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Comparison between LG UltraFine 5K vs BenQ PD2720U

General Info
Model Number LG UltraFine 5K BenQ PD2720U
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2016 2018
Brand LG BenQ
Model Number UltraFine 5K PD2720U
Alias 27MD5KA-B
27MD5KB-B
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 26.96 in
68.5 cm
684.7 mm
2.25 ft
26.93 in
68.4 cm
684 mm
2.24 ft
Screen Width 23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.768 mm
1.96 ft
23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.682 mm
1.1 ft
13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer LG Display LG Display
Display Type AH-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 5120 x 2880 3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.117 mm 0.155 mm
Screen Pixel Density 218 ppi 163 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.97 % 89.07 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 99% 96%
sRGB 100 %
Adobe RGB 1998 100 %
Screen Brightness 500 cd/m² 350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1200 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 20000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Display Minimum Response Time 5 ms
Display Average Response Time 14 ms 14 ms
Display Coating Glossy Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR HDR10
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.13 in
5.4 cm
54 mm
0.18 ft
3.44 in
8.7 cm
87.39 mm
0.29 ft
Case Weight 6.4 kg
14 lbs
5.3 kg
12 lbs
Case Width with Stand 24.65 in
62.6 cm
626 mm
2.05 ft
24.19 in
61.4 cm
614.4 mm
2.02 ft
Case Height with Stand 18.27 in
46.4 cm
464 mm
1.52 ft
17.47 in
44.4 cm
443.71 mm
1.46 ft
Case Depth with Stand 9.41 in
23.9 cm
239 mm
0.78 ft
7.34 in
18.6 cm
186.31 mm
0.61 ft
Case Weight with Stand 8.5 kg
19 lbs
8.3 kg
18 lbs
Case Color Black Black, Gray
Hardware
Built-in Camera Yes No
Connectivity 3 x USB 3.0 (Type-C)
1 x Thunderbolt 3.0
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 5W 2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features 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
Ergonomics
Case Width 24.65 in
62.6 cm
626 mm
2.05 ft
24.19 in
61.4 cm
614.4 mm
2.02 ft
Case Height 18.27 in
46.4 cm
464 mm
1.52 ft
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 110 mm
11 cm
4.3307 in
0.3609 ft
150 mm
15 cm
5.9055 in
0.4921 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No Yes
Left Pivot 0 °
Right Pivot 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support No Yes
Left Swivel 30 °
Right Swivel 30 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 25 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 48 Hz - 60 Hz 24 Hz - 76 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 178 kHz 27 kHz - 140 kHz
Accessories
Extras Thunderbolt 3 cable DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP
HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses BSMI
CB
CCC
CE
ENERGY STAR 7.0
Epeat Gold
FCC Class B
KC
RCM
RoHS
UL/cUL
VCCI
ENERGY STAR 7.0
Epeat Silver
TCO 7.0
WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
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 % - 85 %
LG UltraFine 5K BenQ PD2720U