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Comparison between Asus PB278Q vs Dell UltraSharp U2518D

General Info
Model Number Asus PB278Q Dell UltraSharp U2518D
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2012 2017
Brand Asus Dell
Model Number PB278Q UltraSharp U2518D
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 25" (inches)
Diagonal Size 26.96 in
68.5 cm
684.7 mm
2.25 ft
24.98 in
63.4 cm
634.4 mm
2.08 ft
Screen Width 23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
21.77 in
55.3 cm
552.96 mm
1.81 ft
Screen Height 13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
12.25 in
31.1 cm
311.04 mm
1.02 ft
Display Manufacturer Samsung LG Display
Display Type PLS AH-IPS
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 2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.233 mm 0.216 mm
Screen Pixel Density 109 ppi 117 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 80.66 % 91.41 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 79.3%
sRGB 99.5 % 99 %
Adobe RGB 1998 78.1 % 65 %
NTSC 1953 81 %
Screen Brightness 300 cd/m² 350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 80000000 : 1 2000000 : 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 5 ms
Display Average Response Time 12 ms 8 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR HDR10
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.74 in
7 cm
69.6 mm
0.23 ft
1.94 in
4.9 cm
49.2 mm
0.16 ft
Case Weight 3.44 kg
8 lbs
Case Width with Stand 25.31 in
64.3 cm
643 mm
2.11 ft
22.35 in
56.8 cm
567.6 mm
1.86 ft
Case Height with Stand 21.74 in
55.2 cm
552.3 mm
1.81 ft
15.64 in
39.7 cm
397.2 mm
1.3 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.58 in
21.8 cm
218 mm
0.72 ft
7.88 in
20 cm
200.1 mm
0.66 ft
Case Weight with Stand 8.8 kg
19 lbs
6.24 kg
14 lbs
Case Color Black Silver
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 USB 3.0 (upstream)
1 x HDMI 2.0
1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (Input mini)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (Output MST)
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
2 x USB 3.0 (charger - 5V/2.0A)
2 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 3W
Features
Cool Features HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) Low Blue Light
Flicker-free technology
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot
Security lock slot
Ergonomics
Case Width 25.31 in
64.3 cm
643 mm
2.11 ft
22.35 in
56.8 cm
567.6 mm
1.86 ft
Case Height 15.2 in
38.6 cm
386.2 mm
1.27 ft
13.05 in
33.2 cm
331.5 mm
1.09 ft
Vesa Mount Support Yes Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 100 x 100 100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment Yes Yes
Height Adjustment Range 120 mm
12 cm
4.7244 in
0.3937 ft
130 mm
13 cm
5.1181 in
0.4265 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support Yes Yes
Left Pivot 0 ° 90 °
Right Pivot 90 ° 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support Yes Yes
Left Swivel 60 ° 45 °
Right Swivel 60 ° 45 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 20 ° 21 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 50 Hz - 75 Hz 56 Hz - 76 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 24 kHz - 89 kHz 30 kHz - 144 kHz
Accessories
Extras Audio cable
D-sub cable
DisplayPort cable
DVI-D cable
HDMI cable
DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP
Factory calibration report
USB 3.0 upstream cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses BSMI
CB
CCC
CE
cTick
CU
ErP
ENERGY STAR
FCC Class B
KCC
PSE
RoHS
UL/cUL
WEEE
ENERGY STAR
Epeat Gold
RoHS Compliant
TCO Certified Displays
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 35 °C
32 °F - 95 °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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