Comparison between Asus VG278HR vs Dell Alienware AW2720HF

General Info
Model Number	Asus VG278HR	Dell Alienware AW2720HF

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2013	2019
Brand	Asus	Dell
Model Number	VG278HR	Alienware AW2720HF
Display
Screen Size Class	27" (inches)	27" (inches)
Diagonal Size	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 mm 2.25 ft	26.97 in 68.5 cm 685 mm 2.25 ft
Screen Width	23.54 in 59.8 cm 597.888 mm 1.96 ft	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.7 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	13.24 in 33.6 cm 336.312 mm 1.1 ft	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.7 mm 1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer	Innolux
Display Type	TN	IPS
Display Bit Depth	8 bits	8 bits
Frame Rate Control	No	No
Max Number of Colors	16777216	16777216
Bits	24	24
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:9
Screen Resolution	1920 x 1080	1920 x 1080
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.311 mm	0.311 mm
Screen Pixel Density	81 ppi	81 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	78.14 %	89.12 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
sRGB		99 %
NTSC 1953	72 %
Screen Brightness	300 cd/m²	350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	50000000 : 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	2.74 in 7 cm 69.6 mm 0.23 ft	3.1 in 7.9 cm 78.7 mm 0.26 ft
Case Weight		4.6 kg 10 lbs
Case Width with Stand	25.31 in 64.3 cm 643 mm 2.11 ft	24.12 in 61.3 cm 612.7 mm 2.01 ft
Case Height with Stand	17.24 in 43.8 cm 437.8 mm 1.44 ft	17.44 in 44.3 cm 443.1 mm 1.45 ft
Case Depth with Stand	9.83 in 25 cm 249.7 mm 0.82 ft	9.92 in 25.2 cm 251.9 mm 0.83 ft
Case Weight with Stand	8.3 kg 18 lbs	8.8 kg 19 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 USB 3.1 (Gen 1; BC 1.2) 2 x USB 3.1 (Gen 1; downstream) 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 2 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x USB 3.0 (Type-B; upstream) 1 x USB 3.1 (Gen 1)
Audio
Audio Speakers	2 x 3W
Features
Cool Features	HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) Nvidia 3D LightBoost SPLENDID Video Intelligence Technology Trace Free Technology Nvidia 3D Vision 2 Flicker-free technology GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer)	Built in cable-management Flicker-free technology Dynamic on-screen display AlienFX custom lighting 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	24.12 in 61.3 cm 612.7 mm 2.01 ft
Case Height	15.76 in 40 cm 400.2 mm 1.31 ft	14.44 in 36.7 cm 366.83 mm 1.2 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	100 mm 10 cm 3.937 in 0.3281 ft	130 mm 13 cm 5.1181 in 0.4265 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	No	Yes
Left Pivot		90 °
Right Pivot		90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	Yes
Left Swivel	150 °	20 °
Right Swivel	150 °	20 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	15 °	21 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	50 Hz - 144 Hz	48 Hz - 240 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	28 kHz - 160 kHz	30 kHz - 255 kHz
Accessories
Extras	Audio cable D-sub cable DVI-D cable NVidia 3D Vision Kit	DisplayPort cable HDMI cable USB 3.0 upstream cable Stand base Stand riser I/O cover
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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