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Philips

Momentum 27M1F5800

Name: Momentum 27M1F5800
Brand: Philips

around $799

All prices are estimates and may vary from actual prices.

159 Pros

74%
9 reviews (1h 17m)

57 Cons

The Philips Momentum 27M1F5800 offers a compelling blend of performance and features for gamers seeking a solid 27-inch QHD display. Boasting a blazing-fast 240Hz refresh rate and impressive 2.9ms input lag, you'll experience incredibly smooth and responsive gameplay. Vivid colors with 98% DCI-P3 coverage and excellent ghosting performance furth...

Summary of pros and cons from human reviewers, put together by AI

82%

41 vs 9

Image Quality

76%

28 vs 9

Design & Build Quality

81%

21 vs 5

Features

50%

6 vs 6

Size & Resolution

82%

14 vs 3

Performance

Reviewer verdict

Across 9 YouTube reviews, the Philips Momentum 27M1F5800 earns an Index score of 3.9/5, ranking #37 among Gaming Monitors. Reviewers most often praise its image quality, design & build quality, features, while the most common criticisms concern refresh rate & response time, design & build quality.

The Momentum 27M1F5800 is widely praised for its strong image quality, with many reviewers noting excellent out-of-the-box color accuracy, a wide color gamut (frequent mentions of ~98% DCI-P3/Nano IPS coverage) and very high peak brightness that delivers an impressive HDR experience; roughly half of reviews comment on bright HDR performance and good contrast for an IPS. Reviewers also commonly compliment the monitor's solid design and build—thin bezels, a heavy, metal stand and modern minimalist styling are repeatedly noted across reviews. Additional frequently mentioned strengths are useful ergonomics (height, tilt, swivel, VESA) and a generous feature set including multiple HDMI 2.1 ports/DisplayPort options, good connectivity, and gaming-friendly performance (smooth high refresh operation and low input lag reported). Overall these positives are recurring across many of the nine reviews and dominate the extracted pros list.

Criticisms concentrate on response time and motion artifacts: multiple reviewers report ghosting, overshoot or mediocre response measurements especially when pushing the fastest overdrive or high refresh modes, and some tests show sluggish average times. Design and build grievances are present too, including heavy weight, some wobble/looseness in the stand, and easily scratched glossy rear surfaces noted by several reviewers. Image quality and feature gripes are less frequent but consistent: a few reviewers flagged color uniformity and white point inconsistencies, limited minimum brightness for dark-room use, and that HDR is effectively limited (HDR 400 mentions), while menu access and some feature behaviors (Ambiglow/LED modes, overdrive configurability) were described as clumsy or nonfunctional by a subset of reviewers.

Analysis based on 9 YouTube reviews (1h 17m of video) with 159 pros and 57 cons extracted.

Pros (159)

Image Quality (41)

maximum brightness sitting at 667 nits which is certainly appreciated ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 9:25
the gamma curve is absolutely excellent hitting the 2.2 standards pretty much throughout ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 8:38
srgb gamut of roughly 120 ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 3:48
hits 98% of DCI-P3 color gamut ▶ Philips Gaming Monitor 279M1RV Review, XBOX Only? @ 6:30
wide color gamut extending towards the Adobe RG B and DC ip3 modes ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 8:51
factory accuracy here uh on the screen it doesn't deviate much ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 3:34
excellent for media consumption and production work such as photo editing and other color accurate workload ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 3:54
the srgb mode is pinpoint color accurate ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 7:55
you can actually adjust the brightness levels with the srgb gamma clamp enabled ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 7:26
it does have an srgb gamma clamp which is certainly appreciated ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 7:03
the white color gamut also helps with your cinematic experience when you're not gaming ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 6:39
HDR experience was actually really impressive ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 5:31
contrast ratio it gets up to 3329 to 1...completely trumping any sort of ips panel ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 8:19
backlight bleed...isn't too bad ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 9:55
6500k is more accurate than the srgb mode ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 3:37
overachieving on brightness and contrast ratio compared to specs ▶ Philips Gaming Monitor 279M1RV Review, XBOX Only? @ 4:46
it gets really bright and as a result of that when running an HDR signal you'll actually get a really good experience ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 5:55
brightness uniformity of my Tesla panel wasn't too bad ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 9:50
tested at 667 nits which is absolutely ridiculously past the HDR 400 certification ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 5:46
tsc and adobe rgb at 80 ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 3:50
MBR 20 brightness sits at 170 nits and therefore is perfectly usable even in a bright sunlit room ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 9:40
colors are so vibrant and everything just pops, the quality of detail is amazing, HDR looks so good ▶ The Philips gaming monitor you never heard of 🫣🫢 @ 3:08
decent gamut coverage ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 4:58
strong image quality with impressive out of the box color accuracy and a decent contrast ratio for an ips panel ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 14:20
impressive display ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 10:46
awesome experience for productivity, texts are sharp and clear, watching videos coding and anything else you want to throw it in will look awesome as well ▶ The Philips gaming monitor you never heard of 🫣🫢 @ 4:14
display vibrant and accurate colors ▶ Best 1440P Gaming Monitor? Philips Momentum 5000 Review @ 2:35
peak brightness reading of over 500 nits ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 5:18
solid contrast from this ips panel, peak contrast ratio of a thousand and seventy to one ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 5:35
vesser display HDR 600 certified which means when it comes to IPS panels the contrast ratio is very good ▶ Best 1440P Gaming Monitor? Philips Momentum 5000 Review @ 3:17
hdr 400 ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 3:58
LG's famous Nano IPS coating which helps with the 1.7 billion colors covering 98 a DC ip3 and his HDR 600 certified ▶ The Philips gaming monitor you never heard of 🫣🫢 @ 2:31
color accuracy is excellent out of the box ▶ Best 1440P Gaming Monitor? Philips Momentum 5000 Review @ 2:13
all of the details that you need to see when you're video editing or when you're playing games are all really crystal clear ▶ Best 1440P Gaming Monitor? Philips Momentum 5000 Review @ 2:07
16 dimming zones which is still good enough to get the job done ▶ The Philips gaming monitor you never heard of 🫣🫢 @ 2:40
wide color gamut with the aforementioned Nano color Tech allowing 98 coverage of the DCI P3 color gamut ▶ Best 1440P Gaming Monitor? Philips Momentum 5000 Review @ 2:24
even better average delta e after calibration of just 0.42, incredibly good ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 6:10
super enhancement colors ▶ Jack Logan Reviews Philips Momentum 27-Inches Curved Gaming @ 3:01
impressive out of the box color accuracy with an average delta e of just 0.73 ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 5:54
sent a calibration thing for color uniformity ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 4:09
ips led it does give a better wide viewing angle at a better color accuracy ▶ The Philips 27 inch 144hz monitor @ 3:57

Design & Build Quality (28)

nice and thin bezels ▶ Philips Gaming Monitor 279M1RV Review, XBOX Only? @ 2:01
overall a really solid design and monitor ▶ Philips Gaming Monitor 279M1RV Review, XBOX Only? @ 8:47
rear design...certainly does look the part ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 10:40
The stand is easy to attach ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 0:57
no brand name in the front ▶ The Philips gaming monitor you never heard of 🫣🫢 @ 1:41
three side borderless design ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 10:18
packed face down with their vessel mount facing up ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 1:04
nicest gaming monitor I've ever seen ▶ The Philips gaming monitor you never heard of 🫣🫢 @ 1:15
extremely heavy, suggesting a solid build ▶ Philips Gaming Monitor 279M1RV Review, XBOX Only? @ 1:12
small bezels around the left right top ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 1:23
the OSD is very snazzy looking ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 11:15
heaviest stand and feet I've ever used, super dense metal, looks clean and simple compared to Alienware and LG ▶ The Philips gaming monitor you never heard of 🫣🫢 @ 1:21
love the build quality, made for all the next-gen consoles, works perfectly for Mac ▶ The Philips gaming monitor you never heard of 🫣🫢 @ 4:41
semi-gloss finish in the front that helps with detail and color ▶ The Philips gaming monitor you never heard of 🫣🫢 @ 1:45
simplistic approach ▶ The Philips gaming monitor you never heard of 🫣🫢 @ 1:50
stand itself I would describe as modern and stylish and well built ▶ Best 1440P Gaming Monitor? Philips Momentum 5000 Review @ 4:38
nice stand ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 8:34
bezels are almost extinct ▶ The Philips gaming monitor you never heard of 🫣🫢 @ 1:42
design for best viewing angle ▶ Jack Logan Reviews Philips Momentum 27-Inches Curved Gaming @ 0:32
hook on the back of the stand for your headphones ▶ Best 1440P Gaming Monitor? Philips Momentum 5000 Review @ 5:11
Sleek it's modern it's got slim bezels on all four sides ▶ Best 1440P Gaming Monitor? Philips Momentum 5000 Review @ 4:13
nice locking ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 4:30
stand is made from metal, giving it a very solid feel ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 1:57
like the plastics not shiny ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 8:14
brush texture on the back ▶ The Philips 27 inch 144hz monitor @ 2:07
stand is shaped like a tripod which is very sleek and it creates a clutter-free look ▶ The Philips 27 inch 144hz monitor @ 2:09
buttons in the front are all perfectly distanced so you don't accidentally press the wrong ones ▶ The Philips 27 inch 144hz monitor @ 2:35
minimalist and modern design ▶ The Philips 27 inch 144hz monitor @ 2:02

Features (21)

very loud and punchy speakers with good clarity (DTS tuned) ▶ Philips Gaming Monitor 279M1RV Review, XBOX Only? @ 4:30
entire monitor goes green (LED matrix) in Xbox mode ▶ Philips Gaming Monitor 279M1RV Review, XBOX Only? @ 3:39
many features, mostly comprising of the actual lighting or led matrix ▶ Philips Gaming Monitor 279M1RV Review, XBOX Only? @ 2:52
accepts a 4K signal input while simultaneously running HDR ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 6:09
the option to pick the color temperature of the monitor ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 3:07
simple menu system ▶ The Philips gaming monitor you never heard of 🫣🫢 @ 2:54
nice ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 6:02
low blue mode and flicker free technology for eye Comfort ▶ Best 1440P Gaming Monitor? Philips Momentum 5000 Review @ 3:08
ips screen for wide angle ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 3:53
user controls consist of just one clickable joystick ▶ Best 1440P Gaming Monitor? Philips Momentum 5000 Review @ 4:26
very energy efficient with many green features to help reduce the carbon footprint ▶ Best 1440P Gaming Monitor? Philips Momentum 5000 Review @ 3:24
dts sound ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 9:34
27 inches, 4K resolution display, can run up to 144 Hertz ▶ The Philips gaming monitor you never heard of 🫣🫢 @ 2:23
very simple very basic ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 8:09
multi-view feature so if you have two devices plugged into the monitor at the same time you can actually split screen them for multitasking and productivity ▶ Best 1440P Gaming Monitor? Philips Momentum 5000 Review @ 3:31
that's nice ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 9:10
Quad HD IPS 240Hz display with Nano color Tech ▶ Best 1440P Gaming Monitor? Philips Momentum 5000 Review @ 0:33
ambiglo ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 3:51
so nice ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 10:32
low blue light mode and the flicker free modes really do help lessen eye strain ▶ The Philips 27 inch 144hz monitor @ 2:51
comes with the philips smart image presets ▶ The Philips 27 inch 144hz monitor @ 2:42

Ergonomics & Adjustability (16)

joystick control for adjustments ▶ Philips Gaming Monitor 279M1RV Review, XBOX Only? @ 2:07
Visa compatible stand ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 10:33
stand provides you height swivel and tilt adjustments ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 10:22
tilted ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 2:04
all degrees of adjustment (swivel, tilt, up and down) ▶ Philips Gaming Monitor 279M1RV Review, XBOX Only? @ 1:36
being able to turn it around and install it from the side it's so much more easy ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 2:25
The stand goes up and down um for as much as 13 cm ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 1:51
pivot it both ways for 90 degrees ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 2:06
swivel it left and right ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 2:00
you can have it in that portrait mode ▶ Best 1440P Gaming Monitor? Philips Momentum 5000 Review @ 5:03
decent tilt angle ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 10:54
full range of ergonomic adjustments ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 2:13
vesa certified ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 3:56
constructed from metal the footprint is relatively small it is adjustable it can swim at 45 degrees it can be raised up to 13 centimeters it also has a 20 degree tilt and 90 degree rotation ▶ Best 1440P Gaming Monitor? Philips Momentum 5000 Review @ 4:51
100 by 100 vessel Mount ▶ Best 1440P Gaming Monitor? Philips Momentum 5000 Review @ 4:42
tilts pretty well ▶ The Philips 27 inch 144hz monitor @ 2:18

Performance (14)

under-promises and over-delivers on performance ▶ Philips Gaming Monitor 279M1RV Review, XBOX Only? @ 8:24
the monitor was responding phenomenally well ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 3:40
165 hertz of refresh rate ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 0:20
one millisecond response time ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 0:22
one millisecond input response time ▶ Best 1440P Gaming Monitor? Philips Momentum 5000 Review @ 2:39
excellent response time ▶ The Philips gaming monitor you never heard of 🫣🫢 @ 4:03
144 hertz ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 3:49
faster overdrive mode significantly improves response time with a new average of 4.93 milliseconds ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 7:24
vrr low input lag and one millisecond response time ▶ The Philips gaming monitor you never heard of 🫣🫢 @ 2:43
decently faster than some of its key rivals including the corsair 32uhd 144 the asus pg32uq and the msi mpg321urqd ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 10:12
latency is right in line with other 4k 144 hertz monitors ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 11:44
very fluid real world gaming performance, especially when driving higher frame rates ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 10:28
144 hertz refresh rate ▶ The Philips 27 inch 144hz monitor @ 1:15
gameplay is smooth immersive and lends itself to the competitive advantage ▶ The Philips 27 inch 144hz monitor @ 3:25

Refresh Rate & Response Time (10)

2.9 milliseconds...that is pretty impressive ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 1:55
the input lag is pretty impressive ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 0:57
the ghosting is minimal ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 5:36
accurate 144Hz refresh rate ▶ Philips Gaming Monitor 279M1RV Review, XBOX Only? @ 8:12
lowest input lag ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 0:46
really good ghosting performance ▶ Philips Gaming Monitor 279M1RV Review, XBOX Only? @ 8:10
objectively tested at 2.9 milliseconds and 7.5 milliseconds ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 0:27
ultra fast 240 hertz refresh rate at 0.5 ms mprt fast response ▶ Jack Logan Reviews Philips Momentum 27-Inches Curved Gaming @ 0:36
one millisecond mprt response time ▶ The Philips 27 inch 144hz monitor @ 3:31
144hz is really the new standard ▶ The Philips 27 inch 144hz monitor @ 3:18

Gaming Features (9)

has G-Sync, making it suitable for PC as well ▶ Philips Gaming Monitor 279M1RV Review, XBOX Only? @ 4:00
VR range of 48 up to 240 hertz ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 4:33
you can actually adjust the overdrive mode within MBR as well which is quite rare but it's absolutely great to see ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 3:00
able to run Nvidia g-sync while simultaneously having an HDR signal and playing at 1440p at 240 hertz which is certainly a great combination ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 5:10
amd's freesync ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 3:43
4K at 120 hertz, fov can be pushed all the way to 120, gives you the advantage of being able to see enemies around you in higher detail and with the high refresh rate you're able to follow your enemies while aiming ▶ The Philips gaming monitor you never heard of 🫣🫢 @ 3:40
smart image for game mode ▶ Jack Logan Reviews Philips Momentum 27-Inches Curved Gaming @ 1:01
officially certified as nvidia gsync compatible and amd freesync premium certified ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 11:54
has amd freesync so no more stuttering ▶ The Philips 27 inch 144hz monitor @ 4:42

Connectivity (9)

at DisplayPort you can achieve the full 240 hertz refresh rate ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 6:41
one USB a b Upstream four USB 3.2 gen 1 Downstream with two of those supporting fast charge ▶ Best 1440P Gaming Monitor? Philips Momentum 5000 Review @ 4:01
all four video inputs can give you the 4k 144hz experience on pc ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 3:00
can switch right back to your console ▶ The Philips gaming monitor you never heard of 🫣🫢 @ 4:25
hdmi 2.1 offer the full 48 gigabit per second bandwidth ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 2:52
has everything you'd expect from a gaming monitor it has two HDMI 2.0 ports you've got two 1.4 display ports a hdcp 1.4 hdcp 2.2 ▶ Best 1440P Gaming Monitor? Philips Momentum 5000 Review @ 3:45
One USB C Port, three HDMI 2.1 ports, One display port at 1.4, extra USB ports for charging ▶ The Philips gaming monitor you never heard of 🫣🫢 @ 2:13
two hdmi 2.1 ports will support 4k 120 for the latest ps5 or xbox series consoles ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 3:03
two displayport 1.4 and two hdmi 2.1 ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 2:48

Size & Resolution (6)

give you a much more immersive experience than the 24 inch monitor ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 6:35
4k 144hz experience with a 32 inch ips panel ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 0:17
4k 32 inch ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 3:45
Quad HD resolution 2560 by 1440 ▶ Best 1440P Gaming Monitor? Philips Momentum 5000 Review @ 1:11
crystal clear image up to 2560 by 1440 pixels quad hd or 2k resolution ▶ Jack Logan Reviews Philips Momentum 27-Inches Curved Gaming @ 0:47
at least 27 inches ▶ The Philips 27 inch 144hz monitor @ 1:18

Value for Money (5)

up there with the top echelon of its peers ▶ Philips Gaming Monitor 279M1RV Review, XBOX Only? @ 8:35
very good price at 15,000 Rand ▶ Philips Gaming Monitor 279M1RV Review, XBOX Only? @ 9:08
for 750 you cannot beat this, one of the best gaming monitors you can buy right now ▶ The Philips gaming monitor you never heard of 🫣🫢 @ 4:54
a beast for the price ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 3:58
cheaper than key rivals from the likes of asus corsair and msi ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 0:25

Cons (57)

Refresh Rate & Response Time (11)

5.64...not exactly great for 240Hz monitor ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 1:46
inverse ghosting ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 2:00
response time is quite lackluster ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 11:46
slightly more on the phillips one ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 5:17
10.14 milliseconds average initial time...pretty poor ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 1:25
a little bit of ghosting trailing after the ufo ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 4:48
if you were to drop under 48 Hertz...you might notice a little bit of stuff drink ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 4:58
monitor has got some VA smearing which is unfortunate ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 2:37
a bit of ghosting and a bit of overshoot ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 4:52
four times seem to be the biggest problem area, transition from full white back to full black is noticeable ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 7:32
fastest overdrive mode unusable due to ludicrously high overshoot ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 8:08

Design & Build Quality (9)

a few things need to be adjusted (wobble, back scratching) ▶ Philips Gaming Monitor 279M1RV Review, XBOX Only? @ 8:44
a little bit of play or looseness on the swivel mounting mechanism ▶ Philips Gaming Monitor 279M1RV Review, XBOX Only? @ 1:50
The box design is very commercial not very gamer-ish ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 0:13
the stand however uh deviates from the professional commercial look a bit and you get a bit of a spider-man or hair loss vibes ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 1:42
glossy material at the back scratches easily ▶ Philips Gaming Monitor 279M1RV Review, XBOX Only? @ 2:26
back of the monitor is pretty standard ▶ Best 1440P Gaming Monitor? Philips Momentum 5000 Review @ 4:24
a bit of a chin at the bottom ▶ Best 1440P Gaming Monitor? Philips Momentum 5000 Review @ 4:22
weighs a ton ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 10:22
so heavy ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 4:58

Image Quality (9)

measured why points...it's not as impressive ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 8:32
the advertised ntsc and adobe rgb percent on the website is not the result that i got ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 4:03
color uniformity could be better (though standard) ▶ Philips Gaming Monitor 279M1RV Review, XBOX Only? @ 7:02
minimum brightness sitting at 106 nits is pretty bright...for those people wanting to play in a completely pitch back room this might be actually quite disappointing ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 9:30
it doesn't hit these standards in the slightest ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 9:00
viewing angles perhaps not as good as some other ips displays ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 12:19
small amount of backlight bleed in each of the top corners ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 12:40
white point is slightly cool ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 5:45
basically non-existent hdr, only display hdr 400 certified ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 12:49

Ergonomics & Adjustability (7)

accessing it is a little bit mind-boggling ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 7:06
when it comes to functionality is disappointing...a little bit convoluted in terms of accessing said menus and furthermore is a little bit slow to respond ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 11:20
doesn't have is height adjustment ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 8:36
on-screen display for the settings is pretty standard ▶ Best 1440P Gaming Monitor? Philips Momentum 5000 Review @ 4:34
you can rotate it ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 8:37
only horizontal ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 8:38
does not swivel ▶ The Philips 27 inch 144hz monitor @ 2:16

Size & Resolution (6)

1080p sometimes i just can't see far enough ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 5:28
it's only 1080p ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 5:40
at 27 inch uh what kind of text clarity you guys would expect personally at 60 cm away i can still see pixels and for reading it is not the best ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 5:44
far objects are blurry and i can't be too sure what i'm looking at ▶ A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N32 @ 5:32
problem with anything that's less than a 40-inch monitor ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 4:39
reduced pixel density ▶ The Philips 27 inch 144hz monitor @ 4:09

Features (5)

caveat to this: you cannot actually adjust the RGB game values ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 7:34
music LED mode didn't work ▶ Philips Gaming Monitor 279M1RV Review, XBOX Only? @ 3:18
does not have any built-in speakers ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 10:50
lack of usb type c and user configurable overdrive ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 14:49
Ambiglow doesn't work that well, just keep it to color changing ▶ The Philips gaming monitor you never heard of 🫣🫢 @ 2:00

Gaming Features (4)

you have to enable adaptive sync Technologies which is certainly the first I've ever come across ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 7:09
MBR and MBR sync do not run simultaneously with adaptive sync technology ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 3:26
MBR sync...is completely pointless and I don't really understand the inclusion of it because it doesn't exactly do what it says on the tin ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 3:11
adaptive sync range only kicks in above 60 hertz ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 12:02

Performance (3)

Philips include an input lag on and off mode no idea why ▶ Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Re @ 0:36
no middle ground between faster and fastest overdrive modes which would increase response times without ridiculous overshoot ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 8:23
no single overdrive mode ▶ Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! @ 8:51

Value for Money (2)

prices above 16,000 Rand are a personal choice and may be too high. ▶ Philips Gaming Monitor 279M1RV Review, XBOX Only? @ 9:16
inclusion of G-Sync (not used by Xbox) might have inflated price ▶ Philips Gaming Monitor 279M1RV Review, XBOX Only? @ 4:21

Overall (1)

i don't believe it ▶ 🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Din @ 9:34

Review sources

Best Budget 240Hz 1440p Monitor? Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W Review by TotallydubbedHD — 28 pros, 17 cons
A new 165hz IPS Monitor has joined the game! Philips 27M1N3200Z by CRX Concept — 19 pros, 10 cons
Philips Momentum 32M1N5800A Review - the fastest yet! by KitGuruTech — 19 pros, 10 cons
🟪 "Pants" // Philips 329M1RV 144Hz 4K Gaming Monitor // Dinner With Dan - Z Unboxing by ZeosPantera — 19 pros, 7 cons
Philips Gaming Monitor 279M1RV Review, XBOX Only? by WootDini Creative Media — 16 pros, 7 cons
Best 1440P Gaming Monitor? Philips Momentum 5000 Review by WhatGear — 20 pros, 3 cons
The Philips gaming monitor you never heard of 🫣🫢 by UNBOXxp — 19 pros, 1 cons
The Philips 27 inch 144hz monitor by HeyAmarii — 14 pros, 2 cons
Jack Logan Reviews Philips Momentum 27-Inches Curved Gaming Monitor by Jack Logan — 5 pros, 0 cons

Frequently asked questions

Is the Philips Momentum 27M1F5800 worth buying?

Based on 9 independent YouTube reviews, the Philips Momentum 27M1F5800 scores 3.9/5 with 159 positive and 57 negative points mentioned by reviewers, placing it #37 in the Gaming Monitors category.

What do reviewers like most about the Philips Momentum 27M1F5800?

The most praised aspects are image quality, design & build quality, features — Image Quality (41 mentions), Design & Build Quality (28 mentions), Features (21 mentions).

What are the most common complaints about the Philips Momentum 27M1F5800?

Reviewers most frequently criticize refresh rate & response time, design & build quality — Refresh Rate & Response Time (11 mentions), Design & Build Quality (9 mentions).

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