Philips launches Evnia, a new gaming monitor and accessories lineup (Now Available)

Note: This article was first published on 25th October 2022 when the series was launched, but it's re-published now as they are finally available in Singapore. Local prices and purchase links are now updated in this story.

Gaming products need to reflect current appetites and reinvent how gamers are represented.

That representation, from Philips' perspective, comes with Mini-LED, OLED, Quantum-Dot OLED monitors, Cherry MX mechanical keyboards, and 20,000 DPI gaming mice, all designed to include every type of gamer on our globe.

While the brand is well-established in home appliances, Philips has decided that gamers could use better-looking, better-specced, and better-designed video gaming tools. To that end, Philips (with its monitor manufacturing arm TPV Technology Limited) launched Evnia – a new gaming brand that primarily offers gaming monitors and accessories – on 20 October 2022 in Stade de France, Paris. After a long wait, and resolving supply issues, Evnia is now more readily available in Singapore.

Besides having a unique design to appeal to gamers from all walks of life, Evnia monitors also come with command-and-control software, letting users intuitively adjust their monitor’s settings.

Philips Evnia 34M2C7600MV - A 165Hz mini-LED monitor

Philips selectively launched one monitor to lead the charge. The Philips Evnia 34M2C7600MV is a curved 34-inch mini-LED monitor with QHD (3,440 x 1,440 pixels) resolution, VESA's DisplayHDR 1400 certification, 165Hz refresh rate, “ultra-low input lag”, and Adaptive-Sync compatibility.

The monitor itself comes with USB-C ports, as well as KVM support (which is a boon to use multiple systems with a single set of input/output devices) and height-adjustable stand for better flexibility and gaming comfort. Other features include Ambiglow, the Evnia’s aesthetic RGB lighting that emits from the back of the monitor to bounce off walls and create additional gaming ambience. Ambiglow is basically Ambilight tech that you would be familiar with on Philips TVs, but it's now scaled down in complexity for use with their monitors.

It started retail in December 2022 at €2,069 (~S$2,907.93); local availability and price to be advised.

If a 165Hz mini-LED monitor for gaming isn’t for you, the next few will certainly pique your interest with OLED, QD OLED, and VA panel options.

Philips Evnia 42M2N8900 - An OLED screen designed for consoles

The Philips Evnia 42M2N8900 is a part of Evnia’s flagship 8000 series. It’s a flat 42-inch OLED gaming monitor with 4K UHD (3,840 x 2,160 pixels) resolution, 138Hz refresh rate, HDR10 support, and 0.1ms grey-to-grey response time.

As Evnia’s culmination of inclusive yet diverse gaming, it offers a variety of display ports (HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4, and USB-C with 90W PD), its signature Ambiglow RGB lights, and DTS X 2.0 surround sound support on its built-in speakers.

From our demo experience, the Evnia 42M2N8900 is highly suitable for console gaming given its generous display size, its oddly-specific refresh rate (which takes advantage of 4K60FPS or 4K120FPS console gaming), and all-around low input lag.

Philips Evnia 42M2N8900 began retail globally in mid-January 2023 at €1,959 (~S$2,753.33). Locally, it has a suggested retail price of S$2,699, but it's now going for just S$2,399.

Philips Evnia 34M2C8600 - A curved QD-OLED screen for immersive gameplay

Another impressive-looking monitor in the flagship 8000 series is the Philips Evnia 34M2C8600. It’s a curved 34-inch Quantum Dot OLED (QD-OLED) monitor rated at WQHD (3,440 x 1,440 pixels) resolution with 165Hz refresh rate.

It supports VESA's HDR400 TrueBlack specifications, has 0.1ms grey-to-grey response times, and all the bells and whistles to complete the Evnia’s USPs (Ambiglow RGB, built-in speakers with DTS X 2.0 surround sound, low input lag). The ports on the device are HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4, and USB-C 90W PD.

The curvature, panel choice, and size make the Evnia 34M2C8600 an ideal companion for RPG titles that emphasise game immersion, story, and roleplay.

Evnia 34M2C8600 began retail globally in mid-January 2023 at €1,849 (~S$2,598.72). Locally, the Evnia 34M2C8600 has a suggested retail price of S$2,399, but it is now going for just S$1,899. 

Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W - A capable 27-inch with a palatable price tag

Need a monitor that can keep up with your tracking and headshots? The Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W gaming monitor comes from the midrange 5000 series lineup, but don’t let the cheaper price tag fool you.

It packs a 1000R-curved 27-inch VA panel rated at QHD (2,560 x 1,440 pixels) resolution with 240Hz refresh rate and supports both HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.4.

You can also find four USB Hubs, support for VESA DisplayHDR400, and a swivel-adjustable neck among the host of features it has.

Noticeably lacking is the Ambiglow RGB aesthetic, but it’s also no secret that this monitor isn’t for looks. First-person shooter (FPS) players will like its performance for taking down names, and the 27M2C5500W is the scribe that makes your hitscans and projectiles strike true.

Philips Evnia 27M2C5500W began retail globally in mid-January 2023 at €1,579 (~S$2,219.25). Locally, it is pegged at S$899, but is now going for just S$759.

 

We've seen what their leading gaming monitors look like; head over to the next page to learn more about the Evnia brand and the extended ecosystem showcased at their global launch.

Why Evnia?

According to Philips, video gaming today is very different from how it was first introduced in the 70s to 80s.

Gaming – casual, hardcore, or competitive – is no longer limited to teenagers. At Evnia’s global press launch, Philips said that the average gamer in Asia is 30 years old, and 46% of the gamers on our side of the pond being female (with a 14.8% year-on-year increase, too).

But stereotypes are hard to break, which is why Evnia exists to satisfy a more diverse bunch of video gamers around the globe. It’s for users who can appreciate gaming-quality specifications, regardless of taste (in monitor design or games played) or identities (casual gamers with a corporate day job or full-time game streamers and e-sports athletes).

To drive this point home, Philips chose Sylvia Gathoni, a.k.a. QueenArrow – Kenya’s first female pro esports athlete – to be an ambassador, face, and butt-kicker of Evnia.

The brand’s new name also represents a different perspective on gaming as a mainstream lifestyle choice. “Evnia” comes from the Greek word Εύνοια, which translates to “well-minded” or “smart thinking”.

The term itself is typically used in the context of luck and a show of interest in supporting and protecting someone or something. By adopting Evnia as Philips’s new gaming brand, the company hopes that it can inspire others to create a welcoming community of gamers that looks past stereotypes while retaining the competitive spirit of gaming at its core.

Evnia product lineup

That sense of community and diversity in gaming is a significant role to live up to, especially when Philips has to ensure that Evnia can satisfy nearly every type of pro-level need. At its launch, Evnia showcased 240Hz refresh rate monitors for players of first-person shooters, and Quantum-Dot OLED monitors for RPG and MMORPG gamers, and a host of Cherry MX mechanical keyboards, high DPI gaming mice, and everything else in between.

Evnia comes in three tiers, with a 3000-series range acting as its entry-level lineup, a midrange 5000-series that combines affordability with crucial specs and features, all topped off with a flagship 7000 and 8000-series for gamers who want the best of nearly everything.

Each series will come with monitors and gaming accessories like headsets, gaming mice, and keyboards – a few of which were displayed at Evnia’s launch.

Besides having a unique design to appeal to gamers from all walks of life, Evnia monitors also come with command-and-control software, letting users intuitively adjust their monitor’s settings.

We've seen what their leading gaming monitors look like on the previous page; on this page, we check out other Evnia products in their ecosystem that also appeared at their Philip’s global launch.

Philips Evnia SPK8708 keyboard

The gaming keyboard representing Evnia’s top-of-the-line 8000 series is none other than the SPK 8708. It offers Cherry MX mechanical switches, wired (USB 2.0) and wireless (2.4GHz, Bluetooth 5.0) connectivity to your gaming rig, and fully programmable keys for all the shortcuts you need in a flash. In addition, it lasts 350 hours on its 4,000mAh built-in battery with its Ambiglow RGB lights toggled off (but why would you?).

Other features include a detachable wrist rest for added comfort, three ways to route your cables, and three keyboard profiles stored onboard. Its RGB lighting is also customisable and can be synchronised with your on-screen content.

It and the SPK8508 keyboard (not shown at the launch) do not have an official retail date or pricing yet.

Philips Evnia SPK9708 gaming mouse

From the Evnia 7000-series lineup comes a 20,000 DPI, right-handed gaming mouse with both wired and wireless connectivity. The SPK9708 uses a Pixart Paw3399 sensor, and has 800mAh onboard battery and memory for three onboard profiles; all supported on USB 2.0 wired or wireless 2.4GHz and Bluetooth 5.0.

As a flagship-grade mouse, it also has Ambiglow RGB which can be further customised via its P-settings app.

Philips is also launching an SPK9508 gaming mouse, but both input devices do not yet have official pricing or availability.

Other Philips Evnia gear

To complete the look are two other headsets (TAG5208 and TAG7208) and a mousemat (SPL7508) rounding off Evnia's entire lineup.

Like the other Evnia gaming products, they also come with Ambiglow RGB lighting, although not many details were shared. Prices and availability are to be advised at a later time, too.

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