Philips 34E1C5600HE 34-inch curved monitor with WQHD resolution and integrated webcam for the home office

The Philips series 5000 is reinforced by the affordable 34 inch curved monitor 34E1C5600HE, which comes with USB-C, Quad HD resolution (3440 x 1440 pixels), integrated 5 MP webcam, and stereo speakers as well as MultiView for the home office scores.

After the two new products, the Philips 27M1N3200VA (approx. £220 on Amazon) and 27M1N3200VS (approx. £210 on Amazon), MMD is launching another monitor with webcam in its universally applicable Philips series 5000 1,440 pixels at 100 Hz.

The 34E1C5600HE WQHD monitor, which weighs around 9.29 kilograms with the stand, also has an integrated 5 MP webcam that can be physically switched off and is Windows Hello-compatible, including a microphone with noise-canceling for video meetings in the home office.

The equipment of the Philips 34 curved monitor as an all-rounder is supplemented by a response time of the VA LCD of 4 milliseconds (GtG), a color space coverage of 99 percent NTSC and 123 percent sRGB, 1x USB-C, DisplayPort 1.2, HDMI 2.0 and USB 3.2 Gen 1 ( 4x USB-A downstream with 1x fast charging BC 1.2) at the connections.

For a comfortable home office setup, the Philips 34E1C5600HE also offers MultiView, which allows two connected devices to use the display as a display, built-in stereo speakers with 2x 5 watts for multimedia content, a low-blue mode, and flicker-free technology for eye-friendly work on the Philips monitor as well as cable management against annoying tangles of wires.

Philips states an energy consumption of 57 watts for its 34E1C5600HE 34 inch curved monitor. In standby mode, the Philips monitor consumes 0.5 watts. It cannot be switched off completely. According to the manufacturer, the 34E1C5600HE consumes 0.3 watts in offline mode.

Price and availability

The Philips 34E1C5600HE will be available in the UK from July 2022 at £479.99 as it is already listed on the Amazon.co.uk website.

Updated on April 24, 2023: the Philips 34E1C5600HE 34-inch curved monitor with webcam is now listed on Amazon.com for $459.99.

Philips 34E1C5600HE specifications

• Display: 34-inch VA panel, Anti-Glare, 3H, Haze 25%
• Effective viewing area: 797.22 (H) x 333.72 (V)
• Curvature: 1500R
• Aspect ratio: 21:9
• ResolutionL 3440 x 1440 pixels (WQHD)
• Refresh rate: 100 Hz
• Pixel Density: 109.68 PPI
• Response time: 4 ms (Grey to Grey) / 1 ms (MPRT)
• Brightness: 300 cd/m²
• Contrast ratio: 3000:1
• SmartContrast: Mega Infinity DCR
• Pixel pitch: 0.23175 x 0.23175 mm
• Viewing angle: 178º (H)/178º (V) @ C/R > 10
• Colour gamut: NTSC 99.25%, sRGB 123.24%
• Display colours: 16.7 M
• Features: Flicker-free, SmartImage game, LowBlue Mode, EasyRead, sRGB, Adaptive sync, Noise cancellation, PIP/PBP mode, Kensington lock
• Ports: HDMI 2.0 x 1, DisplayPort 1.2 x 1, USB-C x 1 (DisplayPort Alt mode, data and Power Delivery), HDCP 1.4 (HDMI/DisplayPort/USB-C), HDCP 2.2 (HDMI/DisplayPort/USB-C), USB 3.2 Gen 1, USB-A downstream x 4 (with 1 fast charge B.C 1.2), Audio out
• Audio: 5 W x 2 Speakers
• Webcam: 5 MP Hello webcam
• VESA mount: 100 x 100 mm
• Stand: Height adj. (130 mm), Tilt (-5/20 degree)
• Dimensions: 808 x 557 x 281 mm (with stand)
• Weight: 9.29 kg (with stand)