Stylish but with defects

I had bought this monitor, because I just wanted to try once an IPS display. I have for years only TN panel monitors with 120Hz. As you known, will miss at 120Hz IPS that a bold move was anyway.
Actually I wanted to test the current Eizo or Dell, but a friend recommended me to Phillips. I knew by then not even that there is a IPS from Phillips, with which you could play well.

Here, I must mention the packaging of the monitor positive first. This monitor has a 27-inch display and the box was so minimal small that I thought at first, because there is no 27-inch monitor could fit.
When unpacking, I saw how this was good and minimalist packaging. Little styrofoam, cardboard little, yet safe and stable packaging. Exemplary.

I must say that this is the finest monitor that I had been on my table to look. The thin frame on the sides and top is very noble. The display is glossy, not dull. This makes the colors strong and act the contours sharp.
I must say that I'm scary to glossy displays. My Asus VG236H I loved. But that's a matter of taste. Many mind if you can make up in front of the monitor.
The monitor is secure and very stable on the robust foot. One can not but height adjustment tilt it.
But the location and the amount was just right.

The monitor bestzit no DVI input, so I had this connected via mitgelifertem HDMI cable. When you turn the image was improved. Definitely a monitor that you have to adjust only. What were immediately noticed as mentioned the rich colors. IPS and glossy blend totally for me. However, I always had the feeling of having a light gray veil over the image. The illumination was satisfactory, here I've seen better.

The "alleged" highlight that I was the same counter flew the Ambiglow. Similar to the Ambilight the monitor to conjure the colors of the display to the rear wall. What sounds great on paper, turns out quickly to the nerve factor. This is in this case not in the eye of the beholder, but because the Ambiglow output greatly delayed. When changing colors on the monitor the Ambiglow needs felt a second to turn on or "off afterwards".
The Ambiglow effect is pleasing to the eye, but I had it turned off very quickly due to the delayed representation. It has the function, simply to project a color on the wall. This relaxes the eyes in a dark room. But as I said, the Ambiglow has its quirks. Because I could even notice a slight flicker in the still image.

I now come to the most important criteria for me. The game features the monitor are unfortunately more than mediocrity.
The reaction time is too slow for all available settings. You can feel a significant input lag. in fast games like shooters, the monitor does not come afterwards and shows clear streaks. The image blurred heavily with fast movements. If you then also the 120Hz is still like I used to, you get the feeling that the image is output choppy, what it actually does at this 60Hz IPS monitors. But I knew that before, this sky-wide benefit does not flow from 120Hz monitors in my vote with a.

Conclusion:

The Phillips is not a bad monitor. It combines mediocre image quality with modest gambling games properties. But for me brings the design of the monitor much out again. Stylish, slim, chic. The Ambilight quirks are maybe not all perceive. If you can live with 60Hz and a visually strong IPS monitor searches and only occasionally playing games that could be happy with the Phillips.

Recommendation:

For casual gamers.