PHILIPS 288E2E 28" Frameless Monitor, 4K UHD 3840x2160 IPS, 120% sRGB, FreeSync, Height Adjustable, VESA, 4Yr Advance Replacement, Black

First of all, I'm a software developer, not a gamer. So I can't comment about its suitability for gaming. But, for software development (Java using IntelliJ) it's perfect. I set scaling (Windows 11) at 125% and it's perfect. It also looks great at 100% or 150% if that's what you like. Plenty of real estate. Bright enough for even a bright office. No bad pixels or any other defects. Also looks great for video, although still not like an OLED or 400 nit display. No "IPS glow" that I can perceive. I also have a Samsung UR55 with an identical picture (may be the same LCD panel). But, the Phillips has an adjustable stand, which is great as the Samsung's stand, like most, is to high for good ergonomics (I use mine on VESA mount). One thing, some other reviewers have a different model where it's difficult to access the VESA mount. Not this one (the 28" height-adjustable stand). The stand attaches and detaches with a single button. It does not swivel or pivot, just height and tilt. It's very stable and nice looking. Bottom line: a great monitor at a great price with a useful stand.

I needed a new monitor for a Mac Studio and my old 27" iMac - I needed to share the same monitor at will, and this Phillips monitor works perfectly for this purpose. This has two HDMI and one DisplayPort input, so I wired the old iMac into the DisplayPort and the new Mac with HDMI. The image is stunning, and ease of switching between sources a breeze. I did have to play around with resolution settings to get everything in order, my tip is have this Phillip monitor match the computer display settings, not the other way around - otherwise you will end up with an oddly anti-aliased oversized screen. This is all easily done in Mac's System Settings/Displays My only minor beef is (and this is with all 3rd party monitors) you can't adjust the Phillips' brightness from the Mac, you must use the monitor's joystick controller. Learning the Phillips' controller takes a few minutes to learn and get use to - and you should, because you will be adjusting the contrast, brightness, and sharpness, and more importantly, the brightness and contrast needs adjusting as lighting in the room changes from morning to evening, otherwise you'll go blind. Another minor sore point is the wake up time - typically 5-8 seconds will pass before the Phillips wakes when waking your computer, at least on a Mac. Lastly, the build quality is phenomenal, and color is matched perfectly with my Macs. Not the cheapest monitor but certainly not the most expensive, and a great value! thank you

Bought two. One has no issues but the other only glitches when I wake it up... Either a scrambled screen or glitching back and forth in a stuttering movement. Once I turn it off and on again its fine, it's just annoying because it happens 40%-50% of the time. That same monitor also had a weird issue where I couldn't scroll up using the "joystick" button on the back and the color was off but that seems to have gone away when I got a new display port cable. That shouldn't matter but somehow it fixed the "joystick". I'm running it all off a brand new dell workstation with a brand new RTX 3070 so all should be good. Also The power button on the back must be held for a few seconds to turn off/on. It might sound dumb but at night you just kind of want to hit something and be done with it. Most nights I just leave it to go off on it's own which could be annoying if people are in the room. Overall picture is amazing and it's not expensive so I would buy more. Just hope you get two perfect ones...

Fantastic value if you get it under $300 (I managed to get it on sale for $215). Even at $300, it's a healthy contender for display quality and color balance with monitors even in the $400 range. Of course, there's a reason it's cheaper than those monitors, namely 60Hz, no USB-C (i.e., sorry Macbooks), no additional USB ports and no speakers. It also uses an AC Adapter, rather than integrated power supply. If you're fine with those caveats, you are going to have a hard time finding a better quality display at this price point. If your heart is set on the missing features, then check out the Samsung U28R55 or Asus VG289Q; both use the exact same 28" Innolux panel. However, according to other reviews, Philips seems to have the best factory calibration for color balance and white levels. Out of the box, my Spyder 4 Pro (yeah, yeah, I haven't upgraded that yet) found it quite accurate, although it was a smidge cooler with the default 6500K with Gamma 2.2 setting. A quick calibration fixed that and brought the sRGB level to full coverage, 87% DCI-P3 and 82% Adobe RGB. For comparison, the Philips' DCI-P3 and Adobe values are about 6% higher than the $300-ish Asus Proart PA278QV. So for most color work, it's very good. (If you need higher percentages, you're in the wrong price bracket). Don't forget to install the drivers from Philips' website, along with SmartControl (yes, it's actually useful - you can do all the monitor adjustments from Windows so you don't have to reach around back to use the joystick). After calibration, there's a tiny bit of saturation in the reds, but it's not super obvious and it makes for a very pleasant image that pops, but it's not over the top and unrealistic. The panel coloring is pretty even, although I can tell it's a tiny bit cooler on the far left than the far right side, but I have to really look for it. For this price point, it's stellar. The stand is surprisingly rock solid and heavy. Making adjustments is easy and it feels very sturdy. I was pleased to see the monitor had vertical adjustment, going as low as 1" above from the desk surface. Vertical and tilt adjustments were solid and I really like the stand, but it is a bit bulky so I mounted it to the wall with a standard 100mm VESA. Overall construction is very solid, even if it's mostly plastic. Philips didn't skimp on the important things like durability. My only gripe (and it's minor) is the lack of an integrated power supply. But, as a result, the back of the monitor is very thin, so there is at least an aesthetic gain from this design decision. The cord for the AC adapter is long enough to hide it out of sight. While it came with an HDMI cable, I used a DisplayPort cable and Windows 11 recognized it instantly and even adjusted the scaling to a recommended 150%. With this setting, this monitor is a Goldilocks size, with very sharp, readable text and a lot of space to work with. For me, the boost from a 1080 monitor to 4K was fantastic. My only regret is that I didn't make the switch sooner. Everything is so much sharper and easier on my eyes, especially if you do a lot of reading/typing. If you're on the fence, definitely consider this monitor. As to long term, I hope it lasts, but from what I paid, it's about half of what I was expecting to pay for a decently color-balanced monitor with 4K. Go for it! 1/23 Update - Still going strong 7 months later and no regrets or new annoyances!

After spending time researching what the best budget monitor could be to pair with my MacBook Pro, I stumbled upon this guy. I was initially surprised by the price and amount of positive reviews, so I bought it, and I have only been impressed since using it. I bought this monitor to use mainly for graphic design work and I can say it very much works well for this purpose. Before I was using a 1080p monitor with lackluster colors and contrast, and I found myself avoiding using it for anything besides notes and work calls. The Phillips monitor on the other hand feels like a close enough match to the quality of my MacBook Pro display that I can actually work on graphic elements on it and be able to trust their accuracy - I usually still double check any design on the MBP display before sending it off to a client, but the extra real estate is still definitely a win especially for working on projects over extended periods of time. I included a video and some images to show how this monitor compares to the MBP display; hopefully these speak for themselves as far as brightness, contrast, blacks, color brilliance, sharpness/clarity, anti-glare coating, and fluidity of motion are concerned. Highly recommend the purchase! It was the best budget option I could find. Now if only they would make this with a glass screen instead of the anti-glare 😏 PS: I have to agree with what others have been saying about the screen controls being hard to use. Every time I open this menu I found myself fumbling around in it. About the only real con I have though! 05/23 Update: I ran into a problem with the monitor where nearly every time I plugged it into my MacBook Pro the MacBook would completely freeze and need to be hard shut down to continue to work on it. Luckily this was not a problem with the monitor itself, but rather a problem with the Elgato adapter/the MacBook’s ability to handle this connection. I googled around and it turns out ever since a certain MacOS update a few years ago, certain connections cause MBPs to have a kernel panic. Ridiculous, but for me switching to a USB-C to HDMI cable solved any problems I was having.

Buying a budget 4K monitors apparently is like doing physics, there are very few good choices unless you're a millionaire and the budget choices avail are extremely poor. Funny how 43" 4k tvs are going for the same price as 15-27" 4K? It's ridiculous. Anywho from the avail choices in 2023 this Phillips 28in 4K monitor spec wise is probably the best choice we got, the vesa mounts are not blocking anything and the screen is an inch bigger than the 27" which makes a big difference in esthetics (looks nicer than 27"). It has 2 HDMI's and a Display connection too. The frame is super thin so it has a smooth look, the picture is bright enough that you never have to worry about brightness and the picture and color are simply amazing. I know 4K tvs, monitors and 4k portable monitors and the picture on this monitor is worth every penny of $250 the price I got it for, once you use this monitor you won't go back to 1080p for sure. I would recommend this monitor because it's cheap good quality and I highly recommend Philips brand since their LEDs are long lasting and very sharp. I also have a 53in Philips 4k and I've never had a better tv. Ive owned Vizio, TLC, Sony, Fire Tv and non of them can outlast or provide a better natural picture color accuracy and brightness than my Philips 53". I also use Philips hd light bulbs which have lasted me over 5 years already and going and I use Philips bulbs in my projector too. You can't go wrong with Philips lighting ever, trust me, I haven't bought lightbulbs in years. Def grab this monitor it's worth it and stop throwing away money on other brands. Obviously this is a budget review, so this is not a rich people review, they can buy the best of everything anyway. This is a review for people on a budget looking to save money on a 4K monitor. Recommended very good can't go wrong !

A very good screen monitor.

I purchased this monitor based upon the product description that is has built in speakers. It does not! The picture quality is great, but the lack of speakers is the reason I will most likely return it. It does have an audio out which works with an aux speaker. I did go on the Phillips home page and searched the model to confirm it does not list built in speakers. I should have done that before purchase.