Please Help me decide Ultrawide QD-OLED

[BornEvil]

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I have decided to go for 5120x1440 OLED.

Those are currently on offer and are within my budget.

Any thoughts?

 

[Gray2233]

While Philips is lesser known in the monitor arena, I'm pretty sure they run the same panels and come out of the same factories.

With the Philips you get some nice quirks such as the reactive backlighting, I can also offer a (somewhat) anecdotal offering in regard to their CS, I had a TV from them which developed issues around two years back and they were spot on.

I'd personally go with the Philips out of those two, I really like the backlighting and frankly I'd not be willing to spend the extra just because "Gigabyte" made the thing while also getting less of a product overall.

Philips Evnia 49M2C8900 240 Hz QD-OLED gaming monitor review: Tremendous color and performance

49-inch curved 32:9 QD-OLED with DQHD resolution, 240 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR400, and wide gamut color.

www.tomshardware.com

Double check this is the same screen, OCUK has been horrendous lately for listing misinformation on hardware. They've a bunch of poorly detailed monitors, SSD's, RAM, and a few others.

I'm guessing they're dabbling in AI for the store but hey-ho.

 

[BornEvil]

While Philips is lesser known in the monitor arena, I'm pretty sure they run the same panels and come out of the same factories.

With the Philips you get some nice quirks such as the reactive backlighting, I can also offer a (somewhat) anecdotal offering in regard to their CS, I had a TV from them which developed issues around two years back and they were spot on.

I'd personally go with the Philips out of those two, I really like the backlighting and frankly I'd not be willing to spend the extra just because "Gigabyte" made the thing while also getting less of a product overall.

Philips Evnia 49M2C8900 240 Hz QD-OLED gaming monitor review: Tremendous color and performance

49-inch curved 32:9 QD-OLED with DQHD resolution, 240 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR400, and wide gamut color.

www.tomshardware.com

Double check this is the same screen, OCUK has been horrendous lately for listing misinformation on hardware. They've a bunch of poorly detailed monitors, SSD's, RAM, and a few others.

I'm guessing they're dabbling in AI for the store but hey-ho.

You linked 49M2C8900, it has a 240Hz panel vs the 49M2C8900L (120Hz) that is on offer atm.

I'll be driving it with a 5080 (highest I will probably go) when it come out, so don't see the need for 240Hz.

Or should i up to a 240Hz Panel? Baring in mind I come from a 165Hz VA panel

 

[Gray2233]

Or should i up to a 240Hz Panel? Baring in mind I come from a 165Hz VA panel

I personally struggle to see a difference above around 100-120hz in games which actually benefit for it (eSports). You're probably not buying a super ultrawide for eSports.

We're all different, but I don't think super ultrawides with extreme refresh rates is anything more than marketing personally, maybe it's good for hardcore SIM racing but I'd certainly not bet money on it.

 

[JediFragger]

Philips has a 4hr usage pixel cleaning nag iirc, worth doing some research on it if that'll bother you. Unsure about the Giga, hardly seen anyone with one.

 

[BornEvil]

I personally struggle to see a difference above around 100-120hz in games which actually benefit for it (eSports). You're probably not buying a super ultrawide for eSports.

We're all different, but I don't think super ultrawides with extreme refresh rates is anything more than marketing personally, maybe it's good for hardcore SIM racing but I'd certainly not bet money on it.

That’s interesting, I haven’t been able drive my 165hz monitor with my dated rig for a few years now, but I remember 165hz blew my mind 10 years ago.

 

[BornEvil]

Philips has a 4hr usage pixel cleaning nag iirc, worth doing some research on it if that'll bother you. Unsure about the Giga, hardly seen anyone with one.

I watched a YouTube video mentioning about that nag, so it asks you to reset your screen every 4 hours to prevent burn in? Am I understanding this correctly?

 

[Sc00p007]

It's interesting how everybody sees different. I personally can definitely see the difference between 120-240 in my fps games and am really looking forward to picking up a 480 OLED. I'm hoping it finally hits crt levels of motion resolution.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

The Phillips ambi lighting is great on my tv
No idea if it's as good on their monitors not seen one

The 4 hour nagging may be altered with
A future firmware update possibly
My msi originally nagged every 4 hours
With a firmware update now it's every 16 hours usage

 

[BornEvil]

It's interesting how everybody sees different. I personally can definitely see the difference between 120-240 in my fps games and am really looking forward to picking up a 480 OLED. I'm hoping it finally hits crt levels of motion resolution.

I can easily tell the difference from 60hz to 144/165hz, but to maintain a fps to match 240hz (at 5120x1440) will need a beefier GPU, which i am not prepared to spend.

How I see it: if I have never experienced 240hz+, i never know what I am missing.

 

[BornEvil]

The Phillips ambi lighting is great on my tv
No idea if it's as good on their monitors not seen one

The 4 hour nagging may be altered with
A future firmware update possibly
My msi originally nagged every 4 hours
With a firmware update now it's every 16 hours usage

I am slightly leaning towards the Philips, the lighting would keep me entertained for a few mins i am sure , and it will match my setup:

but I do have a Gigabyte build in progress...

 

[Sc00p007]

I can easily tell the difference from 60hz to 144/165hz, but to maintain a fps to match 240hz (at 5120x1440) will need a beefier GPU, which i am not prepared to spend.

How I see it: if I have never experienced 240hz+, i never know what I am missing.

Good way to look at it, and yeh its going to be a while for GPU's to reach those speeds in newer games at that res. I was spoilt by using a decent crt for years and cursed losing the blacks and the motion clarity during the TN/VA//IPS

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

I am slightly leaning towards the Philips, the lighting would keep me entertained for a few mins i am sure , and it will match my setup:

but I do have a Gigabyte build in progress...

Got a gigabyte monitor here
Not oled just ips
But can't fault it been great until I got
An oled

If the Phillips monitors light up the wall
As well as their tvs do
Should be really good but not sure they have
As many leds built into monitors
Perhaps something to check on somewhere like
Monitors unboxed youtube channel

 

[Jony27]

Worth noting that the monitor is Ambiglow rather than the more common ambilight on TVs. A reviewer mentioned that it is not as prominent as ambilight but still noticeable. If you are used to/expecting the ambilight experience, it's worth noting.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

Worth noting that the monitor is Ambiglow rather than the more common ambilight on TVs. A reviewer mentioned that it is not as prominent as ambilight but still noticeable. If you are used to/expecting the ambilight experience, it's worth noting.

Thanks
That's what I was wondering
not seen the monitors in person
Shame they didn't just match what's in the tvs
Too bright you can always turn it down anyway
Too dull /not enough leds nothing you can do

 

[arknor]

I'm guessing they're dabbling in AI for the store but hey-ho.

googles chatbot thing still makes me laugh.
It only gives me valid info about 20-30% of the time.

It's like it has some weird confirmation bias built in.

for example the question I asked google was "yamaha hs7 can I use speaker wire"

IDK what the 12v bit is about and I'm pretty sure most speaker wire won't be high enough gauge for 12volts .... Also the speaker DOES NOT COME WITH ANY CABLES APART FROM IEC14 POWER CABLES..... but the bot mentions stagg cables for some reason

The question was "can u use speaker wires with xlr"

The whole thing seems to be random words put together
everyone knows what speaker wire is right? the red and black thin wires... that go into the back of a speaker, how are they thicker than XLR cables? my XLR cables is slightly higher in diameter than a power cord

AI telling me two different things.... AI is utter trash at this kinda stuff, they don't understand context at all

 

[Noxia]

I purchased an aftermarket kit because Phillips aren't a brand I want to buy when it comes to TVs. So I have reactive backlighting on my LG OLED.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

I purchased an aftermarket kit because Phillips aren't a brand I want to buy when it comes to TVs. So I have reactive backlighting on my LG OLED.

Any particular reason for not buying Phillips tvs?
Mine has been faultless
And usually built in is better than add on

 

[Noxia]

Any particular reason for not buying Phillips tvs?
Mine has been faultless
And usually built in is better than add on

Not really, just not a brand I've ever really purchased. I just prefer LG and Sony for TVs.
I'm pretty sure there was a reason why I chose two TVs (CX + C2) over Phillips at the time as well but I'm struggling to remember what it was, actually I think it was because they didn't do a 42-inch OLED which is what I use as a monitor.

Light kit has been faultless and I'm not sure if the technology's evolved, but it is far more responsive than my sisters ambilight TV. Took me awhile to find one because it had to support 4K 120 HZ on the hdmi box.

 

[BornEvil]

I used to strictly buy Samsung, LG or Sony TVs, but a few years back I bought a Hisence QLED for the guest room, was very impressed with the build/picture quality.

Now I sort of more open about TV Brand purchases. Philips are in the forefront of RGB living (Hue etc) so they have that going for them.

Disappointing that the monitor is Ambiglow and not Ambilight.