Comparison between Asus MG278Q vs LG 27GL850

General Info
Model Number	Asus MG278Q	LG 27GL850

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2015	2019
Brand	Asus	LG
Model Series		UltraGear
Model Number	MG278Q	27GL850
Alias		27GL850-B 27GL850G-B
Display
Screen Size Class	27" (inches)	27" (inches)
Diagonal Size	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 mm 2.25 ft	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 mm 2.25 ft
Screen Width	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer	AU Optronics	LG Display
Display Type	TN	AH-IPS
Display Bit Depth	8 bits	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control	No	Yes
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	0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density	109 ppi	109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	87.09 %	89.4 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3		98%
sRGB	100 %	135 %
Adobe RGB 1998	72 %	96 %
NTSC 1953	75 %
Screen Brightness	350 cd/m²	350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	800 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	100000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	170 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	160 °	178 °
Screen Input Lag	15 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	1 ms	1 ms
Display Average Response Time	4 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR		HDR10
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	2.48 in 6.3 cm 63 mm 0.21 ft	2.22 in 5.6 cm 56.3 mm 0.18 ft
Case Weight		4.2 kg 9 lbs
Case Width with Stand	24.61 in 62.5 cm 625 mm 2.05 ft	24.18 in 61.4 cm 614.2 mm 2.02 ft
Case Height with Stand	22.17 in 56.3 cm 563 mm 1.85 ft	22.63 in 57.5 cm 574.8 mm 1.89 ft
Case Depth with Stand	9.17 in 23.3 cm 233 mm 0.76 ft	10.8 in 27.4 cm 274.4 mm 0.9 ft
Case Weight with Stand	7.65 kg 17 lbs	6.1 kg 13 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DVI-D Dual Link 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x 3.5 mm Audio In 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 2 x USB 3.0 (downstream) 1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)	2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 2 x USB 3.0 (downstream) 1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers	2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features	GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer) HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) Refresh Rate Turbo key Trace Free Technology Low Blue Light 5-way OSD joystick AMD FreeSync technology	Black Stabilizer Crosshair Sphere lighting DDC/CI HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 2.2 Dynamic Action Sync Flicker-free technology 6-Axis Control Nano IPS AMD FreeSync technology Nvidia G-SYNC Technology compatible
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington	Anti-theft stand lock slot
Ergonomics
Case Width	24.61 in 62.5 cm 625 mm 2.05 ft	24.18 in 61.4 cm 614.2 mm 2.02 ft
Case Height	14.49 in 36.8 cm 368 mm 1.21 ft	14.36 in 36.5 cm 364.8 mm 1.2 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	110 mm 11 cm 4.3307 in 0.3609 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	Yes	Yes
Left Pivot	90 °	0 °
Right Pivot	0 °	90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	No
Left Swivel	60 °
Right Swivel	60 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	20 °	15 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	35 Hz - 144 Hz	48 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	51.2 kHz - 221.97 kHz	30 kHz - 240 kHz
Accessories
Extras	Audio cable DisplayPort cable DVI-D cable HDMI cable	DisplayPort cable HDMI cable USB 3.0 cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	BSMI CB CCC CE C-Tick ENERGY STAR ErP FCC Class B J-MOSS PSE RoHS UL/cUL VCCI WEEE WHQL (Windows 8.1; Windows 7) CU	BSMI CCC CE cTick ENERGY STAR FCC Class B UL/cUL
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	0 °C - 50 °C 32 °F - 122 °F	0 °C - 40 °C 32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level		10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature	20 °C - 60 °C 68 °F - 140 °F	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity		5 % - 85 %

Asus MG278Q

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