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HDR-Gaming monitors in comparison: Viewsonic vs. Philips
- HDR-Gaming monitors in comparison: Viewsonic vs. Philips
- Details: Viewsonic Elite XG341C-2K & Philips Evnia 7000 Series
Almost every current gaming monitor advertises with HDR suitability. Often, however, it is only a marketing promise and only gives the display a slightly better HDR compatibility. For example, screens that are certified according to the smallest DisplayHDR 400 standard can display HDR signals without any problems, which is of course a good sales argument.
Ultimately, however, such devices offer far too few brightness reserves with a maximum of 400 cd/m², which they have to achieve according to the specification, to conjure up really high-contrast images on the panel. As a result, HDR’s desired AHA effect with its lively contrasts and deep black tones.
HDR with more than 1500 nits
“Real” HDR only begins from significantly higher fluorescent thickness, although there is no defined limit. Luminances of 1000 cd/m² should be present, however, since they are usually the minimum requirement for HDR standards such as HDR10 or Dolby Vision.
This is an easy exercise for most current flat-screen televisions, but hardly any gaming display can achieve a brightness of this dimension. The few who can do are rare and expensive. At the time of testing, there were about a dozen such screens on the market, all with at least a four-digit price – unfortunately, the HDR upper class is not available for small money.
This exquisite circle also includes our duels Philips EVNIA 7000 Series 34m2C7600MV and Viewsonic Elite XG341C-2K. Both 1500R-curved monitors resolve 3440 x 1440 pixels on, according to the currently highest displayhdr standard Displayhdr 1400 certified and thus achieve guaranteed HDR top brightness from 1400 cd/m².
In the test they lie 21: 9 displays However, even over it and even narrowly create a top light of each 1600 cd/m². Even in SDR image mode (Standard Dynamic Range) they are with luminances of More than 700 cd/m² much brighter than most monitors and even surpass displays that are certified according to DisplayHDR 600.
Optimal contrast guaranteed
With a gaming monitor, high brightness does not yet guarantee an optimal HDR image. A contrast-strong panel and the dimming process are at least as important. The test candidates of Philips and Viewsonic provide the former through theirs VA panels. Due to the construction, these already reach in SDR mode a very good contrast ratio.
Lay HDR content , however, the VA panels increase many times over and landed in six-digit results. For example, we have at the Philips Evnia 7000 Series 34m2C7600MV in the top contrast ratio from short 400,000: 1 Measured when the image mode DisplayHDR 1400 is selected in the SmartImage menu of the monitor. At the test winner of Viewsonic resulted with round 340,000: 1 a similarly excellent value.
Your excellent contrasts achieve both displays through yours Mini LED backlight. This works with Full array Local Dimming (FALD) and 1152 dimming zonesto achieve the dynamic range required for HDR. Each of this 1152 screen zones Can the screens of Philips and Viewsonic controlwhat enables you to darken or brighten certain image areas depending on the content shown.
All in all, this ensures a significantly higher contrast compared to a standard display that only uses global dimming, i.e. brightness control over the entire screen instead of selectively as with FALD. Local dimming Works in the Viewsonic both in both SDR and HDR image mode, but only in the Philips in HDR mode.
Due to their mini-LEDs, the duels of Philips and Viewsonic also achieve a very homogeneous illumination of their image areas, which Viewsonic Elite XG341C- 2K with excellent 99.1 percent lies (Philips Evnia 7000 Series 34M2C7600MV: 98.9 percent).
In terms of image parameters, the Viewsonic was also slightly better tuned in the factory than its competitor from Philips, which gave it a small point advantage in the image quality rating. Again both displays can DCI-P3 color space too round 95 percent cover. In HDR mode, they therefore provide more accurate color reproduction than standard displays, which are limited to the small sRGB color space and therefore tend to be oversaturated and unrealistic colors in HDR images.
3440 x 1440 pixels with 200 Hz
With their strong 1500r vault Test candidates make it easy to keep an eye on the events on the screen. The rather mediocre viewing angle stability, which is typical for VA panels, is therefore easy to get over if you sit in the center in front of the monitor, which should be the norm.
With one 120 Hz measured input lag from 7ms (Viewsonic) or 6 ms (Philips) Both gaming monitors are not among the fastest of their guild, but still represent rapid image changes.
You have to take into account that the lower the latency is chosen, the lower the refresh rate. There is still room for improvement, especially with the Viewsonic, provided the PC has a powerful graphics card that can deliver frame rates in excess of 120 FPS at 3440 x 1440 pixels.
With activated overclocking switch In the screen menu, the Elite XG341C-2K provides with up to 200Hz but otherwise, like the Philips EVNIA 7000 Series 34m2C7600MV, is limited to 165Hz. falls In-game frame Under the minimum frame frequency of 48 Hz supported by the displays, take care of LFC (Low frame compensation) by doubling individual frames for the fact that the game still remains liquid.
The adaptive refresh frequency area regulates the Viewsonic-Test candidate over AMD FreeSync Premium Pro And is G-Sync compatible, although it is not certified by Nvidia. The situation is similar with Philips Evnia 7000 Series 34M2C7600MV. He only officially supports the VESA standard Adaptive syncSo comes without AMD or Nvidia certification, but can also be used with Freesync and G-Sync.
Strong equipment with HDMI 2.1
The monitors of Philips and Viewsonic share many similarities in the equipment. They each have a USB-C portthat can act as an additional display port and up to 90 watt charging power provides. Furthermore, every betting rider brings one DisplayPort 1.4 as well as two HDMI 2.1 ports with which they are also suitable for use with next-gen consoles such as the Sony PlayStation 5.
The USB hub of the monitors works with each USB 3.2 Gen.1 Tempo (5 GB/S) and goes into operation via USB-B port. Together with the USB-C interface, the displays also offer one KVM switch And allow two end devices to be controlled with a mouse keyboard combination.
Also part of the equipment includes one RGB lighting as well as Stereo speakerthat are certified at the Philips according to DTS. The Evnia can also take advantage of more energy efficient operation and longer battery life warranty period for themselves Booking: With the Philips Monitor, it was three years at the Viewsonic.
Conclusion: successful appearance in the duet
The duel between that Philips EVNIA 7000 Series 34m2C7600MV and the Viewsonic Elite XG341C-2K ends very tight. If you compare them in terms of their core competencies, it says: two thumbs up. Thanks to Displayhdr 1400, Full array Local Dimming (FALD) and 1152 dimming zones both practically exhaust the maximum of possibilities that is possible in terms of HDR display in the PC area.
The Viewsonic Elite wins on points, but due to the very similar equipment to the Philips Evnia, both cross the finish line practically at the same time. The high purchase price of the Viewsonic is difficult to justify, especially since the Philips display is a whole 600 euros cheaper.
