Practical testing …
The installation was carried out using a display port cable. Although no special drivers were installed, the monitor was already recognized with the correct description. Strangely, the G-Sync mode was activated immediately, although it is indicated that the monitor was not recognized as G-Sync compatible.
However, the settings required a little more attention. A quick check revealed that Adaptive Sync was already switched on in the monitor.
Of course, we wanted to use the great feature called Ambiglow, which we immediately synchronized with the displayed image.
So off to the first test. Everyone dreads having to discover pixel errors on their new monitor the first time they switch it on. While this is usually not a problem when buying a new monitor, it can certainly become a nuisance after the period of use has expired, as pixel errors have to be tolerated to a certain extent, unless the manufacturer excludes them via an internal policy. However, that was …
with the Philips 42M2N8900 Gaming Monitor …
absolutely not an issue! The Ambiglow lighting is already clearly visible at this stage, although it could have been a little stronger. The sides in particular lack a little luminosity.
However, this is only intended to provide support and certainly fulfills this purpose. Let’s move on to the picture quality. Well, what is there to say about an OLED panel with 4K resolution? The colors are so vivid and strong that you can’t get enough of them! Even 4K videos via the YouTube streaming platform have amazed us time and again with how great the monitor can display them.
But the Philips also cuts a fine figure when gaming, as you can see here with Elite Dangerous.
The resolution also makes games like Red Dead Redemption 2 look much livelier.
Vertical synchronization also effectively prevents so-called “tearing”, even with fast images, as you can see here in Forza Horizon 5.
Last but not least, we test the connection of two video sources. One is a laptop that is connected to the monitor via USB-C and has a Linux operating system. The second is an OLED Switch from Nintendo, which should feel right at home on the monitor in terms of display technology 😉
FunFact: Which monitor can display 4324 fields in Excel with a 100% setting? 😉
Now we come to our conclusion.
Philips 42M2N8900 Gaming Monitor Result and general impression …