Philips 278E1A - 27 Inch 4K Monitor, 60Hz, 4ms, IPS, Speakers, FlickerFree, Smart Image (3840 x 2160, 350 cd/m², HDMI/DP)

I'm a software engineer and needed a larger screen area. It works extremely well for that purpose. This is my first curved monitor and I was slightly worried that it would be difficult to get used to, but it wasn't at all. The curve helps a lot to make a wide screen more usable, so much so that I'm considering getting another one to go alongside it. [Edit: I did, see below.] The resolution is excellent, text is very crisp, and there were no dead pixels.I'm not doing colour-accurate work, but the custom RGB mode provided sufficient adjustment to match the white balance with my other monitor (it was quite heavy on the green by default). Colours are quite uniform across the screen, and there's none of the distracting sparkling you can get in bright areas on some monitors. In general it's very bright, so bright that I have the Brightness control set to minimum. There's a drop in relative brightness when viewing the left and right side of the screen at an angle, but it's not too noticeable unless you're viewing it at more than about 45 degrees. I don't really do gaming so I don't have any comments on how well it performs for that, although I suspect you'd want a higher refresh rate for gaming.I'm currently [when I wrote this] using it over DisplayPort, in a dual-monitor setup with an older Dell monitor. It was not difficult to get it running at 60 Hz at full UHD resolution on Linux, after a bit of faffing with the monitor preferences app. (That app has some usability problems but I don't attribute those to the monitor.) I ran into a problem that Linux has with DPMI power management on some dual-monitor setups when one or both are connected via HDMI: after the screens have switched off, they switch back on again after a few seconds. This problem doesn't occur when both monitors are connected via DisplayPort (or when the Philips monitor alone is connected via HDMI).The OSD buttons are a little bit awkward (they're mounted on the bottom of the panel). The power LED flashes slowly when the monitor is in power-saving mode; not ideal for a bedroom but I'll probably just put some black tape over it. These are very minor nits on an overall excellent monitor. I'd say it is one of the best 60Hz UHD curved 31.5" monitors for the money.----Edit: I've now been using the original monitor for about two months and I'm still very happy with it. I decided to get another one to go alongside and that works brilliantly. Again no dead pixels. Both are connected via DisplayPort from a Sapphire Radeon RX580 8GB, and both are running at 60 Hz at full UHD without any apparent problems.The curve is perfect for a side-by-side dual monitor setup; just right to allow you to get the maximum benefit from the extra screen real estate and not have to view the edges of the screens at too oblique an angle.Initially there was a worrying flickering of the desktop background when I first connected the second monitor, but I put that down to a temporary software glitch, not the monitors themselves. (I guess 2x3840 desktop width isn't particularly well-tested in Linux!) Switching to mirroring and then back to dual display caused that problem to go away and I haven't seen it again.There seems to be some minor variability in the RGB response between supposedly identical monitors, but again, it was easy to correct for that in the custom RGB mode. The resulting colour match is close enough by eye for me to be happy with it.The stand doesn't allow height adjustment and currently there's a few millimetres difference in height between the two monitors. [Edit: fixed with a stack of paper underneath the stand of the lower one.] (They have standard VESA fittings if you want to replace the stand.)Overall, using two of these monitors is a very cost-effective and productive option if you need the extra screen area.Later edit: The dual-monitor setup is still working great 8 months after purchase of the first monitor (7 months after the second). It also works when dual-booting to Windows 10.

-I recently upgraded to the Philips 325E1C 32-inch QHD Curved Monitor and couldn't be happier. The large, curved screen makes everything from work tasks to watching movies more engaging.-Colors are vibrant, and the picture quality is sharp, enhancing both productivity and entertainment. Setup was a breeze with multiple connection options, and the sleek design adds a modern touch to my desk.***Overall, this monitor offers excellent screen and value. Highly recommended!***

My last monitor was a 24 inch asus monitor that I've had for around 5 years then I decided to look for something a bit bigger and this one has ticked all the boxes. The first thing I noticed was the default brightness/contrast settings hurt my eyes as it was way brighter than my old monitor. I eventually settled with brightness set to 25 and contrast set to 55 (both quite low) and a warmish colour temperature (as opposed to the low blue mode). Not much idea how accurate the colours are at this point as I have just tweaked it for eye comfort.What I like:Lovely curved screenGreat contrastSharp image to my eyesLots of scope to adjust image settingsCan be wall/bracket mounted75hz refresh rateHas worked well with the games I've tried so far no tearing. Motion as good as expected. No noticeable input lagStandby/adjustment buttons under bottom right corner (not at the back like my previous monitor which was quite awkward).BargainWhat I dislike:I bought a displayport cable in the hope freesync would work with my nvidia GPU. It does not appear to work as after I enabled g sync and disabled vsync I noticed screen tearing in games.Edit: So I looked further into getting freesync working and it turns out the monitor was installed as a generic PNP monitor in device manager. I downloaded the drivers from the Phillips website and it now shows the monitors correct name. Next I downloaded the pendulum gsync demo from Nvidia. With gsync enabled there is now no screen tearing as there was before and motion looks smoother. It's hard to notice a big difference from regular vsync but this is still proof that something is happening as before updating the monitor driver gsync enabled looked just like vsync disabled.Lesson learned download manufacturers monitor driver.So far overall its a great monitorEDIT: 22/01 2020I've reduced Brightness down to 15 and yes its still plenty bright enough for my eyes.So my overall experience has been good but the gsync compatibility is not perfect. So the motion definitely looks smoother (as seen in the nvidia pendulum demo) but I am seeing some screen tearing in some games/videos. I can't quite get to the bottom of the reason for the issue but I suspect it is something to do with the monitors inability to reach the lower frequency's. For example its good for frame rates between 50 and 75 but struggles to sync with frame rates between 25 and 50.If I enter the on screen display and go to setup/information I can see it fluctuates between 48 and 75hz so it can't be syncing at the lower frame rates??I'd be interested to know if my theory is correct or if anyone else knows anything on the subject.

Now have two of these which works superbly well with their curve. 4k and size means you can use at 100% or 125% so far more useable screen area than say 27” that works best at 150% scaling. Contrast, brightness, refresh and colour range works well for more complex office work and GIS, ok for 2D graphics. suspect slightly uneven backlighting at some settings, no HDR and limited refresh might not suit gaming or video work. But at this price you really can’t go too wrong with one or two of these great value, larger, curved full 4k monitors. Two HDMI and one DP input means multiple devices are easy to set up. Speakers average but do the job for system sounds and basic audio. Very happy with my choice. 4* as no hdr and limited brightness without uneven backlighting.