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Comparison between Asus ROG Swift PG42UQ vs Asus ROG Swift PG38UQ

General Info
Model Number Asus ROG Swift PG42UQ Asus ROG Swift PG38UQ
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2022 2023
Brand Asus Asus
Model Number ROG Swift PG42UQ ROG Swift PG38UQ
Alias ROG Swift OLED PG42UQ
Display
Screen Size Class 42" (inches) 38" (inches)
Diagonal Size 42.01 in
106.7 cm
1067 mm
3.5 ft
37.98 in
96.5 cm
964.783 mm
3.17 ft
Screen Width 36.62 in
93 cm
930.24 mm
3.05 ft
33.11 in
84.1 cm
840.96 mm
2.76 ft
Screen Height 20.6 in
52.3 cm
523.26 mm
1.72 ft
18.62 in
47.3 cm
473.04 mm
1.55 ft
Display Type OLED IPS
Display Bit Depth 10 bits 8 bits
Frame Rate Control No No
Max Number of Colors 1073741824 16777216
Bits 30 24
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.242 mm 0.219 mm
Screen Pixel Density 105 ppi 116 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.48 %
Backlight Source W-LED
DCI P3 98% 98%
Screen Brightness 350 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 900 cd/m² 600 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000000 : 1 1000 : 1
Display Minimum Response Time 0.1 ms 1 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte
HDR HDR10 DisplayHDR 600
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 2.0
2 x HDMI 2.1 (48 Gbps (4:4:4))
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out (headphones)
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
4 x USB 3.2 (Type-A; Gen 1; downstream)
1 x USB 3.2 (Type-B; Gen 1; upstream)
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)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 5W
Features
Cool Features Delta EHeat sink 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)
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
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 200 x 200 100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment No No
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No No
Left or Right Swivel Support No No
Forward and Backward Tilt Support No Yes
Forward Tilt 5 °
Backward Tilt 5 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 48 Hz - 120 Hz 48 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 350 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL NULL
Accessories
Extras Color pre-calibration report
DisplayPort cable
HDMI Ultra High-Speed Cable
Remote control
ROG pouch
ROG sticker
USB 3.2 cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses Energy Star 8.0
TUV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified
TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certified
Usage and Storage Requirements
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