Comparison between MSI Optix MAG272CQR vs Asus MG278Q

General Info
Model Number	MSI Optix MAG272CQR	Asus MG278Q

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2019	2015
Brand	MSI	Asus
Model Number	Optix MAG272CQR	MG278Q
Display
Screen Size Class	27" (inches)	27" (inches)
Diagonal Size	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 mm 2.25 ft	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 mm 2.25 ft
Screen Width	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft
Display Curvature	1500
Display Manufacturer	Samsung	AU Optronics
Display Type	SVA	TN
Display Bit Depth	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)	8 bits
Frame Rate Control	Yes	No
Max Number of Colors	1073741824	16777216
Bits	30	24
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:9
Screen Resolution	2560 x 1440	2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.233 mm	0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density	109 ppi	109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio		87.09 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3	90%
sRGB	100 %	100 %
Adobe RGB 1998		72 %
NTSC 1953		75 %
Screen Brightness	300 cd/m²	350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	3000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	100000000 : 1	100000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	170 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	160 °
Screen Input Lag		15 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	1 ms	1 ms
Display Average Response Time		4 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth		2.48 in 6.3 cm 63 mm 0.21 ft
Case Width with Stand	24.07 in 61.2 cm 611.5 mm 2.01 ft	24.61 in 62.5 cm 625 mm 2.05 ft
Case Height with Stand	22.66 in 57.6 cm 575.5 mm 1.89 ft	22.17 in 56.3 cm 563 mm 1.85 ft
Case Depth with Stand	9.06 in 23 cm 230.2 mm 0.76 ft	9.17 in 23.3 cm 233 mm 0.76 ft
Case Weight with Stand	5.9 kg 13 lbs	7.65 kg 17 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	2 x USB 3.2 (Gen 1; downstream) 2 x HDMI 2.0 (b) 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (a) 1 x USB (Type-C; DisplayPort alternate) 1 x USB 3.2 (Gen 1; Type-B; upstream)	1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DVI-D Dual Link 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x 3.5 mm Audio In 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 2 x USB 3.0 (downstream) 1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers		2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features	Flicker-free technology HDR Ready Night Vision Wide color gamut RGB LED Low Blue Light 5-way OSD navigation joystick AMD FreeSync technology	GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer) HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) Refresh Rate Turbo key Trace Free Technology Low Blue Light 5-way OSD joystick AMD FreeSync technology
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width		24.61 in 62.5 cm 625 mm 2.05 ft
Case Height		14.49 in 36.8 cm 368 mm 1.21 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	150 mm 15 cm 5.9055 in 0.4921 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	No	Yes
Left Pivot		90 °
Right Pivot		0 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	No	Yes
Left Swivel		60 °
Right Swivel		60 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	20 °	20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	48 Hz - 165 Hz	35 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	70.56 kHz - 243.37 kHz	51.2 kHz - 221.97 kHz
Accessories
Extras		Audio cable DisplayPort cable DVI-D cable HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses		BSMI CB CCC CE C-Tick ENERGY STAR ErP FCC Class B J-MOSS PSE RoHS UL/cUL VCCI WEEE WHQL (Windows 8.1; Windows 7) CU
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	10 °C - 40 °C 50 °F - 104 °F	0 °C - 50 °C 32 °F - 122 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level	20 % - 90 %
Internal Storage Temperature	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F	20 °C - 60 °C 68 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity	10 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude	5000

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