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Comparison between Apple Thunderbolt Display vs ViewSonic VP3481a

General Info
Model Number Apple Thunderbolt Display ViewSonic VP3481a
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2011 2020
Brand Apple ViewSonic
Model Number Thunderbolt Display VP3481a
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 34" (inches)
Diagonal Size 27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
34 in
86.4 cm
863.6 mm
2.83 ft
Screen Width 23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
31.49 in
80 cm
799.8 mm
2.62 ft
Screen Height 13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
13.18 in
33.5 cm
334.8 mm
1.1 ft
Display Curvature 1800
Display Manufacturer LG Display
Display Type H-IPS MVA
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 8 bits
Frame Rate Control No No
Lut 3D LUT
14 bits
Max Number of Colors 16777216 16777216
Bits 24 24
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 21:9
Screen Resolution 2560 x 1440 3440 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.233 mm 0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density 109 ppi 109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 90.44 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
sRGB 99 %
Adobe RGB 1998 75 %
Screen Brightness 375 cd/m² 400 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 °
Display Minimum Response Time 6.5 ms 5 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
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 4.13 in
10.5 cm
105 mm
0.34 ft
Case Weight 7.4 kg
16 lbs
Case Width with Stand 25.59 in
65 cm
650 mm
2.13 ft
31.85 in
80.9 cm
809 mm
2.65 ft
Case Height with Stand 19.33 in
49.1 cm
491 mm
1.61 ft
18.9 in
48 cm
480 mm
1.57 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.15 in
20.7 cm
207 mm
0.68 ft
11.77 in
29.9 cm
299 mm
0.98 ft
Case Weight with Stand 10.8 kg
24 lbs
12.1 kg
27 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
1 x USB 3.1 (Type-C; Gen 1; upstream; 90W)
1 x Ethernet RJ45
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
2 x HDMI 2.0
2 x USB 2.0 (Type-A; downstream)
1 x USB 2.0 (Type-B; upstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 5W
Features
Cool Features Low Blue Light
AMD FreeSync technology
Flicker-free technology
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 31.85 in
80.9 cm
809 mm
2.65 ft
Case Height 14.41 in
36.6 cm
366 mm
1.2 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 130 mm
13 cm
5.1181 in
0.4265 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No No
Left or Right Swivel Support No Yes
Left Swivel 60 °
Right Swivel 60 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 6 °
Backward Tilt 25 ° 21 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 60 Hz 24 Hz - 100 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 15 kHz - 135 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL
Accessories
Extras Audio cable
DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB 3.1 Type-C cable
USB 3.1 upstream cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses cTUVus
Energy Star
EPEAT
FCC-B
ICES003
MX-CoC
Mexico Energy
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 5 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude 3048 3048
Max Storage Altitude 12192
Apple Thunderbolt Display ViewSonic VP3481a