Large OLED screens can provide an exceptional level of immersion for games and movies. The Philips 42M2N8900 of the Evnia 8000 series is built around this, marketed for its potential gaming prowess. The usual Evnia styling elements are included on the stand, with marble-effect base and metallic silver-coloured neck. HDMI 2.1 is included to allow 3840 x 2160 @120Hz output on devices including the PS5 and Xbox Series X. The bezels are very slim at all sides, with dual-stage design that includes a slim panel border surrounding the image and thin hard plastic outer part. The OSD (On Screen Display) is controlled by a joystick at the rear, towards the right side as viewed from the front.
A 41.5″ LG Display WRGB OLED panel is adopted with 3840 x 2160 (‘4K’ UHD) resolution and matte anti-glare screen surface. A 138Hz refresh rate is supported (120Hz + mild factory overclock), alongside Adaptive-Sync. This allows VRR technologies such as Nvidia ‘G-SYNC Compatible’ and AMD FreeSync to be used, with 48 – 138Hz VRR range plus LFC. Other aspects of note include a 15m:1 static contrast ratio, 178°/178° viewing angles and 10-bit colour support. The monitor is ‘flicker-free’ with 135 cd/m² (450 cd/m² peak) luminance and 98.5% DCI-P3 (93.6% Adobe RGB, 131.3% sRGB) colour gamut specified. Low Blue Light (LBL) settings are included to provide a more relaxing viewing experience, whilst an sRGB emulation setting with specified DeltaE <2 also features. The monitor responds to HDR10 content with increased brightness pulses, 10-bit colour and the generous DCI-P3 gamut put to good use.
