Monitors

As of January 2026, we use the Alienware AW2525HM as standard monitor in our research labs.

Specifications


	Alienware AW2525HM	Benq XL2420Z	ELO 2244L
Screen Size (diagonal)	24.5"	24"	21.5"
Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:9	16:9
Resolution (px)	1920 * 1080	1920 * 1080	1920 * 1080
Pixel Pitch (mm)		0.276	0.248
Brightness (cd/m²) ^{[fn 1]}	400	350	250
Contrast ^{[fn 1]}	1000:1	1000:1	1000:1
Panel Type	IPS	TN	TN
Viewing Angle (horizontal/vertical) ^{[fn 1]}	178°/178°	170°/160°	178°/178°
Vert. Refresh Rate (Hz)^{[fn 2]}	320	144	60
Adaptive Sync	Yes (Nvidia G-Sync, AMD FreeSync)	No	No
Response Time GtG (ms) ^{[fn 1]}	1	1	14
Color Gamut ^{[fn 1]}	99%	72%
Touch	No	No	Yes, capacitive
Display Connections	DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.1 *2	D-Sub, DVI-DL, HDMI *2, DisplayPort	D-Sub, DVI
Other Connections	USB (5Gbps)	Headphone jack, USB 2.0	USB 2.0

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 As specified by manufacturer, measured values and user values may differ.
↑ Maximum refresh rate. Our monitors are set to 120Hz by default (or 60Hz if that is highest)