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Philips 221P3LPYE 22-Inch Monitor

27 Jun, 2011, 2:31 pm IST | by Aaron Almeida | 22-inch

22-inch

TFT LCD panel on this 21.5-inch monitor

TFT LCD panel on this 21.5-inch monitor
The easily enabled rotation feature
Stylish looking Philips monitor
Sturdy and stylish stand
Touch sensitive controls
USB connectors at the side
USB ports on the rear of the monitor
The unique addition of a DisplayPort

PRICE IN INDIA

12,999

TECH2 RATING

6.5

AVERAGE USER RATING

5.0

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CONTACT

Philips India (MMD)

 Kuldeep.Ramaiya@mmd-p.com

 +91 9310 092 727

 www.Philips.com

When one hears the name Philips it is usually associated with audio-visual products like televisions and stereo systems. Their reach also extends to household products, lighting products, etc. The brand is not as well known for their computer components and peripherals, but they do manufacturer mice, keyboards, storage devices and monitors.

The easily enabled rotation feature

The easily enabled rotation feature

 


Computer displays are usually associated with brands such as BenQ, ViewSonic and Samsung. Philips also have released a few monitors of their own with their focus on three segments with LCD monitors for home, office and TV monitors.

From their office segment of LCD monitors they have announced the Philips 221P3LPYE display from the Brilliance series. Today we take a look at this 22-inch TN panel monitor that was designed primarily for office use.

Sturdy and stylish stand

Sturdy and stylish stand

 


Features
The Philips 221P3LPYE is a feature rich monitor. It is a 21.5-inch LED-backlit, LCD panel display with a native display resolution of 1920x1080. Philips like other manufacturers claims that this sort of backlighting uses less power and produces a brighter image and that the response time of the 221P3LPYE is 5 ms. Connectivity options on this display are DVI, D-Sub and surprisingly, a DisplayPort. A 3.5mm audio and a USB port are also available. However, even though there are more than a sufficient amount of connectivity options, Philips have not added an HDMI port on this monitor - they've added a DisplayPort instead which we feel is good but HDMI is a more common connectivity solution these days. There are front facing speakers on this monitor and it has a 90 degree rotation feature which can be useful for presentations etc.

Stylish looking Philips monitor

Stylish

 


The Philips P3 LPYE has a touch sensitive panel at the bottom of the screen for controlling the menu and the various other settings of this monitor like brightness, contrast, etc. The interface of this display is very simple to use and navigating through it is a lot easier because the touch sensitive keys light up. There are various display presets for content viewing on this monitor. The display has a feature called PowerSensor, which is basically a power saving mode. It adjusts the brightness of the screen based on various factors. While testing this monitor, we turned the feature off due to fluctuations in brightness levels. Overall, the touch sensitive keys are the best feature we found on this monitor.

Design and Build Quality
The Philips 221P3LPYE monitor on the whole is sturdy and stylish in design. The monitor looks decent with its black screen and silver stand. The base of the stand is not that large which is a very good thing and it supports the monitor well. The touch panel control keys are very sensitive and there is a white light where the menu controls are which helps in locating where the menu keys are in a dimly lit room. There are built-in speakers located at the bottom of the monitor, two USB ports located at the bottom left side of the monitor and two USB ports on the rear end. The 3.5 mm port is located near the power connector at the rear as are all other connectivity options like DVI, D-Sub and DisplayPort.

USB connectors at the side

USB connectors at the side

 


The stand is made of hard plastic with a rotation of 90 degrees. Moving the monitor into either a portrait or landscape view is simple and does not offer much resistance. The base of the stand has a swivel feature. This design of the swivel is interesting however it is quite sensitive and moves too easily. Hence even a slight touch will turn the monitor. Philips says the monitor can swivel minus or plus 60 degrees. It's not common to see such a setup on monitors in this price bracket. The Philips 221P3LPYE is a nice looking monitor and quite sturdy and we had absolutely no qualms with the design and build quality of it.

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Tags:

Philips 221 P3 LPYE , 221 P3 LPYE , Philips , 22-inch , Monitors , Philips India (MMD) , 21.5-inch , TFT LCD panel , 1920x1080 , 1080p , DisplayPort , USB , 90 degree rotation , DVI , D-Sub , 3.5 mm audio connector , 5ms response time

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