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Comparison between Gigabyte AORUS FO48U vs Asus RoG Swift PG279Q

General Info
Model Number Gigabyte AORUS FO48U Asus RoG Swift PG279Q
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2021 2019
Brand Gigabyte Asus
Model Number AORUS FO48U RoG Swift PG279Q
Alias PG279QZ
Display
Screen Size Class 48" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 47.53 in
120.7 cm
1207.2 mm
3.96 ft
27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
Screen Width 41.42 in
105.2 cm
1052.16 mm
3.45 ft
23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.74 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 23.3 in
59.2 cm
591.84 mm
1.94 ft
13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer AU Optronics
Display Type OLED AHVA IPS
Display Bit Depth 10 bits 8 bits
Frame Rate Control No No
Max Number of Colors 1073741824 16777216
Bits 30 24
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 3840 x 2160 2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.274 mm 0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density 92 ppi 109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 95.26 % 89.04 %
Backlight Source W-LED
DCI P3 98%
sRGB 130 % 100 %
Adobe RGB 1998 68.1 %
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 4 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms 4 ms
Display Average Response Time 5 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 7 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte
3D No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 1.7 in
4.3 cm
43.1 mm
0.14 ft
2.6 in
6.6 cm
65.98 mm
0.22 ft
Case Weight 14.7 kg
32 lbs
Case Width with Stand 42.07 in
106.9 cm
1068.5 mm
3.51 ft
24.4 in
62 cm
619.77 mm
2.03 ft
Case Height with Stand 26.58 in
67.5 cm
675.1 mm
2.21 ft
21.75 in
55.3 cm
552.53 mm
1.81 ft
Case Depth with Stand 9.89 in
25.1 cm
251.1 mm
0.82 ft
9.37 in
23.8 cm
237.9 mm
0.78 ft
Case Weight with Stand 15 kg
33 lbs
7 kg
15 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 2 x USB 3.0 (Type-A; downstream)
2 x HDMI 2.1
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out (headphones)
1 x DisplayPort 1.4 (DSC)
1 x USB 3.0 (Type-C; upstream; DP Alt Mode)
1 x USB 3.0 (Type-B; upstream)
1 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 15W 2 x 2W
Built-in Subwoofer 1 x 20
Features
Cool Features Aim Stabilizer Sync
AMD FreeSync Premium Pro
Low Blue Light
Customized Crosshair
Display Stream Compression (DSC) via DP 1.4
Picture-in-Picture
OSD Sidekick
Dashboard
Black Equalizer 1.0
6-axis color control
Picture-by-Picture
Flicker-free technology
Adaptive-Sync Technology
KVM Switch
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Refresh Rate Turbo key
Flicker-free technology
Ultra-low Blue Light
Nvidia G-SYNC Technology
Trace Free Technology
5-way OSD joystick
GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer)
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 42.07 in
106.9 cm
1068.5 mm
3.51 ft
24.4 in
62 cm
619.77 mm
2.03 ft
Case Height 24.09 in
61.2 cm
611.8 mm
2.01 ft
14.29 in
36.3 cm
362.96 mm
1.19 ft
Vesa Mount Support Yes Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 300 x 300 100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment No Yes
Height Adjustment Range 120 mm
12 cm
4.7244 in
0.3937 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No Yes
Left Pivot 0 °
Right Pivot 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support No Yes
Left Swivel 60 °
Right Swivel 60 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support No Yes
Forward Tilt 5 °
Backward Tilt 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 48 Hz - 120 Hz 30 Hz - 165 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 34 kHz - 209 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB cable
Remote control
DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses Eyesafe Display Certification
TUV Rheinland Certified
BSMI
CB
CCC
CE
CEL level 1
cTick
CU
ErP
ENERGY STAR
FCC Class B
J-MOSS
KCC
PSE
RCM
RoHS
TÜV Low Blue Light
TÜV Flicker-free
UL/cUL
VCI
WEEE
WHQL (Windows 8.1; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
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