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Comparison between BenQ GC2870H vs BenQ GW2780

General Info
Model Number BenQ GC2870H BenQ GW2780
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2015 2017
Brand BenQ BenQ
Model Number GC2870H 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 Super MVA 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 0.323 mm 0.311 mm
Screen Pixel Density 78 ppi 81 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.35 % 86.17 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
sRGB 100 %
NTSC 1953 85 % 72 %
Screen Brightness 300 cd/m² 250 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 3000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 20000000 : 1 20000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Display Minimum Response Time 5 ms 5 ms
Display Average Response Time 8 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 20 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.13 in
5.4 cm
54.15 mm
0.18 ft
1.97 in
5 cm
50 mm
0.16 ft
Case Weight 3.92 kg
9 lbs
Case Width with Stand 25.94 in
65.9 cm
658.9 mm
2.16 ft
24.09 in
61.2 cm
612 mm
2.01 ft
Case Height with Stand 18.77 in
47.7 cm
476.8 mm
1.56 ft
18.23 in
46.3 cm
463 mm
1.52 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.02 in
20.4 cm
203.67 mm
0.67 ft
7.2 in
18.3 cm
183 mm
0.6 ft
Case Weight with Stand 5.5 kg
12 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 1.4
1 x D-sub
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
Features
Cool Features HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Low Blue Light
Senseye
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
Flicker-free 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 25.94 in
65.9 cm
658.9 mm
2.16 ft
24.09 in
61.2 cm
612 mm
2.01 ft
Case Height 15.01 in
38.1 cm
381.3 mm
1.25 ft
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 50 Hz - 75 Hz 50 Hz - 76 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 83 kHz 30 kHz - 80 kHz
Accessories
Extras D-sub cable
HDMI cable
HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses ENERGY STAR 6.0
Epeat Silver
TCO 6.0
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 GC2870H BenQ GW2780