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Comparison between BenQ XL2730Z vs ViewSonic XG240R

General Info
Model Number BenQ XL2730Z ViewSonic XG240R
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2015 2018
Brand BenQ ViewSonic
Model Number XL2730Z XG240R
Alias ZOWIE XL2730
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 24" (inches)
Diagonal Size 26.96 in
68.5 cm
684.7 mm
2.25 ft
24 in
61 cm
609.7 mm
2 ft
Screen Width 23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
20.92 in
53.1 cm
531.46 mm
1.74 ft
Screen Height 13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
11.77 in
29.9 cm
298.94 mm
0.98 ft
Display Manufacturer AU Optronics AU Optronics
Display Type TN TN
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 8 bits (6 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control No Yes
Max Number of Colors 16777216 16777216
Bits 24 24
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1080
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.233 mm 0.277 mm
Screen Pixel Density 109 ppi 91 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.83 % 82.32 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 67%
sRGB 95 %
Adobe RGB 1998 69 %
NTSC 1953 72 % 72 %
Screen Brightness 350 cd/m² 350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 12000000 : 1 120000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 170 ° 170 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 160 ° 160 °
Screen Input Lag 4 ms 4 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms 1 ms
Display Average Response Time 5 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 15 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.4 in
6.1 cm
61 mm
0.2 ft
2.37 in
6 cm
60.2 mm
0.2 ft
Case Weight 3.4 kg
7 lbs
Case Width with Stand 24.95 in
63.4 cm
633.7 mm
2.08 ft
22.28 in
56.6 cm
566 mm
1.86 ft
Case Height with Stand 16.43 in
41.7 cm
417.4 mm
1.37 ft
17.08 in
43.4 cm
433.9 mm
1.42 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.9 in
22.6 cm
226 mm
0.74 ft
9.42 in
23.9 cm
239.2 mm
0.78 ft
Case Weight with Stand 7.5 kg
17 lbs
6.7 kg
15 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 3 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x D-sub
1 x DVI-D Dual Link
1 x HDMI 2.0
1 x USB (mini)
1 x 3.5 mm Microphone In
1 x USB 2.0 (downstream)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
2 x HDMI 1.4
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
Low Blue Light
S Switch Arc
Motion Blur Reduction 2.0
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
AMD FreeSync technology
Senseye
Black eQualizer 2.0
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 24.95 in
63.4 cm
633.7 mm
2.08 ft
22.28 in
56.6 cm
566 mm
1.86 ft
Case Height 14.67 in
37.3 cm
372.6 mm
1.22 ft
13.43 in
34.1 cm
341 mm
1.12 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
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 45 ° 45 °
Right Swivel 45 ° 45 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 20 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 40 Hz - 144 Hz 24 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 222 kHz 15 kHz - 160 kHz
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable
Dust cover
DVI cable
USB 3.0 cable
DisplayPort cable
USB 3.0 upstream cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses ENERGY STAR 6.0 CB
CCC
CE
CEL Level 1
CU
ENERGY STAR 7.0
ErP
eStandby
FCC Class B
REACH SVHC List & DoC
RoHS
VCCI
WEEE
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 10 % - 85 %
Internal Storage Temperature -25 °C - 55 °C
-13 °F - 131 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 20 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000
Max Storage Altitude 12192
BenQ XL2730Z ViewSonic XG240R