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Comparison between MSI G281UV vs Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQ1A

General Info
Model Number MSI G281UV Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQ1A
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2022 2020
Brand MSI Asus
Model Series G TUF Gaming
Model Number G281UV TUF Gaming VG27AQ1A
Display
Screen Size Class 28" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 28 in
71.1 cm
711.2 mm
2.33 ft
26.96 in
68.5 cm
684.667 mm
2.25 ft
Screen Width 24.45 in
62.1 cm
620.928 mm
2.04 ft
23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.74 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 13.44 in
34.1 cm
341.28 mm
1.12 ft
13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
Display Type IPS IPS
Display Bit Depth 10 bits 10 bits
Frame Rate Control No
Max Number of Colors 1073741824 1073741824
Bits 30 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 3840 x 2160 2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.161 mm 0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density 157 ppi 109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.76 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 94.91% 95%
sRGB 99 % 130 %
Screen Brightness 300 cd/m² 250 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 400 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 1000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Display Minimum Response Time 4 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR DisplayHDR 400 HDR10
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.01 in
5.1 cm
51 mm
0.17 ft
Case Weight 4.8 kg
11 lbs
4.3 kg
9 lbs
Case Width with Stand 25.13 in
63.8 cm
638.27 mm
2.09 ft
24.21 in
61.5 cm
614.9 mm
2.02 ft
Case Height with Stand 17.57 in
44.6 cm
446.4 mm
1.46 ft
17.89 in
45.4 cm
454.34 mm
1.49 ft
Case Depth with Stand 9.03 in
22.9 cm
229.4 mm
0.75 ft
8.42 in
21.4 cm
213.79 mm
0.7 ft
Case Weight with Stand 5.7 kg
13 lbs
5.4 kg
12 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
2 x HDMI 2.0 (CEC)
1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (a)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
2 x HDMI 2.0
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features Crosshair
Frameless design
Less Blue Light Premium
Night Vision
MSI Mystic Light
KVM Switch
5-way OSD navigation joystick
AMD FreeSync technology
Color Temperature Selection
SPLENDID Video Preset Modes
Skin-Tone Selection
Trace Free Technology
Display Widget Lite
Multiple HDR Mode
Extreme Low Motion Blur
GameFast Input technology
Shadow Boost
NVIDIA G-Sync compatible
Ultra-Low Blue Light
Flicker-free technology
Dynamic shadow boost
Adaptive-Sync technology
QuickFit (Alignment Grid/Paper/Photo Modes)
GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer/FPS Counter/Display Alignment)
AMD FreeSync Premium technology
GaneVisual (Scenery/Racing/Cinema/RTS/RPG/FPS/sRGB Modes/MOBA Mode)
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 25.13 in
63.8 cm
638.27 mm
2.09 ft
24.21 in
61.5 cm
614.9 mm
2.02 ft
Case Height 14.45 in
36.7 cm
367 mm
1.2 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 Yes
Left Swivel 20 °
Right Swivel 20 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 20 ° 23 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 40 Hz - 60 Hz 48 Hz - 170 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 119.4 kHz - 140.7 kHz 30 kHz - 249 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL NULL
Accessories
Extras HDMI cable DisplayPort cable (optional)
HDMI cable (optional)
Certificates and Standards
Licenses CE
FCC
TÜV Rheinland Flicker Free Certified
TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certified
WEEE
BSMI
CB
CCC
CE
CEL level 1
CU
ErP
FCC
J-MOSS
RoHS
UL/cUL
VCCI
WEEE
WHQL (Windows 10
Windows 8.1
Windows 7)
MEPS
TUV Flicker-free
eStandby
TUV Low Blue Light
RCM
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
0 °C - 50 °C
32 °F - 122 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 20 % - 90 %
Internal Storage Temperature 20 °C - 60 °C
68 °F - 140 °F
20 °C - 60 °C
68 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 10 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000
MSI G281UV Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQ1A