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Comparison between Asus PB278Q vs ViewSonic XG3220

General Info
Model Number Asus PB278Q ViewSonic XG3220
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2012 2018
Brand Asus ViewSonic
Model Number PB278Q XG3220
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 32" (inches)
Diagonal Size 26.96 in
68.5 cm
684.7 mm
2.25 ft
31.54 in
80.1 cm
801 mm
2.63 ft
Screen Width 23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
27.5 in
69.8 cm
698.4 mm
2.29 ft
Screen Height 13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
15.47 in
39.3 cm
392.85 mm
1.29 ft
Display Manufacturer Samsung Innolux
Display Type PLS MVA
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 10 bits
Frame Rate Control No
Max Number of Colors 16777216 1073741824
Bits 24 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 2560 x 1440 3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.233 mm 0.182 mm
Screen Pixel Density 109 ppi 139 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 80.66 % 88.24 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
sRGB 99.5 % 99 %
Adobe RGB 1998 78.1 %
NTSC 1953 81 % 87 %
Screen Brightness 300 cd/m² 300 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 3000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 80000000 : 1 120000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 17 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 5 ms 5 ms
Display Average Response Time 12 ms 9.5 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR HDR10
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.74 in
7 cm
69.6 mm
0.23 ft
3 in
7.6 cm
76.1 mm
0.25 ft
Case Weight 5 kg
11 lbs
Case Width with Stand 25.31 in
64.3 cm
643 mm
2.11 ft
28.64 in
72.8 cm
727.5 mm
2.39 ft
Case Height with Stand 21.74 in
55.2 cm
552.3 mm
1.81 ft
18.06 in
45.9 cm
458.6 mm
1.5 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.58 in
21.8 cm
218 mm
0.72 ft
10.26 in
26.1 cm
260.5 mm
0.85 ft
Case Weight with Stand 8.8 kg
19 lbs
8.3 kg
18 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 1 x DVI-D Dual Link
1 x D-sub
2 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
2 x HDMI 2.0
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
4 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 3W 2 x 5W
Features
Cool Features HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 2.2
AMD FreeSync technology
Flicker-free technology
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 25.31 in
64.3 cm
643 mm
2.11 ft
28.64 in
72.8 cm
727.5 mm
2.39 ft
Case Height 15.2 in
38.6 cm
386.2 mm
1.27 ft
16.83 in
42.7 cm
427.4 mm
1.4 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 120 mm
12 cm
4.7244 in
0.3937 ft
100 mm
10 cm
3.937 in
0.3281 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support Yes Yes
Left Pivot 0 ° 90 °
Right Pivot 90 ° 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support Yes Yes
Left Swivel 60 ° 90 °
Right Swivel 60 ° 90 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 20 ° 15 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 50 Hz - 75 Hz 40 Hz - 60 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 24 kHz - 89 kHz 15 kHz - 204 kHz
Accessories
Extras Audio cable
D-sub cable
DisplayPort cable
DVI-D cable
HDMI cable
Audio cable
DisplayPort cable
USB 3.0 upstream cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses BSMI
CB
CCC
CE
cTick
CU
ErP
ENERGY STAR
FCC Class B
KCC
PSE
RoHS
UL/cUL
WEEE
BSMI
CB
CCC
CE EMC
CEL Level 1
cETLus
ENERGY STAR 7.0
ErP
eStandby
FCC Class B
ICES-003
PSE
REACH SVHC List & DoC
RoHS Green BOM
UL/cUL
VCCI
WEEE
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 10 % - 90 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 5 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude 3048
Max Storage Altitude 12192
Asus PB278Q ViewSonic XG3220