Comparison between Philips 278E9QJAB vs Philips 242S1AE

General Info
Model Number	Philips 278E9QJAB	Philips 242S1AE

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2018	2020
Brand	Philips	Philips
Model Series		S-Line
Model Number	278E9QJAB	242S1AE
Alias	278E9QJAB/00	242S1AE/00 242S1AE/01
Display
Screen Size Class	27" (inches)	24" (inches)
Diagonal Size	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 mm 2.25 ft	23.78 in 60.4 cm 604 mm 1.98 ft
Screen Width	23.54 in 59.8 cm 597.888 mm 1.96 ft	20.75 in 52.7 cm 527.04 mm 1.73 ft
Screen Height	13.24 in 33.6 cm 336.312 mm 1.1 ft	11.67 in 29.6 cm 296.46 mm 0.97 ft
Display Curvature	1800
Display Type	VA	IPS
Display Bit Depth	8 bits	8 bits
Frame Rate Control	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	0.311 mm	0.275 mm
Screen Pixel Density	81 ppi	92 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	89.28 %	89.58 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
sRGB	128 %	107 %
NTSC 1953	102 %	91 %
Screen Brightness	250 cd/m²	250 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	3000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	20000000 : 1	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	2.28 in 5.8 cm 58 mm 0.19 ft	2.01 in 5.1 cm 51 mm 0.17 ft
Case Weight	4.59 kg 10 lbs	2.98 kg 7 lbs
Case Width with Stand	24.09 in 61.2 cm 612 mm 2.01 ft	21.26 in 54 cm 540 mm 1.77 ft
Case Height with Stand	18.31 in 46.5 cm 465 mm 1.53 ft	13.86 in 35.2 cm 352 mm 1.15 ft
Case Depth with Stand	8.66 in 22 cm 220 mm 0.72 ft	8.07 in 20.5 cm 205 mm 0.67 ft
Case Weight with Stand	4.95 kg 11 lbs	4.83 kg 11 lbs
Case Color	Black, Silver	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x D-sub 1 x 3.5 mm Audio In 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2	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
Audio
Audio Speakers	2 x 3W	2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features	Flicker-free technology HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) SmartContrast Ultra Wide-Color Technology SmartImage Low Blue Light AMD FreeSync technology DDC/CI	EasyRead Flicker-free technology Separate Sync SmartImage SmartControl Low Blue Light Adaptive-Sync technology DDC/CI
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width	24.09 in 61.2 cm 612 mm 2.01 ft	21.26 in 54 cm 540 mm 1.77 ft
Case Height	14.49 in 36.8 cm 368 mm 1.21 ft	12.72 in 32.3 cm 323 mm 1.06 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		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		180 °
Right Swivel		180 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	20 °	25 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	50 Hz - 76 Hz	48 Hz - 75 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	30 kHz - 83 kHz	30 kHz - 85 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit		NULL
Accessories
Extras	HDMI cable	Audio cable DisplayPort cable HDMI cable VGA 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	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
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 278E9QJAB

Philips 242S1AE