The official Philips BDM4065UC thread

Combat squirrel · 20 Jan 2015 at 12:25

ICDP said:
I will test this later when I have a chance and report back to you. I would not go from memory and have you ordering a very expensive monitor on my hearsay.

Smurfin said:
It's semi gloss so yes. I can see myself in the screen when it's black, at night with spots in the ceiling on.

eyetrip said:
Yeah, the coating on this is a nice compromise.

Not too reflective that it's like looking in a mirror, and not heavy enough that it feels like it dulls the image.

ICDP said:
I agree, the reflection did not stand out to me in a "bloody hell" kind of way. I can understand why those who do photo work will require no reflection. Hence why I will not commit to say it perfect

Thanks guys, hmmm it sounds borderline! lol :eek:

, I will try and find some videos on it I think in reviews, see what I can see? It sounds perfect for my needs otherwise.

It's a hell of a lot of money for me though, but I spend every waking hour on my PC working and work for myself as a videographer/photographer, so I imagine it would be much better than my current setup (2x27 1x30), I find I am always earning for more vertical res to fit stuff on the screen! lol

My other option is get 2 more 30" but even that feels a little limited now.

Finally how thick is the bezel ? Do you find it suitable if I were at some point in time thinking of getting 2 more for 3 setup ?

exiges · 20 Jan 2015 at 12:30

eyetrip said:
Don't think you will get more than 1920x1200 over hdmi. .

Well, HDMI is capable of 4k / 30hz (good enough for non-gaming).. I'm still trying to get full res.

Combat squirrel · 20 Jan 2015 at 12:36

exiges said:
Well, HDMI is capable of 4k / 30hz (good enough for non-gaming).. I'm still trying to get full res.

Only the latest revision of HDMI I think, not the older versions of it

eyetrip · 20 Jan 2015 at 12:54

exiges said:
Well, HDMI is capable of 4k / 30hz (good enough for non-gaming).. I'm still trying to get full res.

Personally can't deal with 4K 30Hz even for non-gaming.

That is what I was limited to with my Macbook initially, due to this being SST, and it was awful.

Thankfully there is a program called SwitchResX which allows custom resolutions. This has allowed me to get 3840x2160 at 50Hz, with the added bonus that it unlocks other resolutions on the Macbook screen, allowing me to select 1920x1200 (or even native without scaling but is a tad small)

ICDP · 20 Jan 2015 at 15:08

30Hz is fine apart from the serious mouse lag. It renders Windows almost unusable IMHO.

eyetrip · 20 Jan 2015 at 15:30

So it's not fine

JediFragger · 20 Jan 2015 at 15:53

I'm stuck on HDMI 1080p til my Mini-DP cable gets here. I'll have to be patient

Gotta say though, quite impressed how good it looks at 1080p, and it's eased my mind when it will come to running it when the games get a little too demanding at 4k.

Best of both worlds :cool:

ICDP · 20 Jan 2015 at 15:57

eyetrip said:
So it's not fine

Lol, I did contradict myself there didn't I. Sorry about that :eek:

JediFragger · 20 Jan 2015 at 16:09

Combat squirrel, I'm really not sure you'll like how glossy this screen is. I hate glossy too and this is *just* on the right side of borderline for me so am happy to forgive it. Just depends on how much of a factor it is for you...

Combat squirrel · 20 Jan 2015 at 16:55

JediFragger said:
Combat squirrel, I'm really not sure you'll like how glossy this screen is. I hate glossy too and this is *just* on the right side of borderline for me so am happy to forgive it. Just depends on how much of a factor it is for you...

I see, thanks for the info!

Still using your dell 3008 right now

HMMMMMMMM what to do,lol

Any more inputs/thoughts from people ?

JediFragger · 20 Jan 2015 at 17:08

Combat squirrel said:
I see, thanks for the info! Still using your dell 3008 right now

I remember! DAMN good screen that, missed it so much I went out a few weeks later and got my HP ZR30w, another great screen :cool:

Loving this Philips so far, just 1080p will do my nut in until the Mini-DP cable arrives!! My own fault for buying a 295x2 I suppose

Scooby-DoobyDoo · 20 Jan 2015 at 17:09

Hi I have a MSI R9 290 Gaming, am I correct in thinking The R9 290 has a normal display port and this monitor needs a mini display port.....so mini to normal display port cable?

JediFragger · 20 Jan 2015 at 17:10

No Scoobs, it also has a normal-sized DP connection

Just my 295 only has mini's

Scooby-DoobyDoo · 20 Jan 2015 at 17:24

Ok thanks, does it come with a normal display port to normal display port lead?

ICDP · 20 Jan 2015 at 17:55

Yes it does come with DP.

Scooby-DoobyDoo · 20 Jan 2015 at 17:58

Thanks

JediFragger · 20 Jan 2015 at 18:01

They included EVERY ****ING CABLE BAR A MINI-DP CABLE!!!! *******S!!!!!

Ok, I'm over it now

Sledged · 20 Jan 2015 at 19:20

Doesn't come with a UK power cable or a USB extension cable for the hub. Petty, but I'll probably RMA it for that.

Yes there is gloss on this, if you're used to matt which I was with the Dell 3007wfp you may not be happy, I don't mind it as the lights I normally have on don't show up the gloss.

Definitely is the way to go for screen real estate and using stock scaling in windows.

exiges · 20 Jan 2015 at 19:54

Well, I couldn't get it working at its native resolution over HDMI with my Radeon card at work, but got the screen home and it works lovely over mini-DisplayPort to my GTX980

Apologies for the bad pic, I'm rocking the 80s Argos Desk until my corner desk arrives

eyetrip · 20 Jan 2015 at 21:17

Sledged said:
Petty, but I'll probably RMA it for that.

really?

exiges said:
Well, I couldn't get it working at its native resolution over HDMI with my Radeon card at work, but got the screen home and it works lovely over mini-DisplayPort to my GTX980

Apologies for the bad pic, I'm rocking the 80s Argos Desk until my corner desk arrives

Lol!

"We're going to need a bigger boat" comes to mind