Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L review: an inexpensive QD-OLED with plenty to offer
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With plenty of generations of OLED displays now in play, prices have gotten a lot better in recent years. So if you’re looking to pick up a new OLED gaming monitor, then the Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L could be exactly what you’re looking for. The 27-inch monitor includes a 1440p resolution, 240Hz refresh rate, and a plethora of features that make gaming more immersive.
The monitor comes in a more unique white and speckled colorway that might not suit everyone’s setup, and doesn’t reach a high brightness. But for the price, the colors and accuracy are at a great level right out of the box. So here’s how it fared across our tests and what I thought of it.
- Panel type: QD OLED
- Resolution: 2560 x 1440
- Refresh rate: 240 Hz
- Response time: 0.03 ms (GtG)
- Panel size: 26.5″/67.3 cm
- I/O ports: 2x HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4, Headphone out, USB 3.2 Gen 1/5 Gbps, USB-B upstream x1, USB-A downstream x2
With a 1440p resolution and a 240Hz refresh rate, the Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L sits at a nice middle ground of improved visual fidelity. Then, combined with the QD-OLED panel, it produces some great colors and contrast, all for an inexpensive price. It’s not perfect and has a more unique colorway, but it does bring plenty to the table.
- Great looking QD-OLED panel
- Good range of color gamut and accuracy
- Quite inexpensive to buy for the specs
- Ambiglow and MultiView some of the neat features
- Excellent middle-ground specs
- Not ideal calibration out of the box
- Peak brightness not too impressive
- Colorway and design might be divisive
Pricing and availability
The Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L is currently more limited in terms of availability. As of writing, it can be found in the UK at a price of £399.95 with multiple retailers stocking it. That is around $529.69 (~$423.75 without VAT), a fairly inexpensive option as far as OLED monitors go.
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That said, plenty of similar monitors now come in at around the same kind of cost. Such as the ASUS ROG Strix OLED XG27AQDMG at £419/$699, the MSI MAG 273QP QD-OLED X24 at £399, the AOC AG276QZD2AM at £379.99/$449.99, or the LG Ultragear OLED Gaming Monitor 27GS93QE at £524/$899.99.
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L box, Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L with box, Image by PC Guide
Design and specifications
Opening the box, Philips has opted for a ‘briefcase-style’ box, which is much easier to build and unbox – unlike the usual ‘slide out the giant styrofoam pads’ approach. Opening up that side, you do immediately see all the accessories included and the unique colorway the monitor has to offer, identified by the selection of gray-colored cables and parts in there.
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L box contents, Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L in box, Image by PC Guide
From the front, the monitor has a white frame with a chin containing the Philips Evnia logo. Below that, there are two prongs sticking out as part of the stand. In a grayish white, it’s also spotted, giving it a more unique look if you do stick to the original one.
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L front on, Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L stand front, Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L Evnia logo front, Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L Philips logo front, Image by PC Guide
Around the back of the monitor, there are some interesting design features. For a start, the main body of the monitor curves outwards, using a tiled pattern which is certainly unusual – but kind of nice. The top of the stand offers a holster (of sorts) for headphones, while cable management can be found at the bottom.
Around the edge of the monitor, there are also embedded lights, part of the Ambiglow implementation. On the left, there is a singular joystick for control and power that is relatively simple to control. Then, at the bottom, there is a carved-out area for the IO of the monitor, which consists of 2x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4, headphone out, and a USB hub with two inputs and one output for your PC.
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L back, Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L stand head, Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L stand cable routing, Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L bottom, Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L connectors, Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L back mount, Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L control, Image by PC Guide
As for the specs of the monitor, it is a 26.5-inch QD-OLED panel. With a claimed 400-nit brightness for the 2560 x 1440p resolution, it can reach a 240Hz refresh rate.
OSD, features, settings, and warranty
With a one-control joystick, the on-screen display has a load of options to go through and does so quite easily, even offering quick changes that can be accessed by moving the joystick in any particular direction. Entering the menu properly (pressing the joystick in) there are a bunch of options to tweak. Adapting each of the color and picture settings to your liking, adjusting the game mode, changing audio and input, or adjusting the general settings and setup.
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L OSD ambiglow, Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L OSD smartimage, Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L OSD game mode, Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L OSD input , Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L OSD audio, Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L OSD system, Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L OSD setup, Image by PC Guide
In the OSD, users can also find a range of options for the Ambiglow that can be set to follow the video output with the AI processor onboard. The monitor even enables the use of picture-in-picture or picture-by-picture modes for multi-screening different sources – perfect for high productivity levels.
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L angled back on, Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L side on, Image by PC Guide
Expanding on that is the adjustability of the stand as well. With a height range of 130mm, a pivot of +/- 90°, a swivel of +/- 30°, and a tilt of -5/20°.
As for the warranty on the display, it comes with three years of manufacturer’s, so that it can give you some peace of mind for picking this monitor up, particularly since it is an OLED one.
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L vertical, Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L top vent, Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L tilt, Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L side, Image by PC Guide
Screen testing and performance
After going over the display and its features, I then proceeded to put it through our testing lab. Checking out its color range, calibration, gamut, and uniformity. So here’s how it performed in our tests.
Color gamut
First, I tested the color gamut of the display and how much of the color spaces it can produce. Starting off and measuring the factory calibration, it covers over 98% of the sRGB spectrum on the Illustrator display mode, with the Adobe RGB coverage just at 69.5% and the DCI-P3 at 73%.
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L AdobeRGB, Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L DCI-P3, Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L sRGB, Image by PC Guide
Then, going through a calibration process with DisplayCAL software, I did manage to get it to an even better place. Adjusting the levels and setting the color profile, it got to 100% sRGB, 94% AdobeRGB, and 99% DCI-P3 – an impressive leap from the out-the-box settings.
Color accuracy, contrast, gamma, and brightness
Before going through the gamut coverage, I also checked how accurate each of the various modes were. Measuring the color points, color accuracy, brightness, and gamma levels of the display.
| White point | Black point | Contrast | Average deltaE*00 | Max deltaE*00 | Gamma | Recorded brightness | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEAL | 6500K | 0 cd/m² | infinity:1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 120 cd/m² |
| Standard | 6356K | 0 cd/m² | Infinity:1 | 3.45 | 8.26 | 2.27 | 119.9 cd/m² |
| Illustrator | 6296K | 0 cd/m² | Infinity:1 | 1.05 | 3.21 | 2.27 | 120.1 cd/m² |
| FPS | 9691K | 0 cd/m² | Infinity:1 | 3.17 | 7.16 | 2.27 | 120.2 cd/m² |
| Movie | 6383K | 0 cd/m² | Infinity:1 | 4.4 | 8.23 | 2.27 | 119.4 cd/m² |
| Illustrator extended | 6311K | 0 cd/m² | Infinity:1 | 1.41 | 14.4 | 2.27 | 119.8 cd/m² |
| Calibrated | 6474K | 0 cd/m² | Infinity:1 | 0.33 | 1.51 | 2.19 | 119.8 cd/m² |
Across the board, the white levels on the monitor were slightly warmer than the ideal level of 6500K, but not by too much. That said, FPS mode was on the other end, very cool. As for the black point and contrast, being an OLED without a backlight, it has perfect contrast and black point.
The color accuracy varied too between the different modes. The best of those was an illustrator with an average delta E of just above 1 and a max of over 3.2 – extremely good levels. Some of the color presets aren’t quite as sharp, with both Standard and FPS producing an average above 3 and max points above 8. The gamma on it is slightly above 2.2 but not far off, and the OLED has a good transition between black and white.
After calibrating the monitor, I tested that one too. With a little bit of work, it does get pretty excellent accuracy. With a white point of 6474K, 0.33 average delta E, a max of just 1.51, a gamma of 2.19, and a brightness close to 120 nits.
Panel uniformity
Lastly, I checked the uniformity of the monitor’s panel. That compares how the surrounding areas compare with the center in terms of brightness and color.
In this test, the monitor once again excelled. The majority of it is green with uniform brightness and colors, showing that it provides a great look across the whole thing. Its only blip is one of the squares on the right side dips in brightness at its peak, but by barely any level at all, and could be down to just a pixel shift or something that the OLED panel would be doing for its care.
Viewing angles
With it being an OLED monitor, it doesn’t struggle at all in being viewed at any angle. Spanning all the way to 178° horizontally and vertically, you can adjust it to any position. In any of those, you won’t have any trouble seeing what’s on display. Especially as a flat panel, it gives a good look at it compared to curved ultrawides.
Gaming performance
Of course, I tested the feel and general usability of the monitor. In the case of the Philips monitor, it provides an excellent option for gaming and having an enjoyable time doing so.
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L Cyberpunk 2077 (11), Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L Cyberpunk 2077 (10), Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L Cyberpunk 2077 (9), Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L Cyberpunk 2077 (8), Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L Cyberpunk 2077 (7), Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L Cyberpunk 2077 (6), Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L CS2 (6), Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L CS2 (5), Image by PC Guide
Playing on the monitor provides a great look and feel to any of the games I loaded up. Particularly with the HDR and contrast, it lets all the colors pop and be vibrant in any scene. Along with the perfect blacks, it creates very impressive-looking visuals, such as in Cyberpunk, where all the neon signs and lights create a great glow against the dark.
Even when visual quality is not what you’re after, the 240Hz refresh rate with Freesync Premium makes for great visuals in more competitive titles. Of course, it’s no 500Hz or anything, but it’s plenty good enough for most casual gamers, and combined with the higher resolution and general look, this monitor delivers a fantastic gaming experience overall.
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L Cyberpunk 2077 (1), Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L Cyberpunk 2077 (2), Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L Cyberpunk 2077 (3), Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L Cyberpunk 2077 (4), Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L Cyberpunk 2077 (5), Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L CS2 (1), Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L CS2 (2), Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L CS2 (3), Image by PC Guide
Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L CS2 (4), Image by PC Guide
General performance and productivity
In other use cases and everyday scenarios, the monitor also works great. With a strong color accuracy and color gamut, once it’s calibrated, it does provide a strong option for doing color accurate work. So, certainly a more flexible option for use across the board.
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Philips Evnia 27M2N6501L table (3), Image by PC Guide
With various modes to switch between, users can easily switch the monitor’s output to suit different use cases – such as gaming, productivity, or color-accurate work.
The range of motion of the stand makes for easier usability and adjustability, depending on your preference. Particularly if you’re pairing it up with other monitors on your desk. Alternatively, if you’re using this as a standalone, you can use the built-in Picture-in-Picture mode. That said, at just 27 inches, it isn’t the most appealing choice for productivity.
- Panel type: QD OLED
- Resolution: 2560 x 1440
- Refresh rate: 240 Hz
- Response time: 0.03 ms (GtG)
- Panel size: 26.5″/67.3 cm
- I/O ports: 2x HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4, Headphone out, USB 3.2 Gen 1/5 Gbps, USB-B upstream x1, USB-A downstream x2
Conclusion
Overall, the Philips Evnia 27M2N6501 is a great, affordable QD-OLED display. Upping the resolution and refresh rate over the base models, the Philips provides a great experience across the board. Even out of the factory, it provides a good range in sRGB, which can be further improved if you have a home calibration tool.
It doesn’t have the most convenient of aesthetics, though, with an off-white and speckled design, which can be a bit off-putting for some. The monitor also doesn’t get to extremely bright levels and might be too dark for some sunny rooms. However, generally, it is a surprisingly affordable monitor for all that it offers, and it provides some great visuals for that.
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