Comparison between Asus MG279Q vs MSI G281UV

General Info
Model Number	Asus MG279Q	MSI G281UV

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2015	2022
Brand	Asus	MSI
Model Series		G
Model Number	MG279Q	G281UV
Display
Screen Size Class	27" (inches)	28" (inches)
Diagonal Size	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 mm 2.25 ft	28 in 71.1 cm 711.2 mm 2.33 ft
Screen Width	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft	24.45 in 62.1 cm 620.928 mm 2.04 ft
Screen Height	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft	13.44 in 34.1 cm 341.28 mm 1.12 ft
Display Manufacturer	AU Optronics
Display Type	AHVA IPS	IPS
Display Bit Depth	8 bits	10 bits
Frame Rate Control	No	No
Max Number of Colors	16777216	1073741824
Bits	24	30
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:9
Screen Resolution	2560 x 1440	3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.233 mm	0.161 mm
Screen Pixel Density	109 ppi	157 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	87.09 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3		94.91%
sRGB	99 %	99 %
NTSC 1953	72 %
Screen Brightness	350 cd/m²	300 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness		400 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	100000000 : 1	1000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Input Lag	4.05 ms
Display Minimum Response Time		4 ms
Display Average Response Time	4 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR		DisplayHDR 400
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	2.48 in 6.3 cm 63 mm 0.21 ft
Case Weight		4.8 kg 11 lbs
Case Width with Stand	24.61 in 62.5 cm 625 mm 2.05 ft	25.13 in 63.8 cm 638.27 mm 2.09 ft
Case Height with Stand	22.01 in 55.9 cm 559 mm 1.83 ft	17.57 in 44.6 cm 446.4 mm 1.46 ft
Case Depth with Stand	9.37 in 23.8 cm 238 mm 0.78 ft	9.03 in 22.9 cm 229.4 mm 0.75 ft
Case Weight with Stand	7.3 kg 16 lbs	5.7 kg 13 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x HDMI 1.4 (MHL) 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (Input mini) 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 2 x USB 3.0 (downstream) 1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)	1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 2 x HDMI 2.0 (CEC) 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (a)
Audio
Audio Speakers	2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features	GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer) HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) Refresh Rate Turbo key Trace Free Technology Low Blue Light 5-way OSD joystick AMD FreeSync technology	Crosshair Frameless design Less Blue Light Premium Night Vision MSI Mystic Light KVM Switch 5-way OSD navigation joystick AMD FreeSync technology
Extra Features		Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width	24.61 in 62.5 cm 625 mm 2.05 ft	25.13 in 63.8 cm 638.27 mm 2.09 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	150 mm 15 cm 5.9055 in 0.4921 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	Yes	No
Left Pivot	90 °
Right Pivot	0 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	No
Left Swivel	60 °
Right Swivel	60 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	20 °	20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	35 Hz - 144 Hz	40 Hz - 60 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency		119.4 kHz - 140.7 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit		NULL
Accessories
Extras	DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP DisplayPort cable - optional HDMI cable - optional MHL cable - optional	HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	BSMI CB CCC CE C-Tick ENERGY STAR ErP FCC Class B J-MOSS PSE RoHS UL/cUL VCCI WEEE WHQL (Windows 8.1; Windows 7) CU	CE FCC TÜV Rheinland Flicker Free Certified TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certified WEEE
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		20 % - 90 %
Internal Storage Temperature	20 °C - 60 °C 68 °F - 140 °F	20 °C - 60 °C 68 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity		10 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude		5000

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