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Comparison between BenQ GW2780 vs Asus PA278QV

General Info
Model Number BenQ GW2780 Asus PA278QV
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2017 2020
Brand BenQ Asus
Model Series ProArt
Model Number GW2780 PA278QV
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 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 13.24 in
33.6 cm
336.2 mm
1.1 ft
13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
Display Type IPS 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 2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.311 mm 0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density 81 ppi 109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.17 % 87.55 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
sRGB 100 %
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 250 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 20000000 : 1 100000000 : 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 Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 1.97 in
5 cm
50 mm
0.16 ft
2.01 in
5.1 cm
51 mm
0.17 ft
Case Weight 3.92 kg
9 lbs
4.96 kg
11 lbs
Case Width with Stand 24.09 in
61.2 cm
612 mm
2.01 ft
24.21 in
61.5 cm
615 mm
2.02 ft
Case Height with Stand 18.23 in
46.3 cm
463 mm
1.52 ft
15.04 in
38.2 cm
382 mm
1.25 ft
Case Depth with Stand 7.2 in
18.3 cm
183 mm
0.6 ft
8.9 in
22.6 cm
226 mm
0.74 ft
Case Weight with Stand 4.85 kg
11 lbs
7.72 kg
17 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 1 x D-sub
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x DisplayPort (Mini)
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x 3.5 mm Audio In
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 3.0
1 x DVI-D Dual Link
4 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
1 x HDMI 1.4
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 2W 2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Low Blue Light
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
Flicker-free technology
Asus ProArt Preset (8 modes)
SPLENDID Video Intelligence Technology
Skin-Tone Selection (3 modes)
Trace Free Technology
Asus ProArt Palette
Motion Sync
Color Accuracy - △E<2
Flicker-free technology
QuickFit (3 modes)
Picture-by-Picture
Color Temperature Selection (4 modes)
CalMAN Verified
6-axis color adjustment
Picture-in-Picture
Gamma adjustment
Adaptive-Sync technology
Low Blue Light
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 24.09 in
61.2 cm
612 mm
2.01 ft
24.21 in
61.5 cm
615 mm
2.02 ft
Case Height 15 in
38.1 cm
381 mm
1.25 ft
14.65 in
37.2 cm
372 mm
1.22 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 90 °
Right Swivel 90 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 20 ° 35 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 50 Hz - 76 Hz 49 Hz - 75 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 80 kHz 30 kHz - 105 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL
Accessories
Extras HDMI cable Audio cable (optional)
D-sub cable (optional)
DisplayPort cable (optional)
HDMI cable (optional)
USB 3.0 cable (optional)
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
CEC
CU
Energy Star
ErP
eStandby
FCC
ICES-3
ISO-9241-307
J-MOSS
KC
KCC
MEPS
PC recycle
PSB
PSE
RCM
RoHS
TCO8.0
TUV-Ergo
TUV Flicker-free
TUV-GS
TUV Low Blue Light
UL/cUL
VCCI
WEEE
WHQL (Windows 10
Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
BenQ GW2780 Asus PA278QV