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Comparison between Asus ROG Swift PG38UQ vs LG UltraGear 27GL850G

General Info
Model Number Asus ROG Swift PG38UQ LG UltraGear 27GL850G
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2023 2019
Brand Asus LG
Model Number ROG Swift PG38UQ UltraGear 27GL850G
Alias 27GL850G-B
Display
Screen Size Class 38" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 37.98 in
96.5 cm
964.783 mm
3.17 ft
27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
Screen Width 33.11 in
84.1 cm
840.96 mm
2.76 ft
23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 18.62 in
47.3 cm
473.04 mm
1.55 ft
13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
Display Type IPS IPS
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control No Yes
Max Number of Colors 16777216 1073741824
Bits 24 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 3840 x 2160 2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.219 mm 0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density 116 ppi 109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.48 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 98% 98%
sRGB 135 %
Screen Brightness 350 cd/m² 350 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 600 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 °
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms 1 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR DisplayHDR 600 HDR10
3D No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 1.88 in
4.8 cm
47.8 mm
0.16 ft
Case Weight 9.04 kg
20 lbs
Case Width with Stand 33.9 in
86.1 cm
861 mm
2.82 ft
Case Height with Stand 22.99 in
58.4 cm
583.9 mm
1.92 ft
Case Depth with Stand 10.06 in
25.5 cm
255.4 mm
0.84 ft
Case Weight with Stand 10.23 kg
23 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 2 x HDMI 2.1
1 x DisplayPort 1.4 (DSC)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out (headphones)
1 x S/PDIF
4 x USB 3.2 (Type-A; Gen 1; downstream)
1 x USB 3.2 (Type-B; Gen 1; upstream)
2 x HDMI 2.0
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
2 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 5W
Features
Cool Features Picture-in-Picture
VESA AdaptiveSync Display 144Hz
Variable Overdrive
AMD FreeSync Premium Pro
HDR Setting
Game Visual
Trace Free Technology
NVIDIA G-Sync Compatible
Aspect Ratio Control
Extreme Low Motion Blur Sync (ELMB Sync)
Delta E<2
Dynamic Local Dimming
GamePlus
Fast IPS
Picture-by-Picture
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
VividPixel
Ultra-Low Blue Light
Asus DisplayWidget
5-way navigation joystick
Flicker-free technology
Dynamic Shadow Boost
Adaptive-Sync technology
Extreme Low Motion Blur (ELMB)
Black Stabilizer
Crosshair
Sphere lighting
DDC/CI
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Dynamic Action Sync
Flicker-free technology
6-Axis Control
Nano IPS
AMD FreeSync technology
NVidia G-SYNC Technology
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington Anti-theft stand lock slot
Ergonomics
Case Width 33.9 in
86.1 cm
861 mm
2.82 ft
Case Height 20.56 in
52.2 cm
522.2 mm
1.71 ft
Vesa Mount Support Yes Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment No Yes
Height Adjustment Range 110 mm
11 cm
4.3307 in
0.3609 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No Yes
Left Pivot 0 °
Right Pivot 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support No No
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 °
Backward Tilt 5 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 48 Hz - 144 Hz 48 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 350 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL
Accessories
Extras Color pre-calibration report
DisplayPort cable
HDMI Ultra High-Speed Cable
Remote control
ROG pouch
ROG sticker
USB 3.2 cable
DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses Energy Star 8.0
TUV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified
TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certified
BSMI
CCC
CE
cTick
ENERGY STAR
FCC Class B
UL/cUL
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 5 % - 85 %
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