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The standard lab monitor is the Benq XL2420Z. For support monitors, the Dell Professional P2213 and the Dell Ultrasharp U2312HM are used. For experiments requiring touch-based interaction with the display, an ELO capacitive monitor can be made available.
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As of January 2026, we use the Alienware AW2525HM as standard monitor in our research labs.
  
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== Specifications ==
 
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! scope="col"| Benq XL2420Z
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! scope="col"| Alienware AW2525HM
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! scope="col"| [[Benq XL2420Z]]
! scope="col"| Dell Ultrasharp U2312HM
 
 
! scope="col"| ELO 2244L
 
! scope="col"| ELO 2244L
 
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| Screen Size (diagonal) || 24" || 22" || 23" || 21.5"
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| Screen Size (diagonal) || 24.5" || 24" || 21.5"
 
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| Aspect Ratio || 16:9 || 16:10 || 16:9 || 16:9
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| Aspect Ratio || 16:9 || 16:9 || 16:9
 
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| Resolution || 1920 * 1080 || 1680 * 1050 || 1920 * 1080 || 1920 * 1080
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| Resolution (px) || 1920 * 1080 || 1920 * 1080 || 1920 * 1080
 
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| Pixel Pitch (mm) || 0.276 || 0.282 || 0.265 || 0.248
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| Pixel Pitch (mm) || || 0.276 || 0.248
 
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| Brightness<sup>1</sup> (cd/m<sup>2</sup>) || 350 || 250 || 350 || 250
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| Brightness (cd/m<sup>2</sup>) <ref group="fn" name="spec"/> || 400 || 350 || 250
 
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| Contrast<sup>1</sup> || 1000:1 || 1000:1 || 1000:1 || 1000:1
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| Contrast <ref group="fn" name="spec" /> || 1000:1 || 1000:1 || 1000:1
 
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| Panel Type || TN || TN || IPS || TN
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| Panel Type || IPS || TN || TN
 
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| Viewing Angle<sup>1</sup> (horizontal/vertical) || 170°/160° || 170°/160° || 178°/178° || 178°/178°  
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| Viewing Angle (horizontal/vertical) <ref group="fn" name="spec" /> || 178°/178° || 170°/160° || 178°/178°  
 
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| Vert. Refresh Rate (Hz) || 100/120/144 || 60 || 60 || 60
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| Vert. Refresh Rate (Hz)<ref group="fn">Maximum refresh rate. Our monitors are set to 120Hz by default (or 60Hz if that is highest)</ref> || 320 || 144 || 60
 
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| Response Time GtG<sup>1</sup> (ms) || 1 || 5 || 8 || 14
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| Adaptive Sync || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes (Nvidia G-Sync, AMD FreeSync) || style="background-color:#F99;" | No || style="background-color:#F99;" |No
 
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| Display Colors || 16.7 mln || 16.7 mln  || 16.7 mln || 16.7 mln
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| Response Time GtG (ms) <ref group="fn" name="spec" /> || 1 || 1 || 14
 
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| Color Gamut<sup>1</sup> || 72% || 83% || 82% ||
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| Color Gamut <ref group="fn" name="spec" /> || 99% || 72% ||  
 
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| Touch || style="background-color:#F99;" | No || style="background-color:#F99;" | No || style="background-color:#F99;" | No || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes, capacitive
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| Touch || style="background-color:#F99;" | No || style="background-color:#F99;" | No || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes, capacitive
 
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| Display Connections || D-Sub, DVI-DL, HDMI *2, DisplayPort|| D-Sub, DVI-D, DisplayPort || D-Sub, DVI-D, DisplayPort || D-Sub, DVI
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| Display Connections || DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.1 *2 || D-Sub, DVI-DL, HDMI *2, DisplayPort|| D-Sub, DVI
 
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| Other Connections || Headphone jack, USB 2.0 Hub || USB 2.0 Hub || Headphone jack, USB 2.0 Hub || USB 2.0 Hub
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| Other Connections || USB (5Gbps) || Headphone jack, USB 2.0 || USB 2.0  
 
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<sup>1</sup>According to the manufacturer specifications.
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<ref group="fn" name="spec">As specified by manufacturer, measured values and user values may differ.</ref>
 
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== Calibration ==
 
 
 
The Benq XL2429Z lab monitors are calibrated using a Datacolor Spyder4 Elite color calibration tool.
 
 
 
The following settings are used:
 
 
 
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| Picture Mode || sRGB
 
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| Brightness ||| 31 (~200 lumen)
 
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| Contrast || 50
 
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| Gamma || 5
 
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| AMA || Off
 
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| Instant-Mode || On
 
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==== ICC Color Profile XL2420Z ====
 
[[File:XL2420Z ICC Profile.zip]]
 
 
 
To install the profile, Right Click on the desktop --> Screen Resolution --> Advanced settings --> Color Management. Click "Add" and browse to the downloaded file. When added, select the profile from the list of associated profiles and click "Set as Default Profile".
 
Note: this color profile should be pre-installed on all lab computers and cannot be changed by the default user. Contact our [mailto:c.lieu@socsci.ru.nl administrator] if you are not sure whether the correct profile is loaded.
 
 
 
== KVM Switches ==
 
 
 
[[File:Aten cs1642.jpg|thumb|300px|Aten CS1642 KVM Switch]]
 
 
 
A KVM switch is a hardware device that allows a user to control multiple computers from one or more sets of keyboards, monitors and mice.
 
 
 
=== Aten CS1642 ===
 
 
 
'''Downloads'''
 
 
 
*[[Media:Manual CS1642.zip|Aten CS1642 User Manual]]
 

Latest revision as of 15:34, 3 February 2026

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