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Comparison between Asus PB287Q vs Asus PB278Q

General Info
Model Number Asus PB287Q Asus PB278Q
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2014 2012
Brand Asus Asus
Model Number PB287Q PB278Q
Display
Screen Size Class 28" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 28 in
71.1 cm
711.2 mm
2.33 ft
26.96 in
68.5 cm
684.7 mm
2.25 ft
Screen Width 24.45 in
62.1 cm
620.93 mm
2.04 ft
23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 13.44 in
34.1 cm
341.28 mm
1.12 ft
13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer Innolux Samsung
Display Type TN 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 0.162 mm 0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density 157 ppi 109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.31 % 80.66 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
sRGB 96 % 99.5 %
Adobe RGB 1998 66 % 78.1 %
NTSC 1953 72 % 81 %
Screen Brightness 330 cd/m² 300 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 100000000 : 1 80000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 170 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 160 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 22 ms 17 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms 5 ms
Display Average Response Time 12 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.5 in
6.4 cm
63.55 mm
0.21 ft
2.74 in
7 cm
69.6 mm
0.23 ft
Case Width with Stand 25.98 in
66 cm
660 mm
2.17 ft
25.31 in
64.3 cm
643 mm
2.11 ft
Case Height with Stand 16.3 in
41.4 cm
414 mm
1.36 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 7.9 kg
17 lbs
8.8 kg
19 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x 3.5 mm Audio In
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x HDMI 1.4 (MHL)
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 Low Blue Light
Picture-by-Picture
SPLENDID Video Intelligence Technology
Trace Free Technology
Picture-in-Picture
Flicker-free technology
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 25.99 in
66 cm
660.26 mm
2.17 ft
25.31 in
64.3 cm
643 mm
2.11 ft
Case Height 14.99 in
38.1 cm
380.67 mm
1.25 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 0 ° 0 °
Right Pivot 90 ° 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 30 Hz - 75 Hz 50 Hz - 75 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 24 kHz - 99 kHz 24 kHz - 89 kHz
Accessories
Extras Audio cable
DisplayPort cable
Audio cable
D-sub cable
DisplayPort cable
DVI-D cable
HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses BSMI
CB
CCC
CE
CEL Level 2
cTick
ErP
ENERGY STAR
FCC Class B
PSE
RoHS
TCO Certified Displays 6.0
UL/cUL
VCCI
WEEE
WHQL (Windows 8; Windows 7)
BSMI
CB
CCC
CE
cTick
CU
ErP
ENERGY STAR
FCC Class B
KCC
PSE
RoHS
UL/cUL
WEEE
Usage and Storage Requirements
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