Comparison between Dell Alienware AW3418DW vs BenQ XL2720Z

General Info
Model Number	Dell Alienware AW3418DW	BenQ XL2720Z

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2017	2013
Brand	Dell	BenQ
Model Number	Alienware AW3418DW	XL2720Z
Display
Screen Size Class	34" (inches)	27" (inches)
Diagonal Size	34.14 in 86.7 cm 867.2 mm 2.85 ft	26.96 in 68.5 cm 684.7 mm 2.25 ft
Screen Width	31.49 in 80 cm 799.8 mm 2.62 ft	23.53 in 59.8 cm 597.6 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	13.18 in 33.5 cm 334.8 mm 1.1 ft	13.23 in 33.6 cm 336.15 mm 1.1 ft
Display Curvature	1900
Display Manufacturer	LG Display	AU Optronics
Display Type	AH-IPS	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	21:9	16:9
Screen Resolution	3440 x 1440	1920 x 1080
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.233 mm	0.311 mm
Screen Pixel Density	109 ppi	81 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	90.51 %	64.52 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
sRGB	99 %	89 %
Adobe RGB 1998		64.9 %
NTSC 1953		72 %
Screen Brightness	300 cd/m²	300 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast		12000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	170 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	160 °
Screen Input Lag	4 ms	3.2 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	4 ms	1 ms
Display Average Response Time	10 ms	4 ms
Display Maximum Response Time		7 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D	No	Yes
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	4.78 in 12.1 cm 121.37 mm 0.4 ft	2.91 in 7.4 cm 74 mm 0.24 ft
Case Weight	7.27 kg 16 lbs
Case Width with Stand	32.03 in 81.3 cm 813.45 mm 2.67 ft	25.28 in 64.2 cm 642 mm 2.11 ft
Case Height with Stand	17.42 in 44.2 cm 442.44 mm 1.45 ft	21.57 in 54.8 cm 548 mm 1.8 ft
Case Depth with Stand	12.56 in 31.9 cm 319.09 mm 1.05 ft	10.75 in 27.3 cm 273 mm 0.9 ft
Case Weight with Stand	12.24 kg 27 lbs	7.5 kg 17 lbs
Case Color	Gray	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x 3.5 mm Audio In 4 x USB 3.0 (downstream) 1 x USB 3.0 (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	Low Blue Light Nvidia G-SYNC Technology Flicker-free technology HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)	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	Security lock slot	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width	32.03 in 81.3 cm 813.45 mm 2.67 ft	25.28 in 64.2 cm 642 mm 2.11 ft
Case Height	14.32 in 36.4 cm 363.68 mm 1.19 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	130 mm 13 cm 5.1181 in 0.4265 ft	140 mm 14 cm 5.5118 in 0.4593 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	No	Yes
Left Pivot		0 °
Right Pivot		90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	Yes
Left Swivel	20 °	45 °
Right Swivel	20 °	45 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	25 °	20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	30 Hz - 120 Hz	144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	73 kHz - 151 kHz
Accessories
Extras	DisplayPort cable DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP USB 3.0 upstream cable	DisplayPort cable D-sub cable DVI cable USB 3.0 cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	RoHS Compliant	ENERGY STAR 6.0
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	12192

Dell Alienware AW3418DW

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