Philips Releases Curved 1080p FreeSync Monitor For $349

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Philips announced the availability of its new 27-inch 279X6QJNS monitor, a curved 1920x1080 LCD display that sports AMD’s FreeSync variable refresh rate technology.

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  • Chris Droste
    i would've gave it a shot were it a 1440p display. 27" is way too big for 1080 unless you're using it as a normal TV.
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  • sillynilly
    The article nailed it as this monitor is basically for a low-end gaming rig since any rig with some weight can easily push 1080 over 60fps on high to ultra settings. Good price point for someone with a budget rig though. Not the monitor for me, but I can see where this fits in the low end market.
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  • zambutu
    i would've gave it a shot were it a 1440p display. 27" is way too big for 1080 unless you're using it as a normal TV.

    Oh ya? I use a 40" 1080p TV in my Face for gaming, and I will never go smaller again.

    Regardless, i'm not sure why they need freesync on such a low spec monitor, I thought freesync was for serious gamers.
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  • hitman400
    i would've gave it a shot were it a 1440p display. 27" is way too big for 1080 unless you're using it as a normal TV.

    Oh ya? I use a 40" 1080p TV in my Face for gaming, and I will never go smaller again.

    Regardless, i'm not sure why they need freesync on such a low spec monitor, I thought freesync was for serious gamers.

    He's not saying go small. He's saying 27" is too big for 1080p as a monitor because the bigger the screen is in your face with the same resolution, the more pix elated it will be. At 40" you should be going to 4k if you use it as a monitor (aka 16 inches away) 40" is insane to be in your face, don't your eyes hurt?
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  • xaephod
    I don't get how you can play at 1080p at anything over 24". At 28" my 1920x1200 is barely acceptable and I look forward to going well over 30" at either 1440 or 4K.
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  • vaughn2k
    Finally, at a reasonable price point, with 1080p, curved, at 27in... this is it!
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  • InvalidError
    17626732 said:
    Regardless, i'm not sure why they need freesync on such a low spec monitor, I thought freesync was for serious gamers.
    Adaptive Sync will make movement smoother regardless of system specs: with normal refresh, the screen updates at fixed 16.667ms intervals for 60Hz and if the frame rendering is not done in time, the old image gets repeated while the new image gets delayed until the next refresh interval. This can quickly degenerate into significant stuttering.

    With Adaptive Sync, if a frame is ready a few ms earlier than expected, the new refresh to paint it out can begin immediately and when the next frame is a little late, the next refresh cycle can be delayed by a few milliseconds to wait for it, producing a smoother overall feel despite irregular frame rate. In principle, Adaptive Sync benefits everyone from low-end to high-end.
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  • nukemaster
    I can see this being perfect for a small TV(variable refresh has a place for this too).
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  • eklipz330
    this doesn't seem to be much of a gaming monitor other than the inclusion of freesync...which only means ONE thing.

    vendors are starting to include Freesync as a DEFAULT option. Excellent for AMD!
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  • ErikVinoya
    i would've gave it a shot were it a 1440p display. 27" is way too big for 1080 unless you're using it as a normal TV.

    I don't understand the downvote. I do own a 23-inch 1080p monitor myself, and I'm pretty sure that if its a bit bigger, I'll be able to make out the individual pixels, let alone a 27-inch display
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