Hands on: Philips 49B2U6900CH review
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This comment first appeared in Issue 355 PC Pro.
It’s tempting to ignore the charts on the Philips 49B2U6900CH box, and these are “This is the job of two people.” In fact, so tempting that I did ignore them and quickly worked hard to attach the huge 49-inch panels to a satisfyingly solid metal stall. At least I have a great feeling to clean my desk beforehand because I look like a lifter gasping and gasping.
But this is the office staff Philips is targeting here, not weightlifters, especially those currently with two or three 27-inches Monitor Leave the table litter. The idea is to replace such an out-of-date with a single screen, allowing you to split the windows on 5,120 x 1,440 pixels (32:9). Windows Snap does a great job in this, but I find that I do the best with scattered windows. I can then drag the desired window front and center as needed. If your work involves research, you will love to see everything.
You can even multitask across two different computers using KVM, which allows you to switch between sources only by pressing CTRL 3 times. At least one of these sources needs to be connected via USB-C and can be connected via a maximum of 100W of electric delivery (on two upstream USB-C ports). This display makes this display an ideal expansion site. It even includes a chain The port is next to four USB-A ports and one USB-C downstream port. Wisely, Philips puts a USB-C port, a 3.5mm jack, and two USB-A ports on the left side of the monitor for easy access.
You’ll also find a flip earphone Although standing here, once, I was surprised by the quality of monitor integration Speaker;I am very happy to listen to music while working on Philips 49B2U6900CH. Even this pair of 5W speakers sounds hollow, although not a heavier track.
Philips includes 5MP Camerapops up like a periscope when you need it.
It makes sense to keep it the same, as it can also log you into Windows using facial recognition, in addition to “busy.” So if you know you’re on a video call, the red bar light runs on the top and sides to remind colleagues. Alternatively, you can activate this feature yourself using the button at the bottom left. This is a good idea, but I hope the next iteration is more prominent.
I hope Philips improves too camera. Detail capture is realistic, and the automatic frame option (although a little overdoing) works well and can accommodate the fact that several people are. However, its color balance needs to work because everything has a weird, hazy blue quality. Hopefully this will be solved with a software update, but at the same time I recommend using a webcam and a separate one microphoneeven at the maximum pickup, I found the built-in options too weak.
I don’t have such complaints about the image quality of the panel. This is a VA panel with a smaller curvature that is tuned for the SRGB color space rather than the DCI-P3. There is even an SRGB preset that produces excellent white. Color accuracy suits its expected office use, with an average increment of 1.13. Keeping the default mode is more color than SRGB mode, covering 79% of the DCI-3 space, while the whites lose some white, but it’s still a good everyday choice.
Brightness has been rising to 500cd/m2which is too large in the office and consumes more power. At more obvious 200cd/m2(33% in Philips’ brightness environment) It consumes 44W while pushing it to 100% of the food at 71W. Philips also offers many smart image options, including ECO (125cd/m237W) and EasyRead, worth exploring.
There is also a movie mode, for which Philips has won DisplayHDR 400 certification. As long as you ignore the huge scenes of the black left and right, the movie will look good. It’s really enjoying a wide and wide game in driving and FPS games, though, even if it has a 75Hz refresh rate, the monitor still pays an extra dividend after get off work.
In fact, it is available in all key areas. The image quality is very good for office life (note the 150mm height adjustment) and has useful features. My only real criticism about this monitor is its price.
