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Philips 196E3LSB/75 computer monitor review

Philips LED monitor 196E3LSB/75. Display diagonal: 48.3 cm (19"), Display resolution: 1440 x 900 pixels, HD type: WXGA+, Display technology: LCD. Display: LED. Response time: 5 ms, Native aspect ratio: 16:10, Viewing angle, horizontal: 176°, Viewing angle, vertical: 170°. VESA mounting. Product colour: Black

SmartContrast 20000000:1 for incredible rich black details


You want the LCD flat display with the highest contrast and most vibrant images. Philips advanced video processing combined with unique extreme dimming and backlight boosting technology results in vibrant images. SmartContrast will increase the contrast with excellent blacklevel and accurate rendition of dark shades and colors. It gives a bright, lifelike picture with high contrast and vibrant colors.

Modern Touch controls


Touch controls are intelligent, touch sensitive icons that replace protruding buttons that lets the user adjust the monitor to their requirement. Responding to your lightest touch,Touch control gives the monitor a modern feel.

Easy picture format control switching in wide and 4:3 format


Philips easy picture format control on OSD is to switch from the 4:3 aspect ratio to the widescreen mode and back again to match the display's aspect ratio with your content for working with wide documents without scrolling or viewing widescreen media in the widescreen mode and distortion-free, native mode display of 4:3 ratio content.

LED technology ensures natural colors


White LED's are solid state devices which light up to full, consistent brightness faster saving startup time. LED's are free from mercury content which allows for eco-friendly recycling and disposal process. LED's allow for better dimming control of LCD backlight, resulting in super high contrast ratio. It also gives superior color reproduction thanks to consistent brightness across the screen.

Sleek, elegant design complements your home decor


A sleek, elegant design look that complements home furnishings in any room.

Easy display performance tuning with SmartControl Lite


SmartControl Lite is the next generation 3D icon based GUI monitor control software. This allows user to fine-tune most parameters of the monitor like Color, Brightness, screen calibration, Multi-media, ID management, etc with the mouse.

16:9 display for best widescreen gaming and video


An aspect ratio is an expression of a video image's width compared to its height. The 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio is standard for universal to high-definition television and European digital television. A native 16:9 aspect ratio means outstanding game and video display without bars at top and bottom of the picture and without the quality loss than comes from scaling, altering an image to fit on a different screen size.

Energy Star for energy efficiency and low power consumption


Energy Star is a US EPA sponsored energy efficiency program also adopted by many other countries. Energy Star certification ensures that you are buying a product which meets the latest power efficiency standards which operates with maximum power efficiency at all operational levels. New Philips monitors are certified for Energy Star 5.0 specifications and meet or exceed the standard. For example, in sleep mode Energy Star 5.0 requires less than 1watt power consumption, whereas Philips monitors consume less than 0.5watts.

Eco-friendly materials that meets international standards


"Philips is committed to use sustainable, eco-friendly materials across its monitor range. All body plastic parts, metal chassis parts and packing materials use 100% recyclable materials. In some selected models we utilize upto 65% post consumer recycled plastics. Strict adherence to RoHS standards ensure substantial reduction or elimination of toxic substances like Lead, for example. Mercury content in monitors with CCFL backlight has been reduced significantly, while eliminated in monitors with LED backlight completely.

Glossy finish to enhance your decor


An attractive, elegantly finished glossy finish that fits in with and complements your decor.

SmartImage Lite for an enhanced LCD viewing experience


SmartImage Lite is an exclusive, leading edge Philips technology that analyzes the content displayed on your screen. Based on a scenario you select, SmartImage Lite dynamically enhances the contrast, color saturation and sharpness of images and videos for ultimate display performance - all in real time with the press on a single button.

  • E Line
  • 19" (41.8 cm)

Philips 196E3LSB/75 computer monitor specs

Other Features

Picture enhancement: SmartImage Lite
Power consumption (active): 11.49 W
Regulatory Approvals: BSMI, CE Mark, FCC Class B, GOST, SEMKO, TUV Ergo, TUV/GS, UL/cUL
Mean time between failures (MTBF): 30000 h
Effective viewing area: 408.2 x 255.2 mm
Recyclable packaging material: 100%
Package dimensions (WxDxH): 503 x 444 x 134 mm
Dimensions (W x D x H) with stand: 457 x 388 x 199 mm
TV tuner integrated: no
On/off switch: yes
Display: LED

Weight & Dimensions

Weight (without stand): 3.17 kg
Height (without stand): 31.9 cm
Depth (without stand): 4.9 cm
Width (without stand): 45.7 cm
Weight (with stand): 3.41 kg
Height (with stand): 388 mm
Depth (with stand): 199 mm
Width (with stand): 457 mm

Operational Conditions

Operating relative humidity (H-H): 20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T): -20 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 40 °C

Packaging Data

Package weight: 5.19 kg
Package height: 444 mm
Package depth: 134 mm
Package width: 503 mm

Power

AC input frequency: 50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage: 100 - 240 V
Power consumption (off): 0.5 W
Power consumption (standby): 0.5 W
Power consumption (typical): 11.49 W

Ergonomics

LED indicators: Operation, Stand-by
Plug and Play: yes
Number of OSD languages: 9
On Screen Display (OSD) languages: Simplified Chinese, German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish
On Screen Display (OSD): True
Tilt angle range: -5 - 20°
Tiltable: True
Height adjustment: no
Cable lock slot type: Kensington
Cable lock slot: yes
Panel mounting interface: 100 x 100 mm
VESA mounting: yes

Performance

Windows operating systems supported: Windows 7,Windows 7 Enterprise,Windows 7 Enterprise x64,Windows 7 Home Basic,Windows 7 Home Basic x64,Windows 7 Home Premium,Windows 7 Home Premium x64,Windows 7 Professional,Windows 7 Professional x64,Windows 7 Starter,Windows 7 Starter x64,Windows 7 Ultimate,Windows 7 Ultimate x64,Windows Vista,Windows Vista Business,Windows Vista Business x64,Windows Vista Enterprise,Windows Vista Enterprise x64,Windows Vista Home Basic,Windows Vista Home Basic x64,Windows Vista Home Premium,Windows Vista Home Premium x64,Windows Vista Ultimate,Windows Vista Ultimate x64,Windows XP Home,Windows XP Home x64,Windows XP Professional,Windows XP Professional x64
AMD FreeSync: False
NVIDIA G-SYNC: no

Sustainability

Sustainability certificates: EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR

Design

Certification: RoHS
Product colour: Black

Thin Client

Thin client installed: no

Multimedia

Built-in camera: no
Built-in speaker(s): no

Ports & Interfaces

HDCP: True
DVI-D ports quantity: 1
DVI port: yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity: 1
Built-in USB hub: no

Display

RGB colour space: sRGB
DDC/CI: True
Sync-on-green (SOG): yes
Separate H/V sync: yes
Digital vertical frequency: 56 - 75 Hz
Digital horizontal frequency: 30 - 83 kHz
Pixel pitch: 0.283 x 0.283 mm
3D: False
Display number of colours: 16.78 million colours
Viewing angle, vertical: 170°
Viewing angle, horizontal: 176°
Contrast ratio (typical): 1000:1
Aspect ratio: 16:10
Supported graphics resolutions: 1440 x 900 (WXGA+)
Screen shape: Flat
Display technology: LCD
HD type: WXGA+
Response time: 5 ms
Display brightness (typical): 250 cd/m²
Panel type: TFT
Native aspect ratio: 16:10
Display resolution: 1440 x 900 pixels
Display diagonal: 48.3 cm (19")