Comparison between Asus VG278Q vs Acer XF270HU

General Info
Model Number	Asus VG278Q	Acer XF270HU

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2014	2015
Brand	Asus	Acer
Model Number	VG278Q	XF270HU
Alias		XF270HUbmijdprz
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 685.8 mm 2.25 ft
Screen Width	23.53 in 59.8 cm 597.6 mm 1.96 ft	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	13.23 in 33.6 cm 336.15 mm 1.1 ft	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer		AU Optronics
Display Type	TN	AHVA IPS
Display Bit Depth	8 bits (6 bits + FRC)	8 bits
Frame Rate Control	Yes	No
Max Number of Colors	16777216	16777216
Bits	24	24
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:9
Screen Resolution	1920 x 1080	2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.311 mm	0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density	81 ppi	109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	89.4 %	86.76 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
sRGB		100 %
NTSC 1953	72 %
Screen Brightness	400 cd/m²	350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	100000000 : 1	100000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	170 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	160 °	178 °
Display Minimum Response Time	1 ms	4 ms
Display Average Response Time	4 ms	12 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	1.97 in 5 cm 50 mm 0.16 ft	2.52 in 6.4 cm 64 mm 0.21 ft
Case Weight	3.2 kg 7 lbs	4.39 kg 10 lbs
Case Width with Stand	24.37 in 61.9 cm 619 mm 2.03 ft	24.57 in 62.4 cm 624 mm 2.05 ft
Case Height with Stand	14.8 in 37.6 cm 376 mm 1.23 ft	15.79 in 40.1 cm 401.1 mm 1.32 ft
Case Depth with Stand	8.31 in 21.1 cm 211 mm 0.69 ft	9.63 in 24.5 cm 244.7 mm 0.8 ft
Case Weight with Stand	5.6 kg 12 lbs	6.9 kg 15 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x DVI-D Dual Link 1 x 3.5 mm Audio In 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2	1 x HDMI 2.0 (MHL) 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x DVI-D Dual Link 4 x USB 3.0 (downstream) 1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers	2 x 2W	2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features	Extreme Low Motion Blur Flicker-free technology HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) SPLENDID Video Intelligence Technology Low Blue Light GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer) 5-way OSD joystick Trace Free Technology AMD FreeSync technology	HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) AMD FreeSync technology Flicker-free technology
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width	24.37 in 61.9 cm 619 mm 2.03 ft	24.57 in 62.4 cm 624 mm 2.05 ft
Case Height	14.29 in 36.3 cm 363 mm 1.19 ft	14.57 in 37 cm 370 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	150 mm 15 cm 5.9055 in 0.4921 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	Yes	Yes
Left Pivot	90 °	90 °
Right Pivot	90 °	90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	Yes
Left Swivel	90 °	60 °
Right Swivel	90 °	60 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	33 °	35 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	40 Hz - 144 Hz	23 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency		24 kHz - 222 kHz
Accessories
Extras	Audio cable DisplayPort cable - optional DVI-D cable - optional HDMI cable - optional	DisplayPort cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	BSMI C-Tick CB CCC CE CU ENERGY STAR 6.0 ErP FCC J-MOSS RoHS UL/cUL VCCI WEEE WHQL (Windows 8.1; Windows 7)	ENERGY STAR 6.0 TCO Displays 6.0
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	0 °C - 50 °C 32 °F - 122 °F
Internal Storage Temperature	20 °C - 60 °C 68 °F - 140 °F

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