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Comparison between BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 vs BenQ PD2720U

General Info
Model Number BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 BenQ PD2720U
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2016 2018
Brand BenQ BenQ
Model Number ZOWIE XL2540 PD2720U
Alias XL2540
Display
Screen Size Class 25" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 24.5 in
62.2 cm
622.3 mm
2.04 ft
26.93 in
68.4 cm
684 mm
2.24 ft
Screen Width 21.41 in
54.4 cm
543.744 mm
1.78 ft
23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 11.91 in
30.3 cm
302.616 mm
0.99 ft
13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer AU Optronics LG Display
Display Type TN IPS
Display Bit Depth 8 bits (6 bits + FRC) 10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control Yes Yes
Max Number of Colors 16777216 1073741824
Bits 24 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.283 mm 0.155 mm
Screen Pixel Density 89 ppi 163 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.07 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 96%
sRGB 100 %
Adobe RGB 1998 100 %
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 400 cd/m² 350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 12000000 : 1 20000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 170 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 160 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 3.7 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms 5 ms
Display Average Response Time 4 ms 14 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR HDR10
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 3.44 in
8.7 cm
87.39 mm
0.29 ft
Case Weight 5.3 kg
12 lbs
Case Width with Stand 22.44 in
57 cm
569.94 mm
1.87 ft
24.19 in
61.4 cm
614.4 mm
2.02 ft
Case Height with Stand 17.55 in
44.6 cm
445.75 mm
1.46 ft
17.47 in
44.4 cm
443.71 mm
1.46 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.9 in
22.6 cm
226.04 mm
0.74 ft
7.34 in
18.6 cm
186.31 mm
0.61 ft
Case Weight with Stand 7.5 kg
17 lbs
8.3 kg
18 lbs
Case Color Black Black, Gray
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x HDMI 2.0
1 x DVI-D Dual Link
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x 3.5 mm Microphone In
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
3 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
1 x USB 3.1 (upstream)
2 x HDMI 2.0
1 x Thunderbolt 3.0 (65 W)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x Thunderbolt 3.0 (15 W)
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
1 x USB (KVM keyboard connection)
2 x USB 3.1 (downstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Low Blue Light
S Switch Arc
Black eQualizer
Flicker-free technology
CAD/CAM mode
Display Pilot
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 2.2
Picture-by-Picture
Low Blue Light
Flicker-free technology
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
Picture-in-Picture
Animation mode
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 24.19 in
61.4 cm
614.4 mm
2.02 ft
Case Height 14.41 in
36.6 cm
366 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 Yes
Height Adjustment Range 140 mm
14 cm
5.5118 in
0.4593 ft
150 mm
15 cm
5.9055 in
0.4921 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support Yes Yes
Left Pivot 0 ° 0 °
Right Pivot 90 ° 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support Yes Yes
Left Swivel 45 ° 30 °
Right Swivel 45 ° 30 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 20 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 240 Hz 24 Hz - 76 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 27 kHz - 140 kHz
Accessories
Extras Shield DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP
HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses ENERGY STAR 6.0 ENERGY STAR 7.0
Epeat Silver
TCO 7.0
WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 BenQ PD2720U