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IPS or 120Hz or regular 60Hz TN for Sc2?

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Heinstar
Profile Joined August 2011
Australia61 Posts
September 03 2011 15:41 GMT
#1
I searched this in google but I could not find any posts talking about the best LCD technology for Starcraft 2. I'm a competitive Sc2 player and I'd like to know what's the currently the best.

I know the best aspect ratio is 16: 9 so you can get the maximum FOV in the game. And I know that most people prefer 23.6"/24" compared to 21.5"/22" because it gives you a bigger mini map. But what type of display is best for Sc2? 120Hz TN, IPS or regular 60Hz TN?

Does IPS make the game look more colourful than regular TN? I know that professional Korean Sc2 players use 120Hz monitor, why is this?

I'm aware that 120hz only mostly benefits FPS and racing games, so I'm guessing a regular 60Hz TN is probably sufficient for Sc2.

But most of the 23" TN monitor costs at least $200. And since I can get U2312HM for just $230(only in AUS), I think it's a worthy upgrade. However, the AW2310 still costs $400 so that's not really worth it unless it really benefits Sc2.

So what type of LCD technology benefits Sc2 the most and is 60Hz TN really sufficient for competitive game play?

Cel.erity
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States4890 Posts
September 03 2011 15:46 GMT
#2
IPS is mostly better due to its viewing angle. TN panels will distort colors as you move from side to side, while IPS won't. The difference between them looking straight-on is minimal, especially for SC2. You should only really need an IPS panel if you're anal about your colors being perfect.

As for the refresh rate, you said it yourself, SC2 is not an FPS, so I don't see why it would make any difference. If you can get a cheap IPS panel though, go for it. I can vouch that Dell makes very good monitors.
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Myrmidon
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
United States9452 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-03 15:50:47
September 03 2011 15:49 GMT
#3
IPS or something other than TN is better for general use, moving your seat or viewing angle and not having the picture change drastically, better color reproduction, and so on. For gaming those aren't really advantages.

For competitive gaming, the fastest monitor with lowest input lag, lowest response time (without distracting RTC errors), and highest refresh rate is best. Typically the more expensive gaming-oriented 120 Hz monitors tend to perform the best in those areas. In any game that displays stuff that you need to interact with in real time, it's better to be faster. It just matters less for RTS games.

For a general user or gamer, particularly for RTS, I don't think 6 ms worse input lag, slightly worse ghosting, or something like that is going to make much of a difference though. Is clicking somewhere like 6 ms late going to make the difference in a game?

edit: if you're playing online, network latency will be a much larger factor in most cases.
Highways
Profile Joined July 2005
Australia6105 Posts
September 03 2011 16:04 GMT
#4
I'm using a Dell U2410 IPS panel.

SC2 looks great on it and there is no lag at all. Web browsing is very good as well, definitely recommend.
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nam nam
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden4672 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-03 16:18:29
September 03 2011 16:17 GMT
#5
I'm also using an ips dell u2311h and personally I think it works fine for gaming and it's great for overall use. It has 8 s input lag but you don't miss what you don't have. If you are like me and watch the monitor from all over the place, chair, sofa, bed, standing up etc, I'd go with an ips.
Aggnog
Profile Joined August 2010
Bulgaria77 Posts
September 03 2011 16:20 GMT
#6
I don't personally own a 120hz monitor but I have played SC2 on one at an expo last year and the difference is very visible, all movement looks smoother and over time it should put less strain on your eyes as well. Even non-FPS games gain a lot from the higher refresh rate.
Myrmidon
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
United States9452 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-03 16:24:35
September 03 2011 16:21 GMT
#7
On September 04 2011 01:04 Highways wrote:
I'm using a Dell U2410 IPS panel.

SC2 looks great on it and there is no lag at all. Web browsing is very good as well, definitely recommend.


U2410 is the older model, probably out of his price range, though not discontinued. U2412M is the newer release which is cheaper.

Even in game mode, the U2410 still has about 14.4 ms input lag (33.8 ms outside of game mode), probably worse than the U2312HM he's looking at. Even if that's not necessarily that bad, particularly for RTS, it's misleading to call that "no lag at all." Of course, most HDTVs have greater than that--maybe even like 80 ms for the worse offenders--and some people play games on those.

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/dell_u2410.htm
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/dell_u2412m.htm

On September 04 2011 01:17 nam nam wrote:
I'm also using an ips dell u2311h and personally I think it works fine for gaming and it's great for overall use. It has 8 s input lag but you don't miss what you don't have. If you are like me and watch the monitor from all over the place, chair, sofa, bed, standing up etc, I'd go with an ips.


That's the quoted G2G response time (pixel color transition time) if you meant ms and not s, not input lag (processing + display latency between getting an input signal and displaying the signal). Anyway, the U2311H is among the better models for IPS panel variants for both response time and input lag, though definitely not as fast as the faster TN models.
tUUTZ
Profile Joined July 2011
Finland122 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-03 16:44:30
September 03 2011 16:41 GMT
#8
I have the Benq XL2410t 120hz screen. The bigger amount hz is really good for fps games and SC2 aswell. I have never had any monitor with "perfect colours" so I don't have any problems with it. Viewing angle doesnt personally matter to me either because, well, I'm not looking at my screen from the sides or anything.
nam nam
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden4672 Posts
September 03 2011 16:56 GMT
#9
On September 04 2011 01:21 Myrmidon wrote:

That's the quoted G2G response time (pixel color transition time) if you meant ms and not s, not input lag (processing + display latency between getting an input signal and displaying the signal). Anyway, the U2311H is among the better models for IPS panel variants for both response time and input lag, though definitely not as fast as the faster TN models.


Yeah sorry, being tired and writing in english isn't my strong suit. I was only trying to point out that even though the u23 hasn't the best stats compared to "gamer monitors" it does it's job quite well and is a good monitor for overall use. Sorry if I confused anyone.
alepov
Profile Joined December 2010
Netherlands1132 Posts
September 03 2011 17:42 GMT
#10
You notice 120hz even in your desktop when you move your mouse btw, compared to 60hz. But the real advantage is mostly in FPS's, true.
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ALPINA
Profile Joined May 2010
3791 Posts
September 03 2011 17:58 GMT
#11
I am using u2311h and it's awesome. I don't think you can find something better for that price. About input lag I didn't notice anything at all, all clicks in SC2 are instant.
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Highways
Profile Joined July 2005
Australia6105 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-05 01:26:54
September 04 2011 01:24 GMT
#12
On September 04 2011 01:21 Myrmidon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 04 2011 01:04 Highways wrote:
I'm using a Dell U2410 IPS panel.

SC2 looks great on it and there is no lag at all. Web browsing is very good as well, definitely recommend.


U2410 is the older model, probably out of his price range, though not discontinued. U2412M is the newer release which is cheaper.

Even in game mode, the U2410 still has about 14.4 ms input lag (33.8 ms outside of game mode), probably worse than the U2312HM he's looking at. Even if that's not necessarily that bad, particularly for RTS, it's misleading to call that "no lag at all." Of course, most HDTVs have greater than that--maybe even like 80 ms for the worse offenders--and some people play games on those.


True that the U2410 has a slightly worse response rate, but in terms of picture quality I think the U2410 is better. Mainly because of the wider colour gamut (1 billion colours vs 16 million I think).

It comes down what you are looking for, if you want a professional monitor with a high emphasis on graphics and photography then go for the U2410. Also the M series is missing HDMI input which is a big issue for me.

But at the end of the day you cant go wrong with a Dell IPS monitor, they are all very good.
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Naxos
Profile Joined February 2011
11 Posts
September 04 2011 01:30 GMT
#13
I'm runnin at 120hz on my m17x, and when I switch down to 60hz, it's certainly noticeable to say the least. sc2 runs a lot smoother and crisper in 120hz when compared to 60hz.
Womwomwom
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
5930 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-04 01:45:21
September 04 2011 01:35 GMT
#14
Wide colour gamut isn't particularly useful for basic users, I guess it depends on who you are but most people deal with sRGB anyway. If you're talking about 8 bit vs 6 bit + post processing, Dell's implementation is good enough that most people won't notice the missing 2 bits unless you have a really damn good eye...you basically have to be a savant to notice the missing bits, that's how well Dell implemented it.

The U2412M has less inputs (this is big especially if you are a console gamer since it has composite) but has far better contrast and lower power draw. If you don't need the connections or the wide gamut (if you use lots of non-colour managed graphical applications, you definitely do not want this feature), it isn't really a competition which one is the better monitor.

Does IPS make the game look more colourful than regular TN? I know that professional Korean Sc2 players use 120Hz monitor, why is this?


It doesn't, despite what people say TN will get similar colour accuracy to IPS panels if you calibrate both. The difference is that IPS panels have no colour shift so if you move your body, the colour doesn't literally change. IPS panels, while are pretty good for gaming, have the problem of IPS glow and relative low contrast*...so if you want deep blacks, don't bother with IPS technology.

There's another technology out there called VA. VA technology is great for picture quality and has amazing blacks but they're pretty useless for gaming...so if you want a secondary movie and web-browsing monitor, I'd get a VA.

There isn't anything *wrong* with TN panels but at those prices I'd just pick the Dell IPS panels simply because the connections and spring loaded stand is probably worth more than $30 anyway. That and Dell's warranty service for these monitors is pretty great.

*I suspect this is why the Apple Cinema Displays are so damn glossy and bright. In an area with controlled lighting, the glossy glass seems to deepen the blacks in some capacity while its bright backlighting is enough to kill any reflections.
DarKcS
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Australia1237 Posts
September 04 2011 01:53 GMT
#15
I vote for 120hz. You aren't going to notice 100% quality+viewing angle while playing sc2...
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Noradrenaline
Profile Joined December 2010
Australia41 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-04 02:02:28
September 04 2011 02:02 GMT
#16
Agree with 120hz. I've had a Dell IPS panel, 21" CRT and two kinds of 120hz LCD now. Dell Alienware 23" 120hz is a fantastic looking screen, excellent looking, great value. It significantly reduces eye fatigue for use over time, but do remember to see the benefit of 120hz in games its best to keep an average FPS of >= 120, everything below that counts against the actual benefits ingame.
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Medrea
Profile Joined May 2011
10003 Posts
September 04 2011 02:31 GMT
#17
ISP technology has a lot higher grey to grey response times. The image on an IPS looks WAY better than a TN panel.

Right up until you move the image. When the image is moved IPS panels get all blurry since even the expensive ones have a high response time.
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JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-04 02:32:06
September 04 2011 02:31 GMT
#18
I kind of prefer leaving my graphics blown through the roof over more FPS personally. The smoothest boring blob ever is still a boring blob in my book. And it takes a hell of a PC to max things at 120+FPS.

I can max pretty much any game, but not with 120+min FPS.
Phayze
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2029 Posts
September 04 2011 02:50 GMT
#19
I have to agree with going with a 120Hz monitor. I have changed monitors midway between now and SC2's release and its most certainly very noticeable. Much easier to spot and feedback ghosts in mnm balls. for example. I'm an FPS player so the monitor was mostly for that, but I did see a noticeable difference over my Samsung T240. If you play any other game thats not RTS, go with a 120hz. RTS arguably would be the least impacted genre by 120hz monitors but that doesnt mean it's useless; far from it IMO.
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FinBenton
Profile Joined March 2011
Finland870 Posts
September 04 2011 03:01 GMT
#20
I have had ips and tn/120hz panels and ips is the best for sc2, no benefits of 120hz in this game but in fps its amazing. Ips also is great when the map is pretty dark so the edges with tn-panel are really hard to see but with ips its super easy.
Djzapz
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada10681 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-04 03:51:21
September 04 2011 03:05 GMT
#21
IPS monitors will be the best for almost everything. Some people have said that it's all about the angles at which you look at it, but it's untrue. There's a lot more to it than that (although the viewing angles are in fact a lot better)

TN panels are, for all intents and purposes, trash. Some more so than others, though. A good TN monitor is acceptable at best because the color reproduction is very imperfect. When you see and use an IPS monitor for a while, you don't go back. The Dell U2410 is absolutely amazing - of course it may not be particularly affordable - but the colors are much better.

As for the 120hz thing, it's all in people's heads or they're not being very scientific. It's possible that a 120hz monitor produces a smoother flow than a 60hz monitor, but a 60hz monitor can be smoother than another 60hz monitor. Also, 120hz monitors aren't really made to run at 60hz so it's quite likely that they don't do it very well. Don't forget, people pretend to see a difference between 120hz and 240hz TV when watching content filmed at 24 FPS. They'll make themselves believe anything to justify a purchase.

Long story short, definitely go with IPS if you can afford it, otherwise grab a decent TN panel. It's better if you go look at them in person if you can, ordering online can be quite disappointing for monitors. The way I see it, if you're going to be looking at something for hours at a time, it might as well not be garbage. Definitely a good place to invest.
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Medrea
Profile Joined May 2011
10003 Posts
September 04 2011 03:22 GMT
#22
Hey guys I just wanted to leave this here.

http://www.100fps.com/how_many_frames_can_humans_see.htm

Also www.100fps.com is a pretty good website for lookin around. in my personal experience with monitors. Once the refresh rate goes beyond 77hz I start to need very special circumstances to tell the difference, and you could quiz me on the hz rate of 77 versus 120 and I would fail a decent amount of them.

500 is reality perfect but not many games can even make theoretical use of that much.
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strayzor
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany50 Posts
September 04 2011 03:42 GMT
#23
60fps imho are enough for starcraft.
non-laggy ips > 120hz tn
Make sure to check the input lag (which is not the response time and is usally not listed in the specs) of different monitor models.

The difference in imagequality between tn and ips is really big.
Womwomwom
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
5930 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-04 04:13:49
September 04 2011 04:05 GMT
#24
On September 04 2011 12:05 Djzapz wrote:
IPS monitors will be the best for almost everything. Some people have said that it's all about the angles at which you look at it, but it's untrue. There's a lot more to it than that (although the viewing angles are in fact a lot better)

TN panels are, for all intents and purposes, trash. Some more so than others, though. A good TN monitor is acceptable at best because the color reproduction is very imperfect. When you see and use an IPS monitor for a while, you don't go back. The Dell U2410 is absolutely amazing - of course it may not be particularly affordable - but the colors are much better.

As for the 120hz thing, it's all in people's heads or they're not being very scientific. It's possible that a 120hz monitor produces a smoother flow than a 60hz monitor, but a 60hz monitor can be smoother than another 60hz monitor. Also, 120hz monitors aren't really made to run at 60hz so it's quite likely that they don't do it very well. Don't forget, people pretend to see a difference between 120hz and 240hz TV when watching content filmed at 24 FPS. They'll make themselves believe anything to justify a purchase.

Long story short, definitely go with IPS if you can afford it, otherwise grab a decent TN panel. It's better if you go look at them in person if you can, ordering online can be quite disappointing for monitors. The way I see it, if you're going to be looking at something for hours at a time, it might as well not be garbage. Definitely a good place to invest.


Colour reproduction on both TN and IPS, assuming both are 6 bit, are close enough when calibrated that a typical user probably couldn't notice a real difference between the two. TN panels also lack the problems produced by IPS panels that is IPS glow, which helps makes blacks look grey, as well as LG's poor manufacturing quality.

Obviously the U2410 has more accurate colours than a TN panel and would look better. It uses true 8 bit and has been precalibrated by Dell - that's also why its $600. If you get a Spyder 3 and get a decent TN panel with well implemented F-ARC, you can get similar colours fairly easily.

Anyway, if you compare the cheaper eIPS panels, there isn't any real image quality difference between TN and IPS...you could even argue that TN panels look better due to the lack of the thick anti-glare that make whites look dirty. In fact, some of the high end TN panels like the new Samsung 950D series of monitors, IMO, look better than most of the IPS panels on the market.
Djzapz
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada10681 Posts
September 04 2011 04:35 GMT
#25
On September 04 2011 13:05 Womwomwom wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 04 2011 12:05 Djzapz wrote:
IPS monitors will be the best for almost everything. Some people have said that it's all about the angles at which you look at it, but it's untrue. There's a lot more to it than that (although the viewing angles are in fact a lot better)

TN panels are, for all intents and purposes, trash. Some more so than others, though. A good TN monitor is acceptable at best because the color reproduction is very imperfect. When you see and use an IPS monitor for a while, you don't go back. The Dell U2410 is absolutely amazing - of course it may not be particularly affordable - but the colors are much better.

As for the 120hz thing, it's all in people's heads or they're not being very scientific. It's possible that a 120hz monitor produces a smoother flow than a 60hz monitor, but a 60hz monitor can be smoother than another 60hz monitor. Also, 120hz monitors aren't really made to run at 60hz so it's quite likely that they don't do it very well. Don't forget, people pretend to see a difference between 120hz and 240hz TV when watching content filmed at 24 FPS. They'll make themselves believe anything to justify a purchase.

Long story short, definitely go with IPS if you can afford it, otherwise grab a decent TN panel. It's better if you go look at them in person if you can, ordering online can be quite disappointing for monitors. The way I see it, if you're going to be looking at something for hours at a time, it might as well not be garbage. Definitely a good place to invest.


Colour reproduction on both TN and IPS, assuming both are 6 bit, are close enough when calibrated that a typical user probably couldn't notice a real difference between the two. TN panels also lack the problems produced by IPS panels that is IPS glow, which helps makes blacks look grey, as well as LG's poor manufacturing quality.

Obviously the U2410 has more accurate colours than a TN panel and would look better. It uses true 8 bit and has been precalibrated by Dell - that's also why its $600. If you get a Spyder 3 and get a decent TN panel with well implemented F-ARC, you can get similar colours fairly easily.

Anyway, if you compare the cheaper eIPS panels, there isn't any real image quality difference between TN and IPS...you could even argue that TN panels look better due to the lack of the thick anti-glare that make whites look dirty. In fact, some of the high end TN panels like the new Samsung 950D series of monitors, IMO, look better than most of the IPS panels on the market.

Well try the U2311H then, it can be had for $230 or so and pretty much beats any 23 inch TN panel. 8-bit too. As for calibrating a TN panel to get decent color reproduction, it's still not close.
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Womwomwom
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
5930 Posts
September 04 2011 05:26 GMT
#26
No it doesn't, when you compare a stock eIPS panel with a good TN panel, you will find it difficult to tell the difference (I'm 99% sure there isn't even a true 8 bit TN panel anyway). Just like how you can't tell a real difference between the 8 bit U2410 or the 6+F-ARC bit U2412M...in fact the U2412M is actually better for general use because it doesn't have the weak constant of the U2410.

Colour accuracy is overrated anyway. It doesn't matter whether or not its accurate, what matters is whether or not it looks good. Its a different story for professional work where you are dealing with print media but we're just lame consumers who want to buy gear that is too good for us.

The positives IPS monitors have are true 8-10 bit processing, good enough response times, and great viewing angles. It however has terrible contrast compared to TN and VA panels, which is especially important in movies and gaming, as well as IPS glow which makes blacks not look black. These are just facts of the technology you can't get around, Hitachi IPS panels are better but most of the industry uses LG manufactured panels.

The anti-glare and poor manufacturing quality on LG IPS panel's, while in some ways subjective, is bad enough to get a significant number of people complain about it and constantly return monitors back to Dell until they don't get one with woeful tinting and backlight bleeding. Its the only reason people even care about Samsung's PLS technology, which appears to be a near-identical clone of IPS.

What I'm getting at is that IPS panels are not some magic bullet technology. What they bring to the table are the best viewing angles of any TFT technology along with acceptable response times, which is why its the most popular professional TFT technology. People still choose TN and VA panels over IPS due to the better quality control, better contrast, better refresh rates (VA panels can generally do ~75hz with some tweaking), and sometimes better image quality.
Djzapz
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada10681 Posts
September 04 2011 05:37 GMT
#27
I've never seen a TN panel that's even close to looking as good as monitors marketed as 8-bit IPS, and even 6-bit ones tend to be better in general. I'm not sure which TN's you consider to be good.

As for color accuracy being overrated, I don't agree, but regardless IPS monitors have more "vibrant" looking colors. To fake it, TN monitors oftentimes use a "glossy" screen surface (which is garbage, as it's meant to "fake" vibrant colors) whereas the U2410 and U2311H have matte surfaces.

TN panels with matte surfaces don't look nearly as good.
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nalgene
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada2153 Posts
September 04 2011 05:51 GMT
#28
The Dell UltraSharp U2410 uses a native 8 bit H-IPS panel (which is much, much better than the 6 bit panels in use everywhere else) and has very good AFRC for 10 bit simulation, so you can display 1.07 billion colors with no noticeable flickering at all. It’s like a native 10-bit panel.

Along with that, it has 12-bit hardware LUTs internally, but you can’t officially reprogram them (I’ve heard you can hack it, but that breaks warranty).

The colors can be calibrated down to 0.2 dE average deviation.

U2410′s color space was measured at approximately 110% NTSC, which allows you to display a huge variety of gamuts with ridiculous ease, including Adobe RGB or ProPhoto RGB. It comes with a built-in sRGB and aRGB emulation mode factory calibrated down to dE 3.

Gamma response, when calibrated, was absolutely perfect – with an ideal 2.15-2.35 (depending on Luminosity, as per the sRGB definition) gamma factor for all color levels.

The white point was natively adjustable via the R/G/B gain and offset sliders to match D65′s 6504K with an error margin of 0.3 dE, and I could get it to match 9300K and 5500K without any problems whatsoever.

The cd/m^2 should be lowered to 120 for standard sRGB.

2311H, 2412W are all 6 bit, e-IPS panels with 72% NTSC color space – not much better than a TN (except for viewing angles).
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Womwomwom
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
5930 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-04 06:14:53
September 04 2011 06:09 GMT
#29
TFT Central calibrates a lot of TN panels properly, you can check out some reviews - even some of the shitty 120hz TN panels do pretty well in the colour reproduction front once calibrated. They are not as good as the high end $600-2000 S/H-IPS panels however they're more than effective for basic photo and picture work. You should not be able to tell a real difference with your eyes.

TN panels especially have changed so much over the years so what you saw two years ago means nothing. IPS on the other hand seems to be stuck in the hellhole that is the inability to bring professional technology to consumers and VA has been rejected by everyone but Eizo, Sony, and Samsung.

Why should I even care if you try and fake colours with glossy fronts if the end result is nice? I can tell you that I ditched my Dell U2711 so quickly after seeing how well the Apple Cinema Display displays blacks and whites in a controlled light situation; the U2711's anti-glare made reading journal articles unbearable, the blacks were dark greys, and its contrast was adequate at best. Even if TN/VA don't use glossy fronts, their matte surfaces are way better than the shit Dell puts on their Ultrasharp lineup, that's for sure.
Djzapz
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada10681 Posts
September 04 2011 06:18 GMT
#30
Sounds to me like someone's biased after screwing up a $1000 purchase.

Maybe I should check out some reviews from TFT Central's TN panels but people don't know what they're talking about anyway, so I'd have to see for myself.

As for VA panels, I haven't seen enough of them to have much of an opinion. I have used one for an extended period of time and it was hell. The F2380 from Samsung is a giant POS and a disgrace to VA panels, without a doubt!
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Womwomwom
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
5930 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-04 06:48:36
September 04 2011 06:34 GMT
#31
"Screwed it up", sold it, and spent another $1000 on a better IPS panel yeah that's right I hate all IPS panels. No, I'm just realistic about what it does and doesn't do well. As I said, its not the silver bullet of TFT technology it does a lot of things well and a lot of things amazingly badly. The problems with IPS technology, especially those manufactured by LG, are well documented, especially with Dell's Ultrasharp lineup because they're the easiest manufacturer to deal with.

VA panels are not good for gaming, which is why they're unpopular with just about everyone. They have awful response times that are so bad that you WILL see ghosting even if its using overdrive. The Samsung you had is even worse, I believe the F2380 applied overdrive but did it so poorly that it introduced a lot of input lag in the process (lol). Nice contrast and blacks though, Sony's Bravia lineup uses PVA panels for this reason.
Heinstar
Profile Joined August 2011
Australia61 Posts
September 07 2011 08:22 GMT
#32
I received my U2312HM yesterday. It's better than TN in every way except at producing black. Black seems to look grayer than my old Dell 20" TN monitor. Due to lack of deep blackness, movies actually look better on my old Dell 20" TN monitor. Also I find the monitor too big for my 68.5cm deep desk so I may need a deeper desk.

After seeing IPS monitor in person, I don't recommend this monitor for gaming unless it's very closely priced to other TN monitors since it's not much of an improvement. Lack of deep blackness kind of ruins movies and gaming experience and it's hard to tell the colour difference while gaming and watching movies anyway.
CatNzHat
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States1599 Posts
September 07 2011 08:57 GMT
#33
120Hz doesn't make a huge difference over 60Hz for RTS games, but in FPS gaming, the difference is huge..
IPS over TN is not that big of a difference for RTS gaming if you're using a high quality TN panel and have it configured properly.

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Heinstar
Profile Joined August 2011
Australia61 Posts
September 07 2011 10:21 GMT
#34
IPS over TN is not that big of a difference for RTS gaming if you're using a high quality TN panel and have it configured properly.


You're right. After I calibrated my U2312HM the black is about the same or slightly darker than my old Dell 20" TN monitor. Sc2 looks slightly better but not as vibrant as I imagined. So I'd say go for IPS if it costs similarly to TN for it's slightly better colour. But if not than TN is just as good and you're not missing out on much for gaming.
Womwomwom
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
5930 Posts
September 07 2011 11:39 GMT
#35
I read your post on Whirlpool. If you are really bothered by the tinting and dodgy panel uniformity, you can try returning it back to Dell and play IPS panel roulette and hope you end up with a perfectly fine one.

Bad blacks and common (relatively unnoticeable) manufacturing flaws is, sadly, one of the things you just deal with when buying IPS panels.
Heinstar
Profile Joined August 2011
Australia61 Posts
September 07 2011 13:50 GMT
#36
If you are really bothered by the tinting and dodgy panel uniformity, you can try returning it back to Dell and play IPS panel roulette and hope you end up with a perfectly fine one.


If you've read my edited post after calibration, the blackness was fixed after calibration. The blackness is as black as my old 20" Dell monitor now. There's a slight tint on 3 corners but it's not as bad as you think and this could be due to the edge-lit LED. Although I still rather have a tint-less one, I don't know if it exists. Does anyone own U2311H or U2312H that doesn't have tints?

I had to go back to my old 20" Dell monitor even though it has a worse colour. I don't know if it's because of the monitor size or IPS technology but while I was using it the whole day I began to feel sick in my stomach. I don't feel sick now that I switched to the old monitor which is strange.

I don't know why everyone was recommending the 23.6" monitor. My desk is 68.5cm deep but it's still not deep enough for this monitor. I tried sitting back as far as I could but it still felt weird using the monitor. I could tolerate the size when watching movies or playing Sc2 but I find it way too big for browsing the web to the point it gets counter-productive.

I'm either going to return this monitor or use it for my gaming PC in the living room. Are you guys sure that 23.6" is the optimal size for Sc2? If 21.5" is too small can't you sit closer to the monitor to get the optimal FOV or am I missing something here? I heard some Sc2 pro say their game play got better after switching to >22" monitors but I'm starting to doubt that now.
PolSC2
Profile Joined December 2010
United States634 Posts
September 07 2011 15:57 GMT
#37
On September 04 2011 12:05 Djzapz wrote:
IPS monitors will be the best for almost everything. Some people have said that it's all about the angles at which you look at it, but it's untrue. There's a lot more to it than that (although the viewing angles are in fact a lot better)

TN panels are, for all intents and purposes, trash. Some more so than others, though. A good TN monitor is acceptable at best because the color reproduction is very imperfect. When you see and use an IPS monitor for a while, you don't go back. The Dell U2410 is absolutely amazing - of course it may not be particularly affordable - but the colors are much better.

As for the 120hz thing, it's all in people's heads or they're not being very scientific. It's possible that a 120hz monitor produces a smoother flow than a 60hz monitor, but a 60hz monitor can be smoother than another 60hz monitor. Also, 120hz monitors aren't really made to run at 60hz so it's quite likely that they don't do it very well. Don't forget, people pretend to see a difference between 120hz and 240hz TV when watching content filmed at 24 FPS. They'll make themselves believe anything to justify a purchase.

Long story short, definitely go with IPS if you can afford it, otherwise grab a decent TN panel. It's better if you go look at them in person if you can, ordering online can be quite disappointing for monitors. The way I see it, if you're going to be looking at something for hours at a time, it might as well not be garbage. Definitely a good place to invest.


This. I have the Dell U2410, and it's the best purchase I have ever made. (I came from a 120hz panel as well)
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Heinstar
Profile Joined August 2011
Australia61 Posts
September 08 2011 02:03 GMT
#38
This. I have the Dell U2410, and it's the best purchase I have ever made. (I came from a 120hz panel as well)


Thanks, that's good to know. I'm probably going to keep this monitor since my plan was to either get 23.6" 120Hz or IPS monitor for my gaming PC in living room anyway.

I just hope that the monitor won't be too big for my gaming desk in living room which has less diameter than 68.5cm.

But gaming and movies were less affected by the size of U2312HM, in fact it looked better. It was just the general web browsing that felt too big for me. I'm going to get myself a 21.5" monitor for my bedroom PC instead since that's the "sweet spot" for my desk.

I saw this YouTube video of pro's using 23.6" monitor and I couldn't believe how close some people were sitting to the monitor!


Also, with your U2410, Do you have any visible tints around the edges in black background? Is it worth returning the monitor for very minimal tints around the edges?
Mohdoo
Profile Joined August 2007
United States15725 Posts
September 08 2011 02:28 GMT
#39
How does one figure out which monitors are IPS? Is there a list somewhere? Finding a monitor and then seeing if it is IPS is a bit time consuming compared to the possibility of looking at a list of IPS panels.
Heinstar
Profile Joined August 2011
Australia61 Posts
September 08 2011 07:39 GMT
#40
Okay, so I've been using my brother's 21.5" monitor and I think it's the perfect size for my desk. I have to admit that 23.6" was better for movies and games though, but you can't have everything. I realized that the biggest monitor I can go with for my desk is 22".
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