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Comparison between Acer VG270 P vs MSI Optix MAG342CQ

General Info
Model Number Acer VG270 P MSI Optix MAG342CQ
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2019 2021
Brand Acer MSI
Model Series Nitro VG0 MAG
Model Number VG270 P Optix MAG342CQ
Alias VG270P
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 34" (inches)
Diagonal Size 27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
34 in
86.4 cm
863.6 mm
2.83 ft
Screen Width 23.53 in
59.8 cm
597.6 mm
1.96 ft
31.39 in
79.7 cm
797.184 mm
2.62 ft
Screen Height 13.23 in
33.6 cm
336.15 mm
1.1 ft
13.14 in
33.4 cm
333.72 mm
1.09 ft
Display Curvature 1500
Display Type IPS VA
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 21:9
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 3440 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.311 mm 0.232 mm
Screen Pixel Density 81 ppi 109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.15 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 89.48%
sRGB 99 % 112.2 %
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 400 cd/m² 300 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 4000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 100000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms 4 ms
Display Average Response Time 14 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.6 in
6.6 cm
66 mm
0.22 ft
Case Weight 5.11 kg
11 lbs
Case Width with Stand 24.17 in
61.4 cm
614 mm
2.01 ft
31.83 in
80.9 cm
808.6 mm
2.65 ft
Case Height with Stand 18.7 in
47.5 cm
475 mm
1.56 ft
16.31 in
41.4 cm
414.2 mm
1.36 ft
Case Depth with Stand 9.45 in
24 cm
240 mm
0.79 ft
10.63 in
27 cm
270 mm
0.89 ft
Case Weight with Stand 5.56 kg
12 lbs
6.8 kg
15 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 1 x 3.5 mm Audio In
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
2 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
2 x HDMI 2.0
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features Flicker-free technology
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
AMD FreeSync technology
Blue Light Filter
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 24.17 in
61.4 cm
614 mm
2.01 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 No Yes
Height Adjustment Range 90 mm
9 cm
3.5433 in
0.2953 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No Yes
Left Pivot 5 °
Right Pivot 5 °
Left or Right Swivel Support No Yes
Left Swivel 30 °
Right Swivel 30 °
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 48 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 180 kHz 58.56 kHz - 148.1 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL
Accessories
Extras Audio cable
HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses ENERGY STAR 7.0
ErP
TCO Certified Displays 7.0
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 % - 85 % 10 % - 85 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 5 % - 95 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000
Max Storage Altitude 12192
Acer VG270 P MSI Optix MAG342CQ