Comparison between Asus VA27DQSB vs Asus PB278Q

General Info
Model Number	Asus VA27DQSB	Asus PB278Q

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2020	2012
Brand	Asus	Asus
Model Number	VA27DQSB	PB278Q
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	23.54 in 59.8 cm 597.888 mm 1.96 ft	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	13.24 in 33.6 cm 336.31 mm 1.1 ft	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer		Samsung
Display Type	IPS	PLS
Display Bit Depth	8 bits (6 bits + FRC)	8 bits
Frame Rate Control	Yes	No
Max Number of Colors	16777216	16777216
Bits	24	24
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:9
Screen Resolution	1920 x 1080	2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.311 mm	0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density	81 ppi	109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	90.1 %	80.66 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
sRGB		99.5 %
Adobe RGB 1998		78.1 %
NTSC 1953		81 %
Screen Brightness	250 cd/m²	300 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	100000000 : 1	80000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Input Lag		17 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	5 ms	5 ms
Display Average Response Time		12 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte	Anti-glare/Matte
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	2.19 in 5.6 cm 55.5 mm 0.18 ft	2.74 in 7 cm 69.6 mm 0.23 ft
Case Weight	4.5 kg 10 lbs
Case Width with Stand	24.09 in 61.2 cm 611.9 mm 2.01 ft	25.31 in 64.3 cm 643 mm 2.11 ft
Case Height with Stand	14.7 in 37.3 cm 373.4 mm 1.23 ft	21.74 in 55.2 cm 552.3 mm 1.81 ft
Case Depth with Stand	8.91 in 22.6 cm 226.3 mm 0.74 ft	8.58 in 21.8 cm 218 mm 0.72 ft
Case Weight with Stand	6.8 kg 15 lbs	8.8 kg 19 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x D-sub 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x 3.5 mm Audio In 2 x USB 2.0 1 x HDMI 1.4	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	Trace Free technology VividPixel Low Blue Light Color Temperature Selection (4 modes) GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer/FPS Counter/Display Alignment) NVIDIA G-Sync compatible Skin-Tone Selection (3 modes) Splendid Video Preset Modes (sRGB/Scenery/Theater/Standard/Night View/Game/Reading/Darkroom) Adaptive-Sync technology QuickFit (Alignment Grid/Paper/Photo Modes) AMD FreeSync technology Flicker-free technology	HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width	24.09 in 61.2 cm 611.9 mm 2.01 ft	25.31 in 64.3 cm 643 mm 2.11 ft
Case Height	14.36 in 36.5 cm 364.7 mm 1.2 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	9 °	0 °
Right Pivot	90 °	90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	Yes
Left Swivel	180 °	60 °
Right Swivel	180 °	60 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	35 °	20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	48 Hz - 75 Hz	50 Hz - 75 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	30 kHz - 85 kHz	24 kHz - 89 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit	NULL
Accessories
Extras	Audio cable (optional) DisplayPort cable (optional) HDMI cable (optional) USB cable (optional) VGA cable (optional)	Audio cable D-sub cable DisplayPort cable DVI-D cable HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	ENERGY STAR BSMI CB CCC CE CEL level 0 CU FCC ISO-9241-307 KCC RoHS TCO8.0 TUV-Ergo TUV-GS UkrSEPRO WEEE WHQL RCM UL TUV Flicker-free KC eStandby TUV Low Blue Light Vietnam MEPS Australia MEPS ICES-3 CEC	BSMI CB CCC CE cTick CU ErP ENERGY STAR FCC Class B KCC PSE RoHS UL/cUL WEEE
Usage and Storage Requirements

Asus VA27DQSB

Asus PB278Q