BF2S Forums Buying a 24' monitor

Bertster7 wrote:

Freezer7Pro wrote:

Bertster7 wrote:

They cost more money is the main downside.

Basically:

IPS based panels = great colours, great viewing angles, great image in general - but worse response times (that said, modern IPS panels can have response times that are sub 5ms these days, so it's not as big an issue as it once was). They are also the most expensive.

VA based panels = good colours, good viewing angles, good immage in general - but very slightly worse response times (better than IPS, very slightly worse than TN). Mid range in price.

TN based panels = shit colours, shit viewing angles, worse quality image in general compared to other panel types - but awesome response times. Dirt cheap.


I can't live with the really poor colour reproduction on TN panels. It's bad enough when you go from a CRT (with awesome colour depth which LCDs have even come close to matching yet) to an IPS or VA based panel, but TN panels - urgghhh.

Just a question about the price. Not many will pay $500 more for better viewing angles and colours, as response times matter most for most.

Response times are very important - upto a point. Once you get past that point they make no difference. Sub 6ms there is no real visible difference - provided the times quoted are accurate and not silly inflated figures.

Colours are what the image is made of and are clearly the most important thing a monitor does.

VA based panels are the ones to buy. IPS panels are overpriced and, unless you spend a fortune on an Eizo or something, have noticeably worse response times. TN panels have rubbish image quality - but at least they're cheap.

I can't stand TN panels. They are shit. You look at them next to other displays and you'll really notice the difference.

If he really wants a Samsung, then the 245T is damn good.