Philips Brilliance 27E3U7903 Review (5K/70Hz Professional Monitor)

1. Introduction2. Design3. On-screen Display (OSD)4. Panel Analysis: SDR5. Panel Analysis: HDR6. Glossy Coating & Webcam7. Response Times & Motion Clarity8. Input Latency9. Closing Thoughts10. View All Pages

HDR Testing

Following on from the SDR results on the previous page, here we re-test the relevant areas of the display with HDR enabled.

Brightness

There's no need for a chart for the brightness results, given we saw the 27E3U7903 hit 770 nits across all window sizes (APLs). That's well above the DisplayHDR 600 spec which is good to see, though do note it's only a basic edge-lit dimming solution.

Greyscale

Using the default Display HDR 600 mode, the HDR greyscale performance is fine if unspectacular. It's still too warm overall, while the EOTF curve is too bright across the range.

Colour Accuracy

HDR colour accuracy is decent though, hitting an average dE 2000 of just 2. The biggest offenders are the 100% cyan and 100% green channels, though that is to be expected given the monitor doesn't cover the whole Rec.2020 colour space.

Overall, I'm not sure too many people will be buying this monitor for its HDR capabilities – it lacks proper local dimming that's necessary for the contrast levels required for a proper HDR experience, but it could get you by depending on your workflow.

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