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Comparison between Apple Thunderbolt Display vs BenQ VW2430H

General Info
Model Number Apple Thunderbolt Display BenQ VW2430H
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2011 2012
Brand Apple BenQ
Model Number Thunderbolt Display VW2430H
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 24" (inches)
Diagonal Size 27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
24.07 in
61.1 cm
611.3 mm
2.01 ft
Screen Width 23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
20.92 in
53.1 cm
531.36 mm
1.74 ft
Screen Height 13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
11.77 in
29.9 cm
298.89 mm
0.98 ft
Display Manufacturer LG Display AU Optronics
Display Type H-IPS AMVA
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 8 bits
Frame Rate Control No No
Max Number of Colors 16777216 16777216
Bits 24 24
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1080
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.233 mm 0.277 mm
Screen Pixel Density 109 ppi 91 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.38 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
sRGB 95 %
Adobe RGB 1998 75 % 68 %
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 375 cd/m² 250 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 3000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 2000000 : 1 20000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 8 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 6.5 ms 4 ms
Display Average Response Time 8 ms 7 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 12 ms 12 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.46 in
6.3 cm
62.6 mm
0.21 ft
Case Width with Stand 25.59 in
65 cm
650 mm
2.13 ft
22.36 in
56.8 cm
567.9 mm
1.86 ft
Case Height with Stand 19.33 in
49.1 cm
491 mm
1.61 ft
16.89 in
42.9 cm
428.9 mm
1.41 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.15 in
20.7 cm
207 mm
0.68 ft
7.58 in
19.3 cm
192.6 mm
0.63 ft
Case Weight with Stand 10.8 kg
24 lbs
4.5 kg
10 lbs
Case Color Silver White
Hardware
Built-in Camera Yes No
Network LAN
Connectivity 1 x Thunderbolt
3 x USB 2.0 (downstream)
1 x Ethernet RJ45
1 x D-sub
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DVI-D Dual Link
Audio
Features
Cool Features HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Light sensor
Senseye 3
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
Flicker-free technolog
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 22.36 in
56.8 cm
567.9 mm
1.86 ft
Case Height 13.2 in
33.5 cm
335.4 mm
1.1 ft
Vesa Mount Support No Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 75 x 75 100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment No No
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No No
Left or Right Swivel Support No No
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 D-sub cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses ENERGY STAR 6.0
TCO 6.0
WHQL ( Windows 8; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 10 °C - 35 °C
50 °F - 95 °F
5 °C - 40 °C
41 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 20 % - 80 % 20 % - 90 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 47 °C
-4 °F - 116.6 °F
-20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 10 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude 3048
Apple Thunderbolt Display BenQ VW2430H