Comparison between Apple Thunderbolt Display vs MSI MEG 342C

General Info
Model Number	Apple Thunderbolt Display	MSI MEG 342C

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2011	2022
Brand	Apple	MSI
Model Number	Thunderbolt Display	MEG 342C
Display
Screen Size Class	27" (inches)	34" (inches)
Diagonal Size	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 mm 2.25 ft	34.18 in 86.8 cm 868.21 mm 2.85 ft
Screen Width	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft	31.5 in 80 cm 800.1 mm 2.63 ft
Screen Height	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft	13.27 in 33.7 cm 337.1 mm 1.11 ft
Display Curvature		1800
Display Manufacturer	LG Display	Samsung
Display Type	H-IPS	QD-OLED
Display Bit Depth	8 bits	10 bits
Frame Rate Control	No
Max Number of Colors	16777216	1073741824
Bits	24	30
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	21:9
Screen Resolution	2560 x 1440	3440 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.233 mm	0.23 mm
Screen Pixel Density	109 ppi	109 ppi
Backlight Source	W-LED
DCI P3		99.3%
sRGB		139.1 %
Adobe RGB 1998	75 %	97.8 %
Screen Brightness	375 cd/m²	250 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness		1000 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	2000000 : 1	1000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Display Minimum Response Time	6.5 ms	0.1 ms
Display Average Response Time	8 ms
Display Maximum Response Time	12 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR		HDR10 DisplayHDR 400 True Black
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Width with Stand	25.59 in 65 cm 650 mm 2.13 ft
Case Height with Stand	19.33 in 49.1 cm 491 mm 1.61 ft
Case Depth with Stand	8.15 in 20.7 cm 207 mm 0.68 ft
Case Weight with Stand	10.8 kg 24 lbs
Case Color	Silver	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	Yes	No
Network	LAN
Connectivity	1 x Thunderbolt 3 x USB 2.0 (downstream) 1 x Ethernet RJ45	2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 4 x USB 3.2 (Type-A; Gen 1; downstream) 1 x USB 3.2 (Type-C; upstream; 90W; DP Alt Mode)
Audio
Features
Cool Features		Gaming Intelligence (Sound Tune / Optix Scope / Smart Crosshair / Smartphone Remote Control) HMI 2.0 Quantum Dot Premium Color Low Blue Light Picture-by-Picture True Color Calibration MSI Mystic Light (front) KVM Switch 3-sided bezelless design Wide Color Gamut Picture-in-Picture Flicker-free technology Premium Color Mode
Ergonomics
Vesa Mount Support	No	Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size	75 x 75	100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment	No	Yes
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	No	No
Left or Right Swivel Support	No	Yes
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °
Backward Tilt	25 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	60 Hz	48 Hz - 175 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency		30 kHz - 274 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit		NULL
Accessories
Certificates and Standards
Licenses		RoHS TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light (Hardware Solution)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	10 °C - 35 °C 50 °F - 95 °F	0 °C - 40 °C 32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level	20 % - 80 %	10 % - 90 %
Internal Storage Temperature	-20 °C - 47 °C -4 °F - 116.6 °F	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity		10 % - 80 %
Max Operating Altitude	3048	5000
Max Storage Altitude		12192

Apple Thunderbolt Display

MSI MEG 342C