Comparison between BenQ ZOWIE XL2740 vs BenQ XL2720Z

General Info
Model Number	BenQ ZOWIE XL2740	BenQ XL2720Z

Price	Check on Amazon	Check on Amazon
Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2017	2013
Brand	BenQ	BenQ
Model Number	ZOWIE XL2740	XL2720Z
Alias	XL2740
Display
Screen Size Class	27" (inches)	27" (inches)
Diagonal Size	26.96 in 68.5 cm 684.7 mm 2.25 ft	26.96 in 68.5 cm 684.7 mm 2.25 ft
Screen Width	23.53 in 59.8 cm 597.6 mm 1.96 ft	23.53 in 59.8 cm 597.6 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	13.23 in 33.6 cm 336.15 mm 1.1 ft	13.23 in 33.6 cm 336.15 mm 1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer		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	1920 x 1080	1920 x 1080
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.311 mm	0.311 mm
Screen Pixel Density	81 ppi	81 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	84.97 %	64.52 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
sRGB		89 %
Adobe RGB 1998		64.9 %
NTSC 1953	72 %	72 %
Screen Brightness	320 cd/m²	300 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	12000000 : 1	12000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	170 °	170 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	160 °	160 °
Screen Input Lag		3.2 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	1 ms	1 ms
Display Average Response Time		4 ms
Display Maximum Response Time		7 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D	No	Yes
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	2.5 in 6.4 cm 63.5 mm 0.21 ft	2.91 in 7.4 cm 74 mm 0.24 ft
Case Width with Stand	24.9 in 63.3 cm 632.5 mm 2.08 ft	25.28 in 64.2 cm 642 mm 2.11 ft
Case Height with Stand	16.51 in 41.9 cm 419.4 mm 1.38 ft	21.57 in 54.8 cm 548 mm 1.8 ft
Case Depth with Stand	8.86 in 22.5 cm 225 mm 0.74 ft	10.75 in 27.3 cm 273 mm 0.9 ft
Case Weight with Stand	8.5 kg 19 lbs	7.5 kg 17 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black
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 2 x USB (downstream) 1 x USB (upstream)	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)
Audio
Features
Cool Features	Flicker-free technology Low Blue Light S Switch Arc AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator) Black eQualizer	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
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width	24.9 in 63.3 cm 632.5 mm 2.08 ft	25.28 in 64.2 cm 642 mm 2.11 ft
Case Height	14.72 in 37.4 cm 373.8 mm 1.23 ft	19.09 in 48.5 cm 485 mm 1.59 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	140 mm 14 cm 5.5118 in 0.4593 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	48 Hz - 240 Hz	144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	30 kHz - 255 kHz
Accessories
Extras	HDMI cable Hood	DisplayPort cable D-sub cable DVI cable USB 3.0 cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR 6.0
Usage and Storage Requirements

BenQ ZOWIE XL2740

BenQ XL2720Z