Comparison between LG UltraFine 5K 27MD5KL vs BenQ PD2720U

General Info
Model Number	LG UltraFine 5K 27MD5KL	BenQ PD2720U

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2019	2018
Brand	LG	BenQ
Model Number	UltraFine 5K 27MD5KL	PD2720U
Display
Screen Size Class	27" (inches)	27" (inches)
Diagonal Size	26.96 in 68.5 cm 684.7 mm 2.25 ft	26.93 in 68.4 cm 684 mm 2.24 ft
Screen Width	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.768 mm 1.96 ft	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.682 mm 1.1 ft	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer	LG Display	LG Display
Display Type	AH-IPS	IPS
Display Bit Depth	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control	Yes	Yes
Max Number of Colors	1073741824	1073741824
Bits	30	30
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:9
Screen Resolution	5120 x 2880	3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.117 mm	0.155 mm
Screen Pixel Density	218 ppi	163 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	68.97 %	89.07 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3	99%	96%
sRGB		100 %
Adobe RGB 1998		100 %
Screen Brightness	500 cd/m²	350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1200 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast		20000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Display Minimum Response Time		5 ms
Display Average Response Time	14 ms	14 ms
Display Coating	Glossy	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR		HDR10
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	2.13 in 5.4 cm 54 mm 0.18 ft	3.44 in 8.7 cm 87.39 mm 0.29 ft
Case Weight	6.4 kg 14 lbs	5.3 kg 12 lbs
Case Width with Stand	24.65 in 62.6 cm 626 mm 2.05 ft	24.19 in 61.4 cm 614.4 mm 2.02 ft
Case Height with Stand	18.27 in 46.4 cm 464 mm 1.52 ft	17.47 in 44.4 cm 443.71 mm 1.46 ft
Case Depth with Stand	9.41 in 23.9 cm 239 mm 0.78 ft	7.34 in 18.6 cm 186.31 mm 0.61 ft
Case Weight with Stand	8.5 kg 19 lbs	8.3 kg 18 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black, Gray
Hardware
Built-in Camera	Yes	No
Connectivity	3 x USB 3.0 (Type-C) 1 x Thunderbolt 3.0	1 x USB 3.1 (upstream) 2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x Thunderbolt 3.0 (65 W) 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x Thunderbolt 3.0 (15 W) 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 1 x USB (KVM keyboard connection) 2 x USB 3.1 (downstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers	2 x 5W	2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features		CAD/CAM mode Display Pilot HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 2.2 Picture-by-Picture Low Blue Light Flicker-free technology AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator) Picture-in-Picture Animation mode
Ergonomics
Case Width	24.65 in 62.6 cm 626 mm 2.05 ft	24.19 in 61.4 cm 614.4 mm 2.02 ft
Case Height	18.27 in 46.4 cm 464 mm 1.52 ft	14.41 in 36.6 cm 366 mm 1.2 ft
Vesa Mount Support	Yes	Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size	100 x 100	100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment Range	110 mm 11 cm 4.3307 in 0.3609 ft	150 mm 15 cm 5.9055 in 0.4921 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	No	Yes
Left Pivot		0 °
Right Pivot		90 °
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	25 °	20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	48 Hz - 60 Hz	24 Hz - 76 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	30 kHz - 178 kHz	27 kHz - 140 kHz
Accessories
Extras	Thunderbolt 3 cable	DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	BSMI CB CCC CE ENERGY STAR 7.0 Epeat Gold FCC Class B KC RCM RoHS UL/cUL VCCI	ENERGY STAR 7.0 Epeat Silver TCO 7.0 WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	0 °C - 40 °C 32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level	10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity	5 % - 85 %

LG UltraFine 5K 27MD5KL

BenQ PD2720U