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Comparison between Acer KG272U vs Asus VG278HE

General Info
Model Number Acer KG272U Asus VG278HE
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2020 2012
Brand Acer Asus
Model Series Nitro KG2
Model Number KG272U VG278HE
Alias KG272 U
Nitro KG272 U
Nitro KG272U
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 26.96 in
68.5 cm
684.7 mm
2.25 ft
27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
Screen Width 23.53 in
59.8 cm
597.6 mm
1.96 ft
23.54 in
59.8 cm
597.888 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 13.23 in
33.6 cm
336.1 mm
1.1 ft
13.24 in
33.6 cm
336.312 mm
1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer Innolux
Display Type IPS TN
Display Bit Depth 8 bits (6 bits + FRC) 8 bits
Frame Rate Control Yes No
Max Number of Colors 16777216 16777216
Bits 24 24
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1080
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.233 mm 0.311 mm
Screen Pixel Density 108 ppi 81 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 81.1 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 250 cd/m² 300 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 1000000 : 1 50000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 170 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 160 °
Screen Input Lag 10 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms 2 ms
Display Average Response Time 5 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D No Yes
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.34 in
6 cm
59.5 mm
0.2 ft
Case Width with Stand 24.17 in
61.4 cm
614 mm
2.01 ft
25.31 in
64.3 cm
643 mm
2.11 ft
Case Height with Stand 18.19 in
46.2 cm
462 mm
1.52 ft
17.2 in
43.7 cm
437 mm
1.43 ft
Case Depth with Stand 9.13 in
23.2 cm
232 mm
0.76 ft
9.83 in
25 cm
249.7 mm
0.82 ft
Case Weight with Stand 5 kg
11 lbs
8.2 kg
18 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
2 x HDMI 2.0
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x D-sub
1 x 3.5 mm Audio In
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DVI-D Dual Link
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 2W 2 x 3W
Features
Cool Features Black Boost
BlueLightShield
Low Blue Light
ZeroFrame Design
HDR Ready
Flicker-free technology
Adaptive Contrast Management (ACM)
AMD FreeSync technology
Nvidia 3D LightBoost
Nvidia 3D Vision 2
Trace Free Technology
SPLENDID Video Intelligence Technology
Flicker-free technology
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 24.17 in
61.4 cm
614 mm
2.01 ft
25.31 in
64.3 cm
643 mm
2.11 ft
Case Height 15.18 in
38.6 cm
385.6 mm
1.27 ft
Vesa Mount Support Yes Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 100 x 100 100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment No Yes
Height Adjustment Range 100 mm
10 cm
3.937 in
0.3281 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No No
Left or Right Swivel Support No Yes
Left Swivel 150 °
Right Swivel 150 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 25 ° 15 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 48 Hz - 165 Hz 100 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 110 kHz - 160 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL
Accessories
Extras HDMI cable Audio cable
D-sub cable
DVI-D 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)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
0 °C - 50 °C
32 °F - 122 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
20 °C - 60 °C
68 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 5 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000
Max Storage Altitude 12192
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