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Comparison between Apple Thunderbolt Display vs ViewSonic VP3881

General Info
Model Number Apple Thunderbolt Display ViewSonic VP3881
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2011 2017
Brand Apple ViewSonic
Model Number Thunderbolt Display VP3881
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 38" (inches)
Diagonal Size 27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
37.5 in
95.3 cm
952.5 mm
3.13 ft
Screen Width 23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
34.63 in
88 cm
879.667 mm
2.89 ft
Screen Height 13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
14.43 in
36.7 cm
366.528 mm
1.2 ft
Display Curvature 2300
Display Manufacturer LG Display LG Display
Display Type H-IPS AH-IPS
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control No Yes
Lut 3D LUT
14 bits
Max Number of Colors 16777216 1073741824
Bits 24 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 24:10
Screen Resolution 2560 x 1440 3840 x 1600
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.233 mm 0.229 mm
Screen Pixel Density 109 ppi 111 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 90.41 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
sRGB 99.52 %
Adobe RGB 1998 75 % 75.67 %
NTSC 1953 76.12 %
Screen Brightness 375 cd/m² 300 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 2000000 : 1 20000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 22 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 6.5 ms 5 ms
Display Average Response Time 8 ms 14 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 12 ms 23 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR HDR10
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 4.06 in
10.3 cm
103.14 mm
0.34 ft
Case Weight 7.97 kg
18 lbs
Case Width with Stand 25.59 in
65 cm
650 mm
2.13 ft
35.28 in
89.6 cm
896 mm
2.94 ft
Case Height with Stand 19.33 in
49.1 cm
491 mm
1.61 ft
24.77 in
62.9 cm
629.24 mm
2.06 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.15 in
20.7 cm
207 mm
0.68 ft
11.76 in
29.9 cm
298.8 mm
0.98 ft
Case Weight with Stand 10.8 kg
24 lbs
12.69 kg
28 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
3 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
2 x HDMI 2.0
1 x 3.5 mm Audio In
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
1 x USB 3.0 (Type-C)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 5W
Features
Cool Features HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 2.2
Picture-by-Picture
SuperClear IPS Panel Technology
Picture-in-Picture
Blue Light Filter
Flicker-free technology
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 35.28 in
89.6 cm
896 mm
2.94 ft
Case Height 15.67 in
39.8 cm
398 mm
1.31 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 ° 1 °
Backward Tilt 25 ° 21 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 60 Hz 24 Hz - 75 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 15 kHz - 135 kHz
Accessories
Extras Audio cable
DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 upstream cable
USB Type-C cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses CB
CCC
CE
CEL Level 1
CU
ErP
eStandby
FCC Class B
REACH SVHC List & DoC
RoHS
VCCI
WEEE
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 % - 85 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 47 °C
-4 °F - 116.6 °F
-25 °C - 55 °C
-13 °F - 131 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 5 % - 93 %
Max Operating Altitude 3048 5000
Max Storage Altitude 12192
Apple Thunderbolt Display ViewSonic VP3881