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Comparison between Asus PB278Q vs Acer VG271UP

General Info
Model Number Asus PB278Q Acer VG271UP
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2012 2019
Brand Asus Acer
Model Series Nitro VG1
Model Number PB278Q VG271UP
Alias VG271UPbmiipx
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
23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer Samsung
Display Type PLS IPS
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control No Yes
Max Number of Colors 16777216 1073741824
Bits 24 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 2560 x 1440 2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.233 mm 0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density 109 ppi 109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 80.66 % 88.89 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 95%
Rec.2020 70
sRGB 99.5 % 100 %
Adobe RGB 1998 78.1 % 85 %
NTSC 1953 81 % 72 %
Screen Brightness 300 cd/m² 350 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 400 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 5 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 5 ms 1 ms
Display Average Response Time 12 ms 10 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR HDR10
DisplayHDR 400
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.74 in
7 cm
69.6 mm
0.23 ft
2.6 in
6.6 cm
66 mm
0.22 ft
Case Weight 4.87 kg
11 lbs
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
18.7 in
47.5 cm
475 mm
1.56 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.58 in
21.8 cm
218 mm
0.72 ft
9.45 in
24 cm
240 mm
0.79 ft
Case Weight with Stand 8.8 kg
19 lbs
5.31 kg
12 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 Out
2 x HDMI 2.0
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 3W 2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) DDC/CI
Flicker-free technology
Low Dimming
Picture-in-Picture
Picture-at-Picture
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
AMD FreeSync technology
Wide Color Gamut
Blue Light Filter
Ergonomics
Case Width 25.31 in
64.3 cm
643 mm
2.11 ft
24.17 in
61.4 cm
614 mm
2.01 ft
Case Height 15.2 in
38.6 cm
386.2 mm
1.27 ft
14.45 in
36.7 cm
367 mm
1.2 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 - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 24 kHz - 89 kHz 24 kHz - 222 kHz
Accessories
Extras Audio cable
D-sub cable
DisplayPort cable
DVI-D cable
HDMI cable
DisplayPort cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses BSMI
CB
CCC
CE
cTick
CU
ErP
ENERGY STAR
FCC Class B
KCC
PSE
RoHS
UL/cUL
WEEE
CE
cUL
ENERGY STAR
FCC Class B
RoHS compliant
TCO Certified Displays
TÜV/GS
UL
VCCI
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 5 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000
Max Storage Altitude 12192
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