Paweł Koper
In the gaming world, the arms race never ends. Especially when it comes to the race for the amount of HZ. Some time ago, it seemed that 240Hz was the peak of today’s monitors, but Philips and other manufacturers decided to up the ante. The Philips 27M2N5500XD from the Evnia 5000 series just debuted on the market and is one of the first to offer a stunning refresh rate of 1000Hz.
Dual-Mode: Choose between resolution and speed
The biggest novelty in this model is the Dual-Mode function, which allows the user to decide what is a priority at that moment. In standard mode, the monitor offers a resolution of QHD (2560 x 1440) with a refresh rate of 540Hz (after overclocking). This alone places it among the top e-sports screens. However, if you are a professional gamer for whom every millisecond matters, you can switch the monitor to 1000Hz mode. The price for such speed is a decrease in resolution to 720p (1280 x 720), which is meant to provide unprecedented clarity of motion.
Fast IPS Panel and Solid Colours
The Philips 27M2N5500XD is built on a 27-inch Fast IPS panel. Despite the strong emphasis on speed, the manufacturer has not forgotten about image quality:
Colours: 10-bit depth and excellent coverage of the DCI-P3 colour gamut (96%) as well as sRGB (100%).
Brightness: 350 nits in SDR mode and up to 500 nits in HDR mode (VESA DisplayHDR 400 certified).
Accuracy: The monitor comes with factory calibration (Delta E < 2), ensuring faithful colour reproduction right out of the box.
The only downside here is the contrast, which should not be surprising to anyone. The Fast IPS panel used in this particular model is said to offer a contrast ratio of 2000:1.
Will technology keep up with refresh rates?
Experts (such as those from TFT Central) approach these announcements with a certain degree of caution. The main question remains whether the IPS panel will physically be able to keep up with a 1000Hz refresh rate. To avoid motion blur (smearing/ghosting), pixels would need to change their state in less than 1 ms G2G in a completely repeatable manner. History shows that at such extreme speeds, older TN panels or OLED matrices performed better. How will it be in the case of Philips? We will find out after the first tests.
Availability of Philips 27M2N5500XD
At this moment, the Philips 27M2N5500XD monitor has appeared on the official manufacturer's website in China. We are awaiting information regarding the European release and the official price, which will surely not be low.
Source of information: Philips EVNIA, TFT Central
