Philips Evnia 32M2N8900 240Hz ‘4K’ UHD QD-OLED with USB-C
As an Amazon Associate and Newegg Affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases made using the “Buy” button at the bottom of this post. Where possible, you'll be redirected to your nearest store. Further information on supporting our work.OLED is an excellent candidate for a dynamic and engrossing gaming experience, mixing excellent image quality and fluidity. The Philips Evnia 49M2C8900L provides this, focusing on a large pixel-dense screen with high refresh rate. The monitor includes signature Evnia styling, with a marble-effect white and light grey stand base and silver-coloured plastic bottom bezel. Dual-stage bezels are used with slim panel border flush with the rest of the screen plus thin hard plastic outer part. As usual for QD-OLED models there’s an overprovisioning of pixels (‘active area’) between the image and panel border, used for the ‘pixel orbiting’ image retention and burn-in mitigation measure. The OSD (On Screen Display) is controlled by a joystick at the rear of the screen, towards the right side as viewed from the front.
A 31.5″ ‘Gen 3’ Samsung QD-OLED (Quantum Dot OLED) panel is used, with 3840 x 2160 (‘4K’ UHD) resolution. As a ‘Gen 3’ panel the subpixel structure has been adjusted (squarer appearance) to reduce fringing. The high pixel density of PPI (~140 PPI) also helps in this respect. The screen surface is glossy with an anti-reflective finish, as typical for QD-OLEDs. A 240Hz refresh rate is supported, alongside Adaptive-Sync and HDMI 2.1 VRR – allowing technologies such as Nvidia ‘G-SYNC Compatible’ and AMD FreeSync to be used, with 48 – 240Hz VRR range plus LFC. This also allows games consoles such as the Xbox Series X and PS5 to run at 120Hz ‘4K’ UHD with VRR. A 1.5m:1 static contrast ratio is specified alongside 178°/178° viewing angles and true 10-bit colour. The monitor is ‘flicker-free’ with 250 cd/m² (1000 cd/m² HDR peak, 3% APL) typical maximum luminance and 99% DCI-P3 (118% Adobe RGB, 147.5% sRGB) colour gamut specified. A factory calibrated sRGB setting is included with specified DeltaE <2. The monitor is VESA DisplayHDR True Black 400 certified, but includes HDR modes focusing on higher brightness peaks as well.
A 0.03ms grey to grey response time is specified – ignore the exact figure, though the technology is known to be exceptionally responsive. ‘Low Input Lag’ is also specified. The rear of the screen includes 3-sided ‘Ambiglow’ LEDs towards the top and side edges, with an additional vertical strip down the middle. This is a relatively powerful RGB LED lighting solution, which can be used as a bias light and can react to what’s being displayed on the screen or sound being played. The stand attaches centrally and can be removed and replaced by an alternative 100 x 100mm VESA compatible solution (adaptor included) if preferred. The stand provided offers tilt, swivel and 130mm (5.12 inches) height adjustment. The ports face downwards and include; AC power input (internal power converter), 2 HDMI 2.1 ports, DP 1.4 (with DSC), USB-C (65W PD, DP Alt Mode, upstream data), 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports (one with fast-charging, plus Type-B upstream) and a 3.5mm audio output. KVM is supported for easy peripheral sharing and display switching between 2 systems, with PiP/PbP also supported and 2 x 5W speakers included.
Further details can be found on the manufacturer’s website. The monitor has an MSRP ~£1040 with availability from October 2024.
