Philips widens its value range with 180Hz QHD gaming monitors

Affordable no longer means slow.

Philips has announced a new entry in its Evnia 5000 series aimed at budget-conscious gamers. This model, 27M2N5500, hits the QHD sweet spot for those looking for a resolution uplift from FHD armed with a mid-range rig.

As you might clock from its name, Evnia 27M2N5500 is a 27in gaming monitor. Naturally, as a display hoping to court budget-oriented gamers, Philips has equipped it with an IPS panel. It also boasts up to 180Hz putting it just between entry-level 144Hz displays and the saw after 240Hz models. Although its plain black chassis gives it an assuming appearance, this could be the best gaming monitor with an affordable price tag.

Drilling down into is finer specs, Evnia 27M2N5500 packs a 1ms GtG response time, typical of Fast IPS panels. The monitor also boasts DisplayHDR 400 certification, but Philips naturally hasn’t included any local dimming to keep costs down. Philips wants to offer good calibration out of the box, though, with average Delta E below 2 in sRGB, which should provide accurate colours in games and other content. Colour spaces are suitably wide, too, as Evnia 27M2N5500 covers 125% of sRGB and 89% of Adobe RGB.

Philips Evnia 27M2N5500.

Rounding off the rest of its specs, Philips lists Evnia 27M2N5500 peak brightness at 350nits with a 1,200:1 contrast ratio. The latter is slightly higher than most IPS panels but pales in comparison to the company’s VA and OLED offerings. In terms of I/O, it’s nothing ground-breaking with two HDMI 2.0 ports, one DisplayPort 1.4, plus a 3.5mm audio jack. When it comes to ergonomics, Philips doesn’t disappoint, providing -5°/+20° tilt, -30°/+30° swivel, -90°/+90° pivot, and 130mm height adjustment. Not forgetting the 100 x 100mm VESA mount for those wanting freedom from its wide-legged stand.

You can purchase Evnia 27M2N500 from May 2024, for £239.99, provided all goes to plan.

Fahd Temsamani
Fahd Temsamani
Senior Writer at Club386, his love for computers began with an IBM running MS-DOS, and he’s been pushing the limits of technology ever since. Known for his overclocking prowess, Fahd once unlocked an extra 1.1GHz from a humble Pentium E5300 - a feat that cemented his reputation as a master tinkerer. Fluent in English, Arabic, and French, his motto when building a new rig is ‘il ne faut rien laisser au hasard.’

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