Philips has shot over an email to say that its Momentum 43-inch monitor (yes, monitor) is the first to receive VEGA’s DisplayHDR 1000 certification, which, as it sounds, means that the display is properly HDR1000, and not some hacked-together job that some other companies might try to pull off. Given that, and the monitor’s huge size, the Momentum is pretty much made for watching movies, but with its 4ms response time, it’s more than suitable for fast-paced gaming, too.
In the battle of ultrawide vs. 4K, I am almost always going to lean towards the former, and largely, it’s because 4K monitors at a decent size and spec are all-too-rare. This Momentum display is a big (no pun intended) exception, because it’s big enough to double as a television for many people. For desktop work, that means many people will actually be able to read native-DPI text without squinting, and well, for gaming, a 43-inch monitor can probably deliver a more immersive experience than a 27-inch one.
Other key specs of this MVA panel include a 103.64 PPI with 0.245mm pixel width, 60Hz operation, 720 cd/m2 typical brightness and 1,000 cd/m2 peak, and a 178° viewing angle. This monitor doesn’t support either FreeSync or G-SYNC, but does support Adaptive Sync, which is the next-best thing. Also included are dual speakers, of 7W each.
Because it seems to be a rare feature nowadays, based on the ten or so monitors kicking around our lab, this monitor also supports “MultiView” picture-in-picture for two devices, allowing you side-by-side views of two different PCs, or maybe a PC and a game console. Some MultiView configurations allow a 2×2 grid of PIP sources, but it appears for this monitor, it’s limited to just 2.
Philips says that its Momentum 436M6 will be available “this summer”, and when it drops, it’ll carry a price tag of $999.