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Comparison between Apple Thunderbolt Display vs BenQ SW240

General Info
Model Number Apple Thunderbolt Display BenQ SW240
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2011 2018
Brand Apple BenQ
Model Number Thunderbolt Display SW240
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 24" (inches)
Diagonal Size 27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
24.06 in
61.1 cm
611 mm
2 ft
Screen Width 23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
20.41 in
51.8 cm
518.4 mm
1.7 ft
Screen Height 13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
12.76 in
32.4 cm
324 mm
1.06 ft
Display Manufacturer LG Display AU Optronics
Display Type H-IPS AHVA IPS
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control No Yes
Lut 3D LUT
14 bits
Max Number of Colors 16777216 1073741824
Bits 24 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:10
Screen Resolution 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1200
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.233 mm 0.27 mm
Screen Pixel Density 109 ppi 94 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.44 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 95%
sRGB 100 %
Adobe RGB 1998 75 % 99 %
Screen Brightness 375 cd/m² 250 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 2000000 : 1 20000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 17 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 6.5 ms 5 ms
Display Average Response Time 8 ms 14 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 12 ms 18 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.22 in
5.6 cm
56.44 mm
0.19 ft
Case Weight 4.9 kg
11 lbs
Case Width with Stand 25.59 in
65 cm
650 mm
2.13 ft
20.99 in
53.3 cm
533.2 mm
1.75 ft
Case Height with Stand 19.33 in
49.1 cm
491 mm
1.61 ft
16.87 in
42.9 cm
428.5 mm
1.41 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.15 in
20.7 cm
207 mm
0.68 ft
9.08 in
23.1 cm
230.71 mm
0.76 ft
Case Weight with Stand 10.8 kg
24 lbs
7.6 kg
17 lbs
Case Color Silver Gray
Hardware
Built-in Camera Yes No
Network LAN
Connectivity 1 x Thunderbolt
3 x USB 2.0 (downstream)
1 x Ethernet RJ45
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x SD Memory Card Slot
1 x DVI-D Dual Link
1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
2 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
Audio
Features
Cool Features HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
Hardware calibration ready
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 20.99 in
53.3 cm
533.2 mm
1.75 ft
Case Height 14.02 in
35.6 cm
356.2 mm
1.17 ft
Vesa Mount Support No Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 75 x 75 100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment No Yes
Height Adjustment Range 140 mm
14 cm
5.5118 in
0.4593 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No Yes
Left Pivot 0 °
Right Pivot 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support No Yes
Left Swivel 45 °
Right Swivel 45 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 25 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 60 Hz 50 Hz - 76 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 83 kHz
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP
DVI-D cable
USB upstream cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses ENERGY STAR 7.0
TCO 7.0
WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 10 °C - 35 °C
50 °F - 95 °F
0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 20 % - 80 % 10 % - 90 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 47 °C
-4 °F - 116.6 °F
Max Operating Altitude 3048
Apple Thunderbolt Display BenQ SW240