Comparison between LG UltraFine 5K vs LG 31MU97

General Info
Model Number	LG UltraFine 5K	LG 31MU97

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2016	2014
Brand	LG	LG
Model Number	UltraFine 5K	31MU97
Alias	27MD5KA-B 27MD5KB-B	31MU97-B
Display
Screen Size Class	27" (inches)	31" (inches)
Diagonal Size	26.96 in 68.5 cm 684.7 mm 2.25 ft	31 in 78.7 cm 787.4 mm 2.58 ft
Screen Width	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.768 mm 1.96 ft	27.62 in 70.2 cm 701.6 mm 2.3 ft
Screen Height	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.682 mm 1.1 ft	14.47 in 36.7 cm 367.42 mm 1.21 ft
Display Manufacturer	LG Display	LG Display
Display Type	AH-IPS	AH-IPS
Display Bit Depth	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)	10 bits
Frame Rate Control	Yes	No
Max Number of Colors	1073741824	1073741824
Bits	30	30
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	19:10
Screen Resolution	5120 x 2880	4096 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.117 mm	0.17 mm
Screen Pixel Density	218 ppi	148 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	68.97 %	85.87 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3	99%	97%
sRGB		100 %
Adobe RGB 1998		99.5 %
Screen Brightness	500 cd/m²	450 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1200 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast		1000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Input Lag		30 ms
Display Average Response Time	14 ms	14 ms
Display Coating	Glossy	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	2.13 in 5.4 cm 54 mm 0.18 ft	2.06 in 5.2 cm 52.4 mm 0.17 ft
Case Weight	6.4 kg 14 lbs	7.7 kg 17 lbs
Case Width with Stand	24.65 in 62.6 cm 626 mm 2.05 ft	29 in 73.7 cm 736.7 mm 2.42 ft
Case Height with Stand	18.27 in 46.4 cm 464 mm 1.52 ft	19.04 in 48.4 cm 483.5 mm 1.59 ft
Case Depth with Stand	9.41 in 23.9 cm 239 mm 0.78 ft	9.5 in 24.1 cm 241.4 mm 0.79 ft
Case Weight with Stand	8.5 kg 19 lbs	9.6 kg 21 lbs
Case Color	Black	Silver
Hardware
Built-in Camera	Yes	No
Connectivity	3 x USB 3.0 (Type-C) 1 x Thunderbolt 3.0	2 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (mini) 3 x USB 3.0 (downstream) 1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers	2 x 5W	2 x 5W
Features
Cool Features		HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) Picture-by-Picture True Color Pro Screen Split (S/W) DDC/CI Flicker-free technology
Extra Features		Anti-theft stand lock slot
Ergonomics
Case Width	24.65 in 62.6 cm 626 mm 2.05 ft	29 in 73.7 cm 736.7 mm 2.42 ft
Case Height	18.27 in 46.4 cm 464 mm 1.52 ft	16.04 in 40.8 cm 407.5 mm 1.34 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	110 mm 11 cm 4.3307 in 0.3609 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	No	No
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	25 °	15 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	48 Hz - 60 Hz	56 Hz - 61 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	30 kHz - 178 kHz	30 kHz - 135 kHz
Accessories
Extras	Thunderbolt 3 cable	DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP HDMI cable USB 3.0 upstream cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	BSMI CB CCC CE ENERGY STAR 7.0 Epeat Gold FCC Class B KC RCM RoHS UL/cUL VCCI	CE cTick ENERGY STAR 6.0 Epeat Gold FCC Class B UL/cUL
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	0 °C - 40 °C 32 °F - 104 °F	10 °C - 35 °C 50 °F - 95 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level	10 % - 80 %	10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity	5 % - 85 %	5 % - 90 %

LG UltraFine 5K

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