Pictures with a good selection of design 4K monitor Philips 279P1FR experience

For picture or video workers, a good screen display is very important, and playing e-sports players need a large screen and extreme high brush and other needs, the former is more concerned about professional color display, and in this photo pixel and video resolution is getting higher and higher, the display is clearer and clearer picture presentation. Not long ago, the newly listed Philips 279P1FR is a high-end display device with 27-inch support for 4K resolution, which is not only equipped with a high-resolution IPS hard screen, but also has 10bit color depth, HDR10 and 90W Type-c reverse charging and other functions, which are also very practical in addition to professionalism.

In terms of display quality, the Philips 279P1FR is equipped with LGD's original AH-IPS panel, with 1.07 billion color display and support for HDR400, with 4K resolution is very suitable for enlarging and shrinking photos when retouching in post. For example, the Canon EOS R5 full-frame micro single camera I use now takes 50 million pixels of photos, and the Philips 279P1FR monitor can be used to open the original image on Photoshop to better show the details of the photo.

Four-sided micro-border full screen design

The Philips 279P1FR monitor uses a four-sided micro-bezel design, the visual effect is quite outstanding, and the full-screen viewing of the large picture is very shocking. As a professional productivity tool, the design of the four-sided micro-bezel is also very conducive to the use of multiple monitor stitching, reducing the visual interference of multi-screen stitching. At the same time, the 279P1FR is still a standard full screen, whether from the front or the side is a whole screen, can bring a more immersive visual experience.

Philips 279P1FR monitor

Rotate to portrait state

The display adopts an aluminum alloy material bracket, which can adjust the height of the display according to different habits, and also supports the lifting and rotating omnidirectional rotation, which can meet the needs of designers working for a long time.

However, the angle is 178 °, the pixel density reaches 160PPI, the viewing experience and display effect are very outstanding, whether it is image processing, advertising design, video editing, or daily web browsing, the use of office software, etc., have a very good performance. In addition, the display has also passed the German Rheinland low blue light certification, which can effectively filter harmful short-wave blue light, and eliminate screen flicker through DC dimming, even if the eyes do not feel too tired even if they work in front of the display for a long time.

The side of the monitor is very designed

Various angles can be adjusted at will

Monitor back

The appearance of the back of the Philips 279P1FR monitor has also been carefully designed, especially the design of the metal brush, making this monitor very delicate from the back.

The function control button and the switch button are arranged in the lower left corner of the back of the machine

Monitor parameter settings

Different display modes can be quickly selected

Type-C is supported to connect directly to laptops

Bottom data interface

There are also two sets of USB 3.2 interfaces on the side, one of which supports USB fast charging

In terms of interfaces, Philips 279P1FR should be regarded as the most abundant and practical product in the same level of display at present. First of all, there is a DP, two HDMI2.0, a USB Type-C3.2 (support 90W), an AUDIOOUT audio interface, and two USB 3.2 interfaces at the bottom of the back of the monitor, which is commendable in terms of compatibility and advancedness. Secondly, on the side of the display is also arranged 2 sets of high-speed USB3.2 interface, convenient for us to match the need to often unplug the device, reduce the need to repeatedly explore the interface location at the bottom of the trouble, of which the yellow USB interface for fast charging interface.

Type-C connects directly to the laptop

The phone screen can also be directly projected on the monitor via Type-C

Display the phone screen in real time without delay

Nowadays, as a high-end display, the Type-C interface seems to have become the standard, you can connect notebooks and other devices without using the HDMI interface, and you can connect the display to devices that support the Type-C interface by using the type-C data cable that comes with the standard. It is worth mentioning that the Type-C interface of Philips 279P1FR is powered by 90W, which means that it supports the power supply and charging needs of most laptops with Type-C functions, and can ensure that the notebook charging process is not powered down in the absence of a power adapter, and the charging speed is much faster than other low-power Type-C interface displays.

In addition, you can also directly use the display as a docking station, a line can transmit audio, video signals, data, headphone cable can be directly inserted in the 3.5mm socket of the display, mouse, keyboard and other peripherals can also be directly connected to the display, make full use of the USB interface of the monitor, reduce the burden of the laptop, but also make the desktop cleaner.

Very textured metal base

There is also a smart light sensor at the bottom of the screen

Philips 279P1FR's light sensing technology can detect whether the display is present through infrared rays, and then automatically adjust the screen brightness, saving power and better protecting our privacy; secondly, the sensor can also intelligently adjust the screen brightness to the most comfortable display state according to the light conditions and changes in the use environment, better protecting the eyes.

Of course, the two functions mentioned above need to be manually turned on or off, and can be operated directly on the display screen through the function buttons, and the simpler way is to directly fold the intelligent light sensor backwards and hide it.

Reliable display

Next, we used the Red Spider ColorAtor to inspect this Philips 279P1FR display.

100% sRGB

87% DCI-P3

In terms of color gamut performance, the sRGB of Philips 279P1FR display reached 100%, the test results of AdobeRGB reached 87%, and the DCI-P3 color gamut space also reached 87%, which is close to the official announcement of 109.4% sRGB, 89% AdobeRGB, 87.7% DCI-P data, and the overall performance is very good.

We also tested the uniformity of the Philips 279P1FR in "color temperature" and "brightness". Using the red spider color adjuster, the screen is divided into 9 large areas, and the distribution test calculates the brightness and chromaticity coordinates of its screen in all white and black, and finally concludes. After the test, the test report will display brightness and color difference values for the 9 areas of the display under different gray levels. The denser the equivalent line that appears, the worse the uniformity of brightness or color temperature.

In the D65 standard, a color temperature value of 6500K indicates that the color is more accurate and there will be no cold or warm. As can be seen in the above test results, the upper left corner area of the Philips 279P1FR display (test area 1) is closest to the standard of the D65. The entire lower right corner area of the screen (test area 9) has the greatest deviation, but in fact, the difference is not too much, the difference is 5.7.

In terms of brightness uniformity, the philips 279P1FR display has the highest brightness in the center area (test area 5), reaching 278.8cd/m2. Its lower left corner area (test area 7) has the largest brightness deviation, with a difference of 14%. Overall, the color accuracy performance of Philips 279P1FR can be said to be very excellent, which can fully meet the needs of professional users.

summary:

Philips 279P1FR display first in the appearance, the design of the four-sided micro-bezel full screen is very simple and beautiful, and it looks very high-end at first glance. At the same time, this is also an excellent productivity tool, especially for picture workers, its picture quality performance is satisfactory, the current Philips 279P1FR is priced at 3199 yuan, the price is still very cost-effective in the same positioning of the product, coupled with the German Rheinland low blue light certification of the eye protection technology, the display effect of designers with higher requirements and video users can also be assured to buy.

Moreover, Philips 279P1FR also supports the 90W Type-C transmission function, which can not only transmit pictures and audio stably and reliably, but also power and charge the laptop, which is more convenient and greatly reduces the cable constraints, making our work area more pure.