Economical in the office: Philips presents monitors of less than 10 watts despite 100 Hz 103 comments
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Philips presents three new monitors for everyday office life as particularly economical. They shouldn’t need 10 watts in Eco mode and in standard mode it’s almost no more. Sensors help save electricity. On the 24 or 27 inches, there is Full HD or WQHD – each with 100 Hz.
The new Philips monitors are very economical
Over the years, desktop monitors with LCD technology have become more and more economical and there are now some that, according to the spec sheet, only require around 10 watts to operate (without USB devices). Philips wants to reduce this. For the 24-inch 24B2G5200 monitor with Full HD and 100 Hz, we are talking about 6 watts in Eco mode and almost 7 watts in standard mode. The 27-inch sister model 27B2G5200 has around 7 or 9 watts and the 27B2G5500 with higher WQHD resolution still has a very low power of 8 or 11 watts.
24B2G5200 27B2G5200 27B2G5500 Size 24 inch 27 inch Screen Resolution IPS 1920 × 1080 2560 × 1440 Refresh rate 100 Hz Video inputs 1 × VGA, 1 × HDMI 1.4, 1 × DisplayPort 1.2 2 × HDMI 2.0, 1 × DisplayPort 1.4 Eco (Watts) 6.0 7.2 8.3 Standard (Watts) 6.93 9.34 11.11
However, manufacturer information is always difficult to compare. Philips calls it the “EnergyStar test method”, while others also take into account the power consumption of all USB devices. Other professional monitors such as the Acer Vero B7, Eizo FlexScan EV2460 or iiyama ProLite XU2463HSU should be at least as economical.
In Philips models, sensors help save even more energy in everyday life, for example by automatically adjusting the brightness to the ambient light or making the screen turn off when a user is absent.
Other equipment
All three models use IPS LCD technology with stable viewing angles. The brightness would reach up to 300 cd/m² and the contrast ratio would be above average at 1,500:1. The response time is given at 4 ms (GtG).
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While the Full HD models (5200 series) still rely on an older VGA connection and HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort 1.2, the WQHD model (5500 series) has more modern inputs with HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.4.
What they have in common is a 4-way USB hub. It is convenient that two sockets are easily accessible on the side, one of which offers a fast charging function. However, USB-C should be avoided.
Monitors can be adjusted in a variety of ways, including swivel, and are relatively inexpensive. The recommended price for the Full HD models is 219 euros and 279 euros for the 27B2G5500 with WQHD.
