Please Help me decide Ultrawide QD-OLED

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Philips Evnia 49" 49M2C8900L/00 QD-OLED Curved 5120x1440 144Hz 0.03ms 90w USB C Ultrawide Curved Gaming Monitor

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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 said:
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.

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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.
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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.
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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 said:
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.
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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.
 
JediFragger said:
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.
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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 said:
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.
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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.
 
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Mcnumpty2323 said:
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
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I am slightly leaning towards the Philips, the lighting would keep me entertained for a few mins i am sure :P, and it will match my setup:
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but I do have a Gigabyte build in progress...
 
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.
 
chaparral said:
Do you ever play old enough games which a 5080 may be able to run at over 200fps ?

I myself many times have a quick blast of some my very old top games that some are even 20 odd years old like Quake 2/ Half-life 1+2 /Fear /Trackmania / Bioshock/ Red Alert :) etc etc
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HL been sitting in my library for 25+ years... still not touched it :D

For old games i might replay, i most likely 4K (Max setting) stream to FireTV with Moonlight.

I only play a bit of Overwatch, and some Single player fps like Doom etc. Maybe a non-sim racers like Forza now and then.
 
Kirby Wurm said:
I must say it's surprising to see monitors of this size/spec at that price, good to see considering OLED monitors are relatively new to the market.
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I would not have consider upgrading if not for the price. Although still not great

I'm coming from 2x 27" 165Hz 1440p IPS panel, so to 5120x1440p is just combining the 2 into one. Main upgrade for me is OLED, that i am very excited for.
 
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