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Philips 222E2SB/75 computer monitor review

Philips LCD monitor with SmartTouch 222E2SB/75. Display diagonal: 54.6 cm (21.5"), Display resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels, HD type: Full HD, Display technology: LCD. Display: LCD. Response time: 5 ms, Native aspect ratio: 16:9, Viewing angle, horizontal: 176°, Viewing angle, vertical: 170°. VESA mounting. Product colour: Black

SmartContrast 500,000:1 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.

Stylish SmartTouch controls


SmartTouch controls are intelligent, touch sensitive icons that replace protruding buttons. Responding to your lightest touch, SmartTouch controls, for example, power up your monitor or brighten and sharpen your display with SmartImage Lite. When activated, SmartTouch icons glow to indicate that your commands have been implemented.

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.

Sleek, elegant design complements your home decor


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

Full HD LCD display, 1920x1080p resolution


Enjoy crisp and crystal clear picture quality to give your audience a truly memorable visual experience. Your viewers will be treated to unsurpassed video, with an amazing color gamut and the sharpest pictures around.

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.

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.

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.

  • 54.6cm/21.5" E-line
  • Full HD

Philips 222E2SB/75 computer monitor specs

Other Features

Mean time between failures (MTBF): 50000 h
Recyclable packaging material: 100%
Package dimensions (WxDxH): 565 x 465 x 155 mm
Dimensions (W x D x H) with stand: 505 x 484 x 249 mm
TV tuner integrated: no
On/off switch: yes
Display: LCD

Weight & Dimensions

Weight (without stand): 3.65 kg
Height (without stand): 35.1 cm
Depth (without stand): 5.9 cm
Width (without stand): 50.5 cm
Weight (with stand): 4.15 kg
Height (with stand): 484 mm
Depth (with stand): 249 mm
Width (with stand): 505 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: 6 kg
Package height: 465 mm
Package depth: 155 mm
Package width: 565 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): 26 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: Y
Windows operating systems supported: Y
AMD FreeSync: False
NVIDIA G-SYNC: no

Sustainability

Sustainability certificates: EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR

Design

Certification: RoHS, BSMI, CE Mark, FCC, Class B, GOST, UL/cUL, TCO 5.0
Feet colour: Black
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
Pixel pitch: 0.248 x 0.248 mm
3D: False
Display number of colours: 16.78 million colours
Viewing angle, vertical: 170°
Viewing angle, horizontal: 176°
Dynamic contrast ratio marketing name: SmartContrast
Contrast ratio (dynamic): 500000:1
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Supported video modes: 1080p
Supported graphics resolutions: 1920 x 1080 (HD 1080)
Screen shape: Flat
Display technology: LCD
HD type: Full HD
Response time: 5 ms
Display brightness (typical): 250 cd/m²
Panel type: TFT
Native aspect ratio: 16:9
Display resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels
Display diagonal: 54.6 cm (21.5")