Philips 346E2LAE 100Hz VA Ultrawide with USB-C
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A 34″ 3440 x 1440 (UWQHD, 21:9 ultrawide) VA panel is used with support for a 100Hz refresh rate alongside Adaptive-Sync. This allows VRR technologies such as AMD FreeSync and Nvidia ‘G-SYNC Compatible Mode’ to be used, with 48 – 100Hz VRR range plus LFC. A 4000:1 static contrast ratio is specified, with 178°/178 viewing angles, 8-bit colour support and a matte anti-glare screen surface. A flicker-free WLED backlight provides a 300 cd/m² typical maximum luminance and 121.32% sRGB colour gamut. An sRGB emulation mode is included as well as ‘LowBlue Mode’ Low Blue Light (LBL) settings, promoting a more relaxing viewing experience. A 4ms grey to grey response time is specified with a 1ms MPRT response time also specified using a strobe backlight setting. As usual, pay little attention to such figures.
The stand includes tilt and height (100mm or 4.94 inches) adjustment and can be removed to reveal 100 x 100mm VESA holes for alternative mounting. The ports are located beneath and to the right of the stand attachment point and include; DC power input (external ‘power brick’), HDMI 2.0, DP 1.2a, a 3.5mm audio output, USB-C (65W PD, DP Alt Mode, upstream data) and 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (1 with BC 1.2 fast-charging). The inclusion of data transfer on the USB-C port sets it aside from the ‘CUAE’ which required a separate upstream connection. 2 x 3W speakers are also included for basic sound output, whilst PiP/PbP support is included to allow side by side display for 2 systems simultaneously.
Further details can be found on the manufacturer’s website. Information on price and availability still to come.
