{"id":121923,"date":"2021-02-13T06:00:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-13T06:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=121923"},"modified":"2024-02-24T15:42:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T15:42:49","slug":"philips-276e8vjsb-review-4k-monitor-for-everyday-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/gadgets\/philips-276e8vjsb-review-4k-monitor-for-everyday-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Philips 276E8VJSB : 4K monitor for everyday use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For those who are trying to save money on a 4K monitor, there are 28-inch models with TN matrices.\u00a0An example would be BenQ&#8217;s cheap options.\u00a0But as far as color reproduction is concerned, such models leave much to be desired when compared with more expensive models using an IPS matrix.<\/p>\n<p>The Philips 276E8VJSB monitor uses a 60 Hz IPS panel from the Chinese manufacturer Panda Electronics. Matrix model LM270PF1L. The monitor has a native resolution of 3840&#215;2160 4K UHD and supports 10-bit (8-bit + FRC) color depth. The claimed pixel response time is 5 ms, but more on that below.<\/p>\n<h3>Philips 276E8VJSB: Design<\/h3>\n<p>Philips 276E8VJSB, as usual comes in a minimalistic design. The base of the stand is sickle-shaped. The slim cylindrical stand is finished in a powder-coated metal style. This appearance gives lightness to the design.<\/p>\n<p>The lower bezel under the screen is made of glossy black plastic.\u00a0On the other three edges of the matrix is \u200b\u200ba &#8220;super narrow bezel&#8221;.\u00a0The screen bezel matches well with the 276E8VJSB surface.\u00a0This is especially noticeable in the off state.\u00a0The bezel is made of hard plastic.<\/p>\n<p>The bezels are approximately 6mm at the top and sides.\u00a0Bottom plank 20 mm including silver panel border.\u00a0There is a Philips logo in the center of the bottom bezel that extends beyond the edge of the bezel.\u00a0LM270PF1L matrix screen with antiglare coating, matte.<\/p>\n<p>The OSD menu is controlled by a joystick.\u00a0It is located under the logo.\u00a0According to user reviews, the location of the joystick is considered inconvenient.\u00a0You have to press hard enough to make sure the joystick responds correctly.\u00a0Although the menu controls are intuitive.<\/p>\n<p>What other users pay attention to is the small bright white LED of the monitor power indicator.\u00a0It is located on the right side of the bottom panel.\u00a0It cannot be turned off in the OSD and interferes with some of the work.\u00a0But this is not the opinion of the majority.\u00a0This problem is treated with black duct tape.<\/p>\n<p>On the side, the Philips 276E8VJSB monitor is thin.\u00a0It measures 15 mm at its thinnest point.\u00a0In the place where the stand is attached, the size is increased.\u00a0The complete stand allows you to tilt the screen forward by 5 degrees and backward by 20 degrees &#8211; adjustment only in this plane.<\/p>\n<p>The lower part of the Philips 276E8VJSB rises above the table by 94 mm, or rather to the bottom of the protruding Philips logo.\u00a0The top of the screen is at 469 mm.\u00a0Installing the monitor requires a surface depth of 190 mm.\u00a0As such, it is a fairly compact design.\u00a0VESA mount is not provided.<\/p>\n<p>The rear of the Philips 276E8VJSB is minimalist, with plenty of glossy black plastic.\u00a0The stand mounts from the bottom (no VESA).\u00a0The lack of a wall mount is due to the screen being too thin.\u00a0At the bottom left there is a slot for a secret lock.<\/p>\n<p>All I \/ O ports are facing back.\u00a0The panel contains: two HDMI 2.0 ports, DP 1.2, 3.5 mm audio output and a power connector.\u00a03840&#215;2160 @ 60Hz resolution is supported through both DP 1.2 and HDMI 2.0.\u00a0HDMI cable, power cable and power adapter are included.\u00a0External power supply.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8839\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ultrahd.su-Philips-276E8VJSB-dizajn-700x450.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ultrahd.su-Philips-276E8VJSB-dizajn-700x450.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ultrahd.su-Philips-276E8VJSB-dizajn-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ultrahd.su-Philips-276E8VJSB-dizajn-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ultrahd.su-Philips-276E8VJSB-dizajn.jpg 1600w\" alt=\"Philips 276E8VJSB design\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Opportunities<\/h3>\n<p>The 276E8VJSB Philips monitor comes with a number of factory presets in terms of picture &#8211; these are \u201cSmartImage Game\u201d, \u201cGamer 1\u201d, \u201cGamer 2\u201d, \u201cFPS\u201d, \u201cRacing\u201d, \u201cRTS\u201d and \u201cLowBlue Mode\u201d.\u00a0These presets simply adjust various settings in the main OSD menu and do not have any huge effect unlike manual settings.<\/p>\n<p>An exception is the Bright Border feature, which highlights a specific area of \u200b\u200bthe screen.\u00a0This setting is only available with certain presets.\u00a0The color temperature ranges from 7311K to 5283K.\u00a0Out of the box, the 276E8VJSB Philips monitor is bright with a cool and slightly greenish tint.\u00a0Nevertheless, the gamma correction is good, the image on the screen looks saturated.<\/p>\n<p>It is possible to enable the sRGB emulation mode, which slightly reduces the saturation of the picture.\u00a0Although its own gamut does not really go far beyond the space.\u00a0Finally, the user can change these parameters by himself using the \u201csRGB\u201d setting.\u00a0After these adjustments in the OSD, you can get a well-balanced, fairly bright and varied image.<\/p>\n<h3>Contrast and brightness<\/h3>\n<p>After various measurements of the white and black brightness levels, the static contrast ratios can be calculated.\u00a0Here are some of them.\u00a0At 100% brightness, the result is 413 nits white, 0.44 nits black and a contrast ratio of 939: 1.\u00a0At zero brightness: 89 nits white, 0.09 nits black and 989: 1.\u00a0With the right custom setups it is possible to achieve 447 nits of white, 0.43 of blacks and a contrast ratio of 1040: 1.<\/p>\n<p>The 276E8VJSB from Philips does not use PWM to adjust the brightness of the backlight.\u00a0Instead, the usual current regulation takes place.\u00a0This monitor is considered &#8220;flicker-free&#8221;, which is some advantage of this model.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ultrahd.su-Philips-276E8VJSB-kommutacija.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ultrahd.su-Philips-276E8VJSB-kommutacija-700x357.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ultrahd.su-Philips-276E8VJSB-kommutacija-700x357.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ultrahd.su-Philips-276E8VJSB-kommutacija-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ultrahd.su-Philips-276E8VJSB-kommutacija-768x391.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ultrahd.su-Philips-276E8VJSB-kommutacija.jpg 1600w\" alt=\"Philips 276E8VJSB interfaces\" width=\"700\" height=\"357\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Chromaticity<\/h3>\n<p>The Philips 276E8VJSB color gamut is in the sRGB reference space.\u00a0The color gamut completely covers the sRGB color space (100%) with some expansion.\u00a0This is especially noticeable in the green spectrum.\u00a0This enables the monitor to display all hues in the sRGB color space with additional saturation.<\/p>\n<p>The picture is slightly brighter overall, but the expansion beyond sRGB is not extreme.\u00a0Oversaturation is imperceptible, everything looks pretty natural.\u00a0The monitor supports sRGB emulation setting.\u00a0This shrinks the color gamut to track sRGB more accurately.\u00a0Viewing angles are adequate without color change.\u00a0The optimal distance to the screen is 70 cm.<\/p>\n<h3>Intlag<\/h3>\n<p>When testing the Philips 276E8VJSB monitor, an input lag of 2.79 ms was calculated.\u00a0This is about one-sixth of a frame.\u00a0This parameter indicates a very low signal latency.\u00a0At this point, the model in question gets a clear plus, despite the figure declared by the manufacturer.<\/p>\n<h3>Interpolation<\/h3>\n<p>4K UHD resolution requires a scaling process.\u00a0In some cases, this has to load the graphics processor of the video card.\u00a0This can be seen with older video game consoles with lower output resolutions.\u00a0The monitor will perform the interpolation process with good quality if the input content is 1080p (Full HD).<\/p>\n<p>As with the\u00a0Philips 328E1CA\u00a0monitor\u00a0, the PC user first needs to make sure that the video adapter is not trying to take over the scaling functions.\u00a0For users with AMD GPUs, the monitor will handle scaling by default when playing games at non-standard resolutions.\u00a0Nvidia users should make the appropriate &#8220;No Scale&#8221; settings in the Nvidia Control Panel.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>With a 27-inch diagonal, the Philips 276E8VJSB 4K UHD screen provides excellent pixel density and a good desktop workspace.\u00a0The scaling works smoothly, so for most users this is not a problem.<\/p>\n<p>The monitor has the usual \u201chome\u201d look with a beautiful crescent-shaped metal stand.\u00a0However, only vertical tilt may not be sufficient.\u00a0The disadvantages include the lack of VESA mount.\u00a0Sufficiently bright white LED indicator at the bottom of the monitor &#8211; we cover it with black tape.<\/p>\n<p>The OSD controls are intuitive and legible, but the joystick rocker requires some pressure when pressed.\u00a0Of course, this is not a major issue, but it can be a little annoying for some users.\u00a0But you shouldn&#8217;t pay too much attention to these points if you need a 27-inch 4K monitor for everyday use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those who are trying to save money on a 4K monitor, there are 28-inch models with TN matrices.\u00a0An example would be BenQ&#8217;s cheap options.\u00a0But as far as color reproduction is concerned, such models leave much to be desired when compared with more expensive models using an IPS matrix. 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