14 DAY TRIAL // Yet another widescreen monitor is up for order, one that Philips created and equipped with several features that most displays of today do not possess. The name of the product is Brilliance 231P4QRYES.
Philips doesn't even try to pretend that it wanted the Brilliance 231P4QRYES to be a monitor affordable and suited to all.
The price alone makes sure that people won't be too quick to jump at the chance of owning it: 249 Euro, or $249-321.
There are several things that made Philips demand such a payment for this monitor, some obvious and some not quite so.
The W-LED backlighting technology (white LED) is one of them, while the ErgoSensor and the IPS panel (wide viewing angles) are the others.
The ErgoSensor detects when the user leaves the PC and turns off the monitor until someone sits back down in front of the display. The sensor also provides feedback on how to sit most ergonomically. Not only that, but the 23-inch display will suggest when it is time to take a break.
The native resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels isn't something that Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux OS, approves of, but at least the DCR is good (20,000,000:1 SmartContrast, for clarity in low-light scenes when the room where the monitor is located is plunged into darkness). The actual contrast ratio is still 1,000:1 though.
Everything else, other than the four-port USB hub, is similar to what other display devices have: two integrates speakers (1.5W), multiple video inputs (D-Sub, DVI, DisplayPort) and a stand with pivot, swivel, tilt and height adjustment.
Finally, the response time is of 7ms, which would be a bit problematic if the Philips 231P4QRYES were being marketed as a gaming display (FPS shooters need fast response). Since this is not the case, the RT should have little bearing on marketability.
