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Comparison between Asus MX27UC vs Samsung U28E590D

General Info
Model Number Asus MX27UC Samsung U28E590D
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2016 2015
Brand Asus Samsung
Model Series Designo
Model Number MX27UC U28E590D
Alias LU28E590DS/ZA
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 28" (inches)
Diagonal Size 26.96 in
68.5 cm
684.7 mm
2.25 ft
28 in
71.1 cm
711.2 mm
2.33 ft
Screen Width 23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
24.45 in
62.1 cm
620.928 mm
2.04 ft
Screen Height 13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
13.44 in
34.1 cm
341.28 mm
1.12 ft
Display Curvature 1700
Display Manufacturer LG Display Innolux
Display Type AH-IPS TN
Display Bit Depth 10 bits (8 bits + FRC) 10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control Yes Yes
Max Number of Colors 1073741824 1073741824
Bits 30 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.155 mm 0.16 mm
Screen Pixel Density 163 ppi 157 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 85.96 % 84.09 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
sRGB 100 % 98 %
Adobe RGB 1998 72 % 67 %
NTSC 1953 91 % 72 %
Screen Brightness 300 cd/m² 370 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1300 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 100000000 : 1 100000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 170 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 160 °
Screen Input Lag 10 ms 15 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 5 ms 1 ms
Display Average Response Time 3.5 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 23 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 4.02 in
10.2 cm
102 mm
0.33 ft
2.89 in
7.4 cm
73.5 mm
0.24 ft
Case Weight 7.32 kg
16 lbs
4.7 kg
10 lbs
Case Width with Stand 24.19 in
61.4 cm
614.4 mm
2.02 ft
26.02 in
66.1 cm
660.9 mm
2.17 ft
Case Height with Stand 16.91 in
43 cm
429.5 mm
1.41 ft
18.44 in
46.9 cm
468.5 mm
1.54 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.87 in
22.5 cm
225.4 mm
0.74 ft
7.37 in
18.7 cm
187.1 mm
0.61 ft
Case Weight with Stand 5.5 kg
12 lbs
5.28 kg
12 lbs
Case Color Black, Gold Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 1 x HDMI 2.0
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
2 x USB 3.0
1 x USB 3.0 (Type-C)
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x HDMI 2.0
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 3W
Features
Cool Features Flicker-free technology
Low Blue Light
Trace Free Technology
SPLENDID Video Intelligence Technology
Blue Light Filter
GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer)
Eye saver mode
Flicker-free technology
UHD Upscale
Low Blue Light
Picture-in-Picture
Picture-by-Picture
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
AMD FreeSync technology
Samsung MagicAngle
Eco Saving Plus
Samsung MagicBright
Extra Features Security lock slot Security lock slot
Ergonomics
Case Width 29.41 in
74.7 cm
746.9 mm
2.45 ft
26.02 in
66.1 cm
660.9 mm
2.17 ft
Case Height 17.72 in
45 cm
450.2 mm
1.48 ft
15.01 in
38.1 cm
381.3 mm
1.25 ft
Vesa Mount Support No Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 100 x 100 75 x 75
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment No No
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No No
Left or Right Swivel Support No No
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 2 °
Backward Tilt 20 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 40 Hz - 76 Hz 24 Hz - 75 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 24 kHz - 94 kHz 30 kHz - 135 kHz
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable
DisplayPort over USB Type-C cable
HDMI cable
USB Type-C to Type-A cable
DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses BSMI
CB
CCC
CE
CEL level
CU
ENERGY STAR
ErP
eStandby
FCC
J-MOSS
KCC
PSE
RCM
RoHS
TÜV Flicker-free
TÜV Low Blue Light
UL/cUL
VCCI
WEEE
WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8; Windows 7)
CE
ISO9241-307
TÜV/Ergonomics
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
10 °C - 40 °C
50 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 10 % - 85 % 10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature -25 °C - 55 °C
-13 °F - 131 °F
-20 °C - 45 °C
-4 °F - 113 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 5 % - 93 % 5 % - 95 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000 5000
Max Storage Altitude 12192 12192
Asus MX27UC Samsung U28E590D