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Comparison between Asus RoG Swift PG279Q vs BenQ EW2780

General Info
Model Number Asus RoG Swift PG279Q BenQ EW2780
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2019 2019
Brand Asus BenQ
Model Number RoG Swift PG279Q EW2780
Alias PG279QZ
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
26.96 in
68.5 cm
684.7 mm
2.25 ft
Screen Width 23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.74 mm
1.96 ft
23.54 in
59.8 cm
597.888 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
13.24 in
33.6 cm
336.312 mm
1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer AU Optronics
Display Type AHVA IPS IPS
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 8 bits
Frame Rate Control No
Max Number of Colors 16777216 16777216
Bits 24 24
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1080
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.233 mm 0.311 mm
Screen Pixel Density 109 ppi 81 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.04 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
sRGB 100 %
Adobe RGB 1998 68.1 %
NTSC 1953 72 % 72 %
Screen Brightness 350 cd/m² 250 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 20000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 4 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 4 ms 5 ms
Display Average Response Time 5 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 7 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.6 in
6.6 cm
65.98 mm
0.22 ft
Case Width with Stand 24.4 in
62 cm
619.77 mm
2.03 ft
24.01 in
61 cm
609.9 mm
2 ft
Case Height with Stand 21.75 in
55.3 cm
552.53 mm
1.81 ft
18 in
45.7 cm
457.3 mm
1.5 ft
Case Depth with Stand 9.37 in
23.8 cm
237.9 mm
0.78 ft
7.34 in
18.7 cm
186.5 mm
0.61 ft
Case Weight with Stand 7 kg
15 lbs
6.1 kg
13 lbs
Case Color Black Gray
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)
3 x HDMI 2.0
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 2W 2 x 2.5W
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)
Color Weakness
ePaper mode
Flicker-free technology
HDRi
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 2.2
Eye Reminder
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
Low Blue Light
Brightness Intelligence Plus (B.I.+)
Ergonomics
Case Width 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
Vesa Mount Support Yes Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 100 x 100 100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment Yes No
Height Adjustment Range 120 mm
12 cm
4.7244 in
0.3937 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support Yes No
Left Pivot 0 °
Right Pivot 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support Yes No
Left Swivel 60 °
Right Swivel 60 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 20 ° 15 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 30 Hz - 165 Hz 60 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 34 kHz - 209 kHz
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable
HDMI 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)
TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free
TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light
Mac Compatible
Windows Compatible
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 BenQ EW2780