Comparison between Asus PB279Q vs Asus PB278Q

General Info
Model Number	Asus PB279Q	Asus PB278Q

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2015	2012
Brand	Asus	Asus
Model Number	PB279Q	PB278Q
Display
Screen Size Class	27" (inches)	27" (inches)
Diagonal Size	26.96 in 68.5 cm 684.7 mm 2.25 ft	26.96 in 68.5 cm 684.7 mm 2.25 ft
Screen Width	23.47 in 59.6 cm 596.16 mm 1.96 ft	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	13.2 in 33.5 cm 335.34 mm 1.1 ft	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer	AU Optronics	Samsung
Display Type	AHVA IPS	PLS
Display Bit Depth	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)	8 bits
Frame Rate Control	Yes	No
Max Number of Colors	1073741824	16777216
Bits	30	24
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:9
Screen Resolution	3840 x 2160	2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.155 mm	0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density	163 ppi	109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	86.87 %	80.66 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
sRGB	100 %	99.5 %
Adobe RGB 1998		78.1 %
NTSC 1953		81 %
Screen Brightness	300 cd/m²	300 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	100000000 : 1	80000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Input Lag	7 ms	17 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	5 ms	5 ms
Display Average Response Time	12 ms	12 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)	Anti-glare/Matte
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	2.31 in 5.9 cm 58.8 mm 0.19 ft	2.74 in 7 cm 69.6 mm 0.23 ft
Case Width with Stand	24.6 in 62.5 cm 624.96 mm 2.05 ft	25.31 in 64.3 cm 643 mm 2.11 ft
Case Height with Stand	16.05 in 40.8 cm 407.76 mm 1.34 ft	21.74 in 55.2 cm 552.3 mm 1.81 ft
Case Depth with Stand	8.66 in 22 cm 220.06 mm 0.72 ft	8.58 in 21.8 cm 218 mm 0.72 ft
Case Weight with Stand	7.7 kg 17 lbs	8.8 kg 19 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (Input mini) 1 x 3.5 mm Audio In 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 4 x HDMI 1.4 (MHL) 1 x DisplayPort 1.2	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
Audio
Audio Speakers	2 x 2W	2 x 3W
Features
Cool Features	HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) Low Blue Light Picture-in-Picture Trace Free Technology Picture-by-Picture Flicker-free technology GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer)	HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Ergonomics
Case Width	24.6 in 62.5 cm 624.96 mm 2.05 ft	25.31 in 64.3 cm 643 mm 2.11 ft
Case Height	14.5 in 36.8 cm 368.23 mm 1.21 ft	15.2 in 38.6 cm 386.2 mm 1.27 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	120 mm 12 cm 4.7244 in 0.3937 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 °	60 °
Right Swivel	60 °	60 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	20 °	20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	23 Hz - 80 Hz	50 Hz - 75 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	24 kHz - 160 kHz	24 kHz - 89 kHz
Accessories
Extras	Audio cable DisplayPort cable HDMI cable	Audio cable D-sub cable DisplayPort cable DVI-D cable HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	BSMI CB CCC CE C-Tick CU ENERGY STAR ErP FCC Class B ISO9241-307 J-MOSS KCC MEPS PSE RoHS TCO Certified Displays 6.0 TÜV/Ergonomics UL/cUL VCCI WEEE WHQL (Windows 8.1; Windows 7)	BSMI CB CCC CE cTick CU ErP ENERGY STAR FCC Class B KCC PSE RoHS UL/cUL WEEE
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	0 °C - 50 °C 32 °F - 122 °F
Internal Storage Temperature	20 °C - 60 °C 68 °F - 140 °F

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