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The OSD itself is split into a total of 11 tabs, which you can see below. Some of these feel a bit unnecessary and could be merged with other settings – I'm not sure why a whole tab is needed just for the LowBlue Mode for instance, while it would make sense to combine the HDMI Refresh Rate setting within the Input menu. It's not a big deal and with the joystick you can easily move around the different menus, it just feels like there's quite a number of different tabs to flick through.
It's not an especially good-looking UI either, but we can't complain too much as pretty much all of the key functionality is there, the only thing I noticed to be missing was any form of shadow boost, but how much value you place on that will vary from person to person.
If you connect the monitor to your PC via USB, there is also the option to download the Philips SmartControl utility and tweak the display settings through software. SmartControl looks straight out of the Windows XP era however, but I suppose it's better than nothing – it is an optional download after all, so you don't have to use it.
