Comparison between Asus VG278Q vs LG 29UM50

General Info
Model Number	Asus VG278Q	LG 29UM50

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2014	2018
Brand	Asus	LG
Model Number	VG278Q	29UM50
Alias		29UM50-P
Display
Screen Size Class	27" (inches)	29" (inches)
Diagonal Size	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 mm 2.25 ft	28.74 in 73 cm 730 mm 2.4 ft
Screen Width	23.53 in 59.8 cm 597.6 mm 1.96 ft	26.49 in 67.3 cm 672.768 mm 2.21 ft
Screen Height	13.23 in 33.6 cm 336.15 mm 1.1 ft	11.17 in 28.4 cm 283.824 mm 0.93 ft
Display Manufacturer		LG Display
Display Type	TN	IPS
Display Bit Depth	8 bits (6 bits + FRC)	8 bits (6 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control	Yes	Yes
Max Number of Colors	16777216	16777216
Bits	24	24
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	21:9
Screen Resolution	1920 x 1080	2560 x 1080
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.311 mm	0.263 mm
Screen Pixel Density	81 ppi	96 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	89.4 %	82.77 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
sRGB		99 %
NTSC 1953	72 %
Screen Brightness	400 cd/m²	250 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	100000000 : 1	5000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	170 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	160 °	178 °
Display Minimum Response Time	1 ms	5 ms
Display Average Response Time	4 ms	14 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	1.97 in 5 cm 50 mm 0.16 ft	2.51 in 6.4 cm 63.8 mm 0.21 ft
Case Weight	3.2 kg 7 lbs	4.8 kg 11 lbs
Case Width with Stand	24.37 in 61.9 cm 619 mm 2.03 ft	27.66 in 70.3 cm 702.5 mm 2.3 ft
Case Height with Stand	14.8 in 37.6 cm 376 mm 1.23 ft	16.3 in 41.4 cm 414 mm 1.36 ft
Case Depth with Stand	8.31 in 21.1 cm 211 mm 0.69 ft	8.06 in 20.5 cm 204.7 mm 0.67 ft
Case Weight with Stand	5.6 kg 12 lbs	5.4 kg 12 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x DVI-D Dual Link 1 x 3.5 mm Audio In 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2	1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2
Audio
Audio Speakers	2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features	Extreme Low Motion Blur Flicker-free technology HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) SPLENDID Video Intelligence Technology Low Blue Light GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer) 5-way OSD joystick Trace Free Technology AMD FreeSync technology	Black Stabilizer DDC/CI Flicker-free technology Low Blue Light HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) Dynamic Action Sync 6-Axis Control Screen Split 2.0 AMD FreeSync technology Super Resolution+
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington	Anti-theft stand lock slot
Ergonomics
Case Width	24.37 in 61.9 cm 619 mm 2.03 ft	27.66 in 70.3 cm 702.5 mm 2.3 ft
Case Height	14.29 in 36.3 cm 363 mm 1.19 ft	12.93 in 32.8 cm 328.4 mm 1.08 ft
Vesa Mount Support	Yes	Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size	100 x 100	75 x 75
Removable VESA Stand	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment	Yes	No
Height Adjustment Range	130 mm 13 cm 5.1181 in 0.4265 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	Yes	No
Left Pivot	90 °
Right Pivot	90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	No
Left Swivel	90 °
Right Swivel	90 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	33 °	15 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	40 Hz - 144 Hz	56 Hz - 75 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency		30 kHz - 90 kHz
Accessories
Extras	Audio cable DisplayPort cable - optional DVI-D cable - optional HDMI cable - optional	HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	BSMI C-Tick CB CCC CE CU ENERGY STAR 6.0 ErP FCC J-MOSS RoHS UL/cUL VCCI WEEE WHQL (Windows 8.1; Windows 7)	BSMI CCC CE cTick ENERGY STAR 7.0 ErP FCC Class B UL/cUL
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	0 °C - 50 °C 32 °F - 122 °F	0 °C - 40 °C 32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level		10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature	20 °C - 60 °C 68 °F - 140 °F	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity		5 % - 85 %

Asus VG278Q

LG 29UM50