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Comparison between BenQ XL2720T vs BenQ PD2720U

General Info
Model Number BenQ XL2720T BenQ PD2720U
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2013 2018
Brand BenQ BenQ
Model Number XL2720T PD2720U
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
26.93 in
68.4 cm
684 mm
2.24 ft
Screen Width 23.54 in
59.8 cm
597.888 mm
1.96 ft
23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 13.24 in
33.6 cm
336.312 mm
1.1 ft
13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer Innolux LG Display
Display Type TN IPS
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 0.155 mm
Screen Pixel Density 81 ppi 163 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.07 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 96%
sRGB 90 % 100 %
Adobe RGB 1998 100 %
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 300 cd/m² 350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 12000000 : 1 20000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 170 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 160 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 4 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms 5 ms
Display Average Response Time 5 ms 14 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR HDR10
3D Yes No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 3.44 in
8.7 cm
87.39 mm
0.29 ft
Case Weight 5.3 kg
12 lbs
Case Width with Stand 25.28 in
64.2 cm
642 mm
2.11 ft
24.19 in
61.4 cm
614.4 mm
2.02 ft
Case Height with Stand 21.57 in
54.8 cm
548 mm
1.8 ft
17.47 in
44.4 cm
443.71 mm
1.46 ft
Case Depth with Stand 10.75 in
27.3 cm
273 mm
0.9 ft
7.34 in
18.6 cm
186.31 mm
0.61 ft
Case Weight with Stand 7.5 kg
17 lbs
8.3 kg
18 lbs
Case Color Black Black, Gray
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 Audio In
1 x DVI-D Dual Link
3 x USB 2.0 (downstream)
1 x USB 2.0 (upstream)
1 x USB 3.1 (upstream)
2 x HDMI 2.0
1 x Thunderbolt 3.0 (65 W)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x Thunderbolt 3.0 (15 W)
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
1 x USB (KVM keyboard connection)
2 x USB 3.1 (downstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 1W 2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features Flicker-free technology
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Nvidia 3D Vision
Senseye 3
S Switch Arc
Nvidia 3D LightBoost
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
Black eQualizer
CAD/CAM mode
Display Pilot
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 2.2
Picture-by-Picture
Low Blue Light
Flicker-free technology
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
Picture-in-Picture
Animation mode
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 24.19 in
61.4 cm
614.4 mm
2.02 ft
Case Height 14.41 in
36.6 cm
366 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 140 mm
14 cm
5.5118 in
0.4593 ft
150 mm
15 cm
5.9055 in
0.4921 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 45 ° 30 °
Right Swivel 45 ° 30 °
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 24 Hz - 76 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 15 kHz - 140 kHz 27 kHz - 140 kHz
Accessories
Extras D-sub cable
DVI-D cable
USB 2.0 upstream cable
DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP
HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses ENERGY STAR 6.0
TCO Certified Displays 5.2
WHQL (Windows 8; Windows 7)
ENERGY STAR 7.0
Epeat Silver
TCO 7.0
WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
BenQ XL2720T BenQ PD2720U