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Comparison between BenQ GW2780 vs Samsung U28E590D

General Info
Model Number BenQ GW2780 Samsung U28E590D
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2017 2015
Brand BenQ Samsung
Model Number GW2780 U28E590D
Alias LU28E590DS/ZA
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 28" (inches)
Diagonal Size 27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
28 in
71.1 cm
711.2 mm
2.33 ft
Screen Width 23.53 in
59.8 cm
597.6 mm
1.96 ft
24.45 in
62.1 cm
620.928 mm
2.04 ft
Screen Height 13.24 in
33.6 cm
336.2 mm
1.1 ft
13.44 in
34.1 cm
341.28 mm
1.12 ft
Display Manufacturer Innolux
Display Type IPS TN
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 0.311 mm 0.16 mm
Screen Pixel Density 81 ppi 157 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.17 % 84.09 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
sRGB 98 %
Adobe RGB 1998 67 %
NTSC 1953 72 % 72 %
Screen Brightness 250 cd/m² 370 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 20000000 : 1 100000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 170 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 160 °
Screen Input Lag 15 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 5 ms 1 ms
Display Average Response Time 8 ms 3.5 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 23 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 1.97 in
5 cm
50 mm
0.16 ft
2.89 in
7.4 cm
73.5 mm
0.24 ft
Case Weight 3.92 kg
9 lbs
4.7 kg
10 lbs
Case Width with Stand 24.09 in
61.2 cm
612 mm
2.01 ft
26.02 in
66.1 cm
660.9 mm
2.17 ft
Case Height with Stand 18.23 in
46.3 cm
463 mm
1.52 ft
18.44 in
46.9 cm
468.5 mm
1.54 ft
Case Depth with Stand 7.2 in
18.3 cm
183 mm
0.6 ft
7.37 in
18.7 cm
187.1 mm
0.61 ft
Case Weight with Stand 4.85 kg
11 lbs
5.28 kg
12 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 1.2
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x HDMI 2.0
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Low Blue Light
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
Flicker-free technology
Eye saver mode
Flicker-free technology
UHD Upscale
Low Blue Light
Picture-in-Picture
Picture-by-Picture
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
AMD FreeSync technology
Samsung MagicAngle
Eco Saving Plus
Samsung MagicBright
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington Security lock slot
Ergonomics
Case Width 24.09 in
61.2 cm
612 mm
2.01 ft
26.02 in
66.1 cm
660.9 mm
2.17 ft
Case Height 15 in
38.1 cm
381 mm
1.25 ft
15.01 in
38.1 cm
381.3 mm
1.25 ft
Vesa Mount Support Yes Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 100 x 100 75 x 75
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 ° 2 °
Backward Tilt 20 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 50 Hz - 76 Hz 24 Hz - 75 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 80 kHz 30 kHz - 135 kHz
Accessories
Extras HDMI cable DisplayPort cable
HDMI 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)
CE
ISO9241-307
TÜV/Ergonomics
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 10 °C - 40 °C
50 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 45 °C
-4 °F - 113 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 5 % - 95 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000
Max Storage Altitude 12192
BenQ GW2780 Samsung U28E590D