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Slovakia, Bratislava
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Review on πŸ’» Philips 272E1GSJ 1080p Frameless LED Monitor with Adaptive Sync and 144Hz Refresh Rate - Suitable for Gaming and High-End Computing Needs by Mesfin Silverman

Revainrating 5 out of 5

It works - one cable does everything.

This rating refers to 272P7VUBNB. I'm using it with a 2019 MacBook Pro 16" macOS 10.15.3. The plan was to use it as a 4k 60Hz office monitor which also powers this laptop, Ethernet and USB-A. I'm happy to share with you able to make sure everything works as planned and as described I plug exactly one USB-C cable into my MacBook and it gets power, monitor, wired network, keyboard, mouse and a few temporary USB devices like phones through a USB hub There are two things you will have 1. Make sure USB 2.0 is enabled in your monitor settings, this is actually the default USB 3.2 limits the refresh rate to 30Hz which is terrible 2. Get this best USB-C <-> USB-C cables Unfortunately Philips screwed it up They threw a cheap one in the box and it can't offer enough bandwidth to transmit 4k at 60Hz - you'll be stuck at that 30Hz stay. I got another one from my ex internal USB-C SSD and it works great. No need to install drivers, hack anything, or press anything while holding magic keys. Once you've downscaled it right away, you can choose the default resolution or upscale to a full 4k at your leisure, just like the built-in display. Both displays work fine at max resolution at the same time, although I downscaled it a bit for this monitor so the fonts aren't so small. Everything still looks very crisp and fluid. I'm a photographer and was pleased to see the printed calibration report in the box.

Pros
  • 144 Hertz
Cons
  • weak

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