Philips Evnia 8000 34″ Curved QD OLED Gaming Monitor Review

A Closer Look

First impressions go a long way, and well, this monitor makes a pretty big one. Keep in mind this monitor is a touch over £1200, so you’ll want a premium product for that level of investment, and you certainly get one. It’s quite heavy, but not wholly unexpected given it’s a 34″ ultrawide. The panel obviously dominates the front, with slim bezels on all sides, and it has an off-white frame that looks pretty classy too. One key feature here, however, is the gloss finish on the panel, sure it shows a little bit of shine and reflection from the room, but wow does it make the colours really pop on an OLED. I’ve never seen a glossy OLED but yeah, this is the way forward in my opinion.

The stand is pretty large, and the curve of the monitor makes the overall package quite a deep one, so you’ll need a good 1ft of depth to accommodate it. However, it’s weighted, it’s wide, and it’s durable, so the monitor feels exceptionally stable. Its ergonomics are good, but nothing too crazy, offering a very low minimum height.

And a surprisingly high maximum too, with a small amount of forward and backward tilt to ensure you get the perfect angle.

It doesn’t turn much to the side, but given the panel is 34″ wide it’s more than enough really.

Plus, the viewing angles are literally unlimited on this panel, from any side, it looks as clean as if it were printed on a sheet of paper, there is no washout at all, none.

Even around the back, it looks pretty fantastic, with this curved body comprised of squares that looks absolutely stunning. The stand is a beast too but has a channel for cable routing. There’s a wall-mount plate to add VESA too, but it doesn’t reduce the depth so it will stick out significantly if wall-mounted.

The shares just add too much light and shadow to the monitor, it’s a really nice design. Plus, there is a plethora of Philips Ambilight RGB LEDS pointing up, left, right, and more on the bottom, so you can get the fully immersive and reactive backlighting effects if you want them.

Control is simple enough, a clickable analogue stick covers all your needs for the OSD. You can hold it in to power the unit on/off too.

The rear I/O is nice and compact and offers two HDMI, a DisplayPort, Type-C DisplayPort, audio out 3.5mm jack, and KVM functionality.

There’s some ventilation on the monitor, but well, it’s not enough. There is an active fan inside this display and it huffs and puffs quite a bit. It sounds like a small fan trying to blow through tiny holes. I think a slightly larger fan with better ventilation would have made sense. Albeit, as far as OLED monitors go, this is actually one of the quieter fans, but still, if you’re in a quiet room, you’re going to hear it ticking away. you can turn it off, but risk overheating the panel.