Comparison between MSI G27CQ4P E2 vs Philips 278E1A

General Info
Model Number	MSI G27CQ4P E2	Philips 278E1A

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2022	2019
Brand	MSI	Philips
Model Series	G	E-Line
Model Number	G27CQ4P E2	278E1A
Alias		278E1A/00 278E1A/01
Display
Screen Size Class	27" (inches)	27" (inches)
Diagonal Size	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 mm 2.25 ft	27 in 68.6 cm 685.9 mm 2.25 ft
Screen Width	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft
Display Curvature	1500	1800
Display Type	VA	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	2560 x 1440	3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.233 mm	0.155 mm
Screen Pixel Density	109 ppi	163 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio		88.79 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3	91%
sRGB	114 %	109 %
NTSC 1953		91 %
Screen Brightness	250 cd/m²	350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	3000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	100000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Display Minimum Response Time	4 ms	4 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth		1.77 in 4.5 cm 45 mm 0.15 ft
Case Weight		4.18 kg 9 lbs
Case Width with Stand	24.07 in 61.2 cm 611.5 mm 2.01 ft	24.13 in 61.3 cm 613 mm 2.01 ft
Case Height with Stand	17.68 in 44.9 cm 449.1 mm 1.47 ft	18.15 in 46.1 cm 461 mm 1.51 ft
Case Depth with Stand	10.49 in 26.7 cm 266.5 mm 0.87 ft	7.56 in 19.2 cm 192 mm 0.63 ft
Case Weight with Stand	5.6 kg 12 lbs	4.78 kg 11 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 2 x HDMI 2.0 (b) 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (a)	1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x HDMI 2.0 2 x DisplayPort 1.2
Audio
Audio Speakers		2 x 3W
Features
Cool Features	AMD FreeSync Premium Flicker-free technology Wide Color Gamut Game Mode Navi Key Low Blue Light Frameless Design 5-way joystick navigator Night Vision Adaptive-Sync technology Smart Crosshair	SmartContrast SmartImage SmartUniformity SmartImage Game Flicker-free technology Low Blue Light
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width	24.07 in 61.2 cm 611.5 mm 2.01 ft	24.13 in 61.3 cm 613 mm 2.01 ft
Case Height		14.49 in 36.8 cm 368 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	No
Height Adjustment Range	130 mm 13 cm 5.1181 in 0.4265 ft
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	20 °	20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	48 Hz - 170 Hz	59 Hz - 61 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	70.56 kHz - 243.37 kHz	30 kHz - 83 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit	NULL	NULL
Accessories
Extras	DisplayPort cable (optional) HDMI cable (optional)	HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses		cETLus EAC / CU TÜV/ISO9241-307 ENERGY STAR 8.0 FCC Class B ISO9241-307 CCC CECP RoHS
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	0 °C - 40 °C 32 °F - 104 °F	0 °C - 40 °C 32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level	20 % - 90 %	20 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity	10 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude	5000	3658
Max Storage Altitude		12192

MSI G27CQ4P E2

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