The Philips 27M2N5500XD 1000Hz Twin-Mode Gaming Monitor Formally Arrives

We first introduced you information of Philips astonishing 1000Hz gaming display screen again in December final 12 months, however we had been unable to disclose too many particulars again then because it had solely been talked about at an expo in China. We’re subsequently happy to report that the official product web page has now gone stay, with this mannequin lastly zooming its means into the Chinese language monitor market.

The Philips 27M2N5500XD, a part of their Evnia 5000 gaming sequence, encompasses a 27” ‘Quick IPS’ LCD panel providing a 2560 x 1440 decision and 540Hz (overclocked) native refresh fee. If that’s not quick sufficient then a dual-mode perform permits you to attain the huge speeds of 1000Hz when dropping to a decrease 720p decision (1280 x 720), enhancing movement readability for avid gamers all over the place.

Philips 27M2N5500XD Specs

This show is 27″ in measurement, with a flat format, and is constructed round a ‘Quick IPS’ LCD expertise panel. It presents a 2560 x 1440 (1440p, QHD) decision, 109 PPI pixel density, 1ms G2G response time spec (0.3ms MPRT), 2000:1 distinction ratio, 350 nits brightness (SDR), 178/178 viewing angles, 10-bit color depth and a large color gamut overlaying 96% of the DCI-P3 and 100% of the sRGB color areas. It additionally comes with a manufacturing unit calibrated Delta E<1 color accuracy.

The 540Hz (OC) / 1000Hz dual-mode refresh fee is supported by adaptive-sync for VRR from appropriate methods. Different gaming options embrace Low Enter Lag mode, Stark ShadowBoost, Sensible Crosshair and Sensible Sniper. It additionally comes outfitted with Philips Evnia Precision Centre software program to assist you to customise your monitor to fit your gaming wants, serving to you get the most effective of our your display screen.

It has restricted HDR help assembly the baseline VESA DisplayHDR 400 certification tier solely and has a peak brightness of 500 nits.

This display screen is designed with consolation in thoughts with Flicker-Free and LowBlue Mode applied sciences serving to to scale back fatigue attributable to lengthy hours in entrance of the display screen, and the ergonomic stand presents a full vary of tilt, peak, swivel and rotate changes.

Is IPS actually going to be quick sufficient?

As we stated up to now, we stay sceptical about whether or not these IPS LCD panels are actually going to have the ability to sustain with the body fee calls for of 1000Hz+ in terms of pixel response occasions, they may want to have the ability to reliably maintain <1ms G2G for that, which appears not possible based mostly on what we’ve seen from this expertise up to now. The super-high refresh charges within the LCD house are usually handiest on ageing TN Movie panels, such because the wide selection of 600Hz+ fashions we noticed unveiled final 12 months, with OLED panels actually providing the most effective response occasions that make pushing for greater refresh charges viable. We must see how these carry out as soon as they’re launched and examined.

Connectivity

For connectivity there are 2x HDMI 2.1 ports, 1 x DisplayPort 2.1 (UHBR tier not listed) and a headphone jack.

Availability and pricing

Up to now this display screen has solely appeared in China and we eagerly await additional information about its normal availability and pricing going ahead.

Supply: Philips, China

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