LCD Monitor Panels Types - TN vs IPS vs VA as Fast As Possible
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·Techquickie
·2013-05-07
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Shopping for an LCD monitor can be confusing. We're going to tell you about
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all the different panel types that are out there as fast as possible. Twisted
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pneumatic or TN panels are the most common panels, probably because they are
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the least expensive. If your monitor isn't labeled or you're shopping and you
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can't see what it is, odds are excellent it's a TN. They have the least accurate
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color reproduction and the viewing angles are narrowest, especially up and
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down. So, if you look at them from an angle, the colors can appear washed out
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and the details can be lost. However, TN panels are faster than other panel
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types, which is to say the image can switch more quickly. So, TN panels are
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often found in premium gaming grade monitors because they run at refresh
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rates as high as 120 or even 144 hertz.
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That's what allows them to be 3D vision certified for stereo 3D gaming. PVA and
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MVA panels are quite similar. They're significantly better than TN both in
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terms of their color reproduction and in terms of their viewing angles, but not
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quite up there with the more premium panel types, making them a very
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reasonable mid-range option. The one real drawback of VA compared to the more
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premium ones is the fact that when viewed from different angles, the colors
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do tend to shift quite a bit. Inplane switching or IPS panels are premium
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panels suitable for enthusiasts, professionals, graphics designers, and
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high-end tablets. So, one of the reasons that many tablets use these panels is
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because the viewing angles are fantastic and the colors, which are accurate,
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don't distort almost no matter where you're looking at them from. The one
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drawback of an IPS panel is that it tends to be slower than especially a TN
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panel. So, gamers sometimes don't like them because the input lag can be higher
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and when there's a fastoving object going across the screen, there can be a
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trail behind it called motion blur. Normally plane to line switching or pls
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panels wouldn't merit their own subject in a video like this because they're
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very similar to IPS, but they're my personal favorite. They are tend to be
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brighter than the IPS panels. They have slightly better color range and they are
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capable of even better viewing angles, making them just freaking awesome. I
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love them. However, they do have the same issue as IPS where the response
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times can be a little bit slower, especially than fast panels like TN. As
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