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Comparison between MSI G281UV vs Dell UltraSharp UP2516D

General Info
Model Number MSI G281UV Dell UltraSharp UP2516D
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2022 2015
Brand MSI Dell
Model Series G
Model Number G281UV UltraSharp UP2516D
Display
Screen Size Class 28" (inches) 25" (inches)
Diagonal Size 28 in
71.1 cm
711.2 mm
2.33 ft
24.98 in
63.4 cm
634.4 mm
2.08 ft
Screen Width 24.45 in
62.1 cm
620.928 mm
2.04 ft
21.77 in
55.3 cm
552.96 mm
1.81 ft
Screen Height 13.44 in
34.1 cm
341.28 mm
1.12 ft
12.25 in
31.1 cm
311.04 mm
1.02 ft
Display Manufacturer LG Display
Display Type IPS AH-IPS
Display Bit Depth 10 bits 10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control No Yes
Lut 3D LUT
14 bits
Max Number of Colors 1073741824 1073741824
Bits 30 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 3840 x 2160 2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.161 mm 0.216 mm
Screen Pixel Density 157 ppi 117 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.66 %
Backlight Source W-LED GB-r LED
DCI P3 94.91% 98%
sRGB 99 % 100 %
Adobe RGB 1998 100 %
Screen Brightness 300 cd/m² 300 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 400 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 1000000 : 1 2000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 9 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 4 ms 6 ms
Display Average Response Time 14 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR DisplayHDR 400
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.03 in
5.2 cm
51.6 mm
0.17 ft
Case Weight 4.8 kg
11 lbs
4.04 kg
9 lbs
Case Width with Stand 25.13 in
63.8 cm
638.27 mm
2.09 ft
22.35 in
56.8 cm
567.7 mm
1.86 ft
Case Height with Stand 17.57 in
44.6 cm
446.4 mm
1.46 ft
15.67 in
39.8 cm
398 mm
1.31 ft
Case Depth with Stand 9.03 in
22.9 cm
229.4 mm
0.75 ft
7.89 in
20 cm
200.3 mm
0.66 ft
Case Weight with Stand 5.7 kg
13 lbs
6.96 kg
15 lbs
Case Color Black Silver
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
2 x HDMI 2.0 (CEC)
1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (a)
2 x HDMI (MHL)
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (Output MST)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (Input mini)
4 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
2 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
Audio
Features
Cool Features Crosshair
Frameless design
Less Blue Light Premium
Night Vision
MSI Mystic Light
KVM Switch
5-way OSD navigation joystick
AMD FreeSync technology
Picture-in-Picture
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Pictire-by-Picture
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington Anti-theft stand lock slot
Security lock slot
Ergonomics
Case Width 25.13 in
63.8 cm
638.27 mm
2.09 ft
22.35 in
56.8 cm
567.7 mm
1.86 ft
Case Height 13.3 in
33.8 cm
337.9 mm
1.11 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 0 °
Left or Right Swivel Support No Yes
Left Swivel 45 °
Right Swivel 45 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 20 ° 21 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 40 Hz - 60 Hz 50 Hz - 75 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 119.4 kHz - 140.7 kHz 30 kHz - 88 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL
Accessories
Extras HDMI cable DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP
Factory calibration report
USB 3.0 upstream cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses CE
FCC
TÜV Rheinland Flicker Free Certified
TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certified
WEEE
ENERGY STAR 6.0
Epeat Gold
RoHS Compliant
TCO Certified Displays
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
0 °C - 35 °C
32 °F - 95 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 20 % - 90 % 10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature 20 °C - 60 °C
68 °F - 140 °F
-20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 10 % - 90 % 5 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000 5000
Max Storage Altitude 12192
MSI G281UV Dell UltraSharp UP2516D