TPV, the company behind Philips and AOC monitors, has announced five new gaming monitors. The Philips Evnia sub-brand is being expanded with more affordable models, while new high-quality screens are being added at AOC.

TPV presented the new screens at an event in Mallorca. The brand has announced the end of the Philips Momentum series on the highway. The last of the Momentum monitors should go on sale this summer, after which all Philips gaming monitors will be called Evnia. Some Momentum displays will have a direct successor in the Evnia series with the corresponding design.

More attention to sustainability is a theme with the new screens. For smaller 23.8-inch and 27-inch screens, TPV switches to more environmentally friendly packaging by using a cardboard bumper instead of Styrofoam. The tapered legs of the base of the new Evnia monitors are made from 35 percent recycled plastic.

AOC AGON Pro AG276QZD

Where Philips OLED screens have been around for some time, this wasn’t the case for AOC. That will change with the AGON Pro AG276QZD. Built around the same 27-inch matte fleece panel as the LG UltraGear OLED 27GR95QE, this screen has a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a 240Hz refresh rate. A three-year manufacturer’s warranty also applies to copies.

Compared to existing AGON Pro monitors, the AG276QZD features a new design with sharper corners and an asymmetrical stand. The leg includes cable management options and a built-in headphone hook. AOC could not confirm whether there is heatsink in the infinite-thin board. Anyway, the AG276QZD doesn’t have a fan, the external power supply keeps the heat of the power supply off the board. Maximum brightness is expected to be 150cd/m² in SDR mode, with peaks of up to 1000cd/m² during HDR playback. It was noted at the event that brightness in SDR does not remain constant independently of the amount of white in the image, as it does in many other OLED screens. According to a staff member, the user upgradeable firmware hasn’t been finalized yet so perhaps that will be optimized for the final product.

In terms of connectivity, the AG276QZD features a four-port USB hub, DisplayPort 1.4, and two HDMI 2.0 ports. So there is no HDMI 2.1 port, as is the case with LG’s competitor. AOC notes that it made this choice because of its intended target group of PC gamers, and the additional costs that HDMI 2.1 support would add. With an expected retail price of €999, the AG276QZD is cheaper than the competition with this board. On the other hand, it will be some time before the AOC screen is available in stores. Not until June.

AOC AGON AG405UXC and AOC Gaming Q24G2A

The AOC AGON AG405UXC, which will also be launched in June and will cost 699 euros, has a panel size that you don’t see often. The Ultra Wide screen is based on a flat 40-inch IPS panel with the same 3440 x 1440 resolution as the smaller 34-inch screens, resulting in a lower PPI of 93. This is comparable to a 24-inch Full HD screen. Philips business monitors are already available with this 40-inch panel. The AG405UXC has extensive docking functionality: 90W USB-C portpower delivery, 4 port usb hub and kvm switch. The AG405UXC also has a higher 144Hz refresh rate and a more gamer-like design, with a metal base that provides height adjustment. HDR support is limited to DisplayHDR 400, no local dimming Or really high peak brightness, but with 93 percent DCI-P3 color coverage. The AG405UXC doesn’t seem to combine that with an sRGB mode with adjustable brightness, for those who want less bright colors.

The AOC Gaming Q24G2A monitor has a 23.8-inch IPS panel with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels for a sharp picture (123ppi), as well as a 165Hz refresh rate. This screen is actually not entirely new, as AOC admits: it has been sold in China for some time, but it is also coming to Europe this month, for 249 euros. The monitor has DisplayPort 1.2 and HDMI 2.0, stands on a height-adjustable stand, and like other AOC monitors, can be controlled using the G Menu software. Support for a wide color gamut, the specification does not mention anything.

Also shown at the event was the AOC AGON AG325QZN, a monitor that was announced last March and is now available in stores. The €529 32-inch display with 2560 x 1440 pixels and a 240Hz refresh rate will probably be interesting to those considering the Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T, but don’t like the sharp curve of that screen. AOC screen is completely flat. Response times The “Fast VA” panel actually seemed relatively quick at first glance, though benchmarking should show how well the AOC monitor compares to the competition.

Philips Evnia 25M2N5200P, 25M2N3200W

Previous Philips Evnia monitors were very expensive, at €1,000 or more, but with the Evnia 25M2N5200P and 25M2N3200W, cheaper options are also available. The screens cost €299 and €219, respectively, and will be released in May. Both screens have almost the same design; Dark gray instead of white like the more expensive Evnia screens. Ambiglow isn’t on it either.

The 25M2N5200P is built around a 25-inch IPS panel, with a maximum refresh rate of 280Hz. The 25M2N3200W, on the other hand, uses a 240Hz VA panel. Both displays have a full HD resolution, a stand with height adjustment, a quad-port USB hub, Reduce motion blurbacklighting, and something Philips calls “Dynamic Dial Point”: a reticle grille that can change color depending on the content of the image. It’s promised 100 percent sRGB coverage, but there’s no support for larger color spaces.