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Comparison between LG UltraFine 5K vs BenQ GW2480

General Info
Model Number LG UltraFine 5K BenQ GW2480
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2016 2017
Brand LG BenQ
Model Number UltraFine 5K GW2480
Alias 27MD5KA-B
27MD5KB-B
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 24" (inches)
Diagonal Size 26.96 in
68.5 cm
684.7 mm
2.25 ft
23.81 in
60.5 cm
604.7 mm
1.98 ft
Screen Width 23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.768 mm
1.96 ft
20.75 in
52.7 cm
527.04 mm
1.73 ft
Screen Height 13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.682 mm
1.1 ft
11.67 in
29.6 cm
296.46 mm
0.97 ft
Display Manufacturer LG Display LG Display
Display Type AH-IPS AH-IPS
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 5120 x 2880 1920 x 1080
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.117 mm 0.275 mm
Screen Pixel Density 218 ppi 92 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.97 % 85.1 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 99%
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 500 cd/m² 250 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1200 : 1 1000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Display Minimum Response Time 5 ms
Display Average Response Time 14 ms 14 ms
Display Coating Glossy
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.13 in
5.4 cm
54 mm
0.18 ft
1.97 in
5 cm
50 mm
0.16 ft
Case Weight 6.4 kg
14 lbs
3.04 kg
7 lbs
Case Width with Stand 24.65 in
62.6 cm
626 mm
2.05 ft
21.26 in
54 cm
540 mm
1.77 ft
Case Height with Stand 18.27 in
46.4 cm
464 mm
1.52 ft
16.54 in
42 cm
420 mm
1.38 ft
Case Depth with Stand 9.41 in
23.9 cm
239 mm
0.78 ft
6.89 in
17.5 cm
175 mm
0.57 ft
Case Weight with Stand 8.5 kg
19 lbs
3.84 kg
8 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera Yes No
Connectivity 3 x USB 3.0 (Type-C)
1 x Thunderbolt 3.0
1 x D-sub
1 x 3.5 mm Audio In
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 5W 2 x 1W
Features
Cool Features HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Low Blue Light
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
Flicker-free technology
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 24.65 in
62.6 cm
626 mm
2.05 ft
21.26 in
54 cm
540 mm
1.77 ft
Case Height 18.27 in
46.4 cm
464 mm
1.52 ft
13.39 in
34 cm
340 mm
1.12 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 110 mm
11 cm
4.3307 in
0.3609 ft
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 48 Hz - 60 Hz 50 Hz - 76 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 178 kHz 30 kHz - 83 kHz
Accessories
Extras Thunderbolt 3 cable HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses BSMI
CB
CCC
CE
ENERGY STAR 7.0
Epeat Gold
FCC Class B
KC
RCM
RoHS
UL/cUL
VCCI
ENERGY STAR 7.0
Epeat Silver
TCO 7.0
TÜV Low Blue Light
TÜV Flicker-free
WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
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 % - 85 %
LG UltraFine 5K BenQ GW2480