And although Phillips only has four series of monitors, sorting them out at a glance is not so easy. Under the influence of time, some ideas turned out to be unviable, others, on the contrary, sprouted like flowers through asphalt, and probably even the company's marketers will not understand the resulting medley. If you separate the wheat from the chaff, then the Philips S Line includes mainly universal 24 – 27-inch displays with a modern design, basic equipment and affordable prices. From the point of view of logic, it would be most correct to divide the entire range of the S series into several groups.


The first will go to modern entry-level and middle-class IPS monitors a la Philips 242S1AE and 223S7EJMB. Given their universal positioning, the technical characteristics of such monitors look as expected: Full HD resolution, 60 – 75 Hz refresh rate, Flicker-Free and AMD FreeSync support, good colour reproduction and optional built-in speakers. It is safe to say that on such a display it will be equally comfortable to play, work with tables, and do colour correction, but not in all cases S Line monitors will be noticeably inferior to narrowly focused professional solutions.

In turn, somewhat old-fashioned 2017-2018 S Line monitors, a la 243S5LJMB and 271S4LPYSB, are sent to the second group. Their adherence to outdated values, first of all, is manifested in the use of TN + film matrices, which, although they demonstrate better responsiveness than IPS screens, are inferior to them in colour reproduction nuances, viewing angles and other things important in everyday use. They also give out an old-fashioned design with thick side frames and in some cases the lack of an HDMI output.