Philips showcases impressive 49-inch ultrawide QD-OLED gaming monitor

Philips is expanding its gaming monitor portfolio with a new high-end model featuring a 49-inch QD-OLED panel. However, performance isn't all this monitor has to offer. Featuring Evnia's iconic design, the Philips 49M2C8900 has been awarded an iF Design Award and a Red Dot Design Award.

The Philips Evnia 49M2C8900, which boasts a 49-inch ultra-wide QD-OLED curved panel (1800R) with a resolution of 5120×1440, a response time of 0.03ms, and a 240Hz refresh rate, was released this week. The display has a 10-bit colour bit depth and a typical brightness of 250 nits, but it peaks at 1000 nits. With that, it covers 153.1% of the sRGB colour space, 125.2% of the Adobe RGB colour space, 127.4% of the NTSC colour space, and 99% of the DCI-P3 colour space.

The new monitor features VESA DisplayHDR True Black 400 certification and comes factory calibrated with DeltaE < 2 (sRGB). For connectivity, there are two HDMI 2.1 inputs, DisplayPort 1.4, four USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports, a USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-B upstream port, a USB-C connector with 90W power delivery and DP Alt Mode, and a headphone jack.

The monitor's enclosure follows a similar design to the latest Evnia monitor, with a sleek design using a silver and white theme. One thing that makes it stand out from its competitors is the 3-sided Ambiglow, a technology used by Philips on TVs that creates a light halo around the monitor based on the colour of the content on the display. Moreover, it features an ergonomic stand that adjusts up to 120mm in height, +/-20 degrees in swivel, and -5 to 15 degrees in tilt.

Like other OLED gaming monitors available today, this one is very pricey, coming in at £1,649.

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