Comparison between LG 27QN880 vs MSI Optix G242

General Info
Model Number	LG 27QN880	MSI Optix G242

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2020	2020
Brand	LG	MSI
Model Series		G
Model Number	27QN880	Optix G242
Alias	27QN880-B	3BA4
Display
Screen Size Class	27" (inches)	24" (inches)
Diagonal Size	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 mm 2.25 ft	23.8 in 60.4 cm 604.478 mm 1.98 ft
Screen Width	23.53 in 59.8 cm 597.73 mm 1.96 ft	20.75 in 52.7 cm 527.04 mm 1.73 ft
Screen Height	13.24 in 33.6 cm 336.22 mm 1.1 ft	11.67 in 29.6 cm 296.46 mm 0.97 ft
Display Manufacturer		Panda
Display Type	IPS	IPS
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	2560 x 1440	1920 x 1080
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.233 mm	0.275 mm
Screen Pixel Density	108 ppi	92 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	90.12 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3		94.6%
sRGB		127.7 %
Screen Brightness	350 cd/m²	250 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast		100000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Display Minimum Response Time	5 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)	Anti-glare/Matte
HDR	HDR10
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	1.79 in 4.5 cm 45.4 mm 0.15 ft
Case Weight	4.8 kg 11 lbs
Case Width with Stand	24.15 in 61.4 cm 613.5 mm 2.01 ft	21.27 in 54 cm 540.2 mm 1.77 ft
Case Height with Stand	19.02 in 48.3 cm 483 mm 1.58 ft	16.2 in 41.2 cm 411.6 mm 1.35 ft
Case Depth with Stand	15.93 in 40.5 cm 404.5 mm 1.33 ft	8.98 in 22.8 cm 228.2 mm 0.75 ft
Case Weight with Stand	8.7 kg 19 lbs	3.3 kg 7 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	2 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x USB 3.0 (Type-C; 60W; DisplayPort) 2 x USB 3.0 (Type-A; downstream)	1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (a)
Audio
Audio Speakers	2 x 5W
Features
Cool Features	AMD FreeSync technology Smart Energy Saving Black Stabilizer H/W Calibration Color Weakness Mode Dynamic Action Sync Reader Mode Low Blue Light Dual Controller Color Calibrated 3-Side Virtually Borderless Design Picture-in-Picture Flicker-free technology Adaptive-Sync technology Game Mode	Frameless Design Gaming Mode Night Vision Wide Color Gamut NVIDIA G-Sync Compatible Low Blue Light 5-way OSD navigation joystick Flicker-free technology
Extra Features		Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width	24.15 in 61.4 cm 613.5 mm 2.01 ft	21.27 in 54 cm 540.2 mm 1.77 ft
Case Height	14.31 in 36.4 cm 363.5 mm 1.19 ft
Vesa Mount Support	Yes	Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size	100 x 100	100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment	Yes	No
Height Adjustment Range	130 mm 13 cm 5.1181 in 0.4265 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	Yes	No
Left Pivot	90 °
Right Pivot	90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	No
Left Swivel	280 °
Right Swivel	280 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	25 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	25 °	20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	48 Hz - 75 Hz	48 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency		54 kHz - 162 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit	NULL	NULL
Accessories
Extras	DisplayPort cable HDMI cable USB Type-C to USB Type-C cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	CB CE FCC-B ISO9241-307 REACH RoHS TCO7.0 TÜV-Ergo TÜV-GS TÜV-Typ UL	TUV Rheinland Flicker-Free TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	0 °C - 40 °C 32 °F - 104 °F	0 °C - 40 °C 32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level	10 % - 80 %	20 % - 90 %
Internal Storage Temperature	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity	5 % - 85 %	10 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude		5000

LG 27QN880

MSI Optix G242