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Comparison between BenQ XL2420Z vs Acer Nitro XV272U

General Info
Model Number BenQ XL2420Z Acer Nitro XV272U
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2014 2018
Brand BenQ Acer
Model Series Nitro XV2
Model Number XL2420Z Nitro XV272U
Alias XV272UPbmiiprzx
Display
Screen Size Class 24" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 24 in
61 cm
609.7 mm
2 ft
27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
Screen Width 20.92 in
53.1 cm
531.36 mm
1.74 ft
23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 11.77 in
29.9 cm
298.89 mm
0.98 ft
13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer AU Optronics Innolux
Display Type TN AAS 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 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 % 88.89 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 95%
sRGB 95 % 99 %
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 350 cd/m² 350 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 5 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms 1 ms
Display Average Response Time 5 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 14 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR HDR10
DisplayHDR 400
3D Yes No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.4 in
6.1 cm
61 mm
0.2 ft
2.6 in
6.6 cm
66 mm
0.22 ft
Case Weight 4.91 kg
11 lbs
Case Width with Stand 22.4 in
56.9 cm
569 mm
1.87 ft
24.17 in
61.4 cm
614 mm
2.01 ft
Case Height with Stand 20.3 in
51.6 cm
515.6 mm
1.69 ft
15.79 in
40.1 cm
401 mm
1.32 ft
Case Depth with Stand 5.8 in
14.7 cm
147.3 mm
0.48 ft
9.17 in
23.3 cm
233 mm
0.76 ft
Case Weight with Stand 6.1 kg
13 lbs
6.46 kg
14 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 1.4
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
4 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
Black eQualizer 2.0
S Switch Arc
DDC/CI
Flicker-free technology
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
AMD FreeSync technology
Blue Light Filter
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 22.4 in
56.9 cm
569 mm
1.87 ft
24.17 in
61.4 cm
614 mm
2.01 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 No
Left Pivot 0 °
Right Pivot 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support Yes Yes
Left Swivel 35 ° 180 °
Right Swivel 35 ° 180 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 20 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 24 Hz - 144 Hz 48 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 15 kHz - 140 kHz 24 kHz - 222 kHz
Accessories
Extras D-sub cable
DVI-D cable
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 cable
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 upstream cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses ENERGY STAR 6.0
WHQL (Windows 8; Windows 7)
CE
cUL
ENERGY STAR
FCC Class B
RoHS compliant
TCO Certified Displays
TÜV/GS
UL
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 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000
Max Storage Altitude 12192
BenQ XL2420Z Acer Nitro XV272U