Philips BDM3270QP2
Well priced, but leaves some important questions unanswered.
Based on specs, price point and test results, the Philips BDM3270QP2 appears to be a step down from the 328P6VJEB, which meets enough of the user requirements but not all of them and does so with a reduced price point.
In terms of performance, it was, for the most part, uninspiring. Characterised by merely acceptable display uniformity with a luminance delta high of 12%, good colour gamut coverage and good black level representation — this unit doesn’t exactly stand out. That is, unless you’re looking at the CIE2000 maximum Delta–E result — it had the highest at 2.45. But this isn’t something to be proud of, especially within the scope a of professional usage scenario.
Oh, and sRGB is ‘Yes’. Like the 328P6VJEB (left), spec details are scarce. Philips said sRGB 111% and Adobe RGB 82.2%... using CIE 1931 again. This inflates the gamut percentage values and results in useless info. Not acceptable, Philips!
Furthermore, testing revealed an oddity in that an accurate contrast ratio value could not be recorded during benchmarking.
The BDM3270QP2 uses the same well designed stand as its counterpart. The unit also shares similar connectivity, albeit with HDMI v1.4 instead of v2.0 and minus the USB 3.0 hub.
Backed by the lowest price point in the roundup, even with its shortcomings the BDM3270QP2 is a tempting proposition.
Our recommendation is that if you consider yourself a professional user, perhaps leave this one to the amateurs, lest you find yourself frustrated by the shortcomings.