Given excessive demand for cheap Ultra HD shows, it seems that 28-inch TN panels are appearing at an growing rate. We’ve already reviewed new screens from Asus, Dell and Planar, discovering them to be first rate solutions for price range-acutely aware customers in search of higher pixel density.

We coated the topic of pricing in Planar IX2850 28-Inch Ultra HD Monitor Evaluation: Reasonably priced 4K, however it bears repeating. If you need 4K right this moment, you will have three choices. On the excessive end are 32-inch IGZO panels from Dell, Asus and Sharp. They promote for between $2000 and $3000. The Dell UP3214Q offers a wide gamut option, while the opposite two are sRGB-only.

The next price point is between $1000 and $1500. That gets you a 24-inch AH-IPS panel from Dell or NEC, with an Adobe RGB choice on both screens, together with excellent color accuracy and first rate contrast. We reviewed the UP2414Q and the EA244UHD and located them among the finest shows we’d measured in all areas of performance.

For players, the best 4k monitor (visit the up coming post) 4K products right now are the 28-inch TN panels. Viewing angles are not as good as IPS and also you do quit slightly contrast, but proper now prices are steady at $600 and below. A few them add quick panel response and low input lag to the mix. We recorded excellent outcomes from Asus's PB287Q and Planar's IX2850 that beat many QHD/IPS screens.

As we speak, we’re looking at our fourth instance – Philips’ 288P6LJEB. Like the aforementioned group, it's attractively-priced. And based on our exams, it acquits itself as properly in most areas of performance.

Innolux, formerly Chi Mei Optoelectronics, list only two versions of the same panel half in its catalog: a 28-inch TN display with an 8-bit/FRC color depth for an efficient 10-bit sign path (you probably have the suitable graphics hardware). The backlight is a white LED and its brightness is rated at 300cd/m2. The one distinction between them is an obvious refresh for 2014.

To that part, Philips provides a full set of comfort features. You get loads of inputs, together with a legacy VGA port for analog signals. To operate the monitor at its native resolution, nonetheless, you might want to use DisplayPort 1.2 for 60Hz or HDMI for 30Hz.

Unique to the 288P6LJEB is Philips’ SmartControl Premium software. It’s included on a CD within the field, or you may download it from the producer’s website. It might probably enable you to with calibration by giving you desktop entry to all image controls, along with test patterns. It does not work with any calibration instruments though. Adjustment with SmartControl is strictly by eye.

It also has a neat window management function that automatically sizes and places applications in any on-display configuration you desire, up to 4 quadrants. We’ve seen an analogous tool bundled with AOC monitors.

Our preliminary impression of the first Philips monitor we have reviewed is that it has first rate build quality, a useful set of extras and represents an inexpensive means to add 4K to your rig with out breaking the bank. Let’s take a better look.