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Philips Brilliance 201B2CS/69 computer monitor review

Philips Brilliance 201B2CS/69. Display diagonal: 50.8 cm (20"), Display resolution: 1600 x 900 pixels, HD type: HD+, Display technology: LCD. Display: LCD. Response time: 5 ms, Native aspect ratio: 16:9, Viewing angle, horizontal: 176°, Viewing angle, vertical: 170°. Built-in speaker(s). Built-in USB hub, USB hub version: 2.0. VESA mounting, Height adjustment. Product colour: Black, Silver

SmartImage: Optimized user-friendly display experience


SmartImage is an exclusive leading edge Philips technology that analyzes the content displayed on your screen and gives you optimized display performance. This user friendly interface allows you to select various modes like Office, Image, Entertainment, Economy etc., to fit the application in use. Based on the selection, SmartImage dynamically optimizes the contrast, color saturation and sharpness of images and videos for ultimate display performance. The Economy mode option offers you major power savings. All in real time with the press of a single button!

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.

USB port for convenient peripheral connections


USB port allows user to conveniently connect their plug and play multimedia devices such as USB memory devices, camera, portable HDD, Web camera, PDA, Printer and many other devices which has USB connection available. The conveniently located USB 2.0 port on the monitor allows USB 2.0 signals to pass thru to the computer. Note that many devices like cameras and HDD may need to be powered On independently, as they have higher power requirements than the monitor USB port can provide

Tilt and swivel adjustment for an ideal viewing angle


Screen tilt and swivel is a mechanism built into the base permits the monitor to swivel and tilt backward or forward.

70mm height adjustment for ideal sitting position


The Compact Ergo Base is a 'people friendly' Philips monitor base that tilts, swivels and is height adjustable so each user can position the monitor for maximum viewing comfort and efficiency.

Built in stereo audio for multimedia experience


A pair of high quality stereo speakers built into a display device. It can be visible front firing, or invisible down firing, top firing, rear firing, etc depending on model and design.

EPEAT Gold ensures lowest impact on environment


Philips EPEAT GOLD certified monitors ensure protection for human health and environment, and are highly energy efficient ensuring low emissions of climate changing green house gases. EPEAT program helps purchasers evaluate, compare and select Monitors based on 51 environmental criteria supported by US EPA. GOLD certification ensures that at least 30% of plastic used is Post Consumer Resin, which ensures reduction in use of toxic and hazardous materials. EPEAT Gold is valid only where Philips registers the product.

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.

SmartPower: Up to 50% power saving


SmartPower is an artificial intelligent technology which dynamically analyzes the content of the screen image to achieve power saving. The backlight intensity can be controlled automatically and pre-set by the system to reduce the power consumption by up to 50%, which saves substantially on energy costs

  • 20" (50.8 cm) B-line
  • WSXGA+

Philips Brilliance 201B2CS/69 computer monitor specs

Other Features

Picture enhancement: SmartImage
Power consumption (active): 19.62 W
Regulatory Approvals: BSMI, CE Mark, FCC, Class B, GOST, SEMKO, TCO 5.0, TUV/GS, TUV Ergo, UL/cUL
Mean time between failures (MTBF): 50000 h
Recyclable packaging material: 100%
USB 2.0 ports quantity: 1
Package dimensions (WxDxH): 564 x 466 x 191 mm
Dimensions (W x D x H) with stand: 494 x 407 x 220 mm
TV tuner integrated: no
On/off switch: yes
Display: LCD

Weight & Dimensions

Weight (without stand): 3.69 kg
Height (without stand): 31.6 cm
Depth (without stand): 4.9 cm
Width (without stand): 49.4 cm
Weight (with stand): 5.06 kg
Height (with stand): 407 mm
Depth (with stand): 220 mm
Width (with stand): 494 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: 6.95 kg
Package height: 466 mm
Package depth: 191 mm
Package width: 564 mm

Power

AC input frequency: 50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage: 100 - 240 V
Power consumption (off): 0.1 W
Power consumption (standby): 0.1 W
Power consumption (typical): 19.62 W

Ergonomics

LED indicators: Operation, Stand-by
Number of OSD languages: 8
On Screen Display (OSD) languages: Simplified Chinese, German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian
On Screen Display (OSD): True
Tilt angle range: -5 - 20°
Tiltable: True
Swivel angle range: -65 - 65°
Swivelling: True
Height adjustment: 7 cm
Height adjustment: yes
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 Gold, ENERGY STAR

Design

Certification: BSMI, CE Mark, FCC, Class B, GOST, SEMKO, TCO 5.0, TUV/GS, TUV Ergo, UL/cUL, RoHS
Product colour: Black, Silver

Multimedia

RMS rated power: 3 W
Number of speakers: 2
Built-in camera: no
Built-in speaker(s): yes

Thin Client

Thin client installed: no

Ports & Interfaces

HDCP: True
PC Audio in: yes
Headphone out: yes
DVI-D ports quantity: 1
DVI port: yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity: 1
USB hub version: 2.0
Built-in USB hub: yes

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: 0.277 x 0.277 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 graphics resolutions: 1600 x 900
Screen shape: Flat
Display technology: LCD
HD type: HD+
Response time: 5 ms
Display brightness (typical): 250 cd/m²
Panel type: TFT
Native aspect ratio: 16:9
Display resolution: 1600 x 900 pixels
Display diagonal: 50.8 cm (20")