Comparison between Asus RoG Swift PG279Q vs Asus RoG Swift PG278Q

General Info
Model Number	Asus RoG Swift PG279Q	Asus RoG Swift PG278Q

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2019	2014
Brand	Asus	Asus
Model Number	RoG Swift PG279Q	RoG Swift PG278Q
Alias	PG279QZ
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 596.74 mm 1.96 ft	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.74 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	AHVA IPS	TN
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	89.04 %	89.04 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
sRGB	100 %	93.9 %
Adobe RGB 1998	68.1 %	68.1 %
NTSC 1953	72 %	72 %
Screen Brightness	350 cd/m²	350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast		1000000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	170 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	160 °
Screen Input Lag	4 ms	4 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	4 ms	1 ms
Display Average Response Time	5 ms
Display Maximum Response Time	7 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte	Anti-glare/Matte
3D	No	Yes
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	2.6 in 6.6 cm 65.98 mm 0.22 ft	2.6 in 6.6 cm 65.98 mm 0.22 ft
Case Weight		7 kg 15 lbs
Case Width with Stand	24.4 in 62 cm 619.77 mm 2.03 ft	24.4 in 62 cm 619.77 mm 2.03 ft
Case Height with Stand	21.75 in 55.3 cm 552.53 mm 1.81 ft	21.83 in 55.5 cm 554.53 mm 1.82 ft
Case Depth with Stand	9.37 in 23.8 cm 237.9 mm 0.78 ft	9.37 in 23.8 cm 237.9 mm 0.78 ft
Case Weight with Stand	7 kg 15 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 2 x USB 3.0 (downstream) 1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)	1 x DisplayPort 1.2 2 x USB 3.0 (downstream) 1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers	2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features	HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) Refresh Rate Turbo key Flicker-free technology Ultra-low Blue Light Nvidia G-SYNC Technology Trace Free Technology 5-way OSD joystick GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer)	GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer) Nvidia G-SYNC Technology Refresh Rate Turbo key Trace Free Technology Nvidia ULMB (Ultra Low Motion Blur) 5-way OSD joystick Flicker-free technology
Ergonomics
Case Width	24.4 in 62 cm 619.77 mm 2.03 ft	24.4 in 62 cm 619.77 mm 2.03 ft
Case Height	14.29 in 36.3 cm 362.96 mm 1.19 ft	14.29 in 36.3 cm 362.96 mm 1.19 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	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 - 165 Hz	60 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	34 kHz - 209 kHz	89 kHz - 222 kHz
Accessories
Extras	DisplayPort cable HDMI cable USB 3.0 cable	DisplayPort cable USB 3.0 cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	BSMI CB CCC CE CEL level 1 cTick CU ErP ENERGY STAR FCC Class B J-MOSS KCC PSE RCM RoHS TÜV Low Blue Light TÜV Flicker-free UL/cUL VCI WEEE WHQL (Windows 8.1; Windows 7)	BSMI CB CCC CE CEL level 1 cTick CU ErP ENERGY STAR FCC Class B J-MOSS KCC PSE RoHS TÜV Flicker-free UL/cUL VCI WEEE WHQL (Windows 8.1; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	0 °C - 40 °C 32 °F - 104 °F
Internal Storage Temperature	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F

Asus RoG Swift PG279Q

Asus RoG Swift PG278Q