- Philips and AOC introduced new gaming monitors with a frequency of 1000 Hz
- They claim these are the “world's first” 1000Hz gaming monitors, even though AntGamer's upcoming monitor is slated for release in 2026.
- Both will use the same panel with dual mode feature.
WITH CES 2026 We can expect several new PC hardware products on the horizon, and luckily, Philips and its sister brand AOC have already introduced new monitors that may seem extreme, to say the least.
As our friends reported in PC gamerPhilips and AOC have unveiled two gaming monitors with 1000Hz refresh rates: the Philips Evnia 27M2N5500XD and the AOC Agon Pro AGP277QK, both of which will use the same panel. Both will support dual mode, allowing users to quickly switch from standard QHD 500Hz resolution to 1000Hz HD.
Philips and AOC claim this is the “world's first” 1000Hz gaming monitor, but that will largely depend on which monitors go on sale first: the Evnia 27M2N5500XD, Agon Pro AGP277QK and the AntGamer monitor (previously announced in September), all scheduled for 2026.
Beyond the 2000:1 contrast ratio, VESA DisplayHDR 400 certification, and 1ms GtG response time, we don't yet have the full specs of the Philips and AOC displays. However, with new hardware expected in January, we'll soon get the full picture on these monitors.
However, many (myself included) may wonder who exactly these monitors are aimed at, as 1000Hz seems like overkill even for professional gamers. It's also worth noting that image quality will suffer significantly when using the dual-mode switch, as it will drop to HD (1920 x 1080) rather than QHD (2560 x 1440).
Analysis: I don't mean to sound like a bore, but no one needs a 1000Hz gaming monitor
With a 500Hz refresh rate, this is already overkill since most users won't notice the difference between 144Hz and 240Hz. However, increasing the frequency to 1000 Hz seems completely unnecessary, since there is almost There are no modern games that can go above 240fps, and you need a lot to even hit that frame rate.
I guess it will all come down to how much both of these monitors will cost, and if any of the current 27″ dual mode monitors are suitable, I would expect them to be very expensive.
I'm sure there will eventually come a time when such high refresh rates become a thing, but for now I think it's nothing more than overkill on the part of Philips and AOC. Who knows. Perhaps I will be wrong.
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