A Closer Look
A small amount of cursing, trapped fingers, and a two-person weight lifting session and it’s finally out of the box and out of the wrapping. First impressions are fantastic and while the unboxing experience was exhausting, it really was, there’s little else to do. The TV, stand and the Bowers and Wilkinson soundbar are all pre-assembled and ready to rock!
The soundbar is an interesting option and it’s very tastefully tucked into the stand. It’s certain to be better than your typical downward-firing slim speakers that most TV/monitors have these days.
As you can see, it’s got a bit of everything here. DTS Sound, DisplayHDR 1000 certification, 4K, VA panel (great viewing angles) and much more. Good on them for pairing with Bowers & Wilkins too, it’s still just a soundbar, but should at least be a decent one.
55″ it may be, but the power usage is really good here too.
Around the back, you’ll RGB lighting on the left, right and top. This is for their Ambiglow technology.
They’re slightly recessed so they don’t protect light in other directions too.
Around the back, you can see a little more of the soundbar, which sits quite a bit behind the monitor.
It features a pair of large bass ports on the rear too.
The stand mounts to the monitor at a single point. It doesn’t pivot left to right, but it does offer a few degree tilt forward and backwards, which is really cool.
Tucked into the bottom, you’ll find a plethora of USB ports thanks to a built-in hub, three HDMI ports, a single DisplayPort, and a headphone jack.
I’m generally a happy soul content with my lot and grateful for what little I have but when I see tech like this it makes me wish I was rich.
Can you tell me something? I Wan’t to know about blooming and local dimming tests
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3So8OFdqcdA I mean this.
On Philips? It’s bad.
I recommend the LG NANO 90 or 91. It has IPS panel, not VA! And has HDMI 2.1, not 2.0! And it’s even cheaper than this one. Or depending on the county, it might be the same price, so still a better deal.
But you do you. I have Philips with Ambilight, and I’m not using it anymore…
Please nobody buy this caca!!!!
Get the LG NANO 90 or 91 instead! Waaaay cheaper! And it has an IPS panel with full array local dimming, dolby vision, hdmi 2.1, etc, etc, etc.
Not to mention the NANO 99………. 💓😭😭😭😭😭😭
Pffffff, Philips coming out in 2020 with this………… I used to love them just because of the Ambilight… But it’s not worth it anymore!! A VA panel and HDMI 2.0 in this day and age????? Did you just wake up from cryosleep or something? 😐
You mean on this especifc model the local dimming is bad? and black uniformity?
This specific model I don’t know. But in general it’s bad with them.
The black uniformity is good. But on lighter scenes some back leds are flickering, they don’t know what to do……….. The halo is pretty big though. LG’s NANO panels have black inserts to reduce this as well. And I want one too! 😭
I get it, but is weird, they claim 144 local dimming zones, but you and the other telling me the sony XG/H has better local dimming even with less zones, around 64, I have the X9F and this is awesome, awesome picture but isn’t a monitor,
I really thinking about who wins philips momemtum 55 or my X9F.
But really weird how can sony beat it? cause they don’t have blooming around the subtitles,…
Wait philips has FALD 144 zones?
Sony is FALD
It’s about those black inserts I told you. They are physical filter sheets in the panel. Basically they reduce the blooming effect made by some other parts of the panel, taking away part of the TV’s max brightness as well.
“It isn’t a monitor”……… Nowadays that separation line is looong gone! TV? Monitor? It’s all the same! But now TVs do even more things than Monitors, making them BETTER in every way!
Of course, Monitors make for designing and video production, with close to perfect colour accuracy, that cost $10k+, are still a thing…. For now. 🙂
Do you recommends I Give a Try to this monitor? 55″ or leave behind and forget? Comparing with sony X9F
Your opinion,
My opinion…. You get “some” better improvements, but not much.
You only get FreeSync Premium Pro, VRR and 4K 120Hz…
If Gaming is all you care for and money is no issue, then follow your heart. If you care for more than Gaming, then you’re not making any “upgrade”.
But whatever you do wait for Reviews! Also see what is the input delay on it.