Comparison between BenQ XL2720Z vs Dell S2716DG

General Info
Model Number	BenQ XL2720Z	Dell S2716DG

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2013	2015
Brand	BenQ	Dell
Model Number	XL2720Z	S2716DG
Alias		S2716DGR
Display
Screen Size Class	27" (inches)	27" (inches)
Diagonal Size	26.96 in 68.5 cm 684.7 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 596.74 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	13.23 in 33.6 cm 336.15 mm 1.1 ft	13.21 in 33.6 cm 335.66 mm 1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer	AU Optronics	AU Optronics
Display Type	TN	TN
Display Bit Depth	8 bits (6 bits + FRC)	8 bits
Frame Rate Control	Yes	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	64.52 %	90.21 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
sRGB	89 %	99 %
Adobe RGB 1998	64.9 %
NTSC 1953	72 %	72 %
Screen Brightness	300 cd/m²	350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	12000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	170 °	160 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	160 °	170 °
Screen Input Lag	3.2 ms	4.5 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	1 ms	1 ms
Display Average Response Time	4 ms	3 ms
Display Maximum Response Time	7 ms	5 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D	Yes	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	2.91 in 7.4 cm 74 mm 0.24 ft	2.19 in 5.6 cm 55.6 mm 0.18 ft
Case Weight		4.4 kg 10 lbs
Case Width with Stand	25.28 in 64.2 cm 642 mm 2.11 ft	24.11 in 61.3 cm 612.5 mm 2.01 ft
Case Height with Stand	21.57 in 54.8 cm 548 mm 1.8 ft	16.39 in 41.6 cm 416.3 mm 1.37 ft
Case Depth with Stand	10.75 in 27.3 cm 273 mm 0.9 ft	7.89 in 20 cm 200.3 mm 0.66 ft
Case Weight with Stand	7.5 kg 17 lbs	7.2 kg 16 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x USB 3.0 (upstream) 2 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DVI-D Dual Link 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x D-sub 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x USB (mini) 3 x USB 2.0 (downstream)	1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 4 x USB 3.0 (downstream) 1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
Audio
Features
Cool Features	Flicker-free technology FPS / RTS mode S Switch Arc HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) Motion Blur Reduction 2.0 Senseye 3 Low Blue Light Game mode loader Black eQualizer 2.0 Nvidia 3D LightBoost Display Pilot Nvidia 3D Vision 2	HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) Nvidia G-SYNC Technology
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington	Security lock slot
Ergonomics
Case Width	25.28 in 64.2 cm 642 mm 2.11 ft	24.11 in 61.3 cm 612.5 mm 2.01 ft
Case Height	19.09 in 48.5 cm 485 mm 1.59 ft	14.27 in 36.3 cm 362.5 mm 1.19 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	130 mm 13 cm 5.1181 in 0.4265 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	Yes	Yes
Left Pivot	0 °	90 °
Right Pivot	90 °	90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	Yes
Left Swivel	45 °	45 °
Right Swivel	45 °	45 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	20 °	21 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	144 Hz	30 Hz - 145 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency		69.7 kHz - 250.6 kHz
Accessories
Extras	DisplayPort cable D-sub cable DVI cable USB 3.0 cable	DisplayPort cable USB 3.0 upstream cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	ENERGY STAR 6.0	CECP ENERGY STAR 6 Epeat Silver RoHS compliant TCO Certified Displays
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		12191

BenQ XL2720Z

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