Philips Evnia 34M2C5601QA 200Hz VA ultrawide
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A 34″ Fast VA panel is used with 3440 x 1440 (21:9 ultrawide) resolution and matte anti-glare screen surface, alongside a 1500R curve. This is a moderate curve, slightly drawing you into the experience without feeling unnatural. A 200Hz refresh rate is supported alongside Adaptive-Sync (and presumably HDMI 2.1 VRR), allowing VRR technologies such as AMD FreeSync and Nvidia ‘G-SYNC Compatible’ to be used – with 48 – 200Hz VRR range (plus LFC). A 4000:1 static contrast ratio, 178°/178° viewing angles and 10-bit (8-bit + FRC) colour are specified. A 1ms grey to grey response time is specified, alongside 0.3ms MPRT using the ‘Smart MBR Sync’ strobe backlight setting and ‘Low Input Lag’. ‘Smart MBR Sync’ can be used alongside VRR, if you wish. A flicker-free WLED backlight provides a 350 cd/m² (500 cd/m² HDR peak) typical maximum luminance and 89% DCI-P3 (90% Adobe RGB, 98% sRGB) colour space coverage. Low Blue Light (LBL) settings are included for a potentially more relaxing viewing experience, whilst a factory calibrated sRGB mode is included with DeltaE <2.
The monitor offers basic HDR10 support, allowing 10-bit colour processing to be used for a different look to things. The monitor lacks a particularly wide gamut or high brightness by HDR standards and no local dimming is specified, however. The stand offers tilt, height (130mm or 5.12 inches) and swivel adjustment, with provision for 100 x 100mm VESA mounting. 3-sided ‘AI-enhanced Ambiglow’ RGB LEDs are also included at the rear, which can create a relatively strong pool of light behind the monitor. These can be set to various shades or flashing patterns and be made to change colour dynamically to reflect on-screen content. The ports face downwards and include; an AC power input (internal power converter), a 3.5mm headphone jack, DP 1.4, 2 HDMI 2.1 ports, USB-C (90W PD, DP Alt Mode, upstream data) and 3 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports (plus Type-B upstream). 2 x 5W speakers are included for potentially quite rich sound output. KVM is supported, allowing easy peripheral sharing and display input switching between two systems.
Further details can be found on the manufacturer’s website. The monitor is available from October 2026 with an MSRP of £299.99.
