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Philips - B-Line 346B1C 34" LCD Curved UltraWide Adaptive Sync WLED LCD Monitor (DisplayPort, USB, HDMI) - Textured Black
Average customer rating
3.8
(18 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 18 reviews
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80%of customers recommend this product.
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12 out of
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Customer Reviews for Philips - B-Line 346B1C 34" LCD Curved UltraWide Adaptive Sync WLED LCD Monitor (DisplayPort, USB, HDMI) - Textured Black
Customer Rating
5
Great monitor with amazing features
on February 26, 2020
Posted by: TehAzn
Gender:Male
I got a pair of these for Christmas, the KVM is a lifesaver and easily lets me dock my laptop (XPS15) for when I need productivity. Attached to my desktop these things are good for gaming and great for general usage and productivity.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting philips.com
Customer Rating
1
Failed *AGAIN* after 3 months
on April 26, 2020
Posted by: psk76
I previously posted a review saying it failed after 2 months. Fortunately, I received a replacement shortly thereafter. Unfortunately, 3 months later I am back there again. It failed exactly in the same way - blank screen (audio/usb/power keeps working). It seems to have something to do with using HDMI and USBC at the same time, because both this and last time it happened when I had both ports in use. Buyer beware - don't waste your money on this monitor.
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
Customer Rating
1
Mostly incompatible with Mac and useless customer
on August 17, 2022
Posted by: AbsH
Despite Philips stating everywhere this monitor is compatible with Max OSX most of the key features DO NOT work with Mac OSX Monterey. Customer support is most unhelpful and said we should contact Apple. After many email exchanges they sent link for Synaptics display software tool - assuming the USB and other ports use Synaptics - but the Synaptics toll does not recognise the display!! Ethernet port does not show up even when the Philips user manual states Philips customer "hotline" will provide a "clone tool".
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting philips.com
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
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
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
Posted by: MacPhile
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
I gave this a four start rating instead of a five star rating simply because it took so long to locate the Philips USB-C to USB-C cable i needed to use it with my MacBook. The monitor was supplied with 4 different cables, none of which could be used. After two weeks of emails, Philips in Canada supplied me with the Full USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 5A CM-CM cable. Hopefully, the company now supply this cable because this monitor is just tremendous for the MacBook Air M1.
Written by a customer while visiting philips.com