Comparison between Philips 272M8 vs BenQ XL2730Z

General Info
Model Number	Philips 272M8	BenQ XL2730Z

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2019	2015
Brand	Philips	BenQ
Model Number	272M8	XL2730Z
Alias		ZOWIE XL2730
Display
Screen Size Class	27" (inches)	27" (inches)
Diagonal Size	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 mm 2.25 ft	26.96 in 68.5 cm 684.7 mm 2.25 ft
Screen Width	23.54 in 59.8 cm 597.9 mm 1.96 ft	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	13.24 in 33.6 cm 336.3 mm 1.1 ft	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer		AU Optronics
Display Type	IPS	TN
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	2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.311 mm	0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density	81 ppi	109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	89.13 %	84.83 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
sRGB	115 %
NTSC 1953	100 %	72 %
Screen Brightness	250 cd/m²	350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	80000000 : 1	12000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	170 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	160 °
Screen Input Lag		4 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	1 ms	1 ms
Display Average Response Time	4 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)	Anti-glare/Matte
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	1.65 in 4.2 cm 42 mm 0.14 ft	2.4 in 6.1 cm 61 mm 0.2 ft
Case Weight	3.4 kg 7 lbs
Case Width with Stand	24.13 in 61.3 cm 613 mm 2.01 ft	24.95 in 63.4 cm 633.7 mm 2.08 ft
Case Height with Stand	18.15 in 46.1 cm 461 mm 1.51 ft	16.43 in 41.7 cm 417.4 mm 1.37 ft
Case Depth with Stand	8.27 in 21 cm 210 mm 0.69 ft	8.9 in 22.6 cm 226 mm 0.74 ft
Case Weight with Stand	3.95 kg 9 lbs	7.5 kg 17 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x D-sub 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2	3 x USB 3.0 (upstream) 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x D-sub 1 x DVI-D Dual Link 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x USB (mini) 1 x 3.5 mm Microphone In 1 x USB 2.0 (downstream) 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
Audio
Features
Cool Features	Flicker-free technology HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) SmartContrast Ultra Wide-Color Technology SmartImage Low Blue Light Adaptive-Sync Technology DDC/CI	Display Pilot Flicker-free technology Low Blue Light S Switch Arc Motion Blur Reduction 2.0 HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) AMD FreeSync technology Senseye Black eQualizer 2.0
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width	24.13 in 61.3 cm 613 mm 2.01 ft	24.95 in 63.4 cm 633.7 mm 2.08 ft
Case Height	14.49 in 36.8 cm 368 mm 1.21 ft	14.67 in 37.3 cm 372.6 mm 1.22 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		140 mm 14 cm 5.5118 in 0.4593 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	No	Yes
Left Pivot		0 °
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 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	20 °	20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	48 Hz - 144 Hz	40 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	55 kHz - 160 kHz	30 kHz - 222 kHz
Accessories
Extras	D-sub cable	DisplayPort cable Dust cover DVI cable USB 3.0 cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	CCC CE Mark CECP cETLus EAC / CU ENERGY STAR 7.0 EPA FCC Class B ISO9241-307 SEMKO TCO Edge WEEE	ENERGY STAR 6.0
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	0 °C - 40 °C 32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level	20 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F
Max Operating Altitude	3658
Max Storage Altitude	12192

Philips 272M8

BenQ XL2730Z