Comparison between BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 vs BenQ PD2720U

General Info
Model Number	BenQ ZOWIE XL2540	BenQ PD2720U

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2016	2018
Brand	BenQ	BenQ
Model Number	ZOWIE XL2540	PD2720U
Alias	XL2540
Display
Screen Size Class	25" (inches)	27" (inches)
Diagonal Size	24.5 in 62.2 cm 622.3 mm 2.04 ft	26.93 in 68.4 cm 684 mm 2.24 ft
Screen Width	21.41 in 54.4 cm 543.744 mm 1.78 ft	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	11.91 in 30.3 cm 302.616 mm 0.99 ft	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer	AU Optronics	LG Display
Display Type	TN	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	3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.283 mm	0.155 mm
Screen Pixel Density	89 ppi	163 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio		89.07 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3		96%
sRGB		100 %
Adobe RGB 1998		100 %
NTSC 1953	72 %
Screen Brightness	400 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	3.7 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	1 ms	5 ms
Display Average Response Time	4 ms	14 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR		HDR10
3D	No	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	22.44 in 57 cm 569.94 mm 1.87 ft	24.19 in 61.4 cm 614.4 mm 2.02 ft
Case Height with Stand	17.55 in 44.6 cm 445.75 mm 1.46 ft	17.47 in 44.4 cm 443.71 mm 1.46 ft
Case Depth with Stand	8.9 in 22.6 cm 226.04 mm 0.74 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	1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DVI-D Dual Link 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x 3.5 mm Microphone In 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 3 x USB 3.0 (downstream) 1 x USB 3.0 (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 2W
Features
Cool Features	HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) Low Blue Light S Switch Arc Black eQualizer Flicker-free technology	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	240 Hz	24 Hz - 76 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency		27 kHz - 140 kHz
Accessories
Extras	Shield	DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	ENERGY STAR 6.0	ENERGY STAR 7.0 Epeat Silver TCO 7.0 WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements

BenQ ZOWIE XL2540

BenQ PD2720U