27" Philips 278E8QJAW 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. The Philips 278E8QJAW has the Display Port and this is essential for NVIDIA cards to work with AMD FreeSync. With the AMD FreeSync support, this monitor is compatible with both AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards. For graphics color quality, the Philips 278E8QJAW has an excellent color depth of 8 -bit, resulting in smoother gradients and more accurate colors. Philips 278E8QJAW has an excellent contrast ratio of 3000 : 1. For the average response rate, the Philips 278E8QJAW scores 6 ms, which ensures effective synchronization with the high refresh rate. The monitor does not have a VESA mount. Philips 278E8QJAW has a total input lag of 16.5 ms, which is bad among the competition. The minimum response rate of Philips 278E8QJAW is 4 ms, which is can cause ghosting effects. In terms of pixel density, the Philips 278E8QJAW has an low density of 81 pixels-per-inch, resulting in pixelated text and picture quality. The brightness of Philips 278E8QJAW is lower than other monitors. Graphically demanding games may cause frame drops outside the adative refresh rate of 49 Hz. It is worth noting that the Philips 278E8QJAW is a relatively old monitor. The Philips 278E8QJAW has a maximum refresh rate of 75 Hz and this may be too low for the extremely fast frame rates in competitive games.

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Brand	Philips
Year	2016
Model	278E8QJAW
Size	27"
Minimum Refresh Rate	49Hz
Maximum Refresh Rate	75Hz
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	No
Native Color Depth	8 bit
Static Contrast Ratio	3000 : 1
Display Port	Yes
Overall Combination Score	63.8/100	Good

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Specifications

27" Philips 278E8QJAW 3D

3D	No

27" Philips 278E8QJAW Accessories

Accessories	Audio cable D-sub cable , HDMI cable

27" Philips 278E8QJAW Additional features

Additional features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington

27" Philips 278E8QJAW Audio

Speakers	2 x 3 W (watts)

27" Philips 278E8QJAW Brand, series, model

Brand	Philips
Model	278E8QJAW
Model alias	278E8QJAW/00

27" Philips 278E8QJAW Camera

Camera	Yes
Image resolution	1920 x 1080 pixels 2.07 MP (megapixels )

27" Philips 278E8QJAW Certificates, standards and licenses

Certificates, standards and licenses	BSMICCCCE MarkCECPcETLusEAC / CUENERGY STAR 7.0EPAFCC Class BISO9241-307RCMSEMKOTCO EdgeTÜV/ErgonomicsTÜV/GSWEEE

27" Philips 278E8QJAW Connectivity

Connectivity	1 x HDMI 1.4, 1 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x D-sub, 1 x 3.5 mm Audio In, 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out

27" Philips 278E8QJAW Dimensions, weight and color

Colors	White
Depth	68 mm (millimeters) 6.8 cm (centimeters) 2.6772 in (inches) 0.2231 ft (feet)
Depth with stand	189 mm (millimeters) 18.9 cm (centimeters) 7.4409 in (inches) 0.6201 ft (feet)
Height	365 mm (millimeters) 36.5 cm (centimeters) 14.3701 in (inches) 1.1975 ft (feet)
Height with stand	470 mm (millimeters) 47 cm (centimeters) 18.5039 in (inches) 1.542 ft (feet)
Weight	4.57 kg (kilograms) 10.08 lbs (pounds)
Weight with stand	4.8 kg (kilograms) 10.58 lbs (pounds)
Width	620 mm (millimeters) 62 cm (centimeters) 24.4094 in (inches) 2.0341 ft (feet)
Width with stand	620 mm (millimeters) 62 cm (centimeters) 24.4094 in (inches) 2.0341 ft (feet)

27" Philips 278E8QJAW Display

Aspect ratio	1.778:116:9
Backlight	W-LED
Brightness	250 cd/m² (candela per square meter)
Colors	16777216 colors 24 bits
Diagonal	685.8 mm (millimeters) 68.58 cm (centimeters) 27 in (inches) 2.25 ft (feet)
Display area	88.85 % (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)	104 % (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	130 % (percent)

27" Philips 278E8QJAW 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 mount	No

27" Philips 278E8QJAW Features

Features	AMD FreeSync technology, DDC/CIFlicker-free technology, HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) SmartContrastSmartImage LiteUltraColor Technology

27" Philips 278E8QJAW Frequencies

Horizontal frequency (digital)	54 kHz - 84 kHz (kilohertz)
Vertical frequency (digital)	49 Hz - 75 Hz (hertz)

27" Philips 278E8QJAW 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 humidity	20 % - 80 % (percent)
Storage temperature	-20 °C - 60 °C (degrees Celsius) -4 °F - 140 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)

27" Philips 278E8QJAW Power supply and consumption

110V	100 V - 120 V (volts)
220V	220 V - 240 V (volts)
Alternating current frequency	50 Hz - 60 Hz (hertz)
Energy efficiency class	B
Power consumption (average)	31.8 W (watts)
Power consumption (off)	0.5 W (watts)
Power consumption (sleep)	0.5 W (watts)