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Comparison between Gigabyte AORUS FI32U vs MSI Optix MAG281URF

General Info
Model Number Gigabyte AORUS FI32U MSI Optix MAG281URF
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2021 2021
Brand Gigabyte MSI
Model Series MAG
Model Number AORUS FI32U Optix MAG281URF
Display
Screen Size Class 32" (inches) 28" (inches)
Diagonal Size 31.54 in
80.1 cm
801 mm
2.63 ft
28 in
71.1 cm
711.2 mm
2.33 ft
Screen Width 27.45 in
69.7 cm
697.306 mm
2.29 ft
24.45 in
62.1 cm
620.928 mm
2.04 ft
Screen Height 15.44 in
39.2 cm
392.234 mm
1.29 ft
13.44 in
34.1 cm
341.28 mm
1.12 ft
Display Manufacturer Innolux
Display Type IPS IPS
Display Bit Depth 10 bits (8 bits + FRC) 10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control Yes Yes
Max Number of Colors 1073741824 1073741824
Bits 30 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.181 mm 0.161 mm
Screen Pixel Density 140 ppi 157 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.93 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 95% 95%
sRGB 123 % 124 %
Screen Brightness 350 cd/m² 300 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 400 cd/m² 400 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 1000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR DisplayHDR 400 DisplayHDR 400
3D No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.61 in
6.6 cm
66.2 mm
0.22 ft
Case Weight 7.7 kg
17 lbs
4.8 kg
11 lbs
Case Width with Stand 25.13 in
63.8 cm
638.27 mm
2.09 ft
Case Height with Stand 16.07 in
40.8 cm
408.22 mm
1.34 ft
Case Depth with Stand 9.2 in
23.4 cm
233.68 mm
0.77 ft
Case Weight with Stand 10.9 kg
24 lbs
7.7 kg
17 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 1 x USB 3.0 (Type-C; upstream; DP Alt Mode)
2 x HDMI 2.1
1 x 3.5 mm Microphone In
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out (headphones)
1 x DisplayPort 1.4 (DSC)
2 x USB 3.0 (Type-A; downstream)
1 x USB 3.0 (Type-B; upstream)
1 x USB 2.0 (Type-B; upstream)
2 x HDMI 2.1 (CEC)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x DisplayPort 1.4 (a)
1 x USB (Type-C; upstream; 15W; DP Alt Mode)
2 x USB 2.0 (Type-A; downstream)
Audio
Features
Cool Features Adaptive-Sync Technology
RGB Fusion 2.0
Quantum Dot Color
Super Speed IPS
Aim Stabilizer Sync
Low Blue Light
Crosshair
Display Stream Compression (DSC) via DP 1.4
Picture-in-Picture
OSD Sidekick
Dashboard
Black Equalizer 1.0
6-axis color control
Picture-by-Picture
Flicker-free technology
Active Noise Cancelling (ANC) 2.0
KVM Switch
Crosshair
Frameless design
Optix Scope
Less Blue Light Premium
MPRT Sync
Rapid IPS
Picture-by-Picture
MSI Mystic Light
KVM 2.0
5-way OSD navigation joystick
Picture-in-Picture
Night Vision
Adaptive-Sync technology
NVIDIA G-Sync Compatible
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 28.25 in
71.8 cm
717.6 mm
2.35 ft
25.13 in
63.8 cm
638.27 mm
2.09 ft
Case Height 16.69 in
42.4 cm
423.8 mm
1.39 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 130 mm
13 cm
5.1181 in
0.4265 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 20 ° 45 °
Right Swivel 20 ° 45 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 20 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 48 Hz - 144 Hz 48 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 275 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL NULL
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 cable
Remote controller
DisplayPort cable (optional)
HDMI cable (optional)
USB Type-B cable (optional)
Certificates and Standards
Licenses Eyesafe Display
TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free
TÜV Rheinland Low blue light
EyeSafe Certified
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 20 % - 90 %
Internal Storage Temperature 20 °C - 60 °C
68 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 10 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000
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