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Comparison between BenQ GC2870H vs BenQ PD2720U

General Info
Model Number BenQ GC2870H BenQ PD2720U
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2015 2018
Brand BenQ BenQ
Model Number GC2870H PD2720U
Display
Screen Size Class 28" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 27.91 in
70.9 cm
709 mm
2.33 ft
26.93 in
68.4 cm
684 mm
2.24 ft
Screen Width 24.45 in
62.1 cm
620.928 mm
2.04 ft
23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 13.44 in
34.1 cm
341.28 mm
1.12 ft
13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer Innolux LG Display
Display Type Super MVA 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 0.323 mm 0.155 mm
Screen Pixel Density 78 ppi 163 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.35 % 89.07 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 96%
sRGB 100 % 100 %
Adobe RGB 1998 100 %
NTSC 1953 85 %
Screen Brightness 300 cd/m² 350 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 14 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 20 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR HDR10
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.13 in
5.4 cm
54.15 mm
0.18 ft
3.44 in
8.7 cm
87.39 mm
0.29 ft
Case Weight 5.3 kg
12 lbs
Case Width with Stand 25.94 in
65.9 cm
658.9 mm
2.16 ft
24.19 in
61.4 cm
614.4 mm
2.02 ft
Case Height with Stand 18.77 in
47.7 cm
476.8 mm
1.56 ft
17.47 in
44.4 cm
443.71 mm
1.46 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.02 in
20.4 cm
203.67 mm
0.67 ft
7.34 in
18.6 cm
186.31 mm
0.61 ft
Case Weight with Stand 5.5 kg
12 lbs
8.3 kg
18 lbs
Case Color Black Black, Gray
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 USB 3.1 (upstream)
2 x HDMI 2.0
1 x Thunderbolt 3.0 (65 W)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x Thunderbolt 3.0 (15 W)
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
1 x USB (KVM keyboard connection)
2 x USB 3.1 (downstream)
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
CAD/CAM mode
Display Pilot
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 2.2
Picture-by-Picture
Low Blue Light
Flicker-free technology
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
Picture-in-Picture
Animation mode
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 25.94 in
65.9 cm
658.9 mm
2.16 ft
24.19 in
61.4 cm
614.4 mm
2.02 ft
Case Height 15.01 in
38.1 cm
381.3 mm
1.25 ft
14.41 in
36.6 cm
366 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 No Yes
Height Adjustment Range 150 mm
15 cm
5.9055 in
0.4921 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No Yes
Left Pivot 0 °
Right Pivot 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support No Yes
Left Swivel 30 °
Right Swivel 30 °
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 24 Hz - 76 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 83 kHz 27 kHz - 140 kHz
Accessories
Extras D-sub cable
HDMI cable
DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP
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
WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
BenQ GC2870H BenQ PD2720U