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Comparison between BenQ XL2420T vs Asus ROG Strix XG279Q

General Info
Model Number BenQ XL2420T Asus ROG Strix XG279Q
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2013 2019
Brand BenQ Asus
Model Number XL2420T ROG Strix XG279Q
Display
Screen Size Class 24" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 24 in
61 cm
609.7 mm
2 ft
26.96 in
68.5 cm
684.7 mm
2.25 ft
Screen Width 20.92 in
53.1 cm
531.36 mm
1.74 ft
23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.74 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 11.77 in
29.9 cm
298.89 mm
0.98 ft
13.21 in
33.6 cm
335.66 mm
1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer AU Optronics
Display Type TN IPS
Display Bit Depth 8 bits (6 bits + FRC) 8 bits
Frame Rate Control Yes
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 0.276 mm 0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density 91 ppi 109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 82.63 % 89.33 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 95%
sRGB 95 % 125 %
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 350 cd/m² 400 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 12000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 170 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 160 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 3 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms 1 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte
HDR DisplayHDR 400
3D Yes No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.4 in
6.1 cm
61 mm
0.2 ft
3.23 in
8.2 cm
82 mm
0.27 ft
Case Weight 4 kg
9 lbs
Case Width with Stand 22.4 in
56.9 cm
569 mm
1.87 ft
24.06 in
61.1 cm
611 mm
2 ft
Case Height with Stand 20.3 in
51.6 cm
515.6 mm
1.69 ft
16.22 in
41.2 cm
412 mm
1.35 ft
Case Depth with Stand 5.8 in
14.7 cm
147.3 mm
0.48 ft
10.63 in
27 cm
270 mm
0.89 ft
Case Weight with Stand 6.1 kg
13 lbs
7 kg
15 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 2 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x D-sub
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x 3.5 mm Microphone In
1 x DVI-D Dual Link
3 x USB 2.0 (downstream)
1 x USB 2.0 (upstream)
2 x HDMI 2.0
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
2 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features Display Pilot
Flicker-free technology
Senseye
Low Blue Light
Nvidia 3D LightBoost
Motion Blur Reduction 2.0
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
Nvidia 3D Vision 2
Black eQualizer 2.0
S Switch Arc
Asus FastIPS
Aura Sync
Low Blue Light
Flicker-free technology
GameFast Input technology
Nvidia G-SYNC compatible
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
ELMB (Extreme Low Motion Blur)
5-way OSD joystick
Shadow Boost
GamePlus
Adaptive-Sync Technology
GameVisual
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 22.4 in
56.9 cm
569 mm
1.87 ft
24.06 in
61.1 cm
611 mm
2 ft
Case Height 13.3 in
33.8 cm
337.8 mm
1.11 ft
14.45 in
36.7 cm
367 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 Yes Yes
Height Adjustment Range 130 mm
13 cm
5.1181 in
0.4265 ft
120 mm
12 cm
4.7244 in
0.3937 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support Yes Yes
Left Pivot 0 ° 0 °
Right Pivot 90 ° 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support Yes Yes
Left Swivel 35 ° 40 °
Right Swivel 35 ° 40 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 20 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 24 Hz - 120 Hz 23 Hz - 170 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 15 kHz - 140 kHz 23 kHz - 230 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL
Accessories
Extras D-sub cable
DVI-D cable
USB 3.0 cable
DisplayPort cable - optional
HDMI cable - optional
USB cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses ENERGY STAR 6.0
WHQL (Windows 8; Windows 7)
BSMI
cCSAus
FCC
CE
CCC
EPA
China RoHS
Win7
Usage and Storage Requirements
BenQ XL2420T Asus ROG Strix XG279Q