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Philips 196V3LSB25/70 computer monitor review

Philips 196V3LSB25/70. Display diagonal: 47 cm (18.5"), Display resolution: 1366 x 768 pixels, HD type: WXGA, Display technology: LCD. Display: LCD. Response time: 5 ms, Native aspect ratio: 16:9, Viewing angle, horizontal: 90°, Viewing angle, vertical: 50°. VESA mounting. Product colour: Black

SmartContrast 10000000:1 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.

LED technology for 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.

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.

Mercury Free eco-friendly display


Philips monitors with LED backlighting are free of Mercury content, one of the most toxic natural substances, which affects humans and animals. This reduces the environmental impact of the display throughout its life-cycle, from manufacturing to disposal.

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.

Philips 196V3LSB25/70 computer monitor specs

Other Features

Power consumption (active): 15.76 W
Mean time between failures (MTBF): 30000 h
Effective viewing area: 409.8 x 230.4 mm
Recyclable packaging material: 100%
Package dimensions (WxDxH): 503 x 394 x 100 mm
Dimensions (W x D x H) with stand: 463 x 358 x 204 mm
TV tuner integrated: no
Display: LCD

Weight & Dimensions

Weight (without stand): 2.82 kg
Height (without stand): 29.4 cm
Depth (without stand): 5.1 cm
Width (without stand): 46.3 cm
Weight (with stand): 3.11 kg
Height (with stand): 358 mm
Depth (with stand): 204 mm
Width (with stand): 463 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: 4.15 kg
Package height: 394 mm
Package depth: 100 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): 15.76 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

Mac operating systems supported: Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Windows operating systems supported: Windows 7,Windows 7 Enterprise,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 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

Product colour: Black

Thin Client

Thin client installed: no

Multimedia

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

Ports & Interfaces

HDCP: True
DVI port: no
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
Viewable size, vertical: 23 cm
Viewable size, horizontal: 41 cm
Pixel pitch: 0.30 x 0.30 mm
3D: False
Display number of colours: 16.78 million colours
Viewing angle, vertical: 50°
Viewing angle, horizontal: 90°
Contrast ratio (dynamic): 10000000:1
Contrast ratio (typical): 600:1
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Supported graphics resolutions: 1366 x 768
Screen shape: Flat
Backlight type: W-LED
Display technology: LCD
HD type: WXGA
Response time: 5 ms
Display brightness (typical): 200 cd/m²
Panel type: TFT
Native aspect ratio: 16:9
Display resolution: 1366 x 768 pixels
Display diagonal: 47 cm (18.5")