Welcome everyone to Ricky's tech talk in In today's video I will be sharing my personal
review of the Philips momentum console gaming monitor for reference the model number is 278
m1r there will be a link in the video description to start off with let's talk about the key details
of the monitor while sharing content from the brand's new ps5 and Xbox series x so first of
all is the display information so it's 27 inches or 68.6 centimetres in size and remember that's
always measured corner to corner of the display it offers an ultra-clear 4k UHD with a resolution of
3840 by 2160 for its screen resolution and this runs at 60 hertz for the precision gaming experience
and I've felt that actually with some of the games and what you'll see with the content on
the display now it has a one-millisecond mprt for fast response for crisp images and smooth gameplay and
I have really experienced that with this monitor mprt stands for motion picture response time this
is the more intuitive way to describe the response the time which directly refers to the duration between
seeing a blurry noise and clean crisp images with this monitor having one-millisecond mprt
efficiently eliminates motion blur and the snagging and delivers a sharper more precision
visuals to enhance your gaming experience and I've really actually seen that with some of the
games I've tested out so this monitor also offers smart image hdr which offers the opportunity to
optimal viewing for your hdr content that might be movies or that might be games
so hdr stands for hyperdynamic range in colour with deep blacks and lights in all the right
places and this will see with subtle highlights and tones with sunshine with water movement and
I've really enjoyed looking at the hdr content so moving on now to the key highlighting details
I've picked up from this monitor and what I want to talk about and the first one you're going to
notice is the ambiguous lighting system from Philips there's all the way around the display
so the top bottom left and right and there's so much different options you can change in the settings
so lighting from Philips will intensify your entertainment with a halo of light this adds a new
element to your game and experience and it really sort of enjoys what you're looking at and feels
you involved as well colour on the display colour on the ball especially having a white wall as well
it looks great so just break this down it's a fast a processor that analyzes the incoming image content
and continuously adapts the colour and brightness to match the image on the screen and this does this
relatively quick and there are different options you can choose from this is great for watching movies
sports and games so for me I've checked out some movies on here I haven't really watched any sport
but the games have been really good as well especially from the ps5 and the Xbox series
x another option here that you can really use to intensify your gaming is using the
smart image game mode optimizes your games for their best ability and it allows you to just
enjoy what you're doing so the new Philips gaming the display has quick access on-screen display
that takes you straight into the menu options and you can change these very quickly for gamers
it offers the options to choose from fps so first person shooter racing mode rts which is real-time
strategy games and the other option there is smart frame mode so you won't drop a frame
it'll be running smoothly and the developers will be showing the games as best as they can on this
display I've really felt that experience with this and it's looked good so if you are a pc gamer you
can be happy to know that AMD free sync technology is in here so you can get smooth gameplay as
possible thanks to the AMD freesync technology built-in which allows for effortlessly smooth
gameplay this works with your gpu and the monitor to deliver the best optimized experience when
coming to gaming so with AMD free sync no choppy games no dropped frames either just smooth quick
refresh and ultra-fast response time which you know you have here which I've already gone through
one important thing to really talk about is the input lag as well this has a low impact lag which
is about the time it elapses between performing action with your connected device and seeing the
result on-screen so having a low input lag on this the monitor will allow you to be ahead of your game
especially in competitive player versus player and time sensitive game such as war zone call of
duty and Fortnite you're going to be ahead of the game because if you press fire first the input lag
is low you're going to get that great shots you're going to win the game and be ahead which is great
so there are some of the really good options to see and some of the other options i want to talk about
are quite good for your eyesight and it's important we do take care of our eyes
when using a monitor especially for long gaming sessions and during the night as well so one
option is the low blue light filter and you can use this to reduce the harmful blue light that can
actually, make you tired and hurt your eyes over a long period of time of use
that's nice to see that option in here it's in the menus which we're going to go through shortly
but also there is the option to gain longer thanks to less eye fatigue from flicker-free
technology which is built into this monitor so if you suffer from like a flickering of
a display this monitor will alternate the the way the frames are delivered on the display
which means then it's flicker-free technology and that means you can game for a lot longer so for
me it's always been a bit of a stickler of what audio options to use with your monitor most people
I know use a gaming headset absolutely fine I like to test the monitor speakers and see how they work
so this is great for movies but especially when it comes to games I found a really good experience so
this monitor does have two inbuilt speakers they are five watts each so total 10-watt outputs which
is pretty standard which i think offer a great sound for a small footprint that they have to work
with so this monitor does use an enhanced audio system with dts sound which is great for watching
movies or while still playing your games not just get great visuals from the display but awesome
audio too and plus the extra bonus of that halo of light from the ambiguous system just brings it
all together and makes it really enjoyable to use so there are my key details i've picked up from
using this monitor now for quite a while so the next step i want to just talk about the on-screen
menu systems and the buttons you have on your monitor so by pressing down this will take you
into the quick options here of your game display and you can choose different options in your menu
to change and adjust including a crosshair low input lag and other options to choose from
so from your frame drops as well so you don't want no frame drops and we can actually enjoy
our gameplay here leaving this it will just dismiss itself so that was by pressing down by
pressing to the left hand side this will bring up your smart image presets and you can change these
you can toggle through these and select which one best suits you and your gaming experience
toggling up this will change your input and change between which one you want to choose
swiping to the right will make that option come true or actually pressing to the left will dismiss
going to the right-hand side will bring us into our menu here you can toggle through your menu
and change the different options
so the top one is the ambiguous system here and you can change this depending
on what you want to do so you've got auto and as you can see there
it's quite a sort of just sort of goes around in different colours
you've got single color and you could choose your single color
we could have off completely come down and you can then change other options inside here so all sides
yes that's what we want the brightness and also then to follow content again different
options inside here brightness that you can change as well so that's the ambiguous system
you've got your game set up here which you did see when by pressing down it also takes you in
you've got your connectability options you've got other settings in here that you can change and
adjust your volume thanks to dts sound it sounds great come all the way down press to the left and
that will actually remove that so this has a joystick control stick option now we've taken
a look at the menu options now let's just take a look at the back of our monitor and talk through
the connectability turn around to the back of our monitor first of all you'll notice the ambi glow
light system that goes all the way around the back and i've just shown this how it works with
how it automatically changes depending on the light and the video in your game you're watching
or the movie or it has the auto feature where it can just change automatically through the light
spectrum which looks really great but i've just taken the actual column off here and you've got a
vest amount built in so you can use a vest amount if you want to column and standard clips on easily
and at the back of the column and stand there's a little clip that you lift up and this will
then release this one here then we have our ports down here at the bottom so let's just lift this
up slightly and we can have a look at our ports so we've got our power connection you've got two
hdmis which are 2.0 you've got your display port you've got a headphone jack you've got a upstream
usb here so this will use this usb from your device to power up these usbs here in your monitor
you've got two fast charging usbs and two standard usb 3.0 so all 3.0 in usb but actually 3.2 usb
with a fast charging which is great to see there so you've got the options there which is good you
also have a kensington lock which is over here so when stood up this would be on the left hand side
your joystick control stick option is here that'll be on your right hand side when stood up and
facing away from you you do have downward ambigo light system which runs along the bottom here
and you do have your two inbuilt speakers which are dts sound and 5 watts each so total of 10 watt
output now we've talked through the connectability let's talk about the ergonomic design and the
options you can change to move and adjust this monitor making it best for you no matter which
seating position the first option is your height control so it's at its lowest point let's take
it up to its highest point so this is its highest point here and as you can see with the ambiguous
light system all the way around it looks great and i've got it on the automatic lights where it's
just going through them we're watching watch dogs legion here as we're traveling through the very
ergonomic london and very technological future version thanks to watchdogs and dedsec so you've
got your height adjustment there which is great and you can put that in any position you want
then you have your swivel which is minus and plus 33 degrees so you can take this round
of center point of 33 degrees each side so if you want to take it round more what you need to do is
set center column further to the left or further to the right but you won't have an issue there so
you can swivel this and you can have your height adjustment then also there is the ability to tilt
so you can have a tilt option so you can take it all the way up you can tilt it minus five degrees
which is this here it's coming down let me just show you this coming all the way down so for me
normally about here where general use or you can actually have plus 20. so tilting up is about plus
20 which is actually quite good so at its lowest point looking onto your content and enjoying your
content here and then you can swivel and put it in any position you want to so that is your
ergonomic design just want to talk a little bit about the t-bar design from the stand here so
metal material plastic outer body actually on the monitor but works great anyway and looks really
nice here the light reflects off the ambi glow light system is all the way around which looks
really nice here in the auto aspect just going over some bridges here in london looks really good
and i've enjoyed this game if you're playing this game already let me know what you think
and what your thoughts is great we've got the autopilot enabled that's just taken us around that
don't know where my taxis going but that is the ergonomic design simple easy to use very
strong sturdy t-bar here i actually really like this because you've got loads of space here so
my mac mini fits in there quite easily this side was other peripherals and wireless charging mats
and my mouse for my mac mini that's all i had there but the monitor works and performs really
well with an ergonomic feel looks stylish and sleek just like the performance that you're seeing
on screen so ending the review now with some of my personal thoughts so having the opportunity to
use and test this monitor for six weeks has been amazing it gives me the chance to use this monitor
as much as possible both in work and play so during my day job i have to read many emails and
use in-depth customer databases which i find easy to do thanks to a large display so being 27 inches
with crisp clear text as well so it's really handy to see so as soon as my day is done is then time
to relax and play on either the ps5 or the xbox series x and yes i do feel lucky to have both of
them i just managed to put in my pre-orders really early which is performing great it's so enjoyable
to use easy connectability thanks to hdmi so i can have both of them connected at the same time
yes they are only hdmi 2.0 it does offer a crisp clean image and for me gaming has been great
and with the extra benefit of the sound from the dts sound and the halo of light from the
ambiguous system just adds those finishing little touches for me personally i have played a wide
selection of games and most recently watchdogs legion as this is a fast-paced game which the
philips momentum monitor is holding up really well with no input lag crisp clean images at all times
no shadowing or frame tears from what i can see and please remember i am visually impaired
so i might miss something you see in the content delivered when you're watching videos or you might
be testing yourself me personally i haven't really experienced anything unless it comes to racing
games so i've noticed though when using racing games there is a hint of shadowing or ghosting
a little bit there which is a little annoying but doesn't really happen all the time so i don't know
if this is where the frame rates have dropped or where just the connectability is not quite
right or i haven't set the right option but that's where you take the time to go through the menus
by using the smart image options we can put it into racing mode which will most probably improve
the gameplay as well so you've got to remember which games you're playing to maybe test the mode
out to make it easier for you and what looks great i could easily have this monitor sat on my desk
all the time and connected to the ps5 and the xbox series x and my next generation of console monitor
could be this phillips momentum one no problem whatsoever and it is time to see it go which is
a shame having it for six weeks has been enjoyable though now i have enjoyed my time testing it out
as best as i can work and play as well so it is coming up to the end of the video and i hope
this review has helped you decide which monitor to choose for you and your next generation of console
game experience and creating your setup in the video description you will see a link to philips
uk to learn more plus a link to amazon uk where you can purchase this monitor today so here in
uk at this current time of filming is 435 pounds which i don't think is too bad it has two hdmis
you've got your display port you've got the ambigo light system dts sound and a real large 4k
uhd display which is crisp and clear and from my experience and from what you've seen today
hopefully enjoyable thank you for watching and remember to give the video a like and become a
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