Comparison between MSI Optix G242 vs Dell UltraSharp U2412M

General Info
Model Number	MSI Optix G242	Dell UltraSharp U2412M

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2020	2011
Brand	MSI	Dell
Model Series	G
Model Number	Optix G242	UltraSharp U2412M
Alias	3BA4
Display
Screen Size Class	24" (inches)	24" (inches)
Diagonal Size	23.8 in 60.4 cm 604.478 mm 1.98 ft	24 in 61 cm 609.7 mm 2 ft
Screen Width	20.75 in 52.7 cm 527.04 mm 1.73 ft	20.41 in 51.8 cm 518.4 mm 1.7 ft
Screen Height	11.67 in 29.6 cm 296.46 mm 0.97 ft	12.76 in 32.4 cm 324 mm 1.06 ft
Display Manufacturer	Panda	LG Display
Display Type	IPS	e-IPS
Display Bit Depth	8 bits (6 bits + FRC)	8 bits (6 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control	Yes	Yes
Max Number of Colors	16777216	16777216
Bits	24	24
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:10
Screen Resolution	1920 x 1080	1920 x 1200
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.275 mm	0.27 mm
Screen Pixel Density	92 ppi	94 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio		83.54 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3	94.6%
sRGB	127.7 %	99 %
Adobe RGB 1998		74 %
NTSC 1953		72 %
Screen Brightness	250 cd/m²	300 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	100000000 : 1	2000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Input Lag		9 ms
Display Minimum Response Time		8 ms
Display Maximum Response Time		14 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth		2.56 in 6.5 cm 64.9 mm 0.21 ft
Case Weight		3.97 kg 9 lbs
Case Width with Stand	21.27 in 54 cm 540.2 mm 1.77 ft	21.89 in 55.6 cm 556 mm 1.82 ft
Case Height with Stand	16.2 in 41.2 cm 411.6 mm 1.35 ft	15.69 in 39.9 cm 398.5 mm 1.31 ft
Case Depth with Stand	8.98 in 22.8 cm 228.2 mm 0.75 ft	7.1 in 18 cm 180.3 mm 0.59 ft
Case Weight with Stand	3.3 kg 7 lbs	6.24 kg 14 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 DisplayPort 1.2 1 x DVI-D Dual Link 1 x D-sub 4 x USB 2.0 (downstream) 1 x USB 2.0 (upstream)
Audio
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	HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington	Security lock slot
Ergonomics
Case Width	21.27 in 54 cm 540.2 mm 1.77 ft	21.89 in 55.6 cm 556 mm 1.82 ft
Case Height		14.24 in 36.2 cm 361.6 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	No	Yes
Height Adjustment Range		115 mm 11.5 cm 4.5276 in 0.3773 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	No	Yes
Left Pivot		90 °
Right Pivot		90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	No	Yes
Left Swivel		45 °
Right Swivel		45 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	4 °
Backward Tilt	20 °	21 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	48 Hz - 144 Hz	50 Hz - 61 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	54 kHz - 162 kHz	30 kHz - 83 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit	NULL
Accessories
Extras		D-sub cable DVI cable USB upstream cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	TUV Rheinland Flicker-Free TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light	ENERGY STAR 5.0 Epeat Gold TCO Certified Displays 5.0
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 %	10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity	10 % - 90 %	5 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude	5000	4850
Max Storage Altitude		12192

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