Philips 288P6LJEB 28-Inch 4K Ultra HD LCD Monitor - Height adjust - Speakers (3840 x 2160 (4K UHD), 1ms, Brightness 300 cd/m², HDMI/VGA/DP/USB2.0/USB3.0), Black

Got this as was getting headaches at work- all sorted and have many envious eyes looking at my desk

good display.three cable connections plus usb ports.

Best monitor for price.

The Philips 288P6LJEB/00 is a 4K monitor with a display resolution of 3840 x 2160, exactly 4 times that of full HD. Not only do you benefit from many more additional pixels but it allows more than 1 billion colours which provides a far finer colour graduation in images and movies than the 'mere' million or so provided by full HD. It achieves this by using a 10-digit binary encoding rather than the nominal 8-bit of full HD. It also happens to be the second such monitor possessed, although the first is used in another location, but this is far the more fully-featured and the better performer.Currently, at February 2015, there are probably no more than six or seven 4k monitors available and all but one use the exact same screen module as does this, a TN type from an almost unknown manufacturer which, although using the best of current TN-related technology cannot equal an IPS-based alternative yet alone those featuring some of the more advanced new technologies now available. IPS screens size-for-size are generally up to 30% more expensive to the manufacturers and the recent technologies are considerably more expensive, a cost which is invariably passed to the buyer. All the current TN-based 4K monitors retail from about twice the price of a comparable HD monitor. The only 4k monitor not using a TN module costs about four times the price of this and few can honestly justify that level of expenditure! As the same screen module is being used across several models, image characteristics are going to be quite similar although the various manufacturers differently tweak performance.Correctly viewed, the images from this monitor are bright and close to colour correct. Lower your eye level to that of the bottom edge of the monitor and you will begin to see the apparent dimming of the image and some colour changes. Drop the eye level any further and the dimming and colour changes will be quite severe; a bright yellow will become a rich chocolate brown with the low viewing angle, for example. These changes will also apply when viewing to the sides and from above. Philips go one step further than many other manufacturers and provided a calibration test with a print-out for each individual unit. This ensures best possible settings and saves the user a possibly difficult task.Colour and grey-scale rendition is close to accurate, although not quite perfect. However, it will need a very advanced user with the correct calibration tools to adjust it more accurately. For the everyday user, that will not be essential.Overall, this is a very well-featured model. Not only does it allow a generous back tilt (25 deg), there is a smaller 10 deg forward tilt to the screen but there is height adjustment, too, which isn't very common. It is normally used horizontally but you can also rotate the screen to vertical, although it is not auto-switching but a software solutioon is included within the software support package. You will need to tilt the screen temporarily backwards to gain clearance from the base even with the monitor raised as far as possible. Inputs include HDMI, DVI with MHL, VGA and DisplayPort and all the relevant cables are included.The monitor supports 4k at 60Hz only via its DisplayPort. 4K is also available via HDMI but only at 29Hz; it is unstable at 30Hz and the setting (via NVidia's Control Panel applet) is unstable. A 4K/3D capable HDMI lead will be required - that provided may only support full HD.There is a built-in USB hub providing two USB 2.0 ports and two 3.0 ports, of which one is Sleep and Charge compatible. Audio is also built-in and features twin 3W downward-firing speakers. The sound quality is acceptable for day-to-day computing, but is lacking in any real bass performance and unimpressive overall. Far better performance will be obtained from a separate speaker system. To be fair, the audio from this monitor is no worse than any other monitor but its visuals are why you would want to buy this.With this monitor, on-screen imagery is excellent, sharp and with very realistic coloration. It is well priced, not much more than the least expensive currently available, is better designed with a wider range of useful features and able to provide a far higher level of performance. It is about 25% less in price than a very popular branded version (possibly the best selling monitor brand overall) and also exceeds that in its performance and connectability. In brief, this is probably the best available current choice without needing a bank-breaking price tag. It would be a ideal choice for gaming, large-scale image editing, CAD, complex spreadsheets and, if used vertically, able to provide an ideal single page-viewer for word-processing or document reading. In horizontal mode, editing two documents or two different pages of a single document would be very easy with both more than A4 as seen on-screen. Equally, there is a sufficiently large screen area to accommodate several program windows without needing always to cascade.The monitor came supplied with a Euro mains plug only. It also uses a circular 3-pin connector rather than IEC and, although not difficult to obtain, they are far less common than IEC and some appear not to offer a good connection to the monitor. The most practical solution is a Schuko-UK adapter that is fused and preserves the earthing provisions in the mains plug.ADDENDUM @3-2015After less than 3 weeks use, the DisplayPort cable supplied with the monitor failed completely, proven by replacement. When raised with Philips, their response is that the DisplayPort and some of the other video cables they supplied were actually 'optional' and that they were under no obligation to replace them and would not do so. If their cables are such poor quality, you may wish to replace them early rather than risk an unexpected failure.Addendum @ 05/2015Due to this and other issues, the PC purchased at the same time was replaced under warranty. The other issues were either corrected in consequence of the exchange or by software updates that were unavailable at the time of original purchase. However, several further DisplayPort cables had subsequently failed, usually after about 2-3 weeks of use and always on first switch-on of the monitor and PC after a night-time shutdown. With Philips offering no support or assistance or showing any willingness to accept that the problem exists, the PC manufacturer took on-board some of the responsibility. It was their suggestion to seek a replacement for the screen which has now been arranged but, due to a stock situation imposing a 3-plus week delay in supply, another brand has since been selected.In consequence of the continuing problems with its perceived tendency to destroy DisplayPort cables, and especially Philips' attitude and lack of willingness to accept any responsibility, recommendation is no longer possible. The fault may lie elsewhere, but it is the sole remaining constant after two of the three components had been previously replaced.

As a computer screen it's ok but if you try to use a device with anything above HDMI 1.4 you will be disappointed.Ignore the marketing and manual for this device as it is not HDMI 2.0 as advertised, it is 1.4 and the menu option to switch between the 2 does not exist.Philips has confirmed this to me in a sorry tone.For the money that's simply not ok.

I have this hooked up to my PC via a NVIDIA EVGA 980 ti card through the display port and it produces an excellent quality picture. Remember you need a good quality modern graphics card to get the benefits of the screen and to use the correct cable Viewport 1.2 to get a good resolution and refresh rate. Attaching this to a standard work laptop wont bring you many benefits.I am using this one monitor rather than 2 23" monitors now and am very happy with the setup

I found this product to be so poor that I returned it for a refund. I tried using the monitor to display the picture from a full HD source. Because the source was not ultra HD, I knew that I could not expect the picture displayed to be any better than my existing HD (non-ultra) monitors. But I was extremely disappointed to find that in my opinion the picture displayed on the screen of this product was much worse than the picture from the same HD source on my existing HD (non-ultra) monitors.I also found the styling of the product to be a bit drab and unappealing, but I could have put up with that if the picture had been good.