Comparison between Acer KG272U vs Asus VG278HE

General Info
Model Number	Acer KG272U	Asus VG278HE

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2020	2012
Brand	Acer	Asus
Model Series	Nitro KG2
Model Number	KG272U	VG278HE
Alias	KG272 U Nitro KG272 U Nitro KG272U
Display
Screen Size Class	27" (inches)	27" (inches)
Diagonal Size	26.96 in 68.5 cm 684.7 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	23.54 in 59.8 cm 597.888 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	13.23 in 33.6 cm 336.1 mm 1.1 ft	13.24 in 33.6 cm 336.312 mm 1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer		Innolux
Display Type	IPS	TN
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	2560 x 1440	1920 x 1080
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.233 mm	0.311 mm
Screen Pixel Density	108 ppi	81 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio		81.1 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
NTSC 1953		72 %
Screen Brightness	250 cd/m²	300 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	1000000 : 1	50000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	170 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	160 °
Screen Input Lag		10 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	1 ms	2 ms
Display Average Response Time		5 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D	No	Yes
Size, weight, color
Case Depth		2.34 in 6 cm 59.5 mm 0.2 ft
Case Width with Stand	24.17 in 61.4 cm 614 mm 2.01 ft	25.31 in 64.3 cm 643 mm 2.11 ft
Case Height with Stand	18.19 in 46.2 cm 462 mm 1.52 ft	17.2 in 43.7 cm 437 mm 1.43 ft
Case Depth with Stand	9.13 in 23.2 cm 232 mm 0.76 ft	9.83 in 25 cm 249.7 mm 0.82 ft
Case Weight with Stand	5 kg 11 lbs	8.2 kg 18 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DisplayPort 1.2	1 x D-sub 1 x 3.5 mm Audio In 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DVI-D Dual Link
Audio
Audio Speakers	2 x 2W	2 x 3W
Features
Cool Features	Black Boost BlueLightShield Low Blue Light ZeroFrame Design HDR Ready Flicker-free technology Adaptive Contrast Management (ACM) AMD FreeSync technology	Nvidia 3D LightBoost Nvidia 3D Vision 2 Trace Free Technology SPLENDID Video Intelligence Technology Flicker-free technology HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Extra Features		Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width	24.17 in 61.4 cm 614 mm 2.01 ft	25.31 in 64.3 cm 643 mm 2.11 ft
Case Height		15.18 in 38.6 cm 385.6 mm 1.27 ft
Vesa Mount Support	Yes	Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size	100 x 100	100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment	No	Yes
Height Adjustment Range		100 mm 10 cm 3.937 in 0.3281 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	No	No
Left or Right Swivel Support	No	Yes
Left Swivel		150 °
Right Swivel		150 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	25 °	15 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	48 Hz - 165 Hz	100 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency		110 kHz - 160 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit	NULL
Accessories
Extras	HDMI cable	Audio cable D-sub cable DVI-D 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)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	0 °C - 40 °C 32 °F - 104 °F	0 °C - 50 °C 32 °F - 122 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level	10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F	20 °C - 60 °C 68 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity	5 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude	5000
Max Storage Altitude	12192

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