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Comparison between MSI Optix G242 vs Acer XV282K KV

General Info
Model Number MSI Optix G242 Acer XV282K KV
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2020 2020
Brand MSI Acer
Model Series G Nitro XV2
Model Number Optix G242 XV282K KV
Alias 3BA4 Nitro XV282K KV
Display
Screen Size Class 24" (inches) 28" (inches)
Diagonal Size 23.8 in
60.4 cm
604.478 mm
1.98 ft
27.9 in
70.9 cm
708.538 mm
2.32 ft
Screen Width 20.75 in
52.7 cm
527.04 mm
1.73 ft
24.45 in
62.1 cm
620.928 mm
2.04 ft
Screen Height 11.67 in
29.6 cm
296.46 mm
0.97 ft
13.44 in
34.1 cm
341.28 mm
1.12 ft
Display Manufacturer Panda
Display Type IPS IPS
Display Bit Depth 8 bits (6 bits + FRC) 10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control Yes Yes
Max Number of Colors 16777216 1073741824
Bits 24 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.275 mm 0.161 mm
Screen Pixel Density 92 ppi 157 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.67 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 94.6% 90%
sRGB 127.7 %
Screen Brightness 250 cd/m² 400 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 600 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 100000000 : 1 100000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte
HDR DisplayHDR 400
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.68 in
6.8 cm
68 mm
0.22 ft
Case Weight 5.19 kg
11 lbs
Case Width with Stand 21.27 in
54 cm
540.2 mm
1.77 ft
25.08 in
63.7 cm
637 mm
2.09 ft
Case Height with Stand 16.2 in
41.2 cm
411.6 mm
1.35 ft
17.2 in
43.7 cm
437 mm
1.43 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.98 in
22.8 cm
228.2 mm
0.75 ft
10.59 in
26.9 cm
269 mm
0.88 ft
Case Weight with Stand 3.3 kg
7 lbs
7.75 kg
17 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (a)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
2 x HDMI 2.1
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features Frameless Design
Gaming Mode
Night Vision
Wide Color Gamut
NVIDIA G-Sync Compatible
Low Blue Light
5-way OSD navigation joystick
Flicker-free technology
AMD FreeSync Premium
BluelightShield Pro
LightSense
ColorSense
DSC 2.0
ProxiSense
ComfyView
Black Boost
Acer VisionCare 3.0
Zero Frame Design
Flicker-free technology
Agile-Splendor IPS technology
GameView
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 21.27 in
54 cm
540.2 mm
1.77 ft
25.08 in
63.7 cm
637 mm
2.09 ft
Case Height 14.61 in
37.1 cm
371 mm
1.22 ft
Vesa Mount Support Yes Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 100 x 100 100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment No Yes
Height Adjustment Range 180 mm
18 cm
7.0866 in
0.5906 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No Yes
Left Pivot 90 °
Right Pivot 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support No Yes
Left Swivel 180 °
Right Swivel 180 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 20 ° 35 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 48 Hz - 144 Hz 48 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 54 kHz - 162 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL NULL
Accessories
Extras HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses 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 20 % - 90 % 20 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 10 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000
MSI Optix G242 Acer XV282K KV