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Starting with a look at the design of the 32M1N5800A, Philips isn't really doing anything out of the ordinary here. The front of the screen uses a ‘bezel-less' design, with a bottom chin that measures approximately 15mm thick. A small Philips logo is also placed on this chin in a silver font.
Round the back we can see a two-tone appearance, with a light grey central section surrounded by black plastic with a dotted effect for extra visual interest. Philips also makes a feature of the ‘SIAA-certified antibacterial treatment' given to the monitor surfaces which supposedly ‘inhibits bacterial growth', but we have no way of verifying those claims.
While most of the monitor itself is made from plastic, the stand is made from metal and it feels very solid. It's quite thin from behind, but the base of the stand has a fairly aggressive, angular look to it, almost reminiscent of the Spider-Man logo.
The included stand does offer the full range of ergonomic adjustments, too. We find up to 130mm of height adjust, 45 degrees of swivel both left and right, tilt from -5 to +20 degrees, and there's also full 90-degree pivot functionality, so you can use the screen vertically. Those with a monitor arm or wall mount will be glad to know VESA 100×100 brackets are also supported.
As for video inputs, it's good to see 2x DisplayPort 1.4 and 2x HDMI 2.1, so all four ports can support 4K at 144Hz on the PC, while both HDMI ports can do 4K/120 for PS5 and Xbox Series consoles. We also get a 3.5mm audio jacks, and then a total of four USB Type-A ports, with the two yellow ones support BC 1.2 fast charging. There's also a pair of 5W speakers built-in.
Lastly, a small joystick is positioned on the back right of the monitor (when viewed from the front), used to control the OSD. It's the only button on the monitor.
