Philips Brilliance 329P9H 31.5in Monitor Review

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The Philips Brilliance 329P9H is a screen with some excellent features, but also some downsides. The USB-C docking facility using just a single cable will really appeal to road warriors who want the most convenient experience of hooking up their notebook when they are at their desk. You can also get excellent colour accuracy if you calibrate the screen, and the range of physical adjustment is about the best we've seen. Add in the four-port USB hub, Ethernet, webcam, and speakers and you have a comprehensive business option.

But it is a shame that colour accuracy is merely mediocre without calibration, and both the brightness and colour uniformity are disappointing for a screen of this calibre in other respects.

The shortcomings of the 329P9H could be forgiven if it wasn't for the big elephant in the room – the price. A couple of years ago, paying over a thousand quid for a 4K monitor would have seemed par for the course. But with the Iiyama ProLite XB3288UHSU-B1 offering the same screen size and resolution for £400, you really have to need the additional features, particularly the USB-C docking, to make the extra £600 worthwhile. If you do hanker for this feature in a top-end 4K screen, however, the Philips Brilliance 329P9H is worth considering.

The Philips Brilliance 329P9H is available from Box for £1,025.75.

EDIT: 19th August 11.25 AM – Philips informed us that the price has been dropped to £799.99 and by using Price Spy we can see the price is dropping with many dealers. £800 is a much better value for money proposition for this screen.

Pros:

• 4K resolution on 31.5in screen.
• Excellent colour accuracy – if you calibrate.
• USB-C docking including power, video and LAN.
• Very adjustable.
• Built-in webcam.
• USB 3.1 hub.
• Built-in speakers.

Cons:

• Out-of-box colour accuracy merely mediocre.
• Disappointing brightness and colour uniformity..

KitGuru says: The Philips Brilliance 329P9H has some great features, including one-cable USB-C docking, and is capable of great colour accuracy. With the recent £200+ price drop it is definitely now a WORTH BUYING product.

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