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Acer Predator XB281HK Monitor
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Samsung U28E590D Monitor
Samsung U28E590D
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General

Screen size28.0 in31.5 in18.5 in28.0 in
Brightness300.0 cd/m²350.0 cd/m²200.0 cd/m²370.0 cd/m²
Aspect ratio16:916:916:916:9

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Black,Red
BlackBlackBlack,Metallic
Panel designFlatFlatFlatFlat
Built-in USB hubyesnonono
Built-in cameranononono
Built-in speakersyesyes
N/A
no
Touchscreen
N/A
no
N/A
no
Screen surface
N/A
Matte
N/A
Matte

Dimensions

Height adjustment5.91 in5.91 in
N/A
N/A
Height (without stand)16.34 in19.25 in10.94 in15.01 in
Depth (with stand)10.55 in10.08 in6.18 in7.37 in
Width (with stand)25.94 in29.53 in17.38 in26.02 in
Weight267.02 oz458.56 oz0.09 oz0.19 oz
Height (min-max)
N/A
< 489
N/A
< 468.5
Depth (without stand)
N/A
1.38 in2.0 in2.89 in
Height with stand
N/A
N/A
13.61 in18.44 in
Weight (without stand)
N/A
N/A
N/A
10.38 lb

Connectivity

DVI Portnononono
HDMI ports quantity1
N/A
12
Analogue 3.5mm input
N/A
1
N/A
0
Component input (YPbPr/YCbCr)
N/A
no
N/A
no
Number of component inputs
N/A
0
N/A
0
Composite input
N/A
no
N/A
no
Number of composite inputs
N/A
0
N/A
0
DisplayPort
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
HDCP
N/A
yesyes
N/A
HDMI
N/A
noyesyes
Headphone output
N/A
yesnoyes
Microphone input
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Headphone outputs quantity
N/A
1
N/A
1
S-video input
N/A
no
N/A
no
Number of s-video inputs
N/A
0
N/A
0
Thunderbolt
N/A
no
N/A
no
USB for video
N/A
no
N/A
no
VGA in
N/A
no
N/A
no
Number of DisplayPort inputs
N/A
1
N/A
1
Number of DisplayPort outputs
N/A
0
N/A
0
DisplayPort version
N/A
1.2
N/A
1.2
Type of DisplayPort connector
N/A
Standard
N/A
Standard
HDMI version
N/A
N/A
1.42.0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Number of HDMI inputs
N/A
N/A
N/A
2

Image properties

Supported graphics resolutions3840x21603840x2160
  • 640 x 480
  • 720 x 400
  • 800 x 600
  • 1024 x 768
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1366 х 768
3840 x 2160
Refresh rate60.0 Hz60.0 Hz60.0 Hz60.0 Hz
HD type4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HDWXGA4K Ultra HD
Display number of colours1.073 billion colours1.073 billion colours16.78 million colours1.07 billion colours
Display technologyLEDLEDLEDLED
BacklightLED backlightLEDLED backlightLED backlight
Panel typeTNIGZOTNTN
Response time1.0 ms8.0 ms5.0 ms1.0 ms
Viewing angle (horizontal)170.0 °176.0 °90.0 °170.0 °
Viewing angle (vertical)160.0 °176.0 °65.0 °160.0 °
Maximum resolution
N/A
3840 x 2160 px
N/A
3840 x 2160 px
Colour depth (per channel)
N/A
10.0 bit
N/A
10.0 bit
Colour gamut (NTSC)
N/A
80.0 %72.0 %72.0 %
Contrast ratio
N/A
800:1
N/A
1000:1
Response time (GtG)
N/A
8.0 ms
N/A
1.0 ms
Picture-in-Picture (PIP)
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Pixel size
N/A
0.01 in
N/A
0.01 in
Colour gamut (Adobe RGB)
N/A
N/A
72.0 %72.0 %
Dynamic contrast ratio
N/A
N/A
8000000:110000:1
Response time (BtW)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.0 ms

Features

Pivot functionyesyesnono
Swivelyesyes
N/A
no
Tiltableyesyes
N/A
yes
Cable lock slotnoyesyesno
Ascendable and submersible
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Memory card reader
N/A
no
N/A
no
Plug and Play
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Flicker free
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Compatibility

3D support (3D-Ready)nono
N/A
no
VESA mountyesyesyesyes
Adaptive synchronization
N/A
no
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
no
N/A
no
Type of VESA mount
N/A
200x200mm100x100mm75x75mm
Sync technology
N/A
N/A
N/A
AMD Freesync

Power

Energy efficiency classC
N/A
CG
Power consumption (standby)0.5 W1.0 W0.5 W0.3 W
Power consumption (typical)49.0 W93.0 W9.0 W38.0 W
Connecting 9V/12V/14V
N/A
None
N/A
None
Operational power consumption
N/A
< 93
N/A
< 29.6

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