Shopping
for an LCD monitor can be confusing, we’re gonna tell you about all the
different panels types that are out there as fast as possible.
Twisted
Nematic or TN panels are the most common panels, probably because they’re the
least expensive. If your monitor isn’t labeled or you’re shopping and you can’t
see what it is, probably it’s a TN. They have the least accurate color
reproduction and the viewing angles are narrowest, especially up and down so if
you look at them from an angle the colors can appear washed out and the details
can be lost. However, TN panels are faster than other panel types which is to
say the image can switch more quickly so TN panels are often found in premium
gaming grade monitors because they run at refresh rates as high as a hundred
and twenty or even a hundred and forty four hertz. That’s what allows them to
be 3D vision certified for stereo 3D gaming.
PVA and NVA
panels are quite similar, they’re significantly better than TN both in terms of
their color reproduction and in terms of their viewing angles but not quite up
there with the more premium panel types making them a very reasonable mid-range
option. The one real drawback of VA, compare to the more premium ones is the
fact that when viewed from different angles the colors do then to shift quite a
bit.
In-Plane
Switching or IPS panels are premium panels suitable for enthusiasts,
professionals, graphics designers and high end tablets, so one of the reasons
that many tablets use these panels is because the viewing angles are fantastic
and the colors, which are accurate, don’t distort almost no matter where you
looking at them from. The one drawback of an IPS panel is that it tends to be
slower than specially a TN panel, so gamers sometimes don’t like them because
the input lag can be higher and when there’s a fast moving object across the
screen there can be a trail behind it called motion blur.
Normally
Plane-to-Line Shifting or PLS panels wouldn’t be at their own subject in a
video like this because they’re very similar to IPS, but they’re my personal
favorite: They tend to be brighter than IPS panels, they have slightly better
color range and they are capable of even better viewing angles making them just
freaking awesome, I love them. However they do have the same issue as IPS where
the response times can be a little bit slower especially than fast panels like
TN.
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