27" Philips 278E9QHSB gaming monitor performance benchmarks: response, input and full specs review

The monitor panel has good viewing angles and offers better contrast and colors than TN panels. Philips 278E9QHSB has an excellent contrast ratio of 3000 : 1. The monitor has a VESA mount. For the average response rate, the Philips 278E9QHSB scores 6 ms, which ensures effective synchronization with the high refresh rate. For graphics color quality, the Philips 278E9QHSB has an excellent color depth of 8 -bit, resulting in smoother gradients and more accurate colors. The Philips 278E9QHSB is a relatively new monitor. With the AMD FreeSync support, this monitor is compatible with both AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards. Philips 278E9QHSB has a total input lag of 16.5 ms, which is bad among the competition. In terms of pixel density, the Philips 278E9QHSB has an low density of 81 pixels-per-inch, resulting in pixelated text and picture quality. Graphically demanding games may cause frame drops outside the adative refresh rate of 50 Hz. The minimum response rate of Philips 278E9QHSB is 4 ms, which is can cause ghosting effects. The Philips 278E9QHSB has no Display Port and which is essential for NVIDIA cards to work with AMD FreeSync. The brightness of Philips 278E9QHSB is lower than other monitors. The Philips 278E9QHSB has a maximum refresh rate of 76 Hz and this may be too low for the extremely fast frame rates in competitive games.

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Brand	Philips
Year	2018
Model	278E9QHSB
Size	27"
Minimum Refresh Rate	50Hz
Maximum Refresh Rate	76Hz
AMD FreeSync	Yes
NVIDIA G-Sync	No
Maximum Resolution	1920 x 1080
Panel Type	VA
Pixel Density	81 ppi
Minimum Response Time	4ms
Average Response Time	6ms
Total Response + Input Lag	16.5ms
Maximum Brightness	250 cd/m^2
Price	$ 260.0
VESA Mount	Yes
Native Color Depth	8 bit
Static Contrast Ratio	3000 : 1
Display Port	No
Overall Combination Score	62.5/100	Good

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Specifications

27" Philips 278E9QHSB 3D

3D	No

27" Philips 278E9QHSB Accessories

Accessories	HDMI cable

27" Philips 278E9QHSB Additional features

Additional features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington

27" Philips 278E9QHSB Brand, series, model

Brand	Philips
Model	278E9QHSB
Model alias	278E9QHSB/74

27" Philips 278E9QHSB Camera

Camera	No

27" Philips 278E9QHSB Certificates, standards and licenses

Certificates, standards and licenses	CCCCE MarkCECPcETLusEAC / CUENERGY STAR 7.0EPAFCC Class BISO9241-307SEMKOTCO EdgeWEEE

27" Philips 278E9QHSB Connectivity

Connectivity	1 x HDMI 1.4, 1 x D-sub, 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out

27" Philips 278E9QHSB Dimensions, weight and color

Colors	BlackSilver
Depth	58 mm (millimeters) 5.8 cm (centimeters) 2.2835 in (inches) 0.1903 ft (feet)
Depth with stand	220 mm (millimeters) 22 cm (centimeters) 8.6614 in (inches) 0.7218 ft (feet)
Height	368 mm (millimeters) 36.8 cm (centimeters) 14.4882 in (inches) 1.2073 ft (feet)
Height with stand	465 mm (millimeters) 46.5 cm (centimeters) 18.3071 in (inches) 1.5256 ft (feet)
Weight	4.48 kg (kilograms) 9.88 lbs (pounds)
Weight with stand	4.84 kg (kilograms) 10.67 lbs (pounds)
Width	612 mm (millimeters) 61.2 cm (centimeters) 24.0945 in (inches) 2.0079 ft (feet)
Width with stand	612 mm (millimeters) 61.2 cm (centimeters) 24.0945 in (inches) 2.0079 ft (feet)

27" Philips 278E9QHSB Display

Aspect ratio	1.778:116:9
Backlight	W-LED
Brightness	250 cd/m² (candela per square meter)
Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
Colors	16777216 colors 24 bits
Diagonal	685.8 mm (millimeters) 68.58 cm (centimeters) 27 in (inches) 2.25 ft (feet)
Display area	89.28 % (percent)
Dynamic contrast	20000000 : 1
FRC	No
Height	336.312 mm (millimeters) 33.6312 cm (centimeters) 13.2406 in (inches) 1.1034 ft (feet)
Horizontal viewing angle	178 ° (degrees)
Minimum response time	4 ms (milliseconds) 0.0040 s (seconds)
NTSC (1953)	102 % (percent)
Panel bit depth	8 bits
Panel type	VA
Pixel density	81 ppi (pixels per inch) 32 ppcm (pixels per centimeter)
Pixel pitch	0.311 mm (millimeters) 0.0311 cm (centimeters) 0.0123 in (inches) 0.001 ft (feet)
Radius of curvature	1800 mm (millimeters) 180 cm (centimeters) 70.8661 in (inches) 5.9055 ft (feet)
Resolution	1920 x 1080 pixels Full HD / 1080p
Size class	27 in (inches)
Static contrast	3000 : 1
Vertical viewing angle	178 ° (degrees)
Width	597.888 mm (millimeters) 59.7888 cm (centimeters) 23.5389 in (inches) 1.9616 ft (feet)
sRGB	128 % (percent)

27" Philips 278E9QHSB Ergonomics

Backward tilt	20 ° (degrees)
Forward tilt	5 ° (degrees)
Forward/backward tilt	Yes
Height adjustment	No
Landscape/portrait pivot	No
Left/right swivel	No
Removable stand	Yes
VESA interface	100 x 100 mm
VESA mount	Yes

27" Philips 278E9QHSB Features

Features	AMD FreeSync technology, DDC/CIFlicker-free technology, HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) Low Blue LightSmartContrastSmartImageUltra Wide-Color Technology

27" Philips 278E9QHSB Frequencies

Horizontal frequency (digital)	30 kHz - 83 kHz (kilohertz)
Vertical frequency (digital)	50 Hz - 76 Hz (hertz)

27" Philips 278E9QHSB Operating and storage conditions

Operating altitude	3658 m (meters) 12001.3 ft (feet)
Operating humidity	20 % - 80 % (percent)
Operating temperature	0 °C - 40 °C (degrees Celsius) 32 °F - 104 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)
Storage altitude	12192 m (meters) 40000 ft (feet)
Storage temperature	-20 °C - 60 °C (degrees Celsius) -4 °F - 140 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)

27" Philips 278E9QHSB Power supply and consumption

110V	100 V - 120 V (volts)
220V	220 V - 240 V (volts)
Alternating current frequency	50 Hz - 60 Hz (hertz)
Power consumption (average)	34.47 W (watts)
Power consumption (eco)	19.8 W (watts)
Power consumption (off)	0.3 W (watts)
Power consumption (sleep)	0.5 W (watts)