Comparison between HP Envy 27 4K vs Philips 242M8A

General Info
Model Number	HP Envy 27 4K	Philips 242M8A

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2016	2019
Brand	HP	Philips
Model Number	Envy 27 4K	242M8A
Alias	W5A12AA
Display
Screen Size Class	27" (inches)	24" (inches)
Diagonal Size	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 mm 2.25 ft	23.78 in 60.4 cm 604 mm 1.98 ft
Screen Width	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.74 mm 1.96 ft	20.75 in 52.7 cm 527.04 mm 1.73 ft
Screen Height	13.21 in 33.6 cm 335.66 mm 1.1 ft	11.67 in 29.6 cm 296.46 mm 0.97 ft
Display Manufacturer		Panda
Display Type	IPS	IGZO
Display Bit Depth	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)	8 bits (6 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control	Yes	Yes
Max Number of Colors	1073741824	16777216
Bits	30	24
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:9
Screen Resolution	3840 x 2160	1920 x 1080
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.155 mm	0.275 mm
Screen Pixel Density	163 ppi	92 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	90.03 %	89.03 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
sRGB	99 %	125 %
NTSC 1953	72 %	100 %
Screen Brightness	350 cd/m²	250 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1300 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	10000000 : 1	80000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Display Minimum Response Time	5 ms	1 ms
Display Average Response Time	14 ms	4 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	1.58 in 4 cm 40.1 mm 0.13 ft	1.69 in 4.3 cm 43 mm 0.14 ft
Case Weight	4.8 kg 11 lbs	2.49 kg 5 lbs
Case Width with Stand	24.15 in 61.3 cm 613.4 mm 2.01 ft	21.26 in 54 cm 540 mm 1.77 ft
Case Height with Stand	16.9 in 42.9 cm 429.3 mm 1.41 ft	16.38 in 41.6 cm 416 mm 1.36 ft
Case Depth with Stand	6.1 in 15.5 cm 154.9 mm 0.51 ft	7.28 in 18.5 cm 185 mm 0.61 ft
Case Weight with Stand	5.5 kg 12 lbs	2.97 kg 7 lbs
Case Color	Gray	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x USB 3.1 (Type-C) 1 x HDMI 1.4	1 x D-sub 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2
Audio
Features
Cool Features	HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) AMD FreeSync technology DDC/CI	Flicker-free technology HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) SmartContrast Ultra Wide-Color Technology SmartImage Low Blue Light Adaptive-Sync Technology DDC/CI
Extra Features	Security lock slot	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width	24.15 in 61.3 cm 613.4 mm 2.01 ft	21.26 in 54 cm 540 mm 1.77 ft
Case Height	14.28 in 36.3 cm 362.7 mm 1.19 ft	12.8 in 32.5 cm 325 mm 1.07 ft
Vesa Mount Support	Yes	Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size	100 x 100	100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment	No	No
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	No	No
Left or Right Swivel Support	No	No
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	25 °	20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	35 Hz - 60 Hz	48 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	24 kHz - 134 kHz	30 kHz - 160 kHz
Accessories
Extras	DisplayPort cable HDMI cable USB Type-C 3.1 cable	D-sub cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	BSMI C-Tick CB CCC CE CECP CEL Grade 1 EAC ENERGY STAR 7.0 EPA Epeat Gold/Silver (market dependent) FCC Class B ICE ISC KC KCC NOM PSB SEPA TCO EDGE TÜV/S VCCI-B WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8; Windows 7)	CCC CE Mark CECP cETLus EAC / CU ENERGY STAR 7.0 EPA FCC Class B ISO9241-307 SEMKO TCO Edge WEEE
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	5 °C - 35 °C 41 °F - 95 °F	0 °C - 40 °C 32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level	20 % - 80 %	20 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity	5 % - 95 %
Max Operating Altitude	5000	3658
Max Storage Altitude	12192	12192

HP Envy 27 4K

Philips 242M8A