Philips 325E1C Monitor Review - Large, Curved, and Affordable
The 325E1C is positioned by Philips as a good and affordable solution for entry-level and mid-level workstation users, as well as for home users. Featuring good color reproduction and a large screen, this curved monitor will also be a great addition to your multimedia system.
Screen
The monitor has an impressive diagonal of 32 inches, you will need an appropriate workplace to place it. The screen is curved, its bending radius is 1500 mm, which ensures a good immersion in the game or work process. Also, the bend avoids any distortion that is inevitable at such sizes due to the peculiarities of human vision.
The resolution here is 2K or 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD, 16:9 aspect ratio). Of course, with such a diagonal, I would like to have higher performance. But as you know, the higher the resolution, the higher the cost. In this case, it is a model that can be called affordable. In this case, we have a solution that is characterized by a very good ratio of opportunity and cost.
The screen is built on a high-quality 8-bit VA-matrix with W-LED backlight and provides very good color reproduction (NTSC 102%, sRGB 123%). At the same time, the factory settings will satisfy even very demanding users; you won’t need to spend time digging through the settings.
Also at the service of users, the manufacturer has provided everything necessary in order to improve image quality and reduce eye strain during prolonged work at the computer. The former include SmartContrast, AMD FreeSync and SmartImage gaming mode, while the latter include FlickerFree and LowBlue mode.
Appearance
The developers did not become particularly fond of design, preferring the ideas of minimalism. Right angles rule the ball here and there is nothing superfluous. Thin bezels around the screen and a simple but very stable stand with a cable management system designed to eliminate cable tangles. Of the degrees of freedom - only the ability to tilt the panel forward and backward, but for the vast majority of cases this will be more than enough. If desired, using the VESA standard, the monitor can be hung on the wall.
In other words, from this point of view everything is ordinary in Philips 325E1C. A solid solution that will fit well into almost any environment, from the loft to the baroque, if only there was enough space on the desktop. But lovers of something especially original have nothing to look for here.
Set of connectors and equipment
The model is equipped with HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort 1.2 digital connectors, as well as analog VGA, which stubbornly does not want to leave the stage, despite its venerable age and outright antiquity. In the best traditions of all similar models, there is also a regular 3.5 mm jack for headphones or external speakers.
The monitor comes with a power cable and an HDMI cable. Again, this is more than enough for most cases. The user will simply need to remove the device from the box and connect it to a computer, since HDMI ports are found almost everywhere today (we already mentioned the factory image settings above).
Conclusion
Philips 325E1C will be a good purchase for owners of not very productive or outdated systems who want to buy a larger monitor. There is nothing superfluous, everything is very simple, but at the same time functional. A curved screen with a sufficiently high resolution will not only allow you to fully immerse yourself in what is happening on it, but also eliminate any optical distortion. And good color reproduction guarantees maximum enjoyment of multimedia entertainment. This model can be described as universal, characterized by a decent ratio of price, features and quality.