EPI, the brand license partner for Philips monitors in North America, has announced their latest Philips Brilliance UHD 49-inch 492P8 Curved Super-wide LCD display. According to information given to me via email this new Super-wide LCD display will become available sometime in Q4 of 2018. Earlier this month the 49-inch 492P8 display received a 2018 iF Design Award, one of the most important design prizes in the world. While this may not be important to those who end up using this display, it’s a testament to Philips dedication.

“We are very excited and proud that our Brilliance 492P8 curved display has been recognized by iF Design Award jury. We take this as a confirmation of our outstanding capabilities in innovation and design and continue on our path to provide leading product innovations with dedicated design focus to the market,” says David Ray, Marketing Director for North America at EPI.

In terms of technical specifications, the 492P8 features a 5120×1440 resolution VA panel with an 1800R curvature, up-to 600 nits brightness, up to 5000:1 contrast ratio and 178 degree viewing angles. Complimenting all of those features is a frameless display that’s meant to be used in a multi-monitor configuration. For connectivity there’s DisplayPort, HDMI, USB-C, VGA, USB 3.0 and Ethernet.

Right now there’s no details on pricing information, however, we’ll keep you updated as the release date for this monitor gets closer.