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Philips - Brilliance 48.8 LCD Curved Monitor (DisplayPort USB, HDMI) - Textured Black
Average customer rating
3.6
(17 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 17 reviews
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71%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Philips - Brilliance 48.8 LCD Curved Monitor (DisplayPort USB, HDMI) - Textured Black
Customer Rating
5
My favorite
on November 5, 2020
Posted by: SAR0065
I love this monitor. The size of the screen and the ease of the connections on the monitor. Having all connections and the camera in one place makes the work day easy and seamless.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
2
LCD - ok but accesories - VERY POOR
on September 18, 2020
Posted by: JacekPL
I bought this LCD because it has an advance it means a lot of accessories included i.e. webcam, and usb hub - most significant for me.
Unfortunately - booth works poor, and finally i can't connect lcd with one usb cable to my mobile laptop at home.
1 - camera dont working properly because on 720p are the horizontal stripes and flicker. 360p works ok on messenger, skype, teams etc...
2 - even if the camera has 360p, after running video transition on communicator, the usb turning of signal from hub on some milliseconds (sometimes 1s) for each 3-10 second time step. Finally mouse is still in some lag because of interrupts the connection
3 - I bought new one camera (now are expensive about 100Euro) and connected to TV HUB and ok - signal was fluent, without noise on 720 even 1080p, but still the usb connection interrupting and losing signal on milliseconds.
Unfortunately - booth works poor, and finally i can't connect lcd with one usb cable to my mobile laptop at home.
1 - camera dont working properly because on 720p are the horizontal stripes and flicker. 360p works ok on messenger, skype, teams etc...
2 - even if the camera has 360p, after running video transition on communicator, the usb turning of signal from hub on some milliseconds (sometimes 1s) for each 3-10 second time step. Finally mouse is still in some lag because of interrupts the connection
3 - I bought new one camera (now are expensive about 100Euro) and connected to TV HUB and ok - signal was fluent, without noise on 720 even 1080p, but still the usb connection interrupting and losing signal on milliseconds.
And I understand that it can be USB bandwidth, but from my side as a client it should works. For me it is same significant as display quality, because i using laptop and 1 cable connection possibility was a one of the criteria to buy.
Windows updated, drivers for LCD newest one - installed.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
1
Awful repeat set ups, not adapting resolution
on July 21, 2020
Posted by: HLCofey
Gender:Female
Consider anything but this monitor: Windows Hello does not work as is documented in many threads with Windows 10, etc. The monitor has to be set up every time it is unplugged, it does not charge via USB C, the menu system takes tons of time to scroll through, and I still do not have it scaled to size.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
3
Nice display, mediocre extras
on April 27, 2020
Posted by: mokus0
USB-C won’t charge my laptop at all (not a high-power laptop, it runs just fine from other 60w supplies - the display USB-C won’t even switch from 5V with that computer, which is frustrating because the display works fine at 20V with other computers and that computer works fine with other USB-C power supplies).
KVM was one of the main features that made me select this model over other competitors in the same size, but the UI is almost unusable because of the menu system requiring too many button presses. Even worse, it actually *is* unusable in many cases because it won’t transfer USB to a computer that has gone to sleep because it doesn’t detect a video signal. How am I supposed to wake the computer if my KVM won’t even connect the keyboard and mouse to the computer because it’s asleep?
Webcam quality is mediocre, but at least it does work with Mac and Linux.
Speakers sound fine but volume controls are a pain because for some insane reason macOS won’t let me control them from the OS - and the on-screen menu system is a pain. A physical volume knob would be nice.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
5
Great features!
on March 26, 2020
Posted by: Home Office
Gender:Male
Extremely good product--tons of features based on comparable models. Extremely useful in a "work at home" environment. Great warranty
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting philips.com
Customer Rating
4
Excellent bang for the buck
on February 13, 2020
Posted by: errodrigues
Gender:Male
I was looking for a while to find an ultrawide monitor with an actually usable resolution.
I compared this to other equivalents at the time and found this one to be the best choice for my use case, which is non-UI-related software development. To me, real estate is most important. One detail that to me was relevant is the curvature of this monitor, which is more accentuated than equivalent models from other branda. This means that, based on my usual seating position, I don't need to turn my head as much, which I do like very much.
I compared this to other equivalents at the time and found this one to be the best choice for my use case, which is non-UI-related software development. To me, real estate is most important. One detail that to me was relevant is the curvature of this monitor, which is more accentuated than equivalent models from other branda. This means that, based on my usual seating position, I don't need to turn my head as much, which I do like very much.
On top of that, the KVM feature that is supported both via USB-3 or USB-C and included Gigabit ethernet, as well as the built-in webcam are really nice extras that allow me to connect a MacBook Pro using just 1 cable.
The only thing I wish was better is the USB-C power being limited to 60KW, which is not ideal for charging up the MacBook. Other than that, I don't really use the built-in speakers since I don't like the fact that I cannot control the volume from MacOS.
Overall, for my needs, I simply love this monitor!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting philips.com
Customer Rating
5
Awesome Screen, solvable Macbook issues, sucky menu system
on April 19, 2019
Posted by: RinzaiWolf
This thing is amazing. Best screen i've ever owned by far. I'm blown away at the size, resolution and hub features.
I have a 2018 MacBook Pro 2.6ghz, radeon 560, etc.. I used the "ScreenResX" app to adjust the MacOS deficiency in supporting this screen. Works perfectly. This is a MacOS issue, not a Philips issue.
I also gained keyboard control of brightness using "brightness slider" app and also sound via "soundflower" and "soundflower bed" found in GitHub.. you can google and get a walk through from macrumors. While you're at it download "Magnet" and thank me later.
I have a 2018 MacBook Pro 2.6ghz, radeon 560, etc.. I used the "ScreenResX" app to adjust the MacOS deficiency in supporting this screen. Works perfectly. This is a MacOS issue, not a Philips issue.
I also gained keyboard control of brightness using "brightness slider" app and also sound via "soundflower" and "soundflower bed" found in GitHub.. you can google and get a walk through from macrumors. While you're at it download "Magnet" and thank me later.
The onboard menu system is antiquated though. Next time y'all should do a joystick. It's unnecessary difficult to fumble through the menus. Dedicated or quick sound and brightness buttons would be a major plus as this is what most people go for most often. The "ease of use" 2 stars are only bc of the hub feature. It would be zero on the menu system, feels 20 years old. But, I barely use it and hacked a work around using MacOS apps.
Pop up webcam and Speakers are substandard quality. They work and are super nice to have. Speakers I can live with but the webcam I cannot, it's been replaced already.
Also, add some more USB 3.0 ports and up the USB C charge to 87W!
Net: I love this screen. It took a couple days to get used to and now I'll never be able to go back to a normal size. Might even stack a second one! You won't regret it.
Pros: size omg omg omg, resolution is perfect, color is great but i'm only a casual gamer
Cons: antiquated menu system using buttons, bezel could be smaller with metal trim, pop up webcam is substandard quality
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting philips.com
Customer Rating
2
Philips has some work to
on April 17, 2019
Posted by: breissim
Gender:Male
Unlike other reviewers I do get full resolution from my 2018 15" MacBook Pro, so no complaints there. Also, there is no glare on this monitor. It's phenomenal in that respect - though I replaced a glossy monitor with this one, so it couldn't really get any worse.
However, the KVM functionality is, simply put, awful. In order to switch between two computers, once must first navigate the on screen menus to change the KVM setting from one USB port to another. Then one must change the video input to the matching input. There is no connection between the USB uplink and the video in. That's just silly. It takes multiple presses (5-10) of the hardware buttons on the bottom right of the monitor to fully switch between attached computers. Every other KVM I have owned can do it with a single button press.
Next, the web cam. While the camera is recognized by my Mac (usually - it is not consistent), any attempt to use it by an application results in a single frozen frame being transferred, then nothing but black. The microphone does work, but without the video, it's not useful. When I connect my Windows 10 desktop, it does not recognize the web cam as a Windows Hello capable device, although it supposedly is. So another strike there.
Finally, my monitor was delivered with a defect in the screen. It was not dead pixels as one would expect. Instead, it is a grey smudge that appears to be on the underside of the glass in the shape of a large reverse comma. That should easily have been caught by quality control at the time of manufacture.
I cannot recommend this monitor to anyone given the poor quality of the build and the premium price.
Pros: high resolution, no glare
Cons: awful kvm, camera does not work as advertised, poor quality control
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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