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Comparison between Asus PB278Q vs Acer Nitro VG270

General Info
Model Number Asus PB278Q Acer Nitro VG270
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2012 2018
Brand Asus Acer
Model Number PB278Q Nitro VG270
Alias VG270 bmiix
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 26.96 in
68.5 cm
684.7 mm
2.25 ft
27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
Screen Width 23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
23.53 in
59.8 cm
597.6 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
13.23 in
33.6 cm
336.15 mm
1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer Samsung
Display Type PLS IPS
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 8 bits (6 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control No Yes
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 0.311 mm
Screen Pixel Density 109 ppi 81 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 80.66 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
sRGB 99.5 %
Adobe RGB 1998 78.1 %
NTSC 1953 81 % 72 %
Screen Brightness 300 cd/m² 250 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 80000000 : 1 100000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 17 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 5 ms 1 ms
Display Average Response Time 12 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.74 in
7 cm
69.6 mm
0.23 ft
Case Width with Stand 25.31 in
64.3 cm
643 mm
2.11 ft
24.17 in
61.4 cm
614 mm
2.01 ft
Case Height with Stand 21.74 in
55.2 cm
552.3 mm
1.81 ft
16.06 in
40.8 cm
408 mm
1.34 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.58 in
21.8 cm
218 mm
0.72 ft
8.15 in
20.7 cm
207 mm
0.68 ft
Case Weight with Stand 8.8 kg
19 lbs
10.17 kg
22 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 1 x DVI-D Dual Link
1 x D-sub
2 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x 3.5 mm Audio In
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
2 x HDMI 1.4
1 x D-sub
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 3W 2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) Flicker-free technology
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
AMD FreeSync technology
Blue Light Filter
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 25.31 in
64.3 cm
643 mm
2.11 ft
Case Height 15.2 in
38.6 cm
386.2 mm
1.27 ft
Vesa Mount Support Yes Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 100 x 100 100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment Yes No
Height Adjustment Range 120 mm
12 cm
4.7244 in
0.3937 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support Yes No
Left Pivot 0 °
Right Pivot 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support Yes No
Left Swivel 60 °
Right Swivel 60 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 20 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 50 Hz - 75 Hz 48 Hz - 75 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 24 kHz - 89 kHz 30 kHz - 85 kHz
Accessories
Extras Audio cable
D-sub cable
DisplayPort cable
DVI-D cable
HDMI cable
Audio cable
D-sub cable
HDMI cable - optional
Certificates and Standards
Licenses BSMI
CB
CCC
CE
cTick
CU
ErP
ENERGY STAR
FCC Class B
KCC
PSE
RoHS
UL/cUL
WEEE
ENERGY STAR 7.0
ErP
TCO Certified Displays 7.0
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 20 % - 85 %
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