Philips 276C8 monitor review: ultra-thin body and outstanding image quality

With the development of the entire industry, displays have made rapid progress in the past few years, and technologies such as high resolution, large-size screens, and narrow borders have gradually become popular. In order to win in the fierce market competition, manufacturers are seeking new breakthroughs in the appearance and display effects of new products.

As a leading brand in the monitor field, Philips recently launched the 276C8 monitor, which is a brand new product in the vast full-screen C8 series. 276C8 is equipped with a 2K resolution AH-IPS screen, which can provide excellent display effects. More importantly, its body thickness can be described as thin as a blade, subverting the definition of "thin" for desktop monitors. Such a product that is extremely outstanding from the inside out can fully meet the stringent needs of all types of users.

1. Body Appearance Analysis

As a product that won the 2018 Red Dot Design Award, the Philips 276C8 has many highlights in its body design. It adopts an edge-to-edge design of the AH-IPS panel and has a very high screen-to-body ratio. For movie viewing or gaming, you can enjoy a stunning visual impact with the 276C8.

Close-up of the upper and right borders, the width is very narrow and almost blends into the screen. Even when the screen displays dark content, the borders are barely noticeable, making it very convenient to expand the screen to multiple monitors.

There is the English LOGO of the Philips brand in the center of the lower border of the monitor screen, which is very recognizable.

There is a power indicator light in the lower right corner of the base, which is simple yet profound.

The specific model number - 276C is marked on the lower left corner of the display, which is relatively hidden.

The hinge of Philips 276C8 is also designed to be very simple and fashionable. It can easily adjust the tilt angle and supports quick switching from -5 degrees to 20 degrees. You can find a convenient screen viewing angle in every sitting position.

The following two pictures show the maximum elevation angle and maximum depression angle of Philips 276C8 respectively. The adjustable range is still relatively large. And looking from the side, we can further feel the visual impact brought by the Philips 276C8’s thinnest body of only 6mm!

The back of the Philips 276C8 also has a very simple design. The Philips LOGO icon in the middle of the top is like the finishing touch.

The power interface, OSD buttons, and audio interface are hidden behind the base, making it convenient for users to manage cables. The video interface supports HDMI 1.4, HDMI 2.0 (HDR can be turned on), and USB-C.

The USB-C interface has a transmission power of up to 65W, which can charge compatible laptops and allow easy single-cable connection between laptops and monitors.

In addition, the operation of the OSD buttons is also very smart. Swipe to the left and the "SmartImage" function menu will be brought up on the screen. The menu provides 7 modes, including EasyRead, document processing, and picture. , movies, games, economic mode, LowBlue filter blue light mode.

Real shot of the screen display effect after turning on EasyRead mode. After the EasyRead mode is turned on, the Philips 276C8 screen can provide a paper-like display effect, reducing visual fatigue caused by users reading text for a long time.

Toggle on the right side to bring up the main settings menu, which includes various options such as LowBlue blue light filter mode, input mode, picture brightness contrast HDR, audio output, color and language. , where users can make detailed fine-tuning of the display.

2. Outstanding screen quality and display effect

In order to further understand the screen quality of the Philips 276C8 monitor, the author used the Starscream 4 software to conduct a professional test on it.

The first is the color gamut test. The color gamut refers to the range of colors that can be expressed by a certain device, that is, the range of colors that can be expressed by various screen display devices, printers or printing equipment. The larger the color gamut value, the more colors the device can display.

Judging from the results, the Philips 276C8 monitor has a sRGB color gamut coverage of up to 100%, and the NTSC and AdobeRGB color gamuts also have 85% and 87% respectively. In the current monitor market with a price of 2,500 yuan, such excellent color gamut performance is rare. It can present more vibrant and brilliant colors when watching movies and pictures.

The next step is the brightness corresponding test. Usually gamma=2.2 is a standard value in the display industry. The closer the gamma value curve measured in the test report is to 2.2, the better. The higher the gamma value (such as 2.2), the higher the image contrast and color saturation. Gamma 2.2 can provide the viewer with a consistent tonal range perceptually.

Judging from the test results, the curve of Philips 276C8 is quite close to the "luminosity 2.2" curve, and the performance is very good, which also exceeds the author's expectations for a product at this price.

In terms of grayscale, Philips 276C8 fluctuates with brightness between 6500K and 6900K, and the overall performance is warm.

Then there is color uniformity. Area 3 of Philips 276C8, which is the upper right corner of the screen, is closest to the D65 standard. However, the color deviation in the other eight areas is also well controlled, with the maximum difference being only 2.7.

Let’s take a look at the screen brightness uniformity. After testing with Starscream 4, we can see that the center brightness of Philips 276C8 has the highest performance, which is 306.3 cd/m2, while the brightness in the upper left corner is relatively lower, with the maximum The difference value is 14%.

The last is the color accuracy test. The average △E of Philips 276C8 is only 0.67, the minimum value is 0.11, and the maximum value is only 1.91. All colors have △E<2. It can be said that the color accuracy of Philips 276C8 is excellent, even comparable to professional-grade monitors.

Through the professional testing of Starscream 4, we can feel the excellent display performance of Philips 276C8, whether it is color gamut, color accuracy, grayscale, uniformity and other aspects, it is extremely outstanding, and can even Comparable to higher priced flagship products!

Philips 276C8 is used together with Philips SPT6212PRO wired keyboard and mouse set to process word documents and take real photos.

It is worth mentioning that this keyboard and mouse set has strong compatibility. It can be plug-and-play without manual driver installation. The key life is up to 8 million times. It is a good companion for business offices. It is self-operated by JD.com. Only 99 yuan, purchase link

In addition to the traditional wired keyboard and mouse, Philips also launched the SPT6602PRO wireless keyboard and mouse set, which comes in three colors: black/white/pink, to meet the needs of multiple scenes, 2.4GHZ wireless With the connection and intelligent driver-free design, users don’t have to worry about cables at work.

The keyboard has chocolate keycaps, which not only feel comfortable but are also very quiet when typing.

The mouse wheel is made of metal and has a fine-textured surface, making it lightweight and sensitive.

In order to meet the all-round needs of gamers, Philips has recently launched the Feinteng series gaming mouse SPK9403B and SPK8401B mechanical keyboard. Philips SPK9403B mouse supports 16.8 million colors of RGB colorful lighting, with a DPI up to 6400, and six buttons can be customized response. Purchase link

Real photos of the SPK9403B gaming mouse from all angles, the lighting effect is still very cool

The SPK8401 mechanical keyboard adopts a green axis design and supports 104 full-key wireless keys. It has fast rebound and excellent feel. It also uses a backlight design that can be switched through shortcut keys. Purchase link

Use the CTRL+INS shortcut keys to turn on the lighting effects

Use these two products and use them with Philips 276C8 monitor to try out the e-sports game Dota2. During this period, whether it is the screen display effect, The operation feel is also very good, which helped the author successfully win the five-kill rampage.

Summary:

2K ultra-high definition resolution, AH-IPS panel brings wide viewing range, ultra-high color gamut coverage, excellent brightness uniformity control, and nearly Perfect color accuracy. In short, the screen quality of Philips 276C8 is excellent and can fully meet the needs of most consumers. Of course, the biggest highlight of Philips 276C8 is its appearance design. Whether it is the 3-sided ultra-narrow bezel or the body with a thickness of only 6mm, they are all bonus points, making it a product with both good looks and display effect.

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