Philips 43-inch 4K monitor gets incredible South African pricing

[Jamie McKane]

Philips 43-inch 4K monitor gets incredible South African pricing

Philips has announced the South African launch date and pricing of its Brilliance 43-inch Ultra HD monitor.

 

[BeoTeK]

you sure this is a monitor, not a TV?

 

[Weasley]

have to agree at that size its a tv

 

[oltman]

When do you know the difference?

 

[The Joker]

It's a monitor guys.
They already have a 40" in the country that retails for around R14 000 inc vat. Still using a tn panel though so I would give it a skip.

http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/cpindex.pl?scy=PH&slg=EN&ctn=BDM4350UC/00

 

[Hagan]

When do you know the difference?

When (somewhere at the back or side) there's a round insertion
slot for the common TV aerial.

Monitors generally don't have that slot.

 

[Kwaai]

It's a monitor guys.
They already have a 40" in the country that retails for around R14 000 inc vat. Still using a tn panel though so I would give it a skip.

http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/cpindex.pl?scy=PH&slg=EN&ctn=BDM4350UC/00

Are you referring to the 40"? The article says this screen has an IPS panel.

 

[The Joker]

Are you referring to the 40"? The article says this screen has an IPS panel.

No, referring to this.
http://www.wootware.co.za/philips-b...160-3ms-led-backlit-large-format-monitor.html

 

[Kwaai]

No, referring to this.
http://www.wootware.co.za/philips-b...160-3ms-led-backlit-large-format-monitor.html

Alright that's what I thought you meant.

 

[HavocXphere]

Thats an amazing price. Pity you'll need a monster rig to drive it.

you sure this is a monitor, not a TV?

To me it comes down to pixel density. TVs traditionally have low ones so you have to sit far away. Since this is 4k it'll have decent density so I'd consider it a monitor.

Still using a tn panel though so I would give it a skip.

The article says this screen has an IPS panel.

Neither. VA LCD panel.
http://www.philips.com.au/c-p/BDM4065UC_75/brilliance-led-backlit-lcd-display/specifications

 

[Kwaai]

Thats an amazing price. Pity you'll need a monster rig to drive it.


To me it comes down to pixel density. TVs traditionally have low ones so you have to sit far away. Since this is 4k it'll have decent density so I'd consider it a monitor.



Neither. VA LCD panel.
http://www.philips.com.au/c-p/BDM4065UC_75/brilliance-led-backlit-lcd-dis play/specifications

I was referring to the 43" being an IPS panel. Yeah agreed my current setup just manages running my 1440p games.

The display will feature IPS 178/178-degree technology that permits extra-wide viewing angles.

 

[HavocXphere]

I was referring to the 43" being an IPS panel. Yeah agreed my current setup just manages running my 1440p games.

Seems I was wrong - figured they'd be using the same tech for 40 and 43.

 

[The Joker]

Thats an amazing price. Pity you'll need a monster rig to drive it.
Neither. VA LCD panel.
http://www.philips.com.au/c-p/BDM4065UC_75/brilliance-led-backlit-lcd-display/specifications

Va is similar to tn, color is better and it does a better job of blocking out the backlight and better viewing angles but that's about it.
It's not even in the same league as ips though, once you've used a 4K Ips panel it's really difficult to go back to VA and even worse to go back to tn.

 

[Hagan]

My 24" is a VA panel; colour reproduction and viewing angles are great. A top-down view distorts the colour a little though.

My brother has a TN panel - sitting off to the side slightly and it starts to discolour. That was a worrying factor for me when I'd bought my VA, but was pleased by the outcome.

 

[AstroTurf]

I guess around R20K retail.