Product comparison · 2 monitors

BenQ FP231W Silver vs Samsung SM173VT 17" TFT .264 TCO03Silver

18specifications compared
15differ
3identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- FP231W Silver:58.4 cm (23")
- SM173VT 17" TFT .264 TCO03Silver:43.2 cm (17")
Display resolution
- FP231W Silver:1920 x 1200 pixels
- SM173VT 17" TFT .264 TCO03Silver:1280 x 1024 pixels
Response time
- FP231W Silver:16 ms
- SM173VT 17" TFT .264 TCO03Silver:12 ms
Contrast ratio (typical)
- FP231W Silver:500:1
- SM173VT 17" TFT .264 TCO03Silver:450:1
Viewing angle, horizontal
- FP231W Silver:176°
- SM173VT 17" TFT .264 TCO03Silver:150°
Viewing angle, vertical
- FP231W Silver:176°
- SM173VT 17" TFT .264 TCO03Silver:135°
Pixel pitch
- FP231W Silver:0.258
- SM173VT 17" TFT .264 TCO03Silver:0.264
Vertical scan range
- FP231W Silver:50 - 76 Hz
- SM173VT 17" TFT .264 TCO03Silver:56 - 75 Hz

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Comparison of FP231W Silver, SM173VT 17" TFT .264 TCO03Silver
25 specifications	A BenQ FP231W Silver View product	B Samsung SM173VT 17" TFT .264 TCO03Silver View product
Display8 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	58.4 cm (23")	43.2 cm (17")
Display resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1200 pixels	1280 x 1024 pixels
Touchscreen	No	No
Display brightness (typical)	250 cd/m²	250 cd/m²
Response timeDiffers	16 ms	12 ms
Contrast ratio (typical)Differs	500:1	450:1
Viewing angle, horizontalDiffers	176°	150°
Viewing angle, verticalDiffers	176°	135°
Display number of coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.78 million colours
Pixel pitchDiffers	0.258	0.264
Horizontal scan range	30 - 81 kHz	30 - 81 kHz
Vertical scan rangeDiffers	50 - 76 Hz	56 - 75 Hz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
I/O portsDiffers	D-Sub/DVI-D/S-Video/Composite	15 Pin D-sub
Ergonomicsidentical
Panel mounting interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 x 75 mm
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	120 W	42 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
Width (without stand)Differs	585 mm	384 mm
Depth (without stand)Differs	445 mm	201 mm
Height (without stand)Differs	294 mm	392 mm
Weight (without stand)Differs	10.5 kg	6 kg
Other features1 differ
CertificationDiffers	TCO'95	TCO99
Supplied AC adapter typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
BandwidthKnown for one	0.162 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Speakers and microphoneKnown for one	no speaker	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source

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