Philips BDM4037UW - The giant that doesn't just care about size
Interiors and abilities
The display of the Philips BDM4037UW, as I have written several times, is already 40 inches, or 102 centimeters, curved, the aspect ratio is 16: 9, and the native resolution is 3840 x 2160 pixels, or UHD. The update is 60 Hz, the contrast ratio is 4000: 1. A brightness of 300 cd / m2 is specified at the factory.
The panel is VA, which has been given W-LED backlighting. VA panels have evolved a lot in recent decades, and response times have also declined significantly in recent years. Nevertheless, the VA is still somewhere halfway between the TN and IPS panels in terms of both image quality and response time. In the latter respect, the 4 ms (gray-gray) response time now reaches the response time of the worse TN panels, but is still far from the 1 millisecond value of the better ones. In terms of image quality, however, it is better than TN, but does not reach IPS. It is more prone to clouding, the color is not uniform, especially in darker shades, and the color accuracy is also slightly weaker. So a pretty good alternative to both cheap TN and more expensive IPS solutions.
As you can see, we can’t complain about the abilities on paper. Since there has been no need in recent years to purchase a more serious image testing and calibration tool, I am forced to rely on data available on the Internet for measurements. According to them, the brightness of 300 cd is rather only 260-270 cd / m2, and there are also problems with the uniformity of the brightness. True, the latter problem is cured by enabling SmartUniformity, which evenly smooths out the brightness differences in the panel. What is commendable, however, is the color calibration. The sRGB color gamut coverage is 100 percent and AdobeRGB coverage is 84 percent, which is not typical for displays designed for graphics work, but is well above average. This color accuracy also proves that VA panels are suitable for home work and even, in my opinion, for CAD tasks. To this I add that since I am not a CAD they have a hard time judging whether a curved display improves or degrades the suitability for CAD work. If our readers have hands-on experience with this, I would love to share it with us.
Overall, I didn’t feel much of it during use. During the fine-tuning I adjusted the brightness - I had to reduce it, because even though it didn't reach 300 cd according to the measurements, it was still a lot - I raised the temperature a bit, turned on the smart functions, and in the end I got a very pleasant one, which takes many hours of work. after, not even in complete darkness tired my eyes.
On the outside, I mentioned that it’s not a coincidence that there are plenty of inputs on the back of the monitor. Well, the Philips display supports the manufacturer’s own technology called MultiView4K, which allows us to use four different FHD, i.e. 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution image sources simultaneously. this pretty much means that you can trigger four FHD displays, which is very useful when, for example, you need to place as many security camera images on one display as possible. Of course, there are more obvious uses than this, for example, I committed to putting a picture of my notebook used for work on it while also working on the desktop. You can imagine how easy it was to switch between the two machines. It’s also an extra that I thought I wouldn’t be able to use for anything, but then it turned out that it came in very handy everyday as well.
I haven't talked about the voice yet. The Philips BDM4037UW carries two 5-watt speakers in its tiny body. According to the press, the sound effect, the sound quality is a terrific and impressive experience, which I can rather compare to Sokol radio. It’s pretty much as impressive as this product from the Russians, though in fact, I’ve never heard stereo Sokol radio before. The point is that if nothing else, this solution will do, but no one wants to buy the monitor because of it. the point will not be the sound anyway, but the picture.
There is one more thing left about the operation, and that is the operation of the menu. So far I have tried to show the menu with photos in monitor tests, now I will try the video format. I would also welcome feedback on this matter, it would be good to know if you like it or not.
