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Comparison between Apple Thunderbolt Display vs Philips BDM3270QP

General Info
Model Number Apple Thunderbolt Display Philips BDM3270QP
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2011 2015
Brand Apple Philips
Model Number Thunderbolt Display BDM3270QP
Alias BDM3270QP/00
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 32" (inches)
Diagonal Size 27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
32 in
81.3 cm
812.8 mm
2.67 ft
Screen Width 23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
27.89 in
70.8 cm
708.48 mm
2.32 ft
Screen Height 13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
15.69 in
39.9 cm
398.52 mm
1.31 ft
Display Manufacturer LG Display AU Optronics
Display Type H-IPS AMVA
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 10 bits
Frame Rate Control No No
Max Number of Colors 16777216 1073741824
Bits 24 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 2560 x 1440 2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.233 mm 0.277 mm
Screen Pixel Density 109 ppi 91 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.88 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
Adobe RGB 1998 75 %
NTSC 1953 80 %
Screen Brightness 375 cd/m² 300 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 3000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 2000000 : 1 50000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 30 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 6.5 ms 4 ms
Display Average Response Time 8 ms 13 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 12 ms 26 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.4 in
6.1 cm
61 mm
0.2 ft
Case Weight 7.8 kg
17 lbs
Case Width with Stand 25.59 in
65 cm
650 mm
2.13 ft
29.21 in
74.2 cm
742 mm
2.43 ft
Case Height with Stand 19.33 in
49.1 cm
491 mm
1.61 ft
25.87 in
65.7 cm
657 mm
2.16 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.15 in
20.7 cm
207 mm
0.68 ft
10.63 in
27 cm
270 mm
0.89 ft
Case Weight with Stand 10.8 kg
24 lbs
10.76 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 USB 3.0 (upstream)
1 x HDMI 1.4 (MHL 2.0)
1 x DVI-D Dual Link
1 x 3.5 mm Audio In
1 x D-sub
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
2 x USB 2.0 (downstream)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 3W
Features
Cool Features HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Picture-by-Picture
Picture-in-Picture
DDC/CI
Flicker-free technology
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 29.21 in
74.2 cm
742 mm
2.43 ft
Case Height 17.24 in
43.8 cm
438 mm
1.44 ft
Vesa Mount Support No Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 75 x 75 100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment No Yes
Height Adjustment Range 180 mm
18 cm
7.0866 in
0.5906 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No Yes
Left Pivot 0 °
Right Pivot 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support No Yes
Left Swivel 170 °
Right Swivel 170 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 25 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 60 Hz 23 Hz - 76 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 15 kHz - 99 kHz
Accessories
Extras Audio cable
D-sub cable
DisplayPort cable
DVI-D cable
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 upstream cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses BSMI
CB
CCC
CE
CECP
EAC / CU
ENERGY STAR 6.0
Epeat Silver
eSTANDBY
FCC Class B
ISO9241-307
J-MOS
KUCAS
PSB
PSE
RCM
RoHS
SEMKO
TCO Certified Displays 6.0
TCO Edge
TÜV/Ergonomics
WEEE
VCCI
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 % 20 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 47 °C
-4 °F - 116.6 °F
-20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 20 % - 80 %
Max Operating Altitude 3048 3658
Max Storage Altitude 12192
Apple Thunderbolt Display Philips BDM3270QP