The MMD brand Philips is planning a new S-Line business monitor for office purposes. The Philips 242S9JML comes with a built-in VA panel that has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) at a maximum of 75 Hz and promises a 3000:1 contrast ratio.
The new Philips monitor has a response time of 4 ms (grey to gray), the brightness is 300 cd/m², and NTSC 80% (typical) colour gamut. The LED monitor also features Adaptive-Sync (probably without LFC), two internal 2-watt speakers, and sRGB coverage.
On the interface side, HDMI 1.4, DisplayPort 1.2, VGA, a USB 3.2 hub (Gen 1), a headphone output, and a microphone input are offered. In terms of ergonomics, a 24 computer monitor has tilt, pivot, lift and swivel support. The Office monitor has a VESA mount (100 x 100 mm), blue light filtering, and a flicker-free backlight.
Depending on the operating mode, the power consumption of the new Philips monitor range between 10.8 and 15 watts.
Price and availability
Philips 242S9JML VA LED monitor has been priced at £159.99 and is listed on the Amazon.co.uk online store.
Philips 242S9JML specifications
- Display: 23.8-inch VA panel, Anti-reflective, 3H, Opaque 25%
- Display area: 527.04 (H) x 296.46 (V)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels
- Refresh rate: 75Hz
- Pixel density: 93 PPIs
- Response time (typical): 4ms (gray-gray)
- Brightness: 300
- Contrast ratio (typical): 3000:1
- SmartContrast: 50,000,000:1
- Pixel pitch: 0.2745 x 0.2745 mm
- Viewing angle: 178º (H) / 178º (V) – C/R > 10
- Display color: 16.7 million (8 bits)
- Features: No flickering, SmartImage, LowBlue mode, EasyRead, sRGB technology, Adaptive sync, Kensington lock
- Ports: VGA (Analogue) x 1, DVI-D x 1, HDMI 1.4 x 1, DisplayPort 1.2 x 1, HDCP 1.4 (HDMI/DisplayPort), USB 3.2 Gen 1 / 5 Gbps, USB-B upstream x 1, USB-A downstream x 4 (with 1 for fast charge B.C 1.2), Audio In/Out
- Audio: 2 x 2 W speakers
- VESA mount: 100 x 100 mm
- Stand: Tilt (-5/25), Swivel (-/+ 180), Pivot (-/+ 90 degree), Height adj. (130mm)
- Dimensions: 539 x 484 x 205 mm (with stand)
- Weight: 4.85 kg (with stand)
Philips recently introduced the 272S1MH office monitor with speakers and a webcam. The Philips LCD monitor has a built-in IPS panel that measures 27 inches diagonally, a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels (Full HD) with a maximum refresh rate of 75 Hz, supports Adaptive-Sync and is priced at £249.99.
