Philips Announces the Evnia 34M2C8600 34-inch QD OLED Gaming Monitor with Ambiglow

[TheLostSwede]

Diversifying the gaming world with its presence and technical features, Philips' newest brand, Evnia, released its latest monitor on 20 February 2023. This monitor, named Philips Evnia 34M2C8600, focuses on giving its customers an immersive experience thanks to its curved display and crystal-clear imagery.

Introducing Philips Evnia
Philips Evnia was launched in October 2022 with the intention of reinventing the rules in the gaming industry. The brand's motto, Reinvent the Rules, is a representative message about spreading inclusiveness in the gaming industry and Philips Evnia bases its manifesto on creating an environment for everyone through its products. With their newest product, Philips Evnia 34M2C8600, they aim to do just that.




"Evnia's new gaming monitor is designed for everyone. One of the features that make this monitor stand out is the Ambiglow feature; it showcases what Evnia is all about: innovation, friendliness, openness, and a touch of playfulness," Xeni Bairaktari, Global Marketing Lead of Philips Monitors and IT Accessories, said. "The Ambiglow feature allows each gamer to set the mood, or the ambiance, of the room. This allows each gamer to feel comfortable and personalize their gaming experience."

Philips Evnia 34M2C8600
Along with Ambiglow, the Philips Evnia 34M2C8600 features Display HDR True Black 400 for shadowing, UltraWide QHD 3440 x 1440 pixels for crystal clear imagery, and 0.1 ms for smooth gameplay. In addition, the new curved monitor is equipped with a USB-C port, a KVM switch, and a HAS stand for an experience spoiled for choice.

However, the most notable feature of the new monitor is the QD OLED. This feature enables top-notch coloring and vibrant visuals through a merge of two technologies: OLED panels and quantum dot (QD) technology. By combining these two technologies into one feature, the new Philips Evnia 34M2C8600 monitor displays an unmatched and immersive gaming experience.

Pricing and Availability
The Philips Evnia 34M2C8600 will hit the stores February at a price of € 1.299,00.

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[ZoneDymo]

promotional footage for monitors has to be the most boring crap out there, its literally the same thing for 10+ years now, just insert a new monitor....

 

[TheLostSwede]

promotional footage for monitors has to be the most boring crap out there, its literally the same thing for 10+ years now, just insert a new monitor....

How would you suggest that they should photograf them?
Personally I prefer to see the features on offer, but each to their own I guess.

 

[Chrispy_]

FFS Philips, sort your press releases out.

It's a gaming monitor, so what are the gaming specs. No gamer is on the lookout specifically for a monitor that has a "brand message about spreading inclusiveness in the gaming industry"

• What's the refresh rate? Like, this is the first spec you list. If you can only list one spec at all, make absolutely sure it's this one, you fools.
• Does it have any gaming features like low-latency mode, strobing backlight, etc?
• Does it support VRR, and if so at what frequency range.
• What version the HDMI ports and do they work with high-refresh and/or VRR modes on the XBOX and PS5?

At least we know what resolution, size and colour you get for €1300 - a price that is notably higher than the incumbent leader in this product sector! (Alienware AW3423DWF Curved QD-OLED)

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[Dr. Dro]

Tone deaf PR aside (inclusiveness? Come on, a product such as this is as exclusive as it gets), it does seem a pretty cool monitor, as long as it meets its specifications, and has a decent worldwide availability at a reasonable price.

FFS Philips, sort your press releases out.

It's a gaming monitor, so what's the f***ing refresh rate, does it have any gaming features like low-latency mode, VRR, strobing backlight, etc?

It's an OLED, so latency is extremely low and there is no backlight to strobe so to speak. 34 inch and being quantum dot leads me to believe this is the same panel being used on the Alienware AW3423DW, so it should be 165 Hz or thereabouts. Still omitted some of the this important information for the trendy buzzword hogwash. Come on Philips, you can do better than this.

 

[TheLostSwede]

FFS Philips, sort your press releases out.

It's a gaming monitor, so what are the GAMING specs. No gamer is on the lookout specifically for a monitor that has a "brand message about spreading inclusiveness in the gaming industry"

What's the refresh rate?
Does it have any gaming features like low-latency mode, strobing backlight, etc?
Does it support VRR, and if so at what frequency range.
What version the HDMI ports and do they work with 120Hz or VRR modes on both major games consoles?

At least we know what resolution, size and colour you get for €1300....

Check the source link on the main page, it goes straight to the product page.
But to help you save a click.

Maximum resolution
HDMI: 3440 x 1440 @ 100 Hz, DP/USB-C: 3440 x 1440 @ 175 Hz

 

[Chrispy_]

Check the source link on the main page, it goes straight to the product page.
But to help you save a click.

Why is the source link in a tiny font, light grey instead of black, and hidden underneath the video which adds almost no additional info? (though after 36 seconds of guff it finally reveals the refresh rate)
I'm not saying it's not there, I'm saying it should be FRONT AND CENTER of the press release.

Clicking on the source takes you to a Philips page where there's yet more non-gaming irrelevant marketing blurb. Only if you scroll down past all that do you finally find the relevant info gamers will actually care about buried without any fanfare among the full specifications. Alarmingly, it lists subpixel layout as RGB Q-Stripe* but none of the asterisked footnotes mention what this means. Does RGB Q-Stripe* actually mean RGB in left-to-right order, and if not, why not just say RGB subpixel layout without the silly name and callout to a deleted footnote?! If it's not true RGB layout it's going to be a fuzzy mess with text like lots of other non-RGB OLEDs

Deceptive marketing that omits or just outright lies about something known to be an issue with OLED is why nobody trusts marketing people or press releases.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Why is the source link in a tiny font, light grey instead of black, and hidden underneath the video which adds almost no additional info? (though after 36 seconds of guff it finally reveals the refresh rate)
I'm not saying it's not there, I'm saying it should be FRONT AND CENTER of the press release.

Ask the management, not something I control.

Clicking on the source takes you to a Philips page where there's yet more non-gaming irrelevant marketing blurb. Only if you scroll down past all that do you finally find the relevant info gamers will actually care about buried without any fanfare among the full specifications. Alarmingly, it lists subpixel layout as RGB Q-Stripe* but none of the asterisked footnotes mention what this means. Does RGB Q-Stripe* actually mean RGB in left-to-right order, and if not, why not just say RGB subpixel layout without the silly name and callout to a deleted footnote?! If it's not true RGB layout it's going to be a fuzzy mess with text like lots of other non-RGB OLEDs

Sorry, I don't work for Philips/MMD.

Deceptive marketing that omits or obfuscates information, especially when it's information that is pertinent to known flaws of the competing products such as the text fringing and fuzziness caused by both Samsung's pentile subpixels and LG's WRGB subpixels...

Sorry, I don't work in consumer rights or adregulation either.

 

[Chrispy_]

Yeah, I'm not having a go at you, @TheLostSwede. Your job is to summarise and paraphrase their press release, not to do their job for them.

Bad press releases like this only serve to demonstrate tone-deaf, out-of-touch marketing departments.
There are countless channels and websites that review gaming monitors, so it's very public knowledge what criteria gamers and reviewers are looking for in a monitor.
Whoever is responsible at Philips for this press release hasn't done their homework, and I'm calling them out on their piss-poor effort.

34 inch and being quantum dot leads me to believe this is the same panel being used on the Alienware AW3423DW

I'm especially salty about the "RGB Q-Stripe" missing footnote if this is indeed the Samsung panel used in the Alienware; That's shady AF and very intentional! It's going to be hard to even pretend later that it's a mistake, because they went the extra mile to invent a silly name for their lies.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Yeah, I'm not having a go at you, @TheLostSwede. Your job is to summarise and paraphrase their press release, not to do their job for them.

Bad press releases like this only serve to demonstrate tone-deaf, out-of-touch marketing departments.
There are countless channels and websites that review gaming monitors, so it's very public knowledge what criteria gamers and reviewers are looking for in a monitor.
Whoever is responsible at Philips for this press release hasn't done their homework, and I'm calling them out on their piss-poor effort.


I'm especially salty about the "RGB Q-Stripe" missing footnote if this is indeed the Samsung panel used in the Alienware; That's shady AF and very intentional! It's going to be hard to even pretend later that it's a mistake, because they went the extra mile to invent a silly name for their lies.

There's a dedicated site for the Evnia branded products.

Home

Evnia aims to be the most welcoming gaming brand by offering a sleek monitor design and a fresh perspective that allows everyone to own their gaming experience.

www.evnia.philips

Also note that it's MMD that makes all Philips monitors and have a license to use the Philips brand.

 

[Dr. Dro]

Sheesh! I open the website and even though it's actually translated to Brazilian Portuguese - nice one, indicating regional availability even though I haven't seen ANY Evnia branded products available in the country in the four months this brand exists - or even the slightest hint that they are coming - I'm beginning to understand this PR and why should I stay as far away from this company as I possibly can.

They have placed more emphasis on sprinkling their website with a... peculiar kind of marketing (to respect forum rules) and vacuous mission statements than showcasing the products themselves. There is no warranty information page, no retailer search functionality, and the paltry three models listed as available are but a tucked away footnote - and their specifications are again another footnote buried within that footnote link. Such a shame, this monitor really seemed interesting, especially if the regional pricing is fair (in line with other Philips products) - and pricing in Brazil is rarely ever fair.

To think I actually held out some hope that there would be a resurfacing of Philips displays when this brand was first announced... The new company does not share any of the former's spirit.

 

[AnarchoPrimitiv]

They could have at least explained the ambiglow....does it have it's own software? And showed how well it gives off backlighting against a wall.

 

[Dr. Dro]

They could have at least explained the ambiglow....does it have it's own software? And showed how well it gives off backlighting against a wall.

It probably works the same way Philips Ambilight TVs work, by seamlessly analyzing the input color map and lighting the corresponding quadrant with a similar color. But indeed, many unanswered questions...

 

[ReallyBigMistake]

Philips should just do the CD-i 2 already

 

[ToTTenTranz]

Nothing spreads "inclusiveness in the gaming industry" more than a 1300€ monitor for playing videogames.

 

[Godrilla]

Nothing spreads "inclusiveness in the gaming industry" more than a 1300€ monitor for playing videogames.

For reference the Alienware 3440 x 1440p @ 165hz qd-oled freesync 34 inch monitor model number

AW3423DWF​

is $999 now.
the 27 inch LG oled 240 hz 1440p ultragear monitor is also $999
The later has 2.5 ms of input latency

review here