Comparison between Asus VG278HE vs Acer KG272U

General Info
Model Number	Asus VG278HE	Acer KG272U

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2012	2020
Brand	Asus	Acer
Model Series		Nitro KG2
Model Number	VG278HE	KG272U
Alias		KG272 U Nitro KG272 U Nitro KG272U
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	23.53 in 59.8 cm 597.6 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	13.24 in 33.6 cm 336.312 mm 1.1 ft	13.23 in 33.6 cm 336.1 mm 1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer	Innolux
Display Type	TN	IPS
Display Bit Depth	8 bits	8 bits (6 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control	No	Yes
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	108 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	81.1 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
NTSC 1953	72 %
Screen Brightness	300 cd/m²	250 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	50000000 : 1	1000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	170 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	160 °	178 °
Screen Input Lag	10 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	2 ms	1 ms
Display Average Response Time	5 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D	Yes	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	2.34 in 6 cm 59.5 mm 0.2 ft
Case Width with Stand	25.31 in 64.3 cm 643 mm 2.11 ft	24.17 in 61.4 cm 614 mm 2.01 ft
Case Height with Stand	17.2 in 43.7 cm 437 mm 1.43 ft	18.19 in 46.2 cm 462 mm 1.52 ft
Case Depth with Stand	9.83 in 25 cm 249.7 mm 0.82 ft	9.13 in 23.2 cm 232 mm 0.76 ft
Case Weight with Stand	8.2 kg 18 lbs	5 kg 11 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x D-sub 1 x 3.5 mm Audio In 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DVI-D Dual Link	1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DisplayPort 1.2
Audio
Audio Speakers	2 x 3W	2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features	Nvidia 3D LightBoost Nvidia 3D Vision 2 Trace Free Technology SPLENDID Video Intelligence Technology Flicker-free technology HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)	Black Boost BlueLightShield Low Blue Light ZeroFrame Design HDR Ready Flicker-free technology Adaptive Contrast Management (ACM) AMD FreeSync technology
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width	25.31 in 64.3 cm 643 mm 2.11 ft	24.17 in 61.4 cm 614 mm 2.01 ft
Case Height	15.18 in 38.6 cm 385.6 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	No
Height Adjustment Range	100 mm 10 cm 3.937 in 0.3281 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	No	No
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	No
Left Swivel	150 °
Right Swivel	150 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	15 °	25 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	100 Hz - 144 Hz	48 Hz - 165 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	110 kHz - 160 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit		NULL
Accessories
Extras	Audio cable D-sub cable DVI-D cable	HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	BSMI C-Tick CB CCC CE CU ENERGY STAR 6.0 ErP FCC J-MOSS RoHS UL/cUL VCCI WEEE WHQL (Windows 8.1; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	0 °C - 50 °C 32 °F - 122 °F	0 °C - 40 °C 32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level		10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature	20 °C - 60 °C 68 °F - 140 °F	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity		5 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude		5000
Max Storage Altitude		12192

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