Philips Going Really Wide with their 492P8 Monitor

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 09/11/2017 07:32 PM | source: | 18 comment(s)

Philips announced their 492P8 Monitor, this ultra-wide screen offers a 49" panel at a staggering aspect ratio of 32:9. Much like its vertical resolution, it'll be priced $1,080 (let's call it just over a 1000 bucks).

The 49-inch VA panel gets a resolution of 3840 x 1080 pixels with a 1800R bend. The display has a brightness of 600 cd/m2 and a contrast ratio up to 5,000:1 and 178º/178º vertical/horizontal viewing angles. Details lack, but it'll get DisplayPort, VGA, and a pair of HDMI connectors, alongside two USB 3.0 Type-A ports and a gigabit Ethernet port. The monitor is miles away from release, it is mentioned at Q2 2018.

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CrazY_Milojko
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#5471201 Posted on: 09/11/2017 11:30 PM

VGA input, for what? Only one half of the screen?

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#5471223 Posted on: 09/12/2017 01:32 AM

This monitor is nasty. Curved is a gimmick I rather see flat. WTF its super wide and nasty looking, we need some vertical space. Also its not even 4k resolution,,,,,and what not.

Once it gets this wide, the curve actually becomes useful. Not that I would buy such a wide monitor, but I have my 3 monitors on my desk arranged with a make-shift curve (ie. the two on the sides slightly angled), because full flat makes it hard to look at them as the distances changes so much, and now when I turn towards them, I actually look at a screen facing me, instead of facing to a point 1m next to me. :p

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#5471229 Posted on: 09/12/2017 02:50 AM

Good for racing rigs, I guess? Very small market they're aiming at.

Shows how little you know. Its not a small market with the sim community world wide.
Ultrawides are huge for people who dont like triple wides for racing rigs.

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#5471230 Posted on: 09/12/2017 02:52 AM

If this mon was less wide and more vertical and had 4k resolution then its a winner. But the vertical blows goat, and the wide is too wide,, I cant have a tennis match going just do get stuff done.

4k doesnt even equate to a 21:9 ration. Please become informed before such idiot statements to ultrawides (+)

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#5471233 Posted on: 09/12/2017 03:48 AM

Shows how little you know. Its not a small market with the sim community world wide.
Ultrawides are huge for people who dont like triple wides for racing rigs.
4k doesnt even equate to a 21:9 ration. Please become informed before such idiot statements to ultrawides (+)
You need to chill out. Just because you and maybe people you know personally have an interest in ultra-wide displays for racing, that doesn't mean it isn't a niche market. This is a $1000 product. People don't tend to spend that much for a few games. Are you telling me steering wheels with manual gearbox and pedals also aren't a niche product? Because those are, and I'm sure they're a lot more common. There's nothing wrong with that.

Also, Hammie was just saying he/she prefers a taller display, as I'm sure most people do (myself included). I don't feel he/she seems to understand who this product appeals to and I don't agree with their opinions about ultrawides, but calling someone an idiot outright like that is unnecessary.

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