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Philips - B-Line 276B1 27" IPS Quad HD Monitor (Displayport, HDMI, Dual link DVI, RJ45) - Textured Black
Average customer rating
3.7
(19 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 19 reviews
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75%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Philips - B-Line 276B1 27" IPS Quad HD Monitor (Displayport, HDMI, Dual link DVI, RJ45) - Textured Black
Customer Rating
3
Good value but PIP will NOT work if USB-C is main
on March 6, 2021
Posted by: Lutz_in_PA
I really was drawn to this monitor to have my MacAir M1 plugged in via USB-C, using this monitor as a hub. Works well! Even Lan Cable included in HUB setup (few monitors do this) so far so good.
BUT, if you like to add a HDMI device as second source (Raspberry Pi or another PC), that you can NOT(!) use the PIP/or side-by-side picture mode.
Turns out, Philips buried this fact in the manual on page 13, there's a little matrix, showing certain combinations. And: USB-C ain't one!
Only if you use DisplayPort as the main source, you can add USBC or HDMI as a PIP.
If you use USBC as the main source (ahem: Macs!) you use DisplayPort or another USBC as a PIP. Seriously?
Why oh why did you do this, Philips. You kind'a "defanged" an otherwise excellent monitor.
Last point: the little buttons are horrible difficult to use, bottom right of display, another "Form over function" blunder. The monitor on/off button is right next to the OK button. Guess how often I accidentally switched off the display (it takes 20 seconds to wake up and do it's thing again once turned off) when I intended to press OK.
Would I buy it again? I'm struggling, would have to seriously look at competitors...
BUT, if you like to add a HDMI device as second source (Raspberry Pi or another PC), that you can NOT(!) use the PIP/or side-by-side picture mode.
Turns out, Philips buried this fact in the manual on page 13, there's a little matrix, showing certain combinations. And: USB-C ain't one!
Only if you use DisplayPort as the main source, you can add USBC or HDMI as a PIP.
If you use USBC as the main source (ahem: Macs!) you use DisplayPort or another USBC as a PIP. Seriously?
Why oh why did you do this, Philips. You kind'a "defanged" an otherwise excellent monitor.
Last point: the little buttons are horrible difficult to use, bottom right of display, another "Form over function" blunder. The monitor on/off button is right next to the OK button. Guess how often I accidentally switched off the display (it takes 20 seconds to wake up and do it's thing again once turned off) when I intended to press OK.
Would I buy it again? I'm struggling, would have to seriously look at competitors...
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting philips.com
Customer Rating
5
Very good monitor and features
on February 23, 2021
Posted by: Bedros
Gender:Male
ATTENTION MACBOOK PRO M1 USERS: You need a Thunderbolt cable to use this monitor with the laptop. Standard USB-C cable will not work.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting philips.com
Customer Rating
4
Pretty good for home office
on February 5, 2021
Posted by: sallap
I've been using the monitor for a couple of months and I'm pretty happy with it. USB hub with RJ-45 port works perfect for me and resulted in a very clean look. Display and camera is pretty good. Can't say the same about microphone and speakers unfortunately.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting philips.com
Customer Rating
5
Got for video editing
on November 22, 2020
Posted by: Apfp166517
Gender:Male
I'm very pleased with the quality of this monitor. The colors, brightness, and accuracy are very nice. The price was good as well. The only semi annoying thing is how it goes to sleep after 5mins or so, and I can't seem to figure out how to change it.
Most importantly the monitor feels durable. It feels high quality, unlike some other brands that tend to feel cheap. This feels high quality.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting philips.com
Customer Rating
3
Good hardware quality, but disgusting software
on November 13, 2020
Posted by: TihonV
Gender:Male
It will be better when Philips resolve few software issues:
- Provide DDC/CI Utility for Mac/Windows (Volume/Brightness control)
- Fix wake-up on Type-C devices. 346B1C can't see video input after going to sleep. Reconnecting cable isn't help. So, I must click power button twice and watch bright unskipable Philips logo each time when my laptop is wake-up. That's disgusting. But you can still use via HDMI or DisplayPort.
- Provide DDC/CI Utility for Mac/Windows (Volume/Brightness control)
- Fix wake-up on Type-C devices. 346B1C can't see video input after going to sleep. Reconnecting cable isn't help. So, I must click power button twice and watch bright unskipable Philips logo each time when my laptop is wake-up. That's disgusting. But you can still use via HDMI or DisplayPort.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting philips.com
Customer Rating
2
This monitor disappoints on pretty much every fron
on October 14, 2020
Posted by: Llama27
Here's the big thing: If your device does not support USB-C DisplayPort Alt Mode, you won't be able to use the "Just use one USB-C port!" feature that's so heavily advertised, and you won't find that information on any website where you can actually buy the device.
I chose this monitor because I wanted to be able to use it as a KVM. I wanted to be able to plug in more than one machine and easily switch between them. Many, MANY devices only have USB-C ports these days, but none of my three such laptops has the key feature that would have made this at all useful.
So if you want to have three docks sitting on your desk, I guess you're in good shape? But if you actually want to use this device anything like it's advertised, you probably won't be able to do it, and you'll spend a couple hours trying to figure out why, and then come and write an annoyed review just like mine.
If you DO get it working, it's just OK. It doesn't switch between inputs easily. The menu is clunky. The sound is awful. It doesn't get anywhere near as bright as built-in laptop displays. The mouse tracking is laggy at best. Basically you can do a LOT better with a monitor.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting philips.com
Customer Rating
5
Multi-use solution combining many components
on October 1, 2020
Posted by: Work From Home Champ
Gender:Male
First, I opted for the Philips over other brands due to this being the only one on the market (at the time of writing this) with an ethernet port. This was very important for me since my work laptop does not have one, and I wanted a one cable solution (USB C) to dock and have everything just work. Most users might get away with WiFi, but my work and hobbies need low latency and dedicated bandwidth usage not shared on the family WiFi.
I first used this monitor at work and found it so useful I bought a second one for him use. Now with all the working from home, I am able to have my personal laptop dock plugged in via Display Port and USB, then I have my work laptop utilize the USB C cable from the monitor. My keyboard, mouse, webcam are all plugged into the monitor, so now I have audio, video, keyboad, mouse, webcam all connected and switchable depending on which one I'm using. This has been a great solution to minimize plugging/unplugging, manually switching components--or worse having duplicates of everything. This has been life changing!
No issues with either of my displays as of yet (3 months with work monitor, 1 week with home monitor). The resolution on this is awesome, improves productivity over a standard monitor and better for spreadsheets than dual monitors in my application. The only con on this setup is the speakers are not the best (they can be loud but sound muffled) as you can imagine is pretty standard on new TVs and monitors. I use a 2.1 system plugged into the monitor and a headset on calls so this is not an issue for me.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting philips.com
Customer Rating
4
Use Thunderbolt cable to connect your MacBook Pro
on August 31, 2020
Posted by: MillerNL
Gender:Male
I selected this Monitor Philips 346B1 for its ability to connect a MacBook Pro via USB-c. 1 Cable for audio, video and power and connecting peripherals. The cables that comes in the box is a USB-C cable but only powers the MacBook. You need to buy a seperate Thunderbolt cable to use it as you would expect it.
Philips should add text on the product website and in the user manual! I read posts of Mac users returning the screen because they did not get it to work.
Philips should add text on the product website and in the user manual! I read posts of Mac users returning the screen because they did not get it to work.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting philips.com