Comparison between Asus MG278Q vs ViewSonic XG2703-GS

General Info
Model Number	Asus MG278Q	ViewSonic XG2703-GS

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2015	2016
Brand	Asus	ViewSonic
Model Number	MG278Q	XG2703-GS
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	AU Optronics
Display Type	TN	AHVA IPS
Display Bit Depth	8 bits	8 bits
Frame Rate Control	No	No
Max Number of Colors	16777216	16777216
Bits	24	24
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 %	83.63 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
sRGB	100 %	100 %
Adobe RGB 1998	72 %
NTSC 1953	75 %
Screen Brightness	350 cd/m²	350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	100000000 : 1	120000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	170 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	160 °	178 °
Screen Input Lag	15 ms	4 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	1 ms	4 ms
Display Average Response Time	4 ms	12 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	2.48 in 6.3 cm 63 mm 0.21 ft	3.09 in 7.9 cm 78.6 mm 0.26 ft
Case Weight		4 kg 9 lbs
Case Width with Stand	24.61 in 62.5 cm 625 mm 2.05 ft	24.58 in 62.4 cm 624.4 mm 2.05 ft
Case Height with Stand	22.17 in 56.3 cm 563 mm 1.85 ft	17.02 in 43.2 cm 432.4 mm 1.42 ft
Case Depth with Stand	9.17 in 23.3 cm 233 mm 0.76 ft	9.86 in 25 cm 250.4 mm 0.82 ft
Case Weight with Stand	7.65 kg 17 lbs	7 kg 15 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 USB 3.0 (downstream) 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 2 x USB 2.0 (downstream) 1 x USB 2.0 (upstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers	2 x 2W	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	Flicker-free technology Nvidia G-SYNC Technology Blue Light Filter Dark Boost
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width	24.61 in 62.5 cm 625 mm 2.05 ft	24.58 in 62.4 cm 624.4 mm 2.05 ft
Case Height	14.49 in 36.8 cm 368 mm 1.21 ft	15.1 in 38.4 cm 383.6 mm 1.26 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	100 mm 10 cm 3.937 in 0.3281 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	Yes	Yes
Left Pivot	90 °	0 °
Right Pivot	0 °	90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	Yes
Left Swivel	60 °	175 °
Right Swivel	60 °	175 °
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	24 Hz - 165 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	51.2 kHz - 221.97 kHz	15 kHz - 209 kHz
Accessories
Extras	Audio cable DisplayPort cable DVI-D cable HDMI cable	DisplayPort 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	CB CCC CE EMC cULus ENERGY STAR 6.0 ErP FCC Class B ICES-003 MX-CoC NRCan REACH SVHC List & DoC RoHS Green BOM VCCI WEEE
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		20 % - 90 %
Internal Storage Temperature	20 °C - 60 °C 68 °F - 140 °F

Asus MG278Q

ViewSonic XG2703-GS