Philips 98BDL4550D/00 - 98 inch - 500 cd/m² - UHD - 3840x2160 pixels - 24/7 - SoC - IPS - Display

If you're on the hunt for innovation, the Philips 98BDL4550D signage display is just what you need! With future-oriented technology and brilliant quality, you get a reliable solution for your business. With an outstanding 4K UHD resolution and a gigantic screen diagonal of 247.7 cm you will attract attention and impress every viewer. The 98BDL4550D boosts your efficiency with various CMND features from Philips. How? By managing, creating and controlling your content yourself and . With built-in dual-band WLAN and Android 8 operating system, you can access online content and a variety of apps at will, while getting enhanced connectivity. What's more, thanks to internal memory and FailOver function, the display is never without content. With the 4K display, you're on the hunt for innovative solutions: Use it as you need it in business, public facilities, retail or transport and start working in an agile and productive way.

We would like to start by taking a closer look at the picture quality of the 98BDL4550D: The display from Philips has a brightness of 500 cd/m², which is perfectly adequate for bright locations with direct sunlight. In addition, there is a contrast ratio of 1300:1, which, together with the high-quality 4K UHD resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels , is particularly convincing for digital signage content . In addition , the IPS panel offers a brilliant display of colours and contrasts, making your products, in combination with the ultra-high resolution display, even better and closer to reality. On a huge screen diagonal of 247.7 cm , your content gets a huge advertising space that attracts all eyes. For example, offer your guests in the hotel lobby an unforgettable experience as soon as they enter the entrance hall and attract new customers to your hotel's wellness area in the first few minutes by informing them about the latest good-morning massage at a get-to-know price. The 98BDL4550D display also features ADS Wide Angle Technology, which allows viewing from any angle. Advanced Super Dimension Switch (ADS) technology provides faster image processing and smooth transitions of content, giving you remarkable picture accuracy and premium colour reproduction at a 178-degree viewing angle. So it doesn't matter where guests stand, they'll have a good view of your content wherever they are.

In addition to its outstanding picture quality, the 98BDL4550D stands out for its innovative solutions for signage applications. For 24/7 use, for example, there is a integrated media player with which you can easily play videos, music or Office documents via USB. You programme your content and the display does the rest: the 98BDL4550D is brought out of standby mode and after, for example, your video has been played, the display returns to standby mode - an energy-saving and sustainable way of working. In this way, you can plan schedules and create elaborate playlists within minutes, which are then played at set times. Also link   switch-on and switch-off times with your playlist or have apps start at a predefined time. The integrated Android 8.0 operating system gives you access to a wide range of apps. In retail , this function is particularly useful if, for example, you want to play different content in the morning than in the afternoon. In this way, the display automatically plays your desired content in the morning and switches itself off again at closing time. This consumes no electricity and you don't need any staff to look after the display.

If this all works as you imagine it, all is well. But what if there is a network failure? For such cases, the 98BDL4550D is equipped with the FailOver function: This temporarily stores your playlists and content on the display and automatically switches between primary and secondary inputs. This way you can define a list of alternative inputs that the display can then access. This means that if your primary source doesn't want what you want, your content will still be played. This way, customers and visitors won't notice a failure and you can work on the solution in the background.

And the best part? You can save your content directly to the display, because it has an internal memory that instantly uploads your media to the display and you can play your content instantly. Together with the internal browser, it serves as a buffer when streaming online content. With the SmartBrowser function, you can easily surf the Internet via the integrated HTML5 browser and do not need a PC for this, which is a great advantage especially in meetings and discussions and enables agile working. All you need to do is connect the 98BDL4550D to the Internet via WiFi or an RJ45 cable.

Philips has developed CMND features for its signage displays. With CMND, the 98BDL4550D gives you your own reliable management platform that puts you in control of all your displays. For fast content creation and publishing, Philips offers you the free CMND & Create authoring software, which is aimed at both beginners and professionals and is a suitable solution for every user. You can download templates and built-in widgets and quickly share your photos, videos or text to . With CMND & Control you get the ability to centrally manage and monitor your Philips display. Distribute software updates to all devices, turn displays on or off without having to be on site. Administrators can intervene at any time if there is an error message in the meeting room or if, for example, a meeting visitor has accidentally changed the channel. You are in control of your displays at all times and can quickly clarify or resolve situations. With CMND & Control you also have another advantage: if you use several Philips digital signage devices, you only need to create settings and playlists once and then distribute them to all displays via CMND & Control. And so that you can always see whether your display is running correctly and showing the right content, Philips offers you an automatic screenshot function. With the help of this function, screenshots are taken regularly, stored on the FTP server at and can even be forwarded to you by e-mail if you wish.

Finally, the display offers you a SmartPower function for saving energy. This allows you to control the backlighting, for example, and reduce your energy consumption by no less than 50%, which of course also significantly reduces your operating costs. Regarding the mounting of your 98BDL4550D display, you have the choice between portrait mode (portrait format) or landscape mode (landscape format). This is a real plus, especially for digital advertising content, because it gives you flexibility in the way you use the display and the area of application.

Finally, let's turn to the topic of connection options. The display offers you a really wide range of connections. You not only get three HDMI 2.0 connections, but also a DVI-I connection and a DisplayPort 1.2 connection for connecting external source devices. Two USB 2.0 ports are available for connecting external hard disks or USB sticks. The audio input and output with 3.5 mm jack connection is advantageous if you want to connect a microphone to the display or pass the audio signal through to a sound system. If you want to turn the Philips 98BDL4550D into an all-in-one solution, you'll be pleased with the available OPS slot. Simply plug an optionally available OPS PC into the slot and you have a display with an integrated PC at your disposal, transforming your room into a "modern workplace".

On the subject of durability, Philips gives you a 3-year warranty on the 98BDL4550D.

Our verdict on the Philips 98BDL4550D display:

Apart from the incredible size of the 98-inch screen diagonal, is particularly impressed by the versatile features and functions of the display. In addition to an integrated media player and Android 8 operating system, CMND functions are available. On the one hand, Philips enables you not only to design content yourself and use templates, but also to monitor and control the whole. In times when everything has to be done digitally and very quickly,   the 98BDL4550D makes your daily work easier. You can concentrate on the essentials and increase your productivity. Efficient, future-oriented and innovative!

This product is intended exclusively for professional use and is therefore not sold to private customers. We thank you for your understanding.