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Comparison between BenQ EL2870U vs BenQ GW2780

General Info
Model Number BenQ EL2870U BenQ GW2780
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2018 2017
Brand BenQ BenQ
Model Number EL2870U GW2780
Display
Screen Size Class 28" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 27.91 in
70.9 cm
709 mm
2.33 ft
27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
Screen Width 24.45 in
62.1 cm
620.928 mm
2.04 ft
23.53 in
59.8 cm
597.6 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 13.44 in
34.1 cm
341.28 mm
1.12 ft
13.24 in
33.6 cm
336.2 mm
1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer Innolux
Display Type TN IPS
Display Bit Depth 10 bits (8 bits + FRC) 8 bits
Frame Rate Control Yes No
Max Number of Colors 1073741824 16777216
Bits 30 24
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 3840 x 2160 1920 x 1080
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.162 mm 0.311 mm
Screen Pixel Density 157 ppi 81 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.17 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 70%
sRGB 97 %
NTSC 1953 72 % 72 %
Screen Brightness 300 cd/m² 250 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 120000000 : 1 20000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 170 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 160 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 5 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms 5 ms
Display Average Response Time 4 ms 8 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR HDR
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 1.97 in
5 cm
50 mm
0.16 ft
Case Weight 3.92 kg
9 lbs
Case Width with Stand 25.9 in
65.8 cm
657.9 mm
2.16 ft
24.09 in
61.2 cm
612 mm
2.01 ft
Case Height with Stand 18.75 in
47.6 cm
476.27 mm
1.56 ft
18.23 in
46.3 cm
463 mm
1.52 ft
Case Depth with Stand 5.89 in
15 cm
149.6 mm
0.49 ft
7.2 in
18.3 cm
183 mm
0.6 ft
Case Weight with Stand 5.7 kg
13 lbs
4.85 kg
11 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
2 x HDMI 2.0
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
1 x D-sub
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 2W 2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features Brightness Intelligence Plus
Flicker-free technology
Low Blue Light
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 2.2
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
AMD FreeSync technology
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Low Blue Light
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
Flicker-free technology
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 24.09 in
61.2 cm
612 mm
2.01 ft
Case Height 15 in
38.1 cm
381 mm
1.25 ft
Vesa Mount Support Yes Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 100 x 100 100 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 Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 15 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 60 Hz 50 Hz - 76 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 135 kHz 30 kHz - 80 kHz
Accessories
Extras HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses ENERGY STAR 7.0
TÜV Flicker-free
TÜV Low Blue Light
WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
ENERGY STAR 7.0
Epeat Silver
TCO 7.0
TÜV Low Blue Light
TÜV Flicker-free
WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
BenQ EL2870U BenQ GW2780