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Comparison between Philips 242B9T vs Dell Alienware AW2521H

General Info
Model Number Philips 242B9T Dell Alienware AW2521H
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2019 2020
Brand Philips Dell
Model Number 242B9T Alienware AW2521H
Alias 242B9T/00
Display
Screen Size Class 24" (inches) 25" (inches)
Diagonal Size 23.78 in
60.4 cm
604 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 Curvature 1500
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 83.44 % 90.11 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
sRGB 99 %
Adobe RGB 1998 87 % 73 %
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 250 cd/m² 430 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 460 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1300 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 50000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 2 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 5 ms 1 ms
Display Average Response Time 3 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 7 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 1.97 in
5 cm
50 mm
0.16 ft
2.87 in
7.3 cm
72.95 mm
0.24 ft
Case Weight 4.86 kg
11 lbs
4.52 kg
10 lbs
Case Width with Stand 21.81 in
55.4 cm
554 mm
1.82 ft
21.9 in
55.6 cm
556.29 mm
1.83 ft
Case Height with Stand 16.26 in
41.3 cm
413 mm
1.35 ft
16.58 in
42.1 cm
421.21 mm
1.38 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.94 in
22.7 cm
227 mm
0.74 ft
9.92 in
25.2 cm
251.92 mm
0.83 ft
Case Weight with Stand 8.15 kg
18 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 HDMI 1.4
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x D-sub
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x 3.5 mm Audio In
1 x DVI-D Dual Link
2 x USB 3.1 (downstream)
1 x USB 3.1 (upstream)
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
Audio Speakers 2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Low Blue Light
SmartImage
SmartContrast
DDC/CI
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 IP54
Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
AW2521HF - Dark Side of the Moon
AW2521HFL - Lunar Light
Ergonomics
Case Width 21.81 in
55.4 cm
554 mm
1.82 ft
21.9 in
55.6 cm
556.29 mm
1.83 ft
Case Height 13.31 in
33.8 cm
338 mm
1.11 ft
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 134 mm
13.4 cm
5.2756 in
0.4396 ft
130 mm
13 cm
5.1181 in
0.4265 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No Yes
Left Pivot 90 °
Right Pivot 90 °
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 90 ° 21 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 48 Hz - 75 Hz 48 Hz - 360 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 85 kHz 30 kHz - 255 kHz
Screen Interpolation Technology Motionflow XR
Screen Interpolation Value 220
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit MXR NULL
Accessories
Extras Audio cable
D-sub cable
DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB upstream cable
DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 Type-B to Type-A cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses BSMI
CB
CCC
CE Mark
cETLus
ENERGY STAR 7.0
FCC Class B
ISO9241-307
PSB
RCM
SEMKO
TCO Edge
WEEE
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 % - 80 % 10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
-20 °C - 80 °C
-4 °F - 176 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 20 % - 80 % 5 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude 3658 5000
Max Storage Altitude 12192 12192
Philips 242B9T Dell Alienware AW2521H