 1ms Response Time, 1x Analogue Input, 1x HDMI Input, 1x DisplayPort Input, 3 Year On-Site Warranty

Only £84.95 inc VAT.

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AOC G2460VQ6 24" 1920x1080 TN 75Hz FreeSync 1ms Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red @ £128.99 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...descreen-led-monitor-black-red-mo-035-ao.html



LED Backlit, 1920x1080 Resolution, 20M:1 Contrast Ratio, 75Hz Refresh Rate, 250cd/m² Brightness, 1ms Response Time, 1x Analogue, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, 3 Year On-Site Warranty

Only £128.99 inc VAT.

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AOC G2590VXQ 25" 1920x1080 TN 75Hz FreeSync Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor @ £128.99 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...-widescreen-led-gaming-monitor-mo-04k-ao.html



G2590VXQ, 1920x1080 Resolution, 20M:1 Contrast Ratio, 1ms Response Time, 250 cd/m2 Brightness, 2x HDMI Input, 1x DP, FreeSync, 75Hz Native, 3yr Warranty

Only £128.99 inc VAT.

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AOC G2590PX 25" 1920x1080 TN 144Hz FREESYNC Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor @ £219.95 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...-widescreen-led-gaming-monitor-mo-04l-ao.html



1920x1080 Resolution, 50M:1 Contrast Ratio, 1ms Response Time, 400 cd/m2 Brightness, 2x HDMI Input, 1x DP, USB3.0 Hub, FreeSync, 144Hz Native, 3yr Warranty

Only £219.95 inc VAT.

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AOC G2590PX G2 esports 25" 1920x1080 TN 144Hz FreeSync Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor @ £199.99 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...-widescreen-led-gaming-monitor-mo-04q-ao.html



G2590PX/G2, 1920x1080 Resolution, 50M:1 Contrast Ratio, 1ms Response Time, 400 cd/m2 Brightness, 2x HDMI Input, 1x DP, USB3.0 Hub, Freesync, 144Hz Native, Esports, 3yr Warranty

Only £199.99 inc VAT.

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AOC G2590FX 25" 1920x1080 TN 144Hz FreeSync/G-Sync LCD Gaming Monitor - HDMI, DP @ £199.99 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...ync-lcd-gaming-monitor-hdmi-dp-mo-04v-ao.html



Freesync, G-Sync Compatible, LCD, 1920x1080 Resolution, 50M:1 Contrast Ratio, 400cd/m² Brightness, 1ms Response Time, 1x DisplayPort, , 2x HDMI, 2 Year Warranty

Only £199.99 inc VAT.

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AOC G2790PX 27" 1920x1080 TN 144Hz FreeSync Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor @ £259.99 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...-widescreen-led-gaming-monitor-mo-04n-ao.html



1920x1080 Resolution, 50M:1 Contrast Ratio, 1ms Response Time, 400 cd/m2 Brightness, 2x HDMI Input, 1x DP, USB3.0 Hub, Freesync, 144Hz Native, 3yr Warranty

Only £259.99 inc VAT.

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AOC AGON AG271QX 27" 2560x1440 TN 144Hz FREESYNC 1ms Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor @ £419.99 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...-gaming-widescreen-led-monitor-mo-045-ao.html



LED Backlit, 2560x1440 Resolution, 144Hz Refresh Rate, 500000000:1 Contrast Ratio, 350cd/m² Brightness, 1ms Response Time, 1x DisplayPort, 1x DVI-D, 2x HDMI, 1x VGA, Speakers, 3 Year Warranty.

Only £419.99 inc VAT.

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AOC AGON AG353UCG 35" 3440x1440 VA 200Hz G-Sync HDR1000 Curved Widescreen Gaming monitor @ £999.95 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/



3440x1440@200Hz, HDR1000, Frameless, G-Sync

Only £999.95 inc VAT.

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Details are sketchy at the moment on this one including price.

Some of the above links won't be working yet as I've only just made the products on the system.

 

[JediFragger]

Don't forget those Vitamin D supplements dude

 

[varkanoid]

Did they mention if any of the freesync ones are gsync compatible ? eg 32" AG322QC4

 

[Baddass]

All their FreeSync monitors should work with NVIDIA cards to varying degrees, but to get the official “Gsync compatible” badge they must be certified by NVIDIA themselves and I don’t believe any have been yet

 

[JediFragger]

Did they mention if any of the freesync ones are gsync compatible ? eg 32" AG322QC4

For a gaming brand AOC should have done this internally a while ago imo, like MSI did

 

[Baddass]

For a gaming brand AOC should have done this internally a while ago imo, like MSI did

Are you referring to MSI marketing some of their gaming screens as “Gsync compatible”? If so then they are likely violating NVIDIAs certification policy. To earn that label they need to be tested and verified by NVIDIA and formally added to their list. There aren’t any MSI screens on that list today.

You can’t just slap the badge on your own screens just because it can support Gsync. Pretty much all FreeSync screens, including AOCs will support Gsync to some degree, but AOC won’t market it under the Gsync compatible certification unless it’s formally given to them. Which in my opinion is the correct behaviour.

 

[JediFragger]

Are you referring to MSI marketing some of their gaming screens as “Gsync compatible”? If so then they are likely violating NVIDIAs certification policy. To earn that label they need to be tested and verified by NVIDIA and formally added to their list. There aren’t any MSI screens on that list today.

Ahhhh fair enough, MSI weren't exactly playing by the rules then

 

[Baddass]

I don’t believe so

 

[NikTheSHNIK]

Don't forget those Vitamin D supplements dude

Head is completely peeling after the all day sesh on the last day...

All their FreeSync monitors should work with NVIDIA cards to varying degrees, but to get the official “Gsync compatible” badge they must be certified by NVIDIA themselves and I don’t believe any have been yet

THIS ^ - Although the following ones HAVE been certified by Nvidia:

AOC AGON AG241QX 24" 2560x1440 TN FREESYNC/G-Sync 144Hz 1ms Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor @ £319.99 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...-widescreen-led-gaming-monitor-mo-048-ao.html



FreeSync, G-Sync Compatible,LED Backlit, 2560x1440 Resolution, 144Hz Refresh Rate, 500000000:1 Contrast Ratio, 350cd/m² Brightness, 1ms Response Time, 1x DisplayPort, 1x DVI-D, 2x HDMI, 1x VGA, Speakers, 3 Year Warranty

Only £319.99 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW

AOC G2590FX 25" 1920x1080 TN 144Hz FreeSync/G-Sync LCD Gaming Monitor - HDMI, DP @ £199.99 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...ync-lcd-gaming-monitor-hdmi-dp-mo-04v-ao.html



Freesync, G-Sync Compatible, LCD, 1920x1080 Resolution, 50M:1 Contrast Ratio, 400cd/m² Brightness, 1ms Response Time, 1x DisplayPort, , 2x HDMI, 2 Year Warranty

Only £199.99 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW

 

[Baddass]

info on the AOC AGON AG353UCG listed above but with limited info: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/blog/ao...h-35-ultrawide-va-panel-200hz-and-g-sync-hdr/

 

[JediFragger]

info on the AOC AGON AG353UCG listed above but with limited info: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/blog/ao...h-35-ultrawide-va-panel-200hz-and-g-sync-hdr/

Thanks Si, first bit of solid first-hand info we've had on this panel! From your impressions it looks like the LG 34GK950F is still going to be a really good contender considering the Chroma drop needed at 144hz

That VA panel has got to be out of this world if it's going to compete well imo!!

 

[NikTheSHNIK]

One of the Phillips 49's from the pictures above has landed and available.

Not particularly a gaming SKU but a gorgeous monitor for anyone wanting to compensate for something

Philips 499P9H/00 49" 5120x1440 VA 5K2K 60Hz LCD Superwide Curved Monitor @ £899.99 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/phil...z-lcd-superwide-curved-monitor-mo-02j-ph.html



Philips 499P9H/00, LED Backlit, 5120x1440 Resolution, Refresh Rate 60Hz, 80M:1 Contrast Ratio, 450 cd/m² Brightness, 5ms Response Time, DP, USB-C, HDMI,

Only £899.99 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW

 

[Raptorpg]

@NikTheSHNIK Any news of the Philips 326M6VJRMB ? https://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/326M6VJRMB_00/momentum-4k-hdr-display-with-ambiglow .
It seems it was showcased during teh same event .
Thanks a lot.

 

[NikTheSHNIK]

@NikTheSHNIK Any news of the Philips 326M6VJRMB ? https://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/326M6VJRMB_00/momentum-4k-hdr-display-with-ambiglow .
It seems it was showcased during teh same event .
Thanks a lot.

Yeah it was showcased but it seemed like it was going to be later this year rather than sooner, if memory serves me right. Q3/Q4 that is!

Looked tasty as did all the Phillips monitors.

They have a more gaming (albeit "gaming lite" -75Hz etc) range coming soon™. They'll sit quite nicely at the mid-top end of entry level gaming monitors though.

 

[Baddass]

In the material we were shown it suggested April availability for the 32” Momentum model at 599 euro price range. It could well have been delayed I suppose though Nik?

 

[Raptorpg]

In the material we were shown it suggested April availability for the 32” Momentum model at 599 euro price range. It could well have been delayed I suppose though Nik?

Thanks for the fast response guys I am hoping for April. It looks good and it's non gaming version was well reviewed by pcmonitor

 

[carrot1401]

If that AG353UCG really does come in at under £1k then colour me interested...

 

[NikTheSHNIK]

If that AG353UCG really does come in at under £1k then colour me interested...

It's going to be nearer 2K

The TBC feature on our website wasn't working when I made the post (still isn't)...

Thanks for the fast response guys I am hoping for April. It looks good and it's non gaming version was well reviewed by pcmonitor

Thanks for the correction @Baddass! He was obviously paying more attention than me

 

[Raptorpg]

Thanks for the correction @Baddass! He was obviously paying more attention than me

Amazing thanks I cant wait for it to be available .

 

[supra21]

Is there an ETA for the AG353UCG?