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Comparison between Asus VG278HR vs Dell Alienware AW2720HF

General Info
Model Number Asus VG278HR Dell Alienware AW2720HF
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2013 2019
Brand Asus Dell
Model Number VG278HR Alienware AW2720HF
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
26.97 in
68.5 cm
685 mm
2.25 ft
Screen Width 23.54 in
59.8 cm
597.888 mm
1.96 ft
23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.7 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 13.24 in
33.6 cm
336.312 mm
1.1 ft
13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.7 mm
1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer Innolux
Display Type TN IPS
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 8 bits
Frame Rate Control No No
Max Number of Colors 16777216 16777216
Bits 24 24
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.311 mm 0.311 mm
Screen Pixel Density 81 ppi 81 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 78.14 % 89.12 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
sRGB 99 %
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 300 cd/m² 350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 50000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 170 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 160 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 10 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 2 ms 1 ms
Display Average Response Time 5 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D Yes No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.74 in
7 cm
69.6 mm
0.23 ft
3.1 in
7.9 cm
78.7 mm
0.26 ft
Case Weight 4.6 kg
10 lbs
Case Width with Stand 25.31 in
64.3 cm
643 mm
2.11 ft
24.12 in
61.3 cm
612.7 mm
2.01 ft
Case Height with Stand 17.24 in
43.8 cm
437.8 mm
1.44 ft
17.44 in
44.3 cm
443.1 mm
1.45 ft
Case Depth with Stand 9.83 in
25 cm
249.7 mm
0.82 ft
9.92 in
25.2 cm
251.9 mm
0.83 ft
Case Weight with Stand 8.3 kg
18 lbs
8.8 kg
19 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 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
1 x USB 3.1 (Gen 1; BC 1.2)
2 x USB 3.1 (Gen 1; downstream)
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
2 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
2 x HDMI 2.0
1 x USB 3.0 (Type-B; upstream)
1 x USB 3.1 (Gen 1)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 3W
Features
Cool Features HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Nvidia 3D LightBoost
SPLENDID Video Intelligence Technology
Trace Free Technology
Nvidia 3D Vision 2
Flicker-free technology
GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer)
Built in cable-management
Flicker-free technology
Dynamic on-screen display
AlienFX custom lighting
AMD FreeSync technology
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 25.31 in
64.3 cm
643 mm
2.11 ft
24.12 in
61.3 cm
612.7 mm
2.01 ft
Case Height 15.76 in
40 cm
400.2 mm
1.31 ft
14.44 in
36.7 cm
366.83 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 100 mm
10 cm
3.937 in
0.3281 ft
130 mm
13 cm
5.1181 in
0.4265 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No Yes
Left Pivot 90 °
Right Pivot 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support Yes Yes
Left Swivel 150 ° 20 °
Right Swivel 150 ° 20 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 15 ° 21 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 50 Hz - 144 Hz 48 Hz - 240 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 28 kHz - 160 kHz 30 kHz - 255 kHz
Accessories
Extras Audio cable
D-sub cable
DVI-D cable
NVidia 3D Vision Kit
DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 upstream cable
Stand base
Stand riser
I/O cover
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 - 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 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000
Max Storage Altitude 12192
Asus VG278HR Dell Alienware AW2720HF