Comparison between Philips 346B1C vs MSI Optix MAG342CQ

General Info
Model Number	Philips 346B1C	MSI Optix MAG342CQ

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2019	2021
Brand	Philips	MSI
Model Series		MAG
Model Number	346B1C	Optix MAG342CQ
Alias	346B1 346B1C/00
Display
Screen Size Class	34" (inches)	34" (inches)
Diagonal Size	34 in 86.4 cm 863.6 mm 2.83 ft	34 in 86.4 cm 863.6 mm 2.83 ft
Screen Width	31.49 in 80 cm 799.8 mm 2.62 ft	31.39 in 79.7 cm 797.184 mm 2.62 ft
Screen Height	13.18 in 33.5 cm 334.8 mm 1.1 ft	13.14 in 33.4 cm 333.72 mm 1.09 ft
Display Curvature	1500	1500
Display Manufacturer	Samsung
Display Type	SVA	VA
Display Bit Depth	8 bits	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control	No	Yes
Max Number of Colors	16777216	1073741824
Bits	24	30
Screen Aspect Ratio	21:9	21:9
Screen Resolution	3440 x 1440	3440 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.232 mm	0.232 mm
Screen Pixel Density	109 ppi	109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	90.41 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3		89.48%
sRGB	119 %	112.2 %
Adobe RGB 1998	90 %
NTSC 1953	100 %
Screen Brightness	300 cd/m²	300 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	3000 : 1	4000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	80000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Display Minimum Response Time	5 ms	4 ms
Display Average Response Time		14 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (2H)	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D		No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	4.33 in 11 cm 110 mm 0.36 ft
Case Weight	7.79 kg 17 lbs
Case Width with Stand	31.77 in 80.7 cm 807 mm 2.65 ft	31.83 in 80.9 cm 808.6 mm 2.65 ft
Case Height with Stand	23.66 in 60.1 cm 601 mm 1.97 ft	16.31 in 41.4 cm 414.2 mm 1.36 ft
Case Depth with Stand	9.84 in 25 cm 250 mm 0.82 ft	10.63 in 27 cm 270 mm 0.89 ft
Case Weight with Stand	11.49 kg 25 lbs	6.8 kg 15 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Network	LAN
Connectivity	1 x USB 3.2 (downstream; BC 1.2) 1 x USB 3.2 (Type-C; Gen 1; upstream; 90W) 1 x HDMI 2.0 (HDCP 2.2) 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (HDCP 1.4) 1 x Ethernet RJ45 1 x USB (Type-B; upstream) 3 x USB 3.2 (downstream)	1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DisplayPort 1.4
Audio
Audio Speakers	2 x 5W
Features
Cool Features	HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) KVM switch Picture-by-Picture SmartImage Picture-in-Picture Low Blue Light Adaptive-Sync Technology SmartUniformity Flicker-free technology	Frameless Design Low Blue Light Picture-by-Picture Wide Color Gamut Picture-in-Picture Night Vision Adaptive-Sync technology Flicker-free technology
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width	31.77 in 80.7 cm 807 mm 2.65 ft
Case Height	14.45 in 36.7 cm 367 mm 1.2 ft
Vesa Mount Support	Yes	Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size	100 x 100	75 x 75
Removable VESA Stand	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment Range	180 mm 18 cm 7.0866 in 0.5906 ft	90 mm 9 cm 3.5433 in 0.2953 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support		Yes
Left Pivot		5 °
Right Pivot		5 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	Yes
Left Swivel	180 °	30 °
Right Swivel	180 °	30 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	30 °	20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	48 Hz - 100 Hz	48 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	30 kHz - 160 kHz	58.56 kHz - 148.1 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit		NULL
Accessories
Extras	HDMI cable DisplyPort cable USB-C/A Y cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	ENERGY STAR 7.0 EPEAT TCO RoHS CE Mark FCC Class B EPA cETLus SEMKO TUV-BAUART TUV/ISO9241-307 UKRAINIAN CU-EAC	CE FCC-B REACH RoHS 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 % - 85 %
Internal Storage Temperature	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity	20 % - 80 %	5 % - 95 %
Max Operating Altitude	3658	5000
Max Storage Altitude	12192	12192

Philips 346B1C

MSI Optix MAG342CQ