Product comparison · 2 monitors

Acer MONITOR AL1715MS 17INCH LCD WITH SPEAKER ANALOG SILVER vs Samsung SyncMaster 172S

19specifications compared
15differ
4identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer MONITOR AL1715MS 17INCH LCD WITH SPEAKER ANALOG SILVER has 50 cd/m² more display brightness (typical) than the Samsung SyncMaster 172S (300 cd/m² vs 250 cd/m²). The Samsung SyncMaster 172S has 13 ms more response time than the Acer MONITOR AL1715MS 17INCH LCD WITH SPEAKER ANALOG SILVER (25 ms vs 12 ms). The Acer MONITOR AL1715MS 17INCH LCD WITH SPEAKER ANALOG SILVER has 150 :1 more contrast ratio (typical) than the Samsung SyncMaster 172S (500:1 vs 350:1). Horizontal scan range: 31.5 - 80 kHz on the Acer MONITOR AL1715MS 17INCH LCD WITH SPEAKER ANALOG SILVER, 30 - 81 kHz on the Samsung SyncMaster 172S. I/O ports: 15-pin D-Sub on the Acer MONITOR AL1715MS 17INCH LCD WITH SPEAKER ANALOG SILVER, 15 pin D-sub on the Samsung SyncMaster 172S.

Display brightness (typical)
- MONITOR AL1715MS 17INCH LCD WITH SPEAKER ANALOG SILVER:300 cd/m²
- SyncMaster 172S:250 cd/m²
Response time
- MONITOR AL1715MS 17INCH LCD WITH SPEAKER ANALOG SILVER:12 ms
- SyncMaster 172S:25 ms
Contrast ratio (typical)
- MONITOR AL1715MS 17INCH LCD WITH SPEAKER ANALOG SILVER:500:1
- SyncMaster 172S:350:1
Viewing angle, horizontal
- MONITOR AL1715MS 17INCH LCD WITH SPEAKER ANALOG SILVER:150°
- SyncMaster 172S:140°
Viewing angle, vertical
- MONITOR AL1715MS 17INCH LCD WITH SPEAKER ANALOG SILVER:135°
- SyncMaster 172S:120°
Horizontal scan range
- MONITOR AL1715MS 17INCH LCD WITH SPEAKER ANALOG SILVER:31.5 - 80 kHz
- SyncMaster 172S:30 - 81 kHz
Vertical scan range
- MONITOR AL1715MS 17INCH LCD WITH SPEAKER ANALOG SILVER:56.3 - 75 Hz
- SyncMaster 172S:56 - 75 Hz
I/O ports
- MONITOR AL1715MS 17INCH LCD WITH SPEAKER ANALOG SILVER:15-pin D-Sub
- SyncMaster 172S:15 pin D-sub

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Comparison of MONITOR AL1715MS 17INCH LCD WITH SPEAKER ANALOG SILVER, SyncMaster 172S
28 specifications	A Acer MONITOR AL1715MS 17INCH LCD WITH SPEAKER ANALOG SILVER View product	B Samsung SyncMaster 172S View product
Display7 differ
Display diagonal	43.2 cm (17")	43.2 cm (17")
Display resolution	1280 x 1024 pixels	1280 x 1024 pixels
Touchscreen	No	No
Display brightness (typical)Differs	300 cd/m²	250 cd/m²
Response timeDiffers	12 ms	25 ms
Contrast ratio (typical)Differs	500:1	350:1
Viewing angle, horizontalDiffers	150°	140°
Viewing angle, verticalDiffers	135°	120°
Display number of coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.78 million colours
Pixel pitch	0.264	0.264
Horizontal scan rangeDiffers	31.5 - 80 kHz	30 - 81 kHz
Vertical scan rangeDiffers	56.3 - 75 Hz	56 - 75 Hz
Pixel frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	135 MHz
Viewable size, horizontalKnown for one	33.8 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Viewable size, verticalKnown for one	27 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Ports & interfaces1 differ
I/O portsDiffers	15-pin D-Sub	15 pin D-sub
Ergonomics1 differ
Panel mounting interfaceDiffers	75 x 75 mm	100 x 100 mm
Tilt angle rangeKnown for one	-5 - 20°	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	40 W	42 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
Width (without stand)Differs	377 mm	385 mm
Depth (without stand)Differs	182 mm	396 mm
Height (without stand)Differs	396 mm	216 mm
Weight (without stand)Differs	4.3 kg	4.7 kg
Other features1 differ
CertificationDiffers	TCO99	TCO'99
Bundled hardwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VGA cabel Power adapter Wall mount
Speakers and microphoneKnown for one	2 x 1W	Unknown — not stated by the source

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