Comparison between Acer XB281HK vs Asus RoG Swift PG279Q

General Info
Model Number	Acer XB281HK	Asus RoG Swift PG279Q

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2015	2019
Brand	Acer	Asus
Model Number	XB281HK	RoG Swift PG279Q
Alias	Predator XB281HKbmiprz	PG279QZ
Display
Screen Size Class	28" (inches)	27" (inches)
Diagonal Size	28 in 71.1 cm 711.2 mm 2.33 ft	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 mm 2.25 ft
Screen Width	24.45 in 62.1 cm 620.93 mm 2.04 ft	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.74 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	13.44 in 34.1 cm 341.28 mm 1.12 ft	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer	Innolux	AU Optronics
Display Type	TN	AHVA IPS
Display Bit Depth	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)	8 bits
Frame Rate Control	Yes	No
Max Number of Colors	1073741824	16777216
Bits	30	24
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:9
Screen Resolution	3840 x 2160	2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.162 mm	0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density	157 ppi	109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio		89.04 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
sRGB		100 %
Adobe RGB 1998		68.1 %
NTSC 1953	72 %	72 %
Screen Brightness	300 cd/m²	350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	100000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	170 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	160 °	178 °
Screen Input Lag		4 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	1 ms	4 ms
Display Average Response Time		5 ms
Display Maximum Response Time		7 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)	Anti-glare/Matte
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth		2.6 in 6.6 cm 65.98 mm 0.22 ft
Case Width with Stand	25.94 in 65.9 cm 659 mm 2.16 ft	24.4 in 62 cm 619.77 mm 2.03 ft
Case Height with Stand	16.34 in 41.5 cm 415 mm 1.36 ft	21.75 in 55.3 cm 552.53 mm 1.81 ft
Case Depth with Stand	10.55 in 26.8 cm 268 mm 0.88 ft	9.37 in 23.8 cm 237.9 mm 0.78 ft
Case Weight with Stand	7.57 kg 17 lbs	7 kg 15 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 4 x USB 3.0 (downstream) 1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)	1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 2 x USB 3.0 (downstream) 1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers	2 x 2W	2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features	Flicker-free technology Nvidia G-SYNC Technology	HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) Refresh Rate Turbo key Flicker-free technology Ultra-low Blue Light Nvidia G-SYNC Technology Trace Free Technology 5-way OSD joystick GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer)
Ergonomics
Case Width		24.4 in 62 cm 619.77 mm 2.03 ft
Case Height		14.29 in 36.3 cm 362.96 mm 1.19 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	150 mm 15 cm 5.9055 in 0.4921 ft	120 mm 12 cm 4.7244 in 0.3937 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	Yes	Yes
Left Pivot	90 °	0 °
Right Pivot	90 °	90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	Yes
Left Swivel	30 °	60 °
Right Swivel	30 °	60 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	35 °	20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	60 Hz	30 Hz - 165 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency		34 kHz - 209 kHz
Accessories
Extras	DisplayPort cable HDMI cable USB 3.0 cable	DisplayPort cable HDMI cable USB 3.0 cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	ENERGY STAR ErP TCO Certified Displays 6.0	BSMI CB CCC CE CEL level 1 cTick CU ErP ENERGY STAR FCC Class B J-MOSS KCC PSE RCM RoHS TÜV Low Blue Light TÜV Flicker-free UL/cUL VCI WEEE WHQL (Windows 8.1; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level		0 °C - 40 °C 32 °F - 104 °F
Internal Storage Temperature		-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F

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