Should You Buy a Philips PC Monitor?

Philips is one of the most popular PC monitor brands as well as being well known for its TVs, irons and fryers.

If you are wondering how Philips PC monitors compare to other brands, our guide below collates all the key info in a single place. We've compared over 4,400 PC monitors by objectively and impartially analysing over 100,000 user and expert reviews and over 2,900 awards from hundreds of different review sites.

Philips are recognised for their wide selection of award winning and popular PC monitors. Their PC monitors start at $90 for the 203V5LSB2 which has a display diagonal of 19.5" and is a PC monitor that has a resolution of 1600 x 900 and go up to $733 for the C271P4QPJEW which has a display diagonal of 27" and is a PC monitor that has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 (Full HD). The average price of a new Philips PC monitor is $257.

Is Philips the Best PC Monitor Brand?

So are Philips PC monitors any good? We give every PC monitor a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all PC monitors we are able to impartially rank all the PC monitor brands.

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Philips is the 12th best PC monitor brand out there.

Let's look at how Philips PC monitors compare to the other PC monitor brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

Philips have better reviews than the typical PC monitor brand, with the average rating of a Philips PC monitor being 73%.

There's a smaller selection of Philips PC monitors available compared to other PC monitor brands, with only 44 Philips PC monitors currently on the market in the US. Philips PC monitors also tend to be cheaper than most other PC monitor brands however they are still a less popular choice with consumers.

When it comes to energy efficiency the average annual running cost of Philips PC monitor is $20 (based on a person typically using a PC monitor for 8 hours per day), which makes them less efficient than most other PC monitor brands.

What Do the Philips PC Monitor Reviews Say?

We've added up all the reviews for every Philips PC monitor to work out the average distribution of reviews for Philips and then compared this to the other PC monitor brands.

Expert Reviews

5 stars		193
4 stars		226
3 stars		48
2 stars		3
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		304
4 stars		118
3 stars		44
2 stars		23
1 star		38

Over 89% of expert reviews and 80% of user reviews for Philips PC monitors are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 91% and 86% respectively across all PC Monitor brands.

Purchasers of Philips PC monitors frequently mentioned that the product was reasonably priced, well designed and easy to use. Their PC monitors have also won 200+ awards.

In the table below we compare the average review score given to Philips PC monitors by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other PC monitor brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.

Average Review Score	Asus	AOC	Benq	Philips	DELL
	74% 39 reviews	64% 11 reviews	74% 24 reviews	67% 12 reviews	84% 16 reviews
	89% 26 reviews	90% 20 reviews	91% 26 reviews	91% 10 reviews	88% 18 reviews
	84% 28 reviews	79% 19 reviews	85% 12 reviews	81% 16 reviews	80% 14 reviews
	77% 19 reviews	73% 14 reviews	74% 25 reviews	74% 7 reviews	79% 22 reviews
	79% 19 reviews	77% 14 reviews	78% 26 reviews	77% 20 reviews	79% 6 reviews
	77% 13 reviews	79% 20 reviews	78% 16 reviews	79% 14 reviews	74% 7 reviews
	86% 24 reviews	83% 20 reviews	80% 7 reviews	81% 16 reviews	85% 2 reviews
	81% 18 reviews	77% 15 reviews	83% 9 reviews	74% 14 reviews	86% 8 reviews
	79% 13 reviews	81% 6 reviews	82% 33 reviews	78% 8 reviews	86% 2 reviews
	90% 16 reviews	76% 11 reviews	92% 10 reviews	80% 11 reviews	90% 6 reviews
	87% 6 reviews	85% 30 reviews		86% 17 reviews
	84% 1 review	81% 19 reviews	80% 16 reviews	80% 15 reviews	80% 2 reviews
	90% 10 reviews	80% 12 reviews	95% 8 reviews	91% 7 reviews	86% 16 reviews
	76% 14 reviews				80% 37 reviews
	87% 16 reviews	77% 7 reviews	85% 4 reviews	77% 4 reviews	85% 17 reviews
	76% 7 reviews	78% 12 reviews	74% 13 reviews	80% 4 reviews	81% 10 reviews
	80% 7 reviews	81% 11 reviews	79% 10 reviews	78% 5 reviews	80% 10 reviews
	80% 8 reviews	80% 12 reviews	77% 7 reviews	78% 6 reviews	60% 1 review
	88% 9 reviews	80% 6 reviews	89% 7 reviews	84% 7 reviews	80% 4 reviews
	86% 6 reviews	85% 14 reviews	87% 4 reviews	86% 3 reviews	87% 5 reviews
Other Expert Sites	60% 500 reviews	61% 414 reviews	69% 374 reviews	63% 257 reviews	65% 249 reviews
Average	81% 799 reviews	78% 687 reviews	82% 631 reviews	79% 453 reviews	81% 452 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Philips PC Monitors Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 200 industry awards for Philips PC monitors. The table below compares the number of awards received by Philips to other popular PC monitor brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Compare all award winning PC monitors

Number of Awards	Asus	AOC	Benq	Philips	DELL
	18	14	17	10	7
	24	18	6	15	2
	12	17	13	8	5
	9	8	14	2	6
	17	5	10	2	4
	10	8	11	2	6
	11	7	10	4	3
	9	9	6	5	6
	15	4	1	6	5
	8	7	5	6	3
	7	5	5		11
	13	9		5
	5	11	6	4	1
	9	6	5	3	3
	9	2	7	2	5
	14		7	1	1
	14	4		5
	5	7	3	1	3
	4	6	4	4
	14	1	2		1
Other Expert Sites	350	236	175	115	148
Total	577	384	307	200	220

How Reliable Are Philips PC Monitors?

We checked over 100,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Philips PC monitors. over 80 of these reviews mention reliability of which 94% were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Philips PC monitor owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

So, most people think that Philips PC monitors are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for Philips PC monitors that mention reliability:

RELIABLE

The pair of 2W speakers are built in are adequate for use with Skype

it faces very tough competition from the likes of the ViewSonic VP2770-LED

excellent build quality

Philips has put together a great looking monitor that's easy on the eyes

with a great build quality

this thing feels sturdy all throughout

Excellent Build Quality

well built

NOT RELIABLE

not a single one has broken yet

Speaker sound system built inn cheap sound system

Build quality is very cheap

What is the Best Mid-Range Philips PC Monitor?

Philips E Line 323E7QDAB

31.5"

1080P RESOLUTION

5ms RESPONSE TIME

178° VERTICAL

178° HORIZONTAL

$153 OVER 5 YEARS

A great mid range choice, priced at $224.99 is the Philips E Line 323E7QDAB, which has a Kagoo Score of 76.

Features We Love:

1920 x 1080 (Full HD) pixels resolution (1920x1080 pixels)

Big display diagonal (31.5")

Wide horizontal viewing angle (178°)

Built-in speaker

Wide vertical viewing angle (178°)

Owners report that this PC screen hasa good screen. It's a top-rated and fully featured 31.5" PC screen, with low running costs and a reasonable price. It has a built-in speaker, a headphone out and an HDMI and features Plug & Play.

89 Reviews	14 Reviews
80 Features	Fully-Featured
71 Value for Money	Good
71 Running Costs	$150 Over 5 Years
76 Kagoo Score	Very Good

Our review analysis indicates that Philips E Line 323E7QDAB has good expert reviews and good user reviews with an average overall rating of 76%, based on 14 reviews.

Philips 323E7QDAB unboxing

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