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Updated April 11, 2024·

If your primary focus is on digital photo editing, productivity tasks, and viewing content with accurate colors straight from the box, the Dell U2723QE with its IPS Black panel offers excellent color accuracy and a higher resolution for sharp text and detailed images, but it's not the best choice for HDR gaming or media consumption due to lower contrast and peak brightness. On the other hand, if you're into casual or competitive gaming and also want a monitor that's great for HDR gaming and media viewing, the KTC M27T20 with its VA MiniLED panel provides you with deeper blacks, higher contrast, and better gaming performance due to its higher refresh rate and variable refresh rate (VRR) support, though it has a lower resolution which might affect the sharpness of text and overall image clarity in productivity tasks. Give Feedback

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Advantages of the Dell U2723QE (IPS Black)
  • Very good for productivity
Advantages of the KTC M27T20 (VA MiniLED)
  • Best in class for casual gaming
  • Very good for media consumption
  • Good refresh rate
  • Excellent contrast
  • Good brightness
  • Very good color volume
  • Very good response time

Key differences

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Casual Gaming

6.1
U2723QE
M27T20
9.5
3840 x 2160
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
1978:1
NATIVE CONTRAST
4000:1
341 nits
SDR PEAK BRIGHTNESS
500 nits
415 nits
HDR PEAK BRIGHTNESS
1200 nits
97.3 %
DCI-P3 COLOR GAMUT
93.0 %
Semi-Gloss
COATING
Matte
The KTC M27T20 (VA MiniLED) is best in class for casual gaming, while the Dell U2723QE (IPS Black) is only fair.

Competitive Gaming

4.9
U2723QE
M27T20
6.1
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
20.7 ms
TOTAL RESPONSE TIME
3.0 ms
N/A
VARIABLE REFRESH RATE
48 - 165 Hz
No
STROBING / BFI
No
341 nits
SDR PEAK BRIGHTNESS
500 nits
The KTC M27T20 (VA MiniLED) is only fair for competitive gaming, while the Dell U2723QE (IPS Black) is poor.

Productivity

8.1
U2723QE
M27T20
7.1
3840 x 2160
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
162 PPI
PIXELS PER INCH
109 PPI
Yes
ADJUSTABLE STAND
Yes
Semi-Gloss
COATING
Matte
The Dell U2723QE (IPS Black) is very good for productivity, while the KTC M27T20 (VA MiniLED) is good.

Media Consumption

7.0
U2723QE
M27T20
8.6
3840 x 2160
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
1978:1
NATIVE CONTRAST
4000:1
341 nits
SDR PEAK BRIGHTNESS
500 nits
415 nits
HDR PEAK BRIGHTNESS
1200 nits
Semi-Gloss
COATING
Matte
The KTC M27T20 (VA MiniLED) is very good for media consumption, while the Dell U2723QE (IPS Black) is good.

Cost

$545
U2723QE
M27T20
$500
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The Dell U2723QE (IPS Black) has a price of $545 and the KTC M27T20 (VA MiniLED) costs $500.

HDR Gaming and Media Consumption

No
U2723QE
M27T20
Yes
The Dell U2723QE (IPS Black) is not suitable for HDR gaming and media consumption while the KTC M27T20 (VA MiniLED) is suitable for HDR gaming and media consumption.

Digital Photo Editing

Yes
U2723QE
M27T20
No
The Dell U2723QE (IPS Black) is suitable for digital photo editing while the KTC M27T20 (VA MiniLED) is not suitable for digital photo editing.

Print Photo Editing

No
U2723QE
M27T20
Yes
The Dell U2723QE (IPS Black) is not suitable for print photo editing while the KTC M27T20 (VA MiniLED) is suitable for print photo editing.

Key similarities

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HDR Video Editing and Color Grading

No
U2723QE
M27T20
No
Both the Dell U2723QE (IPS Black) and KTC M27T20 (VA MiniLED) are not suitable for HDR video editing and color grading.

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How the Dell U2723QE (IPS Black) and the KTC M27T20 (VA MiniLED) compare to other monitors

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Spec Comparison

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Dell U2723QE (IPS Black)KTC M27T20 (VA MiniLED)
Dell U2723QE (IPS Black)KTC M27T20 (VA MiniLED)

GENERAL

Price
$545
$500
Screen Size
27"27"
Resolution
3840 x 21602560 x 1440
Screen Type
LEDMiniLED
Screen Sub-type
IPS BlackVA
Local Dimming Zones
4576

COLOR, CONTRAST & BRIGHTNESS

Native Contrast
1978:14000:1
SDR Peak Brightness
341 nits500 nits
HDR Peak Brightness
415 nits1200 nits
Suitable for HDR Gaming and Media Consumption
NoYes
sRGB Color Gamut
100 %99 %

MOTION CHARACTERISTICS

Total Response Time
20.7 ms3 ms
Variable Refresh Rate
N/A48 - 165 Hz
Strobing / BFI
NoNo
Persistence Blur Score
5/107.1/10
Ghosting Score
6/108.5/10

TEXT & IMAGE CLARITY

Pixels Per Inch
162 PPI109 PPI
Coating
Semi-GlossMatte
Text Clarity Score
8/107/10
Image Clarity Score
8/107/10

PORTS & CONNECTIVITY

HDMI 1.4 Ports
00
HDMI 2.0 Ports
12
HDMI 2.1 Ports
00
Micro HDMI Ports
00
DisplayPort 1.2 Ports
00

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KTC M27T20 (VA MiniLED)

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Allen Ngo | March 2024
"The KTC M27T20 brings mini-LED and HDR1000 features to much more affordable price levels than before. It cuts some corners, however, and the settings require a lot of tuning for optimal colors and black levels."

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