Philips Evnia 49M2C8900 49-inch Super Ultrawide Curved Gaming Monitor Review
I have always been a fan of ultrawide monitor aspect ratios. There's something about the form factor that just helps to immerse me in the game I'm playing even more, and for productivity they are king in my opinion.
So I was naturally very excited to check out Philips' latest super ultrawide offering, with the added bonus of the QD-OLED panel to test to boot. And, simply put, thePhilips Evnia 49" QD-OLED Super Ultrawide might be the best monitor I've ever had grace my desk.
Specifications:
- Price: $1499.00 (Amazon)
- Panel Size: 48.9"
- Curvature: 1800R
- Aspect Ratio: 32:9
- Viewing Angle:
- @ C/R > 1000
- 178 degrees (H) / 178 degrees (V)
- Picture Enhancement SmartImage game
- Maximum Resolution: 5120x1440
- Max Refresh Rate: 240hz
- VRR Technology:
- AMD FreeSync Premium Pro
- G-Sync Certified (Compatible between 50-240Hz)
- HDR: DisplayHDR True Black 400 Certified
- Lighting: Philips Ambiglow 3-Sided
- sRGB: Yes
- Display Colors: Color support 1.07 billion colors (10 bit)
- Color Gamut (typical): NTSC 127.4%; sRGB 153.1%; Adobe RGB 125.2%
- Color Gamut (min.): DCI-P3: 99%
- Contrast Ratio (Typical): 15,000,000:1
- SmartContrast: Mega Infinity DCR
- Response Time: 0.03 ms (Gray to Gray)
- Flicker Free: Yes
- Pixel Density: 108.77 PPI
- LowBlue Mode: Yes
- Display Screen Coating: Anti-reflection, 2H
- Low Input Lag: Yes
- KVM Switch: Yes
- Built-in Speakers: 7.5 W x 4, DTS
- Speaker Configuration: 7.5 W x 2 Tweeters, 7.5 W x 2 woofers with flow port
- I/O:
- HDMI 2.1 x 2
- DisplayPort 1.4 x 1
- USB-C x 1 (DP Alt mode, Power Delivery)
- USB Hub version 3.2 Gen1 / 5Gbps; USB-B upstream x 1, USB-A downstream x 4 (with 2 for fast charge B.C 1.2)
First Thoughts and Unboxing
Given the fact that the Philips Evnia 49M2C8900 is 49" wide, I should not have been as shocked as I was when the box arrived on my doorstep with its size. This was a monster to bring in, but I'm glad the actual packaging was up to the rigors of shipping, especially given the size. As someone who used to ship instruments — sometimes as large and fragile
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