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No dead pixels, good response time. I just love this monitor. I've had it over a year with no problems. I would buy it again in a second.

I bought one of these monitors and liked it so much I purchased a 2nd one. Not much to add to the other reviews here other than to say "another satisfied customer". I don't do any gaming or Photoshop work, but I do a lot of Excel, MS Word, and other specific software for phamacokinetic analysis and modeling. This monitor is a great time saver - enough screen real estate to have multiple open windows for comparing data etc.... Great product.I have not tried to reproduce the color/banding issues described by one of the reviews. The issue may be there, but is not relevant to the everyday work that I do. EY MALL was great to work with. Very responsive to questions via email. My first monitor took about 1 week to arrive, but the second about 2-3 weeks.

This is an excellent monitor and affordable for its resolution and size. I no longer have to switch between windows / monitors, big productivity booster for programming and debugging. I love coding on this monitor --- On Visual Studio, besides text editor, I can have all other windows easily snapped side by side. Wonderful!Was shipped from South Korea and arrived on time.

I had this up and running with a display port 1.2 interface within minutes, and had the rest of the office drooling over it shortly after. I thought maybe 40" was too big, but after using for a couple of weeks I think this will be my standard monitor going forward. Running 4K at 40" means I can get around 4x the info compared to a 1080 display, and it's about the right size for my aging eyes. Display is bright, crisp and responsive, and it's light enough for me to easily handle. The menus on mine were in Korean, but easy enough to figure out. So I think this was a good value, and I wouldn't hesitate to buy it again.

It's awesome! (everyone else said so) BUT MAKE SURE YOU CONFIGURE THE DISPLAY PORT SETTING.When the monitor ships, it's configured to Displayport 1.1 (for some weird reason). I guarantee if you are someone buying this monitor, your displayport can handle 1.2. What this means is that, even after installing the device driver, you will find yourself limited to 30hz refresh (which looks a little crappy). Never fear, on the lower right corner on the back is a joystick toggle. You can push it in a direction to get a menu. Navigate the menu and look for the "display port" setting. Change it from 1.1 to 1.2. Then you should be able to configure your monitor refresh to 60hz. This isn't mentioned anywhere.Also, the stand sucks because it has no adjustments at all. You can't tilt it, and, unless you are shaq sized, this makes it hard to see the stuff at the top. I found the best solution was just to put a small stack of little black furniture pads under the back two corners. You could also mount it to a wall mount for full control, but that sounds too much like actual work for me.Otherwise, every night when I count my blessings, I count this screen twice. You will love it.

I recently received this monitor. I *LOVE* it. It's just the right size for 4K.I'm so happy with it that I've ordered another.This monitor is definitely "the screen I've been searching for"I've been stuck with 3 x 30" 1600 x 2650 monitors for close to a decadenow. This is definitely the year of great monitor happiness.I'm using the monitor in portrait mode. I had to created a custom standfor it because I couldn't find any aftermarket monitor stands that wouldwork with a 40" monitor. I bought a VESA compliant TV ceiling mount *and turned it up-side-down and mounted it on a two thick glue-up of 3/4"plywood.My current plan is the eventually have 3 of these.Note: I use this monitor mostly for text editing. The colors seem "fine".Full size photos are awesome. But I'm not a "monitor colors must be perfect"kind of guy. Hopefully a "monitor color expert" will provide a review for thosewho really care about color fidelity.* VideoSecu Adjustable Ceiling TV Mount Fits most 26-50" http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001KPILLE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1UPDATE:<snip out bad stuff>Speakers weren't a big concern of mine when I purchased my first 4065UC monitor.Eventually, I bought two more. After I got everything set up (an incremental,a multi-week process) I though it'd be nice to be able to take off my headphonesand listen to music "out loud"I tried to use them and I couldn't get them to work. (Turned out later to be "pilot error")But thinking they didn't have speakers, I saw:Product Description:...Speaker: O (7Wx2Ch)...It's actually a capital O but I thought it was supposed to be a 0 (zero)Then, I found a different product page with the same monitor (with the same model number) butthe description includes "speaker":Philips BDM4065UC 40" Class 4K Monitor UHD 3840 x2160 Resolution, => Speakers <=USB Hub, VGA, DisplayPort, Mini DisplayPort, HDMI, MHL-HDMIhttp://www.amazon.com/Philips-BDM4065UC-Resolution-Speakers-DisplayPort/dp/B00SCX78JS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429929774&sr=8-1&keywords=Philips+4065UCAnd the one that said "speaker" was $50 more.UPDATE TO THE UPDATE:Someone commented that the speakers worked for him. So I rechecked my setup.I there was some pilot error with my mixer setup.SO:It does have a (fairly crappy) speaker or speakers.Remaining mystery:It's very confusing. One page says speakers, the other say capital O speakers.There's a $50 dollar price difference, AND they are sold by the *same* BIZBUY INTERNATIONALI still love this monitor AND now have three. Also, no dead or funky pixels of any kind on any of them.

I received two of these monitors this morning, and am writing this review after just one work-day with them.I jumped into 4k a little over a year ago with 3 Samsung U28D590D, 28" displays. They are wonderful, but I knew pretty quickly that 28" was not enough, as I had to use Windows Scaling to be able to read. I drug my feet on most of the 34 inch displays because of cost.When I saw this display I researched it extensively and read reviews and decided to take the plunge.Setup and install was simple, but there is no easy auto-run on the CD, so use Device Manager, find your monitor, then tell it to update the driver and point it at the CD.Be sure to change the monitor's Display Port setting from 1.1 to 2.0 if you want to get 60hz (toggle-button right, then down about 7 times).For a while the first display kept going black, saying there was no input, then coming back to life at only 30hz. I researched this and found many others having this issue. Eventually I replaced the [old] DP cable from my previous monitor with the one included with this, and the problem went away.-----I'm a programmer, so I want lots of real-estate for my dev tools, VMs and research materials. I can't tell you how perfect these monitors are for that: everything is crystal clear with no Windows scaling.Color is vibrant and full, response times great. I tried some gaming to verify that there was no screen-tearing at 4k and found none (AMD R9 280x).-----The only down sides are:1) They're so big, my desk can only accomodate 2 :-)2) Beware of maximizing a window; it jumps SO large it will startle you :-)I highly recommend this display.I generally write reviews soon after purchase, but will update if I find any issues.---UPDATE 2/23/2016After having these monitors a while, the only [very minor] issue I've found is that either they--or my graphics card--cause the displays to flash off and back on a couple times when I wake from sleep. Not a real problem, but as it didn't occur with my previous 4k monitors, I'm betting it's the displays and wanted to mention it.I've now done a little bit of everything with these, and found them perfect for all of it. My workflow has changed in many of the tools I use because of the vastly expanded screen space and my productivity has improved as a result.I highly recommend Toms Hardware's review on these displays, particularly if you have banding or visual artifacts; proper adjustment is important for good performance.

As a programmer, I'll second (and third, and fourth) that making the switch to 4K is something you'll do and you'll never go back.The visuals/brightness/colors are just fine on this monitor for programming. No bad pixels, and supports the full 60 Hz 4:4:4 (with sufficient graphics card) which would be my only concern along those lines.One thing worthy of note: At first I assumed I'd be using this monitor for programming by placing many application windows on the screen at the same time - kind of like 'FOUR 1920x1080 monitors in one'. I even tested different window manager programs, and went with WinDivvy (it's great - simple, and works so that with a single key combination you can pop any window to any size / position).However, quickly I shifted into my current mode of work: With the 4K, I now use the monitor in PORTRAIT mode, and only have ONE application window showing at a time, filling the entire screen. Yes, that means that I still have as many Alt + Tabs as I did with my 1920 x 1080, but you can fit an INCREDIBLE amount of vertical text on the screen with a 38040 x 2160 in PORTRAIT mode. Just a few Page Up/Page Downs can navigate through an entire thousands-of-lines source code file.Seeing so much code on the screen at one time makes the mental effort SO much easier. I recommend this monitor in PORTRAIT mode for programmers.You'll need a good monitor arm mount to make any real use of this monitor, so be prepared. Here's the one that works great: http://amzn.com/B00GN4DCR0... and here's my review for the above monitor arm: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1FHPPX0ARTT1C/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00GN4DCR0&channel=detail-glance&nodeID=541966&store=pc&tag=storiwrittbyl-20

Read the reviews and they will help with the set up. I purchased this 3 days ago and I have worked 8 hours a day all 3 days on it. I have windows 10 installed on my Surface Pro 3. I have been running 2 27 in monitors and wanted a bigger screen to better take advantage of Windows Snap for putting mulitple programs on your monitor more easily. This is essentially like have 4 20 inch monitors. Totally awesome. No dead pixels or other issues people have mentioned. This thing is beautiful. I was worried that it would look monstrous on my desk but it really seems fine. 40 inches is the perfect size for 4k monitors. I am a CPA and primarily use it for spreadsheets and such. Snap makes it easy to snap 2 spreadsheets side by side and work way better than having 2 monitors. This is about as perfect as it gets. I highly recommend it.

This is literally the ULTIMATE monitor for computer professionals (I have software engineering in mind as that is my profession, but this applies equally to anyone else who uses computers extensively in the office). I have never enjoyed a monitor for work more than this.I have two Dell U3014 30" 1600p monitors at work, and am seriously considering buying one of these to replace them. It's an incredible deal, if you think about it. Each Dell U3014 costs ~$1100, making two of them ~$2200. For just $800 for the Phillips, you get more pixels, more screen surface area, and overall a much better experience since it's just one continuous panel, and fills your field of view more naturally.In terms of display quality, I have absolutely no complaints. I understand that generally good IPS screens can have better color quality, but I honestly don't notice anything worse. In fact, the VA panel of this monitor actually looks better overall to me, since IPS screens have a notorious inability to display deep blacks (they look a dark gray glow instead). That makes this monitor also excellent for movies and video games.

Finally, a worthy replacement for my venerable old Dell 30 incher.As noted in some of the reviews here, the default video setting was a bit washed-out, but there are plenty of calibration tools and helpful websites to get it looking truly incredible. The box came with a lot of cabling, but (oddly enough) not the two cables I needed. Okay, I guess I can see including an HDMI cable, but a VGA cable? How retro. Audio cables were included, but unless you hate your ears I trust you will have a decent sound system and/or headset already. The two items that were not in the box were a DisplayPort cable and a USB 3 cable to run from your computer to the monitor's USB 3 hub. Not a deal-breaker since I had a spare DisplayPort cable and a quick run to Radio Shack and 7 bucks got me a USB 3 cable, but a strange omission to leave out the ideal connector.After getting calibration done, setting the monitor to DisplayPort 1.2 input mode, and changing the refresh rate to 60hz in the nVidia driver (after a moment of panic before I realized I had to scroll down to the PC section of the list and choose 'native' since the only option at the top of the list was 29hz) I fired up some games that would tax the system. Happily my GTX 980 has handled everything I currently play just fine.As long as you're aware that you may need to shell out for some cabling and there may be some tweaks needed, this beast does not disappoint. It's not worth knocking half a star off because this monitor absolutely delivers where it counts.

Great picture, performs well. Fixed stand might have been a bit of a problem, but I've got it mounted on a flexible wall mount. The USB 3.0 cable was a bit short, replaced it with a longer one.BTW, these do all have speakers, but they are very poor. I don't THINK anybody buys these for the speakers, but be advised that you're going to disable them as soon as you install the device.

Would like a faster refresh rate but for the price I'm super satisfied. No dead pixels. Easy menu and operation once you get past the Korean default language witch to be honest I didn't even know it was Korean. That really owned me for a few hours wile I Wikipediad every alphabet and downloaded translation apps and tried to learn how to navigate through the menu to the language select.

I did a significant amount of research before purchasing this monitor. It was the only 40"+ 4k monitor I could find that also uses DisplayPort 1.2 at the time (there is now a Display Port 1.2 to HDMI 2.0 adapter that will support 4k @ 60hz w/ 4:4:4 chroma, but I haven't tried it). I use SolidWorks and find this display to be useful because I can see more items on my feature tree at one time. I'm using it with an NVidia Quadro M4000 and it works quite nicely.I tried reproducing the color banding problem that another reviewer posted, and was able to reproduce the effect. However, it's only a problem when I have a bright window on a dark background, and even then you have to be looking for it. I don't notice it in normal usage, and it doesn't bother me when I do notice it.Dealing with BizBuy international was great. The product shipped and came in a timely manner (I think from Korea). My language menus were in Korean, but with a little fiddling around I was able to switch them to English.This is a great monitor for my use case, and I'll probably be buying more in the future (In order to really utilize it I have to buy video cards which cost more than the monitor).Using a Kill-A-Watt I measured the power consumption as follows (by SmartImage mode, 100% brightness, with a large open white notepad on the display):Office 61.3 wattsPhoto 76.8 wattsMovie 76.8 wattsGame 77.3 wattsEconomy 38.6 wattsSmartUniformity 77.4 wattsOff 76.5 wattsHope this is a useful review.

For the money its not bad at all, I'm using it for a PC monitor, you may need to upgrade your video card if that's your intentionI would buy again

I want to give it 5 stars, I really do. Something about the color just isn't perfect for me. I may continue to adjust the settings to try and get it working better. I am also not ruling out the fact that my graphics card might be causing some of the issues. This is almost a perfect product but also the lack of mobility of the stand it comes on it kind of annoying. You just get one position. This can be fixed by propping up the stand in different ways. Overall I love it. Hopefully I can get the color perfect.

Received this yesterday and have used it for about 6 hours. Initial thoughts:Works fine on my Mac Pro (Mid 2012) with GTX 680 video card and Yosemite 10.10.4. Make sure you use a DisplayPort cable and change the monitor settings to DisplayPort 1.2 to get full resolution (use the joystick on the right rear bottom of the display to access the settings). If you change the DisplayPort setting after you start your Mac, you'll have to reboot for the full 4K resolution to appear in System Preferences. You only have to do this once, the monitor will retain the setting.The joystick to use the OSD is unintuitive. Expect to curse a few times as you press the wrong way and lose your changes.Color quality is definitely lacking out of the box. The IPS monitor I was using previously looks noticeably better. You'll want to use the Mac OS-level color calibration features (System Preferences/Displays/Color/Calibrate) to get a better baseline, and if you're really serious about color, you'll want to purchase a monitor calibrator like the Datacolor Spyder 4. Once I calibrated with the Spyder, it looked much better. 99% of SRGB gamut after calibration.In addition to the color calibration issues, there is a shift in brightness/backlighting from the edges to the center of the screen. This really noticeable on grey screens (like the boot/login screen) but in daily use is much less so. Still, you're not going to want to do any color-critical work on this display.The included monitor stand sucks. It's not-adjustable in any way - no tilt, rotation or height adjustment. It's more of a TV stand than a monitor stand. There are 200mm mount holes on the back of the monitor, but I haven't shopped for any VESA stands for that size/weight yet.The number one reason to buy this display is PIXELS. Having 3840x2160 pixels across 40" of display is glorious. If you work in multiple windows/applications or work with high definition video, this display is a good buy. I'm glad I bought it, but if someone releases an IPS panel with the same size/pixels I will probably trade-up.

If you want to view a lot of actual information, this screen is absolutely awesome. I use it mostly for developing software, where I want to see several windows showing as much of the code as possible, and also for occasional CAD work. It's really wonderful for this kind of work.The dots-per-inch resolution is only slightly higher than most normal monitors, so you don't have to use scaling for fonts and graphics. The extra size really is usable for seeing more, not just seeing higher quality. If you do actual work where you're constantly scrolling or juggling too many overlapping windows on your desktop, this huge monitor is worth every penny!While the image quality is quite good, probably much better than many cheap consumer TN-based screens, it's just not on par with much more expensive IPS panels. I replaced an old HP LP3065 monitor (30 inch, 2560x1600), running it side by side with this one for a few days. Even that very old IPS panel, with significant burn-in issues from many years of heavy use, was visibly superior in color and clarity.The surface is semi-gloss, which reflects light easily. It can be a terrible distraction if used near a window or desk lamp or even other monitors placed at angles. If you work with mostly black text on white backgrounds, it can be only a minor annoyance. If you have light material on dark backgrounds or play games with dark scenes, the even minor glare becomes very distracting. The included stand has absolutely no adjustment, which can be a non-issue until you wish to adjust the screen position slightly because it's reflecting light from a window.Displayport defaults to version 1.1, but it's easy to change to 1.2.Dimming is done using low speed PWM, which can cause flickering if you dim the screen. I can only notice the flickering when it's below 50%, but apparently even some not-easily-noticed flicker can cause some people a lot of strain. I just run at 100% brightness, which never flickers, and works well for normal room lighting. If you intend to use this in a dark room where you'll turn the brightness down, the flickering could be a real problem.The video inputs are on the far left side, similar to most televisions, rather than in the center like normal computer monitors. The included cable is about 6 feet / 2 meters, which is perfectly fine if your computer is placed to the left of the screen. If you need to place your machine somewhere to the right side, the included cable can be frustrating or simply might not reach to a PC sitting on the floor. The monitor really is that wide! Longer cables are cheap, so I'd recommend just getting one unless you're sure your computer will to the left of this screen.The subpixel order is BGR. Virtually all computer monitors use RGB order. Subpixel font rendering on Linux and Windows (which Microsoft calls ClearType) defaults to RGB order. You will get blurry, color-fringed text with the default settings. BGR is so uncommon that both Ubuntu 14.04 and Windows 7 do not include a utility to change this setting. Of course, you can download them for free. On Linux, X11 does not seem to be able to use different subpixel rendering per monitor, so if you plan to use this alongside other monitors for a huge Linux desktop, make sure they're also BGR order.Overall, this is a pretty good monitor. If you need a large desktop to really view a lot of information, it's absolutely worth getting. But the glare from the semi-gloss screen, flicker when dimming, non-standard BGR subpixel order are minor issues that can range from moot points to really aggravating, depending on your circumstances.

I did a LOT of research before purchasing this monitor, and I have been very satisfied with the selection. What I needed:- 3840 x 2160- 60hz refresh at full resolution- Multiple digital inputs - 2 DisplayPort or 1 DP/1 Mini-DP- A price that didn't look like a Range Rover monthly payment.I may play a game now and then, but this monitor is not primarily used for gaming, so I can't speak to its performance in that arena. No dead pixels, and no issues with setup. It's being driven by an ASUS STRIX Geforce GTX 980 TI.There are situations when some horizontal ghosting is apparent. The circumstances have to be just right, but if they ARE just right, you will see those horizontal lines. Now, I am VERY picky about things that have the possibility of visually annoying me, and was very concerned about this. However, it really hasn't been an issue.There is ZERO adjustment possible to the physical attributes - tilt, height, etc. The one annoyance I have is that there is a slight tilt back when mounted. I actually considered getting a VESA mount because of this, but decided that it's more trouble than it's worth.Summary: Some flaws, but no deal-breakers. Great value.Important note: Out of the box, the monitor is NOT set to use DisplayPort v1.2. You will only get 30hz refresh rate until you change that in the setup menu.

Having a 40" monitor is awesome and I like it much better than a 2 screen setup. If I were to get another 4K monitor I would go with an IPS panel though. PIP is great since I have a work and personal laptop so being able to peek at personal stuff without having to use remote desktop is great. I wish for 2 way mode they allowed the screens to take up the full horizontal or vertical portion, but it's basically like each computer only having one 20" 1080P screen instead of taking up. That said, no dead pixels and a great monitor for the price.Pros:4K2 HDMI, miniDP and DP hookups (and VGA)PIPMenu knob is odd to get used to at first, but actually really useful4 Port USB3 hubCons:Bad view angles (I know it's not IPS so can't expect too much)Because of this corners appear dark when viewing in the middle.Occasionally flickers when coming back from sleep

$800 for a massive and beautiful computer monitor? Why not?! That's already cheaper than Apple's 27" Thunderbolt display.Cables in the box: power cord, audio, HDMI, USB3, VGA, some sort of weird RS232 thingNotably missing: any kinds of DisplayPort cable, which you need if you want to go 60HzReally, 40"? Yup. The pixel density is roughly 109dpi, making it similar to many other computer monitors you may have owned. Side-by-side with my old Apple 27" Thunderbolt monitor, everything is about the same size, there's just more of it. This monitor is so big that there's no reason to ever mess with a dual-monitor setup again. It's everything you'll ever need, all in one place.Side-by-side with the Apple 27" Thunderbolt monitor, the Philips has a mild anti-glare coating on it, so you don't get the sharp reflections of the glossy Apple monitor. That's a big win. On the flip side, the Apple monitor is just loads brighter. You only really notice the difference when you have them side-by-side, but wow the Apple monitor is just very, very much brighter. The Apple monitor also has a bunch of things that are very appealing if you have an Apple laptop, like a Magsafe charger, built-in Ethernet, etc. All you get here is four-port USB3 hub and an analog audio jack. Paired with my MacPro desktop machine, this is no big deal.Complaints: I've got two. One that's easy to work around and the other that effectively precludes the use of this monitor with older versions of OS X.- I have a wood desk. I can see the reflection of that desk in the bottom few inches of the monitor. This reduces contrast / readability of text that's at the bottom of the screen. A non-solution would be to jack the monitor up higher with a VESA mount stand. It's already at a perfect height. I'm considering finding myself a square meter of black felt, which I'd put below the monitor, to reduce the reflections. If you're the sort of person who works in a dark cave, you'll love this. If you work in a bright white environment, you'll have complaints.- When you aren't using the computer for a while and it puts the monitor into power-saving mode, it doesn't wake up properly. You either need to yank the DisplayPort cable or power-cycle the monitor. Every. Time. There's a lot of discussion on this issue if you poke around the web. My observation was, with OS X 10.9, it didn't work. I just upgraded to OS X 10.11 ("El Capitan") and that seems to have solved the problem.Setup: After much dorking around with the settings, here's how to optimize things.- Sound through the HDMI or DisplayPort cable never seemed to work. Sound through the analog audio jack seems to work fine. I don't need high-fidelity in my office and the built-in speakers are "good enough" for videoconferencing and the odd YouTube video. I got a cheap Logitech webcam (Logitech HD Portable 1080p Webcam C615 with Autofocus), which perches nicely on top.- Turn on "pixel orbiting": this allegedly helps with screen burn-in issues (not that the manual actually says this anywhere). Also, make sure you've enabled "DisplayPort 1.2", so you can get 60Hz video.- Set your sharpness to "50" and leave brightness and contrast alone at 100 and 50, respectively. Likewise, turn off all the "smart" things. You just want this to be a big dumb monitor. The only "smart" thing you do want is "SmartUniformity". Somebody at the factory supposedly measures each and every one of these monitors and loads it with a just-for-you profile about where the screen is slightly brighter or dimmer; the "SmartUniformity" setting uses those measurements, dimming the brighter parts so it all comes out the same.- I wanted this monitor to look the same as a standard Mac monitor, which means calibrating it for a 6500K whitepoint. The native whitepoint is much higher (i.e., it's insanely blue). You can set this in the menus getting you close-but-no-cigar. I instead did a "manual" setting with R/G/B set to 100/100/100 (maximum brightness) then ran a color calibrator (XRite Colormunki Display) to get a proper D65 setting. What, you don't have a color calibrator? Here's an ICC file that you can load into your ~/Library/ColorSync/Profiles directory and then select in the "Displays" preferences. (http://www.cs.rice.edu/~dwallach/philips-bdm4065-d65.icc). Are you using a PC? Dunno, can't help you there.Summary: It's big, it's cheap, it's beautiful, it works. It could be brighter, and there are goofy issues with older versions of OS X, but for the price it's the right solution.

LOTS OF GHOSTING AND MOVEMENT BLUR, EQUIVALENT TO A VERY POOR PANEL IN THAT REGARD.But if you can get past that, colors are phenomenal and having 4K over 40" is amazing for productivity, videos, gaming (except competitively due to blur). Nice OSD and very thin panel with slim bezel. I didn't like the included stand, this arm works great MX Desk Mount LCD Arm and gives you about 3.5" off the desk which puts your eye level at about 1/2 to 1/3 from the bottom of monitor. So I'm keeping it cause there's no 4K 40" panels available without issues (And I believe that's the sweet spot for 4K) but will probably replace it in 2 years when the kinks get worked out. If there's any interest in a demonstration of the ghosting I will upload a video.

I did lot of research before building my 4K PC machine. I have been building PC since last 4-5 years (built for lot of friends and 2 for myself). I started with 22" inch monitors then went way up to 24", 27" & finally was looking for 40" (Of course no point to use a 28" monitor with 4K resolution and ant sized icons)I was NOT planning to buy this monitor. I had ordered LG 4K SMART LED TV (UF7600) 55" Screen which I felt later on was too huge. Fortunately the screen cracked during shipment and I had to refuse the shipment. Next I ordered a Samsung 48" 4K UN48JU6500 (Which has low display lag as per displaylags.com). Again the screen cracked and I was quite disappointed. Then I came to Philips monitor which was shipped from Tennessee and the screen came out cracked and I was furious on Amazon (Note : Previous 2 TVs were not from Amazon). Amazon quickly sent me a replacement via 1-day shipping and this monitor is gorgeous. I simply love it.Coming to games, I am playing with i7-5820K @ 4.2GHz, AsRock Fatality Killer, 2400MHz DDR4 RAM, SSD on Windows 8.1 Pro. I have installed. Metro Last Light, Far Cry 3, Sleeping Dogs, Tomb Raider. I am able to run all of these games at HIGHEST level of settings @4K @ 60Hz (via Display Port @ 1.2, You got to set this from monitor's setting using the joystick at back) Turn on VSYNC @ 4K else screen tearing might come for some games. Once VSYNC is ON the games will run with smoothly giving you some kind of cinema experience.I play from around 3 feet and this screen is perfect. I had to use 125% DPI just to make fonts big and I have defaulted my Chrome to 125% zoom as well. I have kept task bar as small and desktop icons as medium. On the Windows Metro app screen I have defaulted the screen to small tiles.I did not see any mouse lag which few videos and forums have described. In fact I had to turn down the mouse pointer speed from Control Panel. I use Gigabyte USB Mouse (http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-High-Definition-Optical-Tracking-GM-M6800/dp/B0083EZE4M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437376925&sr=8-1&keywords=Gigabyte+mouse&pebp=1437376938129&perid=0Z29HBG9RFTBND0KY9QE)NOTE : This Monitor does not have a display port cable. You will have to buy it separately. I am axing 1 star because the product description doesn't say anything and the box will not have it (At least US version doesn't come with Display Port cable). Also if you are planning to keep your PC Chassis on right side of monitor then get at least 3 feet version of display port cable. All display ports or on extreme left of monitor.Fun Fact : I am using Storm Trooper Case Full Tower with Corsair H100i GTX 240mm radiator. I play for 4-5 hours non-stop and my CPU temperatures do not go beyond 38 C (Idle is 27 degrees). GPU goes till 75 C degrees. I ma trying to correct some ventilation to balance out the heat. But overall I am quite satisfied with the build and gaming experience.----------I forgot to mention these monitors have speakers as well. Sound quality is pretty good. I have used Dell, Samsung and ASUS monitors in past and the sound is for name sake in them.

The first one I got have the following problems:1. It sometimes reset itself (i.e. turn into power saving mode and then turn on immediately) in 4k 60hz mode. This happens to me almost every day which is quite annoying.2. It occasionally loss all the settings and I have to readjust the brightness etc. This happens once a week and I can live with it.3. The holes on the base to put the screws is not aligned perfectly and the monitor shakes a little if I move it after installed. It doesn't really bother me at all.I had to exchange the first one I get and there are still some issues with the replacement which I decided to keep. 2 and 3 don't happen any more but I still sometimes get 1, though much less.Overall, even with the first one, I still think it is definitely worth the money as I suddenly have a much larger screen asset to use. Amazon's customer service is great as usual and I am quite satisfied with the second one so far!

It was missing the stand the monitor sits on. It was also missing the software and user manual. I got a wall mount stand and had to search the web to find the rest. I like the 4k just wish I would of went with another brand and seller

I received this Monitor today in the mail, just turned it on and start using it and after a couple of hours that strange bar appeared while I was editing video, it's hard to notice it watching videos and stuff, but once you see it, it's there all the time, you can't unsee that thing.Size and image quality are STUNNING, but that's a real issue.

I finally gave up and return it. The KBM lag is so bad that it is not functional at all. I have a VAIO Z Canvas with a display port emitting 3840 @ 60 Hz. I am not in gaming and the setup has no such problem with a Dell 30" 2560x1600. Hope there is improvements down the road to address this problem. The mentioning of the burn-in problem in the manual is troubling. There is a lot of times I left monitor on for > 20 minutes. I left my side and bottom menu bars there for years and no burn-in problem.

I love everything about it except I don't seem to be able to get the one screen set up in the high resolution mode.

Pros-1. Great blacks almost OLED level2. Colours looks great3. 4k at 40" is perfectCons-1. When viewing colours on a grey background I notice the colours are displayed in bars through out the screen2. Dark in corners but not distracting in anyway.3. Screen sometimes flickers green and goes crazy when pc is turning on (May just be my 970 and pc setup)AND THE BIGGEST PROBLEM !!My first monitor came with a cluster of dead pixels on the right side of the monitor and now my second monitor has a cluster of Stuck pixels on the left side of the monitor.Conclusion-It really is a great monitor and I don't know if I'm unlucky or what buy this is the only monitor out of the many I have owned that have had dead and stuck pixels. Philips you really need to step up you quality control, the fact that I have had two defective monitors in a row is very frustrating.Note- Monitors were purchased from Bestbuy.

I'm a programmer, and having all the space is nice, but the colors in this monitor are a joke. Every single time I see it next to another screen, part of me regrets this purchase.

It's nice, but it blanks out for a couple seconds then comes back 3-4 times a day (4K @ 60Hz on a GTX 980 Ti). It's annoying, but not nearly annoying as having my work spread across multiple monitors, so I'll probably keep it.

I've had this display now for a little over two weeks. When I first got it, the picture was brilliant. 40 inches really helps show all the detail the 4K has to offer. Colors are crisp and vibrant. I was overall very happy and was going to give a four to five star review. After two days of use I noticed a color banding effect that would occur when I would have a white foreground on a dark background. It was very easy to reproduce this color banding by setting a dark desktop wallpaper and opening a window. This occurred even when no video signal was input into the monitor and only the built in on screen display was used. Thinking I had a defective product, I called Philips support, put in an RMA request, shipped it, and waited a week for a replacement to arrive. After receiving the replacement I was horrified to see the exact same color banding issue as I had before. I checked the serial number to confirm that this was a different monitor having the exact same problem.I have attached the same photos I've sent Philips support to this review. After some online research I have found that many others have had the exact same color banding problem with this monitor, as can be seen in this Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnPrGXG_30oWhile the color banding may not be a big issue for some, for me now that I've seen it I cannot unsee it. I've contacted Philips support to make them aware of the problem. If they are able to provide a fix I will update my review, otherwise I fear that I will have to return this.Update:I haven't received any more word from Philips support about any kind of resolution for this color banding problem. Due to this I have returned my display and replaced it with the LG 31MU97-B.

backlight became to unusably dark, the top part backlight is dead. waiting for a replacement

The quality of the screen is to far ahead of the software and hardware needed to run this. The screen itself, when it worked, was really quite beautiful. After countless hours of pixel peaking, it truly was a lot clearer and sharper without distortion than any other 1080 or 2650 screen i had in possession. But the Achilles heal was i could almost never get it to properly set at 60hz and somehow the internal software kept resetting itself the output at 30hz.For all the extra pixels, this type of performance killing problems is not worth it over a good 120hz 2560 screen with super clear FPS and smooth transitions colors. At 30hz this screen absolutely sucks. Even when watching bluray movies you can see it was just noticeably slower than on other screens running at 60hz or 120hz. I ultimately traded this in for the BenQ xl2730z. Which is significantly better for what i was looking for.

GOOD:I agree with the other reviews that the extra screen space is fantastic. I can view quite a bit of material at one time, allowing me to have all the key elements of my development environment visible at once, with minimal alt-tabing. It serves as both a monitor and a tv for me, as it is in my living room in my tiny apartment. For this, it does a really good job.BAD:If you've not yet purchased this monitor, search "BDM4065UC color banding" on youtube. You will see severe color banding problems that, once noticed, cannot be unseen. I'd read about others with this problem, but people are never very specific about their video card, drivers, which connection they were using or any other technical details that could have ruled out user error. After owning this monitor, It does not appear to be user error. I found the color banding to remain on DP, miniDP and HDMI connections driven by either a GTX 750 Ti, or a GTX 970. I ensured all drivers were completely up to date, and repeatedly tried the windows color calibration process to see if i could get any better results. I only tested on windows 7 and 10. I have read a few things suggesting the problem does not exist for linux users, which, if true, would still point to a driver issue that phillips should feel obligated to address.If you are looking for an extra large 4k display, especially if you do any image heavy work for artistic or analysis purposes, wait until a different model comes out, and it may be a good idea to avoid Phillips entirely. This monitor is not worth the ~$750 I paid for it, and I am disappointed that I only fully realized the magnitude of the problem a week after my return policy expired.

I came from a triple-head setup with a retina MacBook Pro 15" at the bottom, a 27" WQHD (2560x1440) display above, and a 24" WUXGA (1920x1200) display to the left. As a work-at-home dev-ops guy that does pretty much everything IT-related for my company, I'm tasked with way too much to keep track of, so having screen real estate was a must.When I saw this monitor, I was very intrigued.WUXGA @24" = 94 PPIWQHD @27" = 109 PPIUHD @40" = 110 PPISo it's all relatively close as far as PPI goes, right? So take the pixel density of my 27" and the resolution size of my 24"... and nearly QUADRUPLE it. What could go wrong? Well, quite a bit, apparently.1) Sub-pixel Rendering Gone WrongThe panel used in this Philips is a semi-rarer type that uses pixels that have their sub-pixel colors BACKWARDS, so it goes Blue->Green->Red, instead of the standard Red->Green->Blue. There are many sites that explain this problem, and you can Wikipedia "Subpixel rendering" to get a good overview of how it works, and what it affects. The end result is, when your OS tries to use anti-aliasing while expecting an RGB panel, you get very ugly text with rainbow-looking edges. My eyes were so sore after working with this monitor (from this, and the other problems combined) that I was sure I was going to have to send this thing back.However, not everything is lost. In Windows, you can use the ClearType Text Tuner to change your sub-pixel rendering options to an extent, and that greatly helps. Also, by scaling things the system to 125% or 150%, the edge-pixel-to-font-size ratio is significantly lower, yielding in less distortion even without changing ClearType. In OS X, you have to use command-line voodoo to alter a UI setting that Apple recently removed from the System Preferences, and just setting the antialiasing to work using grayscale (not optimum, but in Yosemite, that's as good as you can get).2) ClarityDespite having a similar PPI to my WQHD display, the clarity is anything but. There is significant color/light bleed between pixels (you can see "auras" around bright colors-on-white), and often times, dark backgrounds can create horizontal lines that go quite the distance across the screen. Reminds me of really cheap, budget panels used in those sub-$100 tablets, although not that severe. Just bad enough to make my eyes sore to work at native 100% resolution.At 150%, it's not noticeable anymore, but that simply takes a UHD display down to the effective resolution of WQHD, while giving me somewhat enhanced pixel density, minus some clarity. It's almost a zero-sum game here compared to the WQHD for productivity goes -- except that it leaves no room for my 24" on my desk, so I'm having to go without my 3rd monitor. I'm really having to ask myself if the compromise was worth the price I paid for it.3) Viewing angles, color/backlight uniformityCorners are 20-40% darker than the rest of the screen. What the heck. Can hardly read my clock in Windows sometimes. I have to move my head around to get optimum color.Colors are too blue and bright, and my mid-30's eyes can't take more than 15 minutes of it. Reducing brightness and customizing color to reduce the blue channel a bit have greatly helped with matching my MacBook's white levels.There are horizontal bands of dark regions that are noticeable on white backgrounds. Kinda expected this, given the panel type and the price bracket, so I can't really fault it, but it's something all prospective buyers should definitely be aware of. When scrolling black text on white background, there is definite ghosting of text that is often noticeable. Annoying, but doesn't really detract from anything... yet...4) DefectsMine has 14+ dead/gray pixels. At this pixel density, I figured that's only to be expected... and at 150% + distance, I can't really see them most of the time. But I'd have liked one that was flawless since it IS rather expensive still.When I wake up my MacBook on Mini-DP, or my desktop gaming computer on DP, it will often briefly start up, show garbled pixels for < 0.5sec, shut off, and repeat the process for 2-6 times before coming back on with a stable image. It happens consistently every time. I wonder if that's a defect, but so far, power-cycling it prevents it from happening, and I'm not sure I've seen it happen on my Xbox One on HDMI either, so that's something I'd have to experiment with to see what causes it.Overall, my expectations were shattered. In a bad way. My poor eyes just couldn't take it anymore and I was ready to box it up, but running it at 150% scaling, changing my antialias settings, and changing my brightness/color settings improved my experience enough that I've been able to tolerate it for the past 2 months. In retrospect, it would have probably been better to still return it and wait for a better panel to come out, because I'm not able to use it the way I intended it... but I let the return period go by without making a decision, so now I'm stuck with it.On the bright side, having a 40" UHD screen to play your favorite PC games is an absolute blast. The difference is amazing, whether it's FPS or MMO. I don't notice any ghosting when it's a game, and pixel clarity doesn't matter too much when you're looking at the whole 40". Sadly, a lot of modern games (especially MMOs) have to be set to Low to play smoothly at UHD on my GTX 970. But I kinda knew that, and I could always lower the resolution if I wanted quality... But playing on Low at UHD subjectively looks nicer to me, so I'm still content with it for now.Hopefully this helps people on the fence about this monitor.

Short version:4k makes these larger screen sizes great for productivity. My unit had build quality issues, so the time spent with it was unfortunately short. I'm returning it, and will probably hold out until the bigger names provide a higher quality alternative with the features I need. Once the 4k/40" euphoria wears off, you're left with a mediocre display, I think.Longer version:I'm a web designer and developer, so I do a bit of everything... code, Photoshop, spreadsheets, etc. I bought this to try it out as a replacement for dual 27" Apple Monitors at my office. I've been happy with the monitors I have, but wanted to try a larger, single display for more screen space. My laptop has Displayport 1.2, but no HDMI 2, so requiring Displayport reduces your choices in the > 34" space pretty quick.4k at a screen this size is very helpful when you want to view graphic work at full scale or larger without losing perspective. It's also pretty nice for writing code. You can allocate a lot of space for the code view, without sacrificing property and navigation panels or moving them to other screens and straining your neck. It does seem to provide a more cohesive experience on projects. Complex, large spreadsheets are amazing at this size! My boss wanted to get one this size for himself after I showed him some stuff in Excel.At a distance of 2-3 feet, I think I'd be a lot happier with a curved screen. This particular monitor has brightness and color fade when you look to the edges and corners. Not unexpected for a non-IPS display of this size from that distance. However, if that space is going to be truly usable, I don't want to have to shift my head to either side to counteract dimming or washout.The build quality (or quality assurance) was lacking for mine. the metal bracket that mounts the stand to the screen was slightly twisted, causing the screen to twist as well. The top right side of the monitor angled back about a 1/2" inch, when compared to the other side. Also, the stand would not sit flat when mounted to the screen. Lastly, the same metal bracket that was twisted was also angled back to the point it was annoying (there are no adjustments at all). Hopefully these are just small quality issues with a particular batch.So, yeah, I think I'm sold on the idea of a monitor this size and resolution, but just not this one. Once the shock/excitement of the jump in screen size wears off, you're left with a mediocre display, I think. If you don't need Displayport 1.2, you may have more options. If you do need a DP 1.2 capable monitor, I would wait until better options start showing up in this size.

ProsA lot of real estate as you all know, nice color, not heavyCons1. dead pixels shows up in a few days of use,2. the stand is flimsy (nothing compared to my Benq BL3200 that I planned to replace), no swivel, no height, no tilt adjustment,3. glare screen makes reading extremely hard4. makes one of my Gigabyte Brix mini PC (with win 81) lost video all the time, don't know the reason maybe a video sync issue

Had no clue that this display was a poorly supported monitor for Apple Macintosh. No drivers at all. I got it to work on my fully loaded Apple iMac 5K machine, but it flickers to get going and often fails to connect, which follows by a reboot. When it does work, I have zero adjustments because there are no drivers for the Mac.Aside from that. The corners vignette really bad and the resolution is subpar. Keep in mind, I'm comparing to Apple's 5K 27" display that is native to the iMac.

*UPDATE* Well after a month and a half of use, the monitor is showing some defects. Monitor is flickering and takes a while to activate when computer resumes from sleep. Very sad and frustrated. Hopefully it's covered under warranty...Monitor works great and a plethora of cables are included, accept for a mini display port cable, which is confusing since the monitor on the back has a mini display port hookup. I uses this with a Windows 10 laptop so I had to have one. Luckily I had a spare in my closet. Otherwise no complaints, this is a superb monitor.To enable 4K at 60hz over Display Port, reach around the back right of the monitor to the little square button. Tap it to the right, then tap down 7 times. Set Display Port to 1.2. Reboot your computer and it should work.The only reason it is not 5 stars is because of a small cluster of dead pixels near the bottom left of the monitor.

s***ty quality control.Got huge bright line at top of the screen (covering like 50% of width and around 10-19px height) - it made it impossible to work especially when screen is black. Also non-tintable display puts your head in very uncomfortable position. I followed review of a person saying it's great for development purposes, but it didn't work for me and I replaced it with ASUS PA328Q, which is more expensive but you get what you pay for.

When I have a GUI window open on the screen I see streaks of color discoloration around it. The streaks move with the window if I drag it around the screen. This doesn't prevent me from using it, but I feel disappointed in this purchase every time I see the discoloration.

bezel top center was bent up. bent bezel allowed back light/ edgelight to shine directly at the user. Returned item.

I was really looking forward to receiving this monitor. Unfortunately it arrived DOA. I tried everything including turning the switch on and off, pressing and moving the joystick in all directions, changing power chords and electrical outlet, turning the computer on, etc. Nothing worked. The LED light in the front never came on and the monitor itself did not turn on. Also the display port cable was missing from the box.