Comparison between MSI Optix MAG241CR vs Philips 252B9

General Info
Model Number	MSI Optix MAG241CR	Philips 252B9

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2018	2019
Brand	MSI	Philips
Model Series	MAG
Model Number	Optix MAG241CR	252B9
Alias		252B9/00 252B9/01
Display
Screen Size Class	24" (inches)	25" (inches)
Diagonal Size	23.58 in 59.9 cm 599 mm 1.97 ft	24.98 in 63.4 cm 634.4 mm 2.08 ft
Screen Width	20.53 in 52.1 cm 521.395 mm 1.71 ft	21.08 in 53.6 cm 535.5 mm 1.76 ft
Screen Height	11.55 in 29.3 cm 293.285 mm 0.96 ft	13.34 in 33.9 cm 338.8 mm 1.11 ft
Display Curvature	1500
Display Type	VA	IPS
Display Bit Depth	8 bits	8 bits (6 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control	No	Yes
Max Number of Colors	16777216	16777216
Bits	24	24
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:10
Screen Resolution	1920 x 1080	1920 x 1200
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.272 mm	0.279 mm
Screen Pixel Density	93 ppi	91 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio		90.54 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3	90%
sRGB	115 %	107.5 %
NTSC 1953		90 %
Screen Brightness	300 cd/m²	300 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	3000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast		50000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Display Minimum Response Time	1 ms	5 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte	Anti-glare/Matte
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth		1.93 in 4.9 cm 49 mm 0.16 ft
Case Weight		3.5 kg 8 lbs
Case Width with Stand	21.12 in 53.6 cm 536.4 mm 1.76 ft	21.5 in 54.6 cm 546 mm 1.79 ft
Case Height with Stand	15.79 in 40.1 cm 401 mm 1.32 ft	15.39 in 39.1 cm 391 mm 1.28 ft
Case Depth with Stand	9.09 in 23.1 cm 231 mm 0.76 ft	8.11 in 20.6 cm 206 mm 0.68 ft
Case Weight with Stand	4.2 kg 9 lbs	5.09 kg 11 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	2 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x DVI-D Dual Link 2 x USB 2.0 (downstream) 1 x USB 2.0 (upstream)	1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x D-sub 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x 3.5 mm Audio In 1 x DVI-D Dual Link 4 x USB 3.1 (downstream) 1 x USB 3.1 (upstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers		2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features	Low Blue Light MSI Mystic Light MSI Remote Display App AMD FreeSync technology Flicker-free technology	HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) Low Blue Light SmartContrast SmartImage SmartConnect DDC/CI Flicker-free technology
Extra Features		Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width		21.5 in 54.6 cm 546 mm 1.79 ft
Case Height		14.45 in 36.7 cm 367 mm 1.2 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	No	Yes
Left Pivot		0 °
Right Pivot		90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	No	Yes
Left Swivel		175 °
Right Swivel		175 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	20 °	30 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	48 Hz - 144 Hz	48 Hz - 76 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	55.3 kHz - 162 kHz	30 kHz - 96 kHz
Accessories
Extras		Audio cable D-sub cable DisplayPort cable DVI-D cable HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses		BSMI CB CCC CE Mark cETLus ENERGY STAR 7.0 EPA FCC Class B ISO9241-307 KUCAS PSB RCM SEMKO TCO Certified Displays TÜV/Ergonomics TÜV/GS WEEE
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	10 °C - 40 °C 50 °F - 104 °F	0 °C - 40 °C 32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level	10 % - 80 %	20 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature		-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity		20 % - 80 %
Max Operating Altitude		3658
Max Storage Altitude		12192

MSI Optix MAG241CR

Philips 252B9