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The Philips 349X7FJEW has more of a “consumer electronics” look than PC enthusiast, which implies the market it's aimed at.
Alongside the power brick and mains cord, Philips supplies HDMI, DisplayPort, USB upstream and analog audio cables in the box.
The combination of slim white plastic bezel (apart from the thicker bottom section) and chrome stand looks stylish and classy.
You get a significant 150mm range between topmost position and bottom, so it's easy to position this screen at the height you want. However, it doesn't swivel on its stand at all, so you will have to orientate it in exactly the direction you want the monitor to face by moving the whole unit.
The screen can tilt forward by 5 degrees and backwards by 20 degrees, which is pretty standard. The 1800R curvature, on the other hand, is relatively pronounced when many curved screens use 2000R or higher.
The port selection is relatively generous. On the left can be found the four USB 3.0 downstream ports and single USB 3.0 Type B upstream port. One HDMI port is also on the left, and this one operates at 1.4 standard levels.
On the right, there's the HDMI 2.0 port, DisplayPort 1.2, the analog audio input and headphone jack, plus the connection for the power brick.
As we frequently find, it's a shame to have the headphone jack and all the USB downstream ports on the rear, as this reduces their convenience considerably compared to a side position.
The OSD menu is operated with a joystick on the rear right corner. It's not the most convenient place for this, but perhaps we have been spoilt by the external controller AOC now provides with screens like the AGON AG322QCX.
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