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Comparison between Asus VL279HE vs Acer Nitro VG240Y

General Info
Model Number Asus VL279HE Acer Nitro VG240Y
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2019 2018
Brand Asus Acer
Model Number VL279HE Nitro VG240Y
Alias VG240Ybmipcx
VG240Y bmipcx
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 24" (inches)
Diagonal Size 26.96 in
68.5 cm
684.7 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 Type IPS IPS
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 8 bits (6 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control No Yes
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 74.82 % 89.55 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
NTSC 1953 72 % 72 %
Screen Brightness 250 cd/m² 250 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 100000000 : 1 100000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Display Minimum Response Time 5 ms 1 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 1.81 in
4.6 cm
46 mm
0.15 ft
2.56 in
6.5 cm
65 mm
0.21 ft
Case Weight 4.29 kg
9 lbs
3.6 kg
8 lbs
Case Width with Stand 24.17 in
61.4 cm
614 mm
2.01 ft
21.26 in
54 cm
540 mm
1.77 ft
Case Height with Stand 17.23 in
43.8 cm
437.7 mm
1.44 ft
16.22 in
41.2 cm
412 mm
1.35 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.2 in
20.8 cm
208.4 mm
0.68 ft
9.45 in
24 cm
240 mm
0.79 ft
Case Weight with Stand 5.3 kg
12 lbs
4.04 kg
9 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No Yes
Connectivity 1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x D-sub
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
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer/FPS Counter/Display Alignment)
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
SPLENDID Video Intelligence Technology
Trace Free Technology
Low Blue Light
Adaptive-Sync Technology
Flicker-free technology
Flicker-free technology
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
AMD FreeSync technology
Blue Light Filter
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
21.26 in
54 cm
540 mm
1.77 ft
Case Height 17.23 in
43.8 cm
437.7 mm
1.44 ft
12.72 in
32.3 cm
323.1 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 No
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No No
Left or Right Swivel Support No No
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 8.5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 21.5 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 48 Hz - 75 Hz 48 Hz - 75 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 85 kHz 30 kHz - 85 kHz
Accessories
Extras D-sub - optional
HDMI cable - optional
Audio cable
D-sub cable
HDMI cable - optional
Certificates and Standards
Licenses BSMI
CB
CCC
CE
cTick
CU
ErP
ENERGY STAR
FCC Class B
KCC
PSE
RoHS
TCO Certified Displays 7.0
TÜV Low Blue Light
TÜV Flicker-free
UL/cUL
WEEE
ENERGY STAR 7.0
ErP
TCO Certified Displays 7.0
Usage and Storage Requirements
Asus VL279HE Acer Nitro VG240Y