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Comparison between Dell P2415Q vs NEC MultiSync PA242W

General Info
Model Number Dell P2415Q NEC MultiSync PA242W
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2014 2013
Brand Dell NEC
Model Number P2415Q MultiSync PA242W
Alias PA242W-BK
Display
Screen Size Class 24" (inches) 24" (inches)
Diagonal Size 23.81 in
60.5 cm
604.7 mm
1.98 ft
24.06 in
61.1 cm
611 mm
2 ft
Screen Width 20.75 in
52.7 cm
527.04 mm
1.73 ft
20.41 in
51.8 cm
518.4 mm
1.7 ft
Screen Height 11.67 in
29.6 cm
296.46 mm
0.97 ft
12.76 in
32.4 cm
324 mm
1.06 ft
Display Manufacturer LG Display LG Display
Display Type AH-IPS AH-IPS
Display Bit Depth 10 bits (8 bits + FRC) 10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control Yes Yes
Lut 3D LUT
14 bits
Max Number of Colors 1073741824 1073741824
Bits 30 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:10
Screen Resolution 3840 x 2160 1920 x 1200
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.137 mm 0.27 mm
Screen Pixel Density 185 ppi 94 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 82.05 % 83.13 %
Backlight Source W-LED GB-r LED
sRGB 99 % 100 %
Adobe RGB 1998 99.3 %
NTSC 1953 72 % 94.8 %
Screen Brightness 300 cd/m² 340 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 2000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 12 ms 27.5 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 6 ms 8 ms
Display Average Response Time 8 ms 16 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 14 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 1.85 in
4.7 cm
46.93 mm
0.15 ft
3.3 in
8.4 cm
83.8 mm
0.27 ft
Case Weight 3.34 kg
7 lbs
7.4 kg
16 lbs
Case Width with Stand 22.31 in
56.7 cm
566.64 mm
1.86 ft
21.9 in
55.6 cm
556.3 mm
1.83 ft
Case Height with Stand 14.55 in
37 cm
369.53 mm
1.21 ft
14.9 in
37.9 cm
378.5 mm
1.24 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.07 in
20.5 cm
205 mm
0.67 ft
9 in
22.9 cm
228.6 mm
0.75 ft
Case Weight with Stand 8.68 kg
19 lbs
10.6 kg
23 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 1 x HDMI 1.4 (MHL)
1 x DisplayPort (Input mini)
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x DisplayPort (Output MST)
4 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x D-sub
1 x DVI-D Dual Link
3 x USB 2.0 (downstream)
2 x USB 2.0 (upstream)
Audio
Features
Cool Features Carbon Footprint Meter
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
XtraView+
Picture-by-Picture
Self Diagnostics
Picture-in-Picture
Light sensor
Black Level Adjusment
TileComp
CableComp
TileMatrix
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 22.31 in
56.7 cm
566.64 mm
1.86 ft
21.9 in
55.6 cm
556.3 mm
1.83 ft
Case Height 13.23 in
33.6 cm
336.06 mm
1.1 ft
14.3 in
36.3 cm
363.2 mm
1.19 ft
Vesa Mount Support Yes Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 100 x 100 100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment Yes Yes
Height Adjustment Range 130 mm
13 cm
5.1181 in
0.4265 ft
150 mm
15 cm
5.9055 in
0.4921 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support Yes Yes
Left Pivot 90 ° 0 °
Right Pivot 90 ° 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support Yes Yes
Left Swivel 45 ° 45 °
Right Swivel 45 ° 45 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 21 ° 30 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 29 Hz - 76 Hz 50 Hz - 85 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 31 kHz - 140 kHz 31.5 kHz - 91.1 kHz
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP
Factory calibration report
USB 3.0 upstream cable
DisplayPort cable
DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP
DVI cable
USB cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses ENERGY STAR 6.0
Epeat Gold
RoHS Compliant
TCO Certified Displays
C-Tick
CCC
CE
ErP
FCC Class B
ISO 9241-307
MPR II / MPR III
PCBC/B-mark
PCT/Gost
PSB
RoHS
TÜV/Ergonomics
TÜV/GS
UL/cUL
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
5 °C - 35 °C
41 °F - 95 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 10 % - 80 % 20 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
-20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 5 % - 90 % 10 % - 85 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000 5000
Max Storage Altitude 12192 12192
Dell P2415Q NEC MultiSync PA242W