How to compare? IPS Apple Monitor vs TN Dell?

Click_Clocks_UK · 4 Mar 2009 at 08:10

Hi, I just bought an IPS 23" apple Monitor

and have a Dell TN (cheap one not UltraSharp).

I just caliabrate boths with the Spyder 3.

Apart from the Viewing angle I can't notice any diference in Color when I watch a number of pictures size by size . What I'm doing wrong? Which the best best test I can do to justify the Apple (3 times more expensive)? or Simply I Have a good Dell?

Thanks

Typhoon · 4 Mar 2009 at 08:58

Click_Clocks_UK said:
What I'm doing wrong? Which the best best test I can do to justify the Apple (3 times more expensive)?
Thanks

You've got a good looking Apple, you pay for asthetics.

inflynx · 4 Mar 2009 at 10:22

Black colors should be much better on Apple, while blacks on TN are usually not as deep.

philjohn · 4 Mar 2009 at 11:04

The apple can also properly display 16.7 million colours, the dell can only "really" display about 255,000 but fakes it up the 16.2 million using tricks like FRC. You may be able to notice gradients shimmering slightly on the dell, or blocky gradients.

But the no 1 thing about IPS's is, as you've noticed, the amazing colour stability even at extreme viewing angles.

kleox64 · 4 Mar 2009 at 13:33

All Apple monitors are EOL(except the new 24"), its a stuipid idea to buy one at this time as they are 2-3 LCD generations behind LGP's latest LCD panels.

Kreeeee · 4 Mar 2009 at 13:50

inflynx said:
Black colors should be much better on Apple, while blacks on TN are usually not as deep.

IPS doesn't generally have fantastic blacks, you want *VA for that.

Viewing angles is the IPS selling point.

kleox64 · 4 Mar 2009 at 14:50

Kreeeee said:
IPS doesn't generally have fantastic blacks, you want *VA for that.

Viewing angles is the IPS selling point.

thats true but the latest gen get very very close to VA.

Typhoon · 4 Mar 2009 at 15:44

Yes viewing aangles will be the bigest differnce you will notice. Some people are more sensitive displays and can easily tell one from another and just cant get on with a TN panel, a lot though cant tell much differenance.

Goofball · 4 Mar 2009 at 16:19

Two main advantages, viewing angles as mentioned.

And TN-panels often means low-end displays (since price is what they're good at), which usually means higher risk of getting general build quality issues. Like the oh-so-common backlight bleeds,completely destroying both uniformity and black level/contrast.

Kreeeee · 4 Mar 2009 at 16:22

kleox64 said:
thats true but the latest gen get very very close to VA.

Either way I'd much rather have an IPS to avoid the gamma shift

Now where's my NEC 2490!

Click_Clocks_UK · 4 Mar 2009 at 17:43

thanks for all the coments