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Comparison between Acer XB281HK vs BenQ SW270C

General Info
Model Number Acer XB281HK BenQ SW270C
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2015 2019
Brand Acer BenQ
Model Number XB281HK SW270C
Alias Predator XB281HKbmiprz
Display
Screen Size Class 28" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 28 in
71.1 cm
711.2 mm
2.33 ft
26.93 in
68.4 cm
684 mm
2.24 ft
Screen Width 24.45 in
62.1 cm
620.93 mm
2.04 ft
23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 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
Display Type TN IPS
Display Bit Depth 10 bits (8 bits + FRC) 10 bits
Frame Rate Control Yes No
Lut 3D LUT
16 bits
Max Number of Colors 1073741824 1073741824
Bits 30 30
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 88.46 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 97%
sRGB 100 %
Adobe RGB 1998 99 %
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 300 cd/m² 300 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 100000000 : 1 20000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 170 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 160 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 30 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms 5 ms
Display Average Response Time 14 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR HDR10
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.47 in
6.3 cm
62.65 mm
0.21 ft
Case Weight 6.5 kg
14 lbs
Case Width with Stand 25.94 in
65.9 cm
659 mm
2.16 ft
24.17 in
61.4 cm
613.8 mm
2.01 ft
Case Height with Stand 16.34 in
41.5 cm
415 mm
1.36 ft
19.86 in
50.5 cm
504.5 mm
1.66 ft
Case Depth with Stand 10.55 in
26.8 cm
268 mm
0.88 ft
8.4 in
21.3 cm
213.4 mm
0.7 ft
Case Weight with Stand 7.57 kg
17 lbs
9.5 kg
21 lbs
Case Color Black Gray
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 USB 3.1 (upstream)
2 x HDMI 2.0
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x SD Memory Card Slot
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
2 x USB 3.1 (downstream)
1 x USB 3.1 (Type-C - 60 W)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features Flicker-free technology
Nvidia G-SYNC Technology
Black Level
Flicker-free technology
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 2.2
Picture-by-Picture
Low Blue Light
Hardware calibration ready
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
Picture-in-Picture
AQCOLOR Technology
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 24.17 in
61.4 cm
613.8 mm
2.01 ft
Case Height 14.52 in
36.9 cm
368.9 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 150 mm
15 cm
5.9055 in
0.4921 ft
150 mm
15 cm
5.9055 in
0.4921 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 ° 45 °
Right Swivel 30 ° 45 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 35 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 60 Hz 24 Hz - 76 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 27 kHz - 140 kHz
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 cable
DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP
USB 3.1 cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses ENERGY STAR
ErP
TCO Certified Displays 6.0
ENERGY STAR 7.0
WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Acer XB281HK BenQ SW270C