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Comparison between BenQ GW2480 vs LG UltraFine 5K

General Info
Model Number BenQ GW2480 LG UltraFine 5K
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2017 2016
Brand BenQ LG
Model Number GW2480 UltraFine 5K
Alias 27MD5KA-B
27MD5KB-B
Display
Screen Size Class 24" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 23.81 in
60.5 cm
604.7 mm
1.98 ft
26.96 in
68.5 cm
684.7 mm
2.25 ft
Screen Width 20.75 in
52.7 cm
527.04 mm
1.73 ft
23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.768 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 11.67 in
29.6 cm
296.46 mm
0.97 ft
13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.682 mm
1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer LG Display LG Display
Display Type AH-IPS AH-IPS
Display Bit Depth 8 bits (6 bits + FRC) 10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control Yes Yes
Max Number of Colors 16777216 1073741824
Bits 24 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 5120 x 2880
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.275 mm 0.117 mm
Screen Pixel Density 92 ppi 218 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 85.1 % 68.97 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 99%
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 250 cd/m² 500 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1200 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Display Minimum Response Time 5 ms
Display Average Response Time 14 ms 14 ms
Display Coating Glossy
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 1.97 in
5 cm
50 mm
0.16 ft
2.13 in
5.4 cm
54 mm
0.18 ft
Case Weight 3.04 kg
7 lbs
6.4 kg
14 lbs
Case Width with Stand 21.26 in
54 cm
540 mm
1.77 ft
24.65 in
62.6 cm
626 mm
2.05 ft
Case Height with Stand 16.54 in
42 cm
420 mm
1.38 ft
18.27 in
46.4 cm
464 mm
1.52 ft
Case Depth with Stand 6.89 in
17.5 cm
175 mm
0.57 ft
9.41 in
23.9 cm
239 mm
0.78 ft
Case Weight with Stand 3.84 kg
8 lbs
8.5 kg
19 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No Yes
Connectivity 1 x D-sub
1 x 3.5 mm Audio In
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
3 x USB 3.0 (Type-C)
1 x Thunderbolt 3.0
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 1W 2 x 5W
Features
Cool Features HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Low Blue Light
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
Flicker-free technology
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 21.26 in
54 cm
540 mm
1.77 ft
24.65 in
62.6 cm
626 mm
2.05 ft
Case Height 13.39 in
34 cm
340 mm
1.12 ft
18.27 in
46.4 cm
464 mm
1.52 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 110 mm
11 cm
4.3307 in
0.3609 ft
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 20 ° 25 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 50 Hz - 76 Hz 48 Hz - 60 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 83 kHz 30 kHz - 178 kHz
Accessories
Extras HDMI cable Thunderbolt 3 cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses 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)
BSMI
CB
CCC
CE
ENERGY STAR 7.0
Epeat Gold
FCC Class B
KC
RCM
RoHS
UL/cUL
VCCI
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 % - 85 %
BenQ GW2480 LG UltraFine 5K