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Comparison between Dell Alienware AW2518HF vs BenQ PD2700U

General Info
Model Number Dell Alienware AW2518HF BenQ PD2700U
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2017 2018
Brand Dell BenQ
Model Number Alienware AW2518HF PD2700U
Display
Screen Size Class 25" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 24.5 in
62.2 cm
622.3 mm
2.04 ft
26.93 in
68.4 cm
684 mm
2.24 ft
Screen Width 21.41 in
54.4 cm
543.744 mm
1.78 ft
23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 11.91 in
30.3 cm
302.616 mm
0.99 ft
13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer AU Optronics LG Display
Display Type TN AH-IPS
Display Bit Depth 8 bits (6 bits + FRC) 10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control Yes Yes
Max Number of Colors 16777216 1073741824
Bits 24 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.283 mm 0.155 mm
Screen Pixel Density 89 ppi 163 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 90.29 % 88.7 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
sRGB 100 %
Adobe RGB 1998 70 %
NTSC 1953 72 % 75 %
Screen Brightness 400 cd/m² 350 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 400 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1300 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 50000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 170 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 160 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 15 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms 5 ms
Display Average Response Time 4 ms 14 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR HDR10
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.54 in
6.5 cm
64.6 mm
0.21 ft
2.31 in
5.9 cm
58.8 mm
0.19 ft
Case Weight 3.38 kg
7 lbs
5 kg
11 lbs
Case Width with Stand 21.88 in
55.6 cm
555.8 mm
1.82 ft
24.17 in
61.4 cm
613.8 mm
2.01 ft
Case Height with Stand 16.47 in
41.8 cm
418.4 mm
1.37 ft
16.83 in
42.8 cm
427.5 mm
1.4 ft
Case Depth with Stand 10.57 in
26.9 cm
268.6 mm
0.88 ft
9.08 in
23.1 cm
230.7 mm
0.76 ft
Case Weight with Stand 6.9 kg
15 lbs
7.7 kg
17 lbs
Case Color Black, Silver Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 1 x USB 3.0 (charge - 5V/1.5A)
2 x HDMI 2.0
1 x 3.5 mm Audio In
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
3 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
2 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
1 x HDMI 2.0
1 x DisplayPort 1.4 (Input mini)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x DisplayPort 1.4 (Output MST)
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
1 x USB (KVM keyboard connection)
4 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features AMD FreeSync technology
Flicker-free technology
Animation mode
CAD/CAM mode
Flicker-free technology
Low Blue Light
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Display Pilot
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
AMD FreeSync technology
Extra Features Security lock slot
Ergonomics
Case Width 21.88 in
55.6 cm
555.8 mm
1.82 ft
24.17 in
61.4 cm
613.8 mm
2.01 ft
Case Height 12.91 in
32.8 cm
327.9 mm
1.08 ft
14.48 in
36.8 cm
367.9 mm
1.21 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
140 mm
14 cm
5.5118 in
0.4593 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support Yes Yes
Left Pivot 90 ° 0 °
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 25 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 30 Hz - 240 Hz 24 Hz - 76 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 291 kHz 27 kHz - 140 kHz
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable
USB 3.0 upstream cable
DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP
HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses ENERGY STAR 7.0
Epeat Gold
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 - 6 °C
-4 °F - 42.8 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 5 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000
Max Storage Altitude 12192
Dell Alienware AW2518HF BenQ PD2700U