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Comparison between BenQ GC2870H vs Dell InfinityEdge U2717D

General Info
Model Number BenQ GC2870H Dell InfinityEdge U2717D
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2015 2016
Brand BenQ Dell
Model Number GC2870H InfinityEdge U2717D
Display
Screen Size Class 28" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 27.91 in
70.9 cm
709 mm
2.33 ft
26.96 in
68.5 cm
684.7 mm
2.25 ft
Screen Width 24.45 in
62.1 cm
620.928 mm
2.04 ft
22.43 in
57 cm
569.736 mm
1.87 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 Samsung
Display Type Super MVA PLS
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 2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.323 mm 0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density 78 ppi 114 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.35 % 87.98 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
sRGB 100 % 99 %
Adobe RGB 1998 74 %
NTSC 1953 85 % 72 %
Screen Brightness 300 cd/m² 350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 3000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 20000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 25 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 5 ms 6 ms
Display Average Response Time 9 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 20 ms 12 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
1.9 in
4.8 cm
48.3 mm
0.16 ft
Case Weight 4.5 kg
10 lbs
Case Width with Stand 25.94 in
65.9 cm
658.9 mm
2.16 ft
24.07 in
61.1 cm
611.3 mm
2.01 ft
Case Height with Stand 18.77 in
47.7 cm
476.8 mm
1.56 ft
16.15 in
41 cm
410.2 mm
1.35 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.02 in
20.4 cm
203.67 mm
0.67 ft
7.89 in
20 cm
200.3 mm
0.66 ft
Case Weight with Stand 5.5 kg
12 lbs
7.3 kg
16 lbs
Case Color 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 HDMI 1.4 (MHL)
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (Output MST)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (Input mini)
4 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
Audio
Features
Cool Features HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Low Blue Light
Senseye
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
Flicker-free technology
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington Security lock slot
Ergonomics
Case Width 25.94 in
65.9 cm
658.9 mm
2.16 ft
24.07 in
61.1 cm
611.3 mm
2.01 ft
Case Height 15.01 in
38.1 cm
381.3 mm
1.25 ft
14 in
35.6 cm
355.6 mm
1.17 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 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 No Yes
Left Swivel 45 °
Right Swivel 45 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 15 ° 21 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 50 Hz - 75 Hz 24 Hz - 60 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 83 kHz 30 kHz - 88 kHz
Accessories
Extras D-sub cable
HDMI cable
DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP
Factory calibration report
USB 3.0 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 6.0
Epeat Gold
RoHS Compliant
TCO Certified Displays
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 5 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000
Max Storage Altitude 12192
BenQ GC2870H Dell InfinityEdge U2717D