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Comparison between LG 31MU97 vs Samsung U28E590D

General Info
Model Number LG 31MU97 Samsung U28E590D
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2014 2015
Brand LG Samsung
Model Number 31MU97 U28E590D
Alias 31MU97-B LU28E590DS/ZA
Display
Screen Size Class 31" (inches) 28" (inches)
Diagonal Size 31 in
78.7 cm
787.4 mm
2.58 ft
28 in
71.1 cm
711.2 mm
2.33 ft
Screen Width 27.62 in
70.2 cm
701.6 mm
2.3 ft
24.45 in
62.1 cm
620.928 mm
2.04 ft
Screen Height 14.47 in
36.7 cm
367.42 mm
1.21 ft
13.44 in
34.1 cm
341.28 mm
1.12 ft
Display Manufacturer LG Display Innolux
Display Type AH-IPS TN
Display Bit Depth 10 bits 10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control No Yes
Max Number of Colors 1073741824 1073741824
Bits 30 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 19:10 16:9
Screen Resolution 4096 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.17 mm 0.16 mm
Screen Pixel Density 148 ppi 157 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 85.87 % 84.09 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 97%
sRGB 100 % 98 %
Adobe RGB 1998 99.5 % 67 %
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 450 cd/m² 370 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 1000000 : 1 100000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 170 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 160 °
Screen Input Lag 30 ms 15 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms
Display Average Response Time 14 ms 3.5 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 23 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.06 in
5.2 cm
52.4 mm
0.17 ft
2.89 in
7.4 cm
73.5 mm
0.24 ft
Case Weight 7.7 kg
17 lbs
4.7 kg
10 lbs
Case Width with Stand 29 in
73.7 cm
736.7 mm
2.42 ft
26.02 in
66.1 cm
660.9 mm
2.17 ft
Case Height with Stand 19.04 in
48.4 cm
483.5 mm
1.59 ft
18.44 in
46.9 cm
468.5 mm
1.54 ft
Case Depth with Stand 9.5 in
24.1 cm
241.4 mm
0.79 ft
7.37 in
18.7 cm
187.1 mm
0.61 ft
Case Weight with Stand 9.6 kg
21 lbs
5.28 kg
12 lbs
Case Color Silver Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 2 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (mini)
3 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x HDMI 2.0
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 5W
Features
Cool Features HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Picture-by-Picture
True Color Pro
Screen Split (S/W)
DDC/CI
Flicker-free technology
Eye saver mode
Flicker-free technology
UHD Upscale
Low Blue Light
Picture-in-Picture
Picture-by-Picture
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
AMD FreeSync technology
Samsung MagicAngle
Eco Saving Plus
Samsung MagicBright
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot Security lock slot
Ergonomics
Case Width 29 in
73.7 cm
736.7 mm
2.42 ft
26.02 in
66.1 cm
660.9 mm
2.17 ft
Case Height 16.04 in
40.8 cm
407.5 mm
1.34 ft
15.01 in
38.1 cm
381.3 mm
1.25 ft
Vesa Mount Support Yes Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 100 x 100 75 x 75
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment Yes No
Height Adjustment Range 140 mm
14 cm
5.5118 in
0.4593 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support Yes No
Left Pivot 0 °
Right Pivot 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support No No
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 2 °
Backward Tilt 15 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 56 Hz - 61 Hz 24 Hz - 75 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 135 kHz 30 kHz - 135 kHz
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 upstream cable
DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses CE
cTick
ENERGY STAR 6.0
Epeat Gold
FCC Class B
UL/cUL
CE
ISO9241-307
TÜV/Ergonomics
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 10 °C - 35 °C
50 °F - 95 °F
10 °C - 40 °C
50 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 10 % - 80 % 10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
-20 °C - 45 °C
-4 °F - 113 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 5 % - 90 % 5 % - 95 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000
Max Storage Altitude 12192
LG 31MU97 Samsung U28E590D