Comparison between Philips 242S1AE vs Philips 278E1A

General Info
Model Number	Philips 242S1AE	Philips 278E1A

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2020	2019
Brand	Philips	Philips
Model Series	S-Line	E-Line
Model Number	242S1AE	278E1A
Alias	242S1AE/00 242S1AE/01	278E1A/00 278E1A/01
Display
Screen Size Class	24" (inches)	27" (inches)
Diagonal Size	23.78 in 60.4 cm 604 mm 1.98 ft	27 in 68.6 cm 685.9 mm 2.25 ft
Screen Width	20.75 in 52.7 cm 527.04 mm 1.73 ft	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	11.67 in 29.6 cm 296.46 mm 0.97 ft	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft
Display Curvature		1800
Display Type	IPS	IPS
Display Bit Depth	8 bits	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control		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	0.155 mm
Screen Pixel Density	92 ppi	163 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	89.58 %	88.79 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
sRGB	107 %	109 %
NTSC 1953	91 %	91 %
Screen Brightness	250 cd/m²	350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	50000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Display Minimum Response Time	4 ms	4 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	2.01 in 5.1 cm 51 mm 0.17 ft	1.77 in 4.5 cm 45 mm 0.15 ft
Case Weight	2.98 kg 7 lbs	4.18 kg 9 lbs
Case Width with Stand	21.26 in 54 cm 540 mm 1.77 ft	24.13 in 61.3 cm 613 mm 2.01 ft
Case Height with Stand	13.86 in 35.2 cm 352 mm 1.15 ft	18.15 in 46.1 cm 461 mm 1.51 ft
Case Depth with Stand	8.07 in 20.5 cm 205 mm 0.67 ft	7.56 in 19.2 cm 192 mm 0.63 ft
Case Weight with Stand	4.83 kg 11 lbs	4.78 kg 11 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x DVI-D 1.2 1 x D-sub 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x 3.5 mm Audio In 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2	1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x HDMI 2.0 2 x DisplayPort 1.2
Audio
Audio Speakers	2 x 2W	2 x 3W
Features
Cool Features	EasyRead Flicker-free technology Separate Sync SmartImage SmartControl Low Blue Light Adaptive-Sync technology DDC/CI	SmartContrast SmartImage SmartUniformity SmartImage Game Flicker-free technology Low Blue Light
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width	21.26 in 54 cm 540 mm 1.77 ft	24.13 in 61.3 cm 613 mm 2.01 ft
Case Height	12.72 in 32.3 cm 323 mm 1.06 ft	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	No
Height Adjustment Range	130 mm 13 cm 5.1181 in 0.4265 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	Yes	No
Left Pivot	90 °
Right Pivot	90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	No
Left Swivel	180 °
Right Swivel	180 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	25 °	20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	48 Hz - 75 Hz	59 Hz - 61 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	30 kHz - 85 kHz	30 kHz - 83 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit	NULL	NULL
Accessories
Extras	Audio cable DisplayPort cable HDMI cable VGA cable	HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	CB CCC CECP CEL CE Mark EAEU RoHS ENERGY STAR 8.0 EPA EPEAT FCC Class B ICES-003 SEMKO TCO Certified TÜV/Ergo TÜV Eye Comfort TÜV/GS UKRAINIAN	cETLus EAC / CU TÜV/ISO9241-307 ENERGY STAR 8.0 FCC Class B ISO9241-307 CCC CECP RoHS
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 %	20 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F
Max Operating Altitude	3658	3658
Max Storage Altitude	12192	12192

Philips 242S1AE

Philips 278E1A