Comparison between MSI Optix G242P vs Dell Alienware AW2521H

General Info
Model Number	MSI Optix G242P	Dell Alienware AW2521H

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2020	2020
Brand	MSI	Dell
Model Series	G
Model Number	Optix G242P	Alienware AW2521H
Alias	3BA4
Display
Screen Size Class	24" (inches)	25" (inches)
Diagonal Size	23.8 in 60.4 cm 604.478 mm 1.98 ft	24.5 in 62.2 cm 622.28 mm 2.04 ft
Screen Width	20.75 in 52.7 cm 527.04 mm 1.73 ft	21.41 in 54.4 cm 543.744 mm 1.78 ft
Screen Height	11.67 in 29.6 cm 296.46 mm 0.97 ft	11.91 in 30.3 cm 302.616 mm 0.99 ft
Display Manufacturer	Panda
Display Type	IPS	IPS
Display Bit Depth	8 bits (6 bits + FRC)	8 bits
Frame Rate Control	Yes	No
Max Number of Colors	16777216	16777216
Bits	24	24
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:9
Screen Resolution	1920 x 1080	1920 x 1080
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.275 mm	0.283 mm
Screen Pixel Density	92 ppi	89 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio		90.11 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3	94.6%
sRGB	127.7 %	99 %
Adobe RGB 1998		73 %
Screen Brightness	250 cd/m²	430 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness		460 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1300 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	100000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Input Lag		2 ms
Display Minimum Response Time		1 ms
Display Average Response Time		3 ms
Display Maximum Response Time		7 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth		2.87 in 7.3 cm 72.95 mm 0.24 ft
Case Weight		4.52 kg 10 lbs
Case Width with Stand	21.27 in 54 cm 540.2 mm 1.77 ft	21.9 in 55.6 cm 556.29 mm 1.83 ft
Case Height with Stand	15.13 in 38.4 cm 384.3 mm 1.26 ft	16.58 in 42.1 cm 421.21 mm 1.38 ft
Case Depth with Stand	9.2 in 23.4 cm 233.7 mm 0.77 ft	9.92 in 25.2 cm 251.92 mm 0.83 ft
Case Weight with Stand	5.36 kg 12 lbs	7.17 kg 16 lbs
Case Color	Black	Dark Side of the Moon, Lunar Light
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)	2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out (headphones) 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out (line-out) 3 x USB 3.2 (Type-A; Gen 1; downstream) 1 x USB 3.2 (Type-A; Gen 1; downstream; NVIDIA Reflex Latency Analyzer)
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	Flicker-free technology Low Blue Light NVIDIA Reflex Latency Analyzer Ventilation and cooling design NVIDIA G-SYNC technology AlienFX RGB lights AMD FreeSync Premium
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington	AW2521HF - Dark Side of the Moon AW2521HFL - Lunar Light
Ergonomics
Case Width	21.27 in 54 cm 540.2 mm 1.77 ft	21.9 in 55.6 cm 556.29 mm 1.83 ft
Case Height		12.92 in 32.8 cm 328.24 mm 1.08 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	130 mm 13 cm 5.1181 in 0.4265 ft	130 mm 13 cm 5.1181 in 0.4265 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	Yes	Yes
Left Pivot	90 °	90 °
Right Pivot	90 °	90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	Yes
Left Swivel	45 °	20 °
Right Swivel	45 °	20 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	20 °	21 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	48 Hz - 144 Hz	48 Hz - 360 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	54 kHz - 162 kHz	30 kHz - 255 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit	NULL	NULL
Accessories
Extras		DisplayPort cable HDMI cable USB 3.0 Type-B to Type-A 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 %	10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F	-20 °C - 80 °C -4 °F - 176 °F
Internal Storage Humidity	10 % - 90 %	5 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude	5000	5000
Max Storage Altitude		12192

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