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Comparison between BenQ EW3270U vs MSI Optix G242

General Info
Model Number BenQ EW3270U MSI Optix G242
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2018 2020
Brand BenQ MSI
Model Series G
Model Number EW3270U Optix G242
Alias 3BA4
Display
Screen Size Class 32" (inches) 24" (inches)
Diagonal Size 31.54 in
80.1 cm
801 mm
2.63 ft
23.8 in
60.4 cm
604.478 mm
1.98 ft
Screen Width 27.5 in
69.8 cm
698.4 mm
2.29 ft
20.75 in
52.7 cm
527.04 mm
1.73 ft
Screen Height 15.47 in
39.3 cm
392.85 mm
1.29 ft
11.67 in
29.6 cm
296.46 mm
0.97 ft
Display Manufacturer Innolux Panda
Display Type MVA IPS
Display Bit Depth 10 bits 8 bits (6 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control Yes
Max Number of Colors 1073741824 16777216
Bits 30 24
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 3840 x 2160 1920 x 1080
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.182 mm 0.275 mm
Screen Pixel Density 139 ppi 92 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 85.36 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 95% 94.6%
sRGB 100 % 127.7 %
Adobe RGB 1998 88 %
Screen Brightness 300 cd/m² 250 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 3000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 20000000 : 1 100000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Display Minimum Response Time 4 ms
Display Average Response Time 9 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 20 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte
HDR HDR
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.57 in
6.5 cm
65.2 mm
0.21 ft
Case Width with Stand 28.6 in
72.6 cm
726.4 mm
2.38 ft
21.27 in
54 cm
540.2 mm
1.77 ft
Case Height with Stand 20.56 in
52.2 cm
522.2 mm
1.71 ft
16.2 in
41.2 cm
411.6 mm
1.35 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.46 in
21.5 cm
215 mm
0.71 ft
8.98 in
22.8 cm
228.2 mm
0.75 ft
Case Weight with Stand 7.5 kg
17 lbs
3.3 kg
7 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 1 x DisplayPort 1.4
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x USB (Type-C)
2 x HDMI 2.0
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (a)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features Brightness Intelligence Plus
Flicker-free technology
Low Blue Light
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 2.2
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
AMD FreeSync technology
Frameless Design
Gaming Mode
Night Vision
Wide Color Gamut
NVIDIA G-Sync Compatible
Low Blue Light
5-way OSD navigation joystick
Flicker-free technology
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 28.6 in
72.6 cm
726.4 mm
2.38 ft
21.27 in
54 cm
540.2 mm
1.77 ft
Case Height 17.42 in
44.3 cm
442.5 mm
1.45 ft
Vesa Mount Support Yes Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 100 x 100 100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment No No
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No No
Left or Right Swivel Support No No
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 15 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 24 Hz - 76 Hz 48 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 135 kHz 54 kHz - 162 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP
HDMI cable
USB Type-C cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses ENERGY STAR 7.0
TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free
TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light
WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
TUV Rheinland Flicker-Free
TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light
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
-4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 10 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000
BenQ EW3270U MSI Optix G242