27" HP 27F
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27" Philips 278E9QJAB

	27" HP 27F	27" Philips 278E9QJAB	Difference
Brand	HP	Philips
Year	2018	2018	0 (0%)
Model	27F	278E9QJAB
Size	27"	27"	0 (0%)
Minimum Refresh Rate	48Hz	50Hz	2 (4%)
Maximum Refresh Rate	75Hz	76Hz	1 (1%)
AMD FreeSync	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA G-Sync	No	No
Maximum Resolution	1920 x 1080	1920 x 1080
Panel Type	IPS	VA
Pixel Density	82 ppi	81 ppi	1 (1%)
Minimum Response Time	7.8ms	4ms	3.8 (49%)
Average Response Time	17.3ms	10ms	7.3 (42%)
Total Response + Input Lag	32.3ms	25ms	7.3 (23%)
Maximum Brightness	298 cd/m^2	250 cd/m^2	48 (16%)
Price	$ 185.9	$ 197.9	12 (6%)
VESA Mount	No	Yes
Native Color Depth	8 bit	8 bit	0 (0%)
Static Contrast Ratio	1142 : 1	3000 : 1	1858 (163%)
Display Port	No	Yes
Overall Combination Score	53.8/100	67.5/100	13.75 (26%)

The Philips 278E9QJAB has a VESA mount while the HP 27F does not. Philips 278E9QJAB has lower total input lag than HP 27F . The minimum response rate of Philips 278E9QJAB is 4 ms, which is 64 % faster than the HP 27F . The Philips 278E9QJAB has the Display Port and this is essential for NVIDIA cards to work with AMD FreeSync. The brightness of HP 27F is better than Philips 278E9QJAB by 18 %. For the average response rate, the Philips 278E9QJAB scores 10 ms, which is faster than the HP 27F . Philips 278E9QJAB has a higher contrast ratio of 3000 : 1.

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27" HP 27F

With the AMD FreeSync support, this monitor is compatible with both AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards. The monitor panel has good viewing angles and offers better contrast and colors than TN panels. The HP 27F is a relatively new monitor. For graphics color quality, the HP 27F has an excellent color depth of 8 -bit, resulting in smoother gradients and more accurate colors. The monitor does not have a VESA mount. The brightness of HP 27F is lower than other monitors. The monitor has an unimpressive contrast ratio of 1142 : 1. In terms of pixel density, the HP 27F has an low density of 82 pixels-per-inch, resulting in pixelated text and picture quality. The HP 27F has a maximum refresh rate of 75 Hz and this may be too low for the extremely fast frame rates in competitive games. The HP 27F has no Display Port and which is essential for NVIDIA cards to work with AMD FreeSync. For the average response rate, the HP 27F scores 17.3 ms, which can cause motion blurring due to ineffective synchronization with the high refresh rate. Graphically demanding games may cause frame drops outside the adative refresh rate of 48 Hz. HP 27F has a total input lag of 32.3 ms, which is bad among the competition. The minimum response rate of HP 27F is 7.8 ms, which is can cause ghosting effects.

27" Philips 278E9QJAB

With the AMD FreeSync support, this monitor is compatible with both AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards. Philips 278E9QJAB has an excellent contrast ratio of 3000 : 1. The Philips 278E9QJAB is a relatively new monitor. The monitor has a VESA mount. The monitor panel has good viewing angles and offers better contrast and colors than TN panels. The Philips 278E9QJAB has the Display Port and this is essential for NVIDIA cards to work with AMD FreeSync. For graphics color quality, the Philips 278E9QJAB has an excellent color depth of 8 -bit, resulting in smoother gradients and more accurate colors. For the average response rate, the Philips 278E9QJAB scores 10 ms, which can cause motion blurring due to ineffective synchronization with the high refresh rate. The minimum response rate of Philips 278E9QJAB is 4 ms, which is can cause ghosting effects. Philips 278E9QJAB has a total input lag of 25 ms, which is bad among the competition. The brightness of Philips 278E9QJAB is lower than other monitors. In terms of pixel density, the Philips 278E9QJAB has an low density of 81 pixels-per-inch, resulting in pixelated text and picture quality. The Philips 278E9QJAB has a maximum refresh rate of 76 Hz and this may be too low for the extremely fast frame rates in competitive games. Graphically demanding games may cause frame drops outside the adative refresh rate of 50 Hz.