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Comparison between BenQ EW2730 vs BenQ PD2700U

General Info
Model Number BenQ EW2730 BenQ PD2700U
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2011 2018
Brand BenQ BenQ
Model Number EW2730 PD2700U
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 26.96 in
68.5 cm
684.7 mm
2.25 ft
26.93 in
68.4 cm
684 mm
2.24 ft
Screen Width 23.53 in
59.8 cm
597.6 mm
1.96 ft
23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 13.23 in
33.6 cm
336.15 mm
1.1 ft
13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer AU Optronics LG Display
Display Type AMVA AH-IPS
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control No Yes
Max Number of Colors 16777216 1073741824
Bits 24 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.311 mm 0.155 mm
Screen Pixel Density 81 ppi 163 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.05 % 88.7 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
sRGB 85 % 100 %
Adobe RGB 1998 70 %
NTSC 1953 72 % 75 %
Screen Brightness 300 cd/m² 350 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 400 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 3000 : 1 1300 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 20000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 33 ms 15 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 4 ms 5 ms
Display Average Response Time 8 ms 14 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR HDR10
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.49 in
6.3 cm
63.2 mm
0.21 ft
2.31 in
5.9 cm
58.8 mm
0.19 ft
Case Weight 5 kg
11 lbs
Case Width with Stand 26.04 in
66.2 cm
661.5 mm
2.17 ft
24.17 in
61.4 cm
613.8 mm
2.01 ft
Case Height with Stand 20.28 in
51.5 cm
515 mm
1.69 ft
16.83 in
42.8 cm
427.5 mm
1.4 ft
Case Depth with Stand 7.48 in
19 cm
190.1 mm
0.62 ft
9.08 in
23.1 cm
230.7 mm
0.76 ft
Case Weight with Stand 7.3 kg
16 lbs
7.7 kg
17 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 2 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DVI-D Dual Link
1 x 3.5 mm Audio In
2 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x D-sub
4 x USB 2.0 (downstream)
1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
2 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
1 x HDMI 2.0
1 x DisplayPort 1.4 (Input mini)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x DisplayPort 1.4 (Output MST)
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
1 x USB (KVM keyboard connection)
4 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 3W 2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Senseye 3
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
Flicker-free technology
Animation mode
CAD/CAM mode
Flicker-free technology
Low Blue Light
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Display Pilot
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
AMD FreeSync technology
Ergonomics
Case Width 26.04 in
66.2 cm
661.5 mm
2.17 ft
24.17 in
61.4 cm
613.8 mm
2.01 ft
Case Height 16.59 in
42.2 cm
421.5 mm
1.38 ft
14.48 in
36.8 cm
367.9 mm
1.21 ft
Vesa Mount Support Yes Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 100 x 100 100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment No Yes
Height Adjustment Range 140 mm
14 cm
5.5118 in
0.4593 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No Yes
Left Pivot 0 °
Right Pivot 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support No Yes
Left Swivel 45 °
Right Swivel 45 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 20 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 50 Hz - 76 Hz 24 Hz - 76 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 83 kHz 27 kHz - 140 kHz
Accessories
Extras Audio cable
D-sub cable
Remote control
USB 3.0 upstream cable
DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP
HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses ENERGY STAR 6.0
TCO 5.0
ENERGY STAR 7.0
Epeat Gold
TCO 7.0
WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
BenQ EW2730 BenQ PD2700U