I need a gaming monitor, with vibrant, colourful images.

If the IPS is good enough for gaming, that's the one to get tbh. Just depends on your budget. I did see the Dell U1211H going for £200 on special yesterday, but stock went pretty quick (not OcUK, can't tell you here). At £260 however, it's quite a bit more than what I paid for my TN (about £100!) though I appreciate the P2450H is now about £180 (OcUK are expensive for that atm).
 
I would like to chime in here as there are lots of confusing and slightly misleading comments being thrown about on this thread. Regarding your original requirements: you wanted a 'vibrant and colourful image' in gaming. Vibrancy is a relative weakness of the U2311H - the colours are pretty accurate within sRGB and the variety and consistency of shades displayed is impressive. The heavy matte anti-glare coating coupled with a tendency towards sRGB accuracy means that you won't be getting the level of vivid colour you're after. The Samsung P2450H can't match the overall colour consistency or quality of the U2311H but it does has image vibancy in its favour. The BenQ G2420HDBL also delivers a decent level of vibrancy but flags behind the P2450H in many areas (as I have highlighted in many previous threads).

The idea that IPS monitors are somehow too unresponsive for gaming is a load of garbage. Some of the most responsive 60Hz monitors you can buy have IPS panels and you need to understand that responsiveness has a hell of a lot more to it than the misleading figures quoted: http://www.pcmonitors.org/articles/...-computer-monitors-a-lesson-in-responsiveness
 
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The idea that IPS monitors are somehow too unresponsive for gaming is a load of garbage. Some of the most responsive 60Hz monitors you can buy have IPS panels and you need to understand that responsiveness has a hell of a lot more to it than the misleading figures quoted: http://www.pcmonitors.org/articles/...-computer-monitors-a-lesson-in-responsiveness
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Thanks, I always like reading your comments, very informative without being too 'reviewy'.
Although the Dell IPS monitors all looked great (apart from the price) I didn't really want to get them as I was always reading too much into the response time and lag and so on. To be honest I don't think that I would even notice, but spending a big sum of money makes you question even the little things.
 
Samsung P2450 user here, and very pleased with it. Before purchasing I read a couple of scattered reports of a green tint to the colour, but luckily I've not experienced any of this. As already mentioned the stand is pretty wobbly, so you need to decide if that could ever be an issue for you, for most it probably wont be a deal breaker.

The LED backlight is very bright indeed, but as with any TN panel, viewing angles are limited compared to IPS if you want to preserve the best colour.
 
It's probably the retina-scorching brightness that made you think of it. I don't think the lack of LED backlighting takes anything away from the P2450H except for a slight difference in power consumption and a tiny bit of extra thickness. :)
 
there's 2 ways of looking at this:
-gaming monitor with vibrant colours => accurate colours with eye poping image
-gaming monitor with vibrant colours => washed out colours with gaming spec 120Hz monitor.

it's rather obvious he has to choose between IPS and TN.

IPS: accurate colours, eye poping image and more than fast enough response time panel
TN: washed out colours, can be vibrant, but that's due to eye burning brightness. fast response time panel.
 
As I've explained in my previous post the U2311H is one of the weaker models he's considering for image vibrancy. If you're considering a monitor with an sRGB colour gamut, accurate colour reproduction, 'normal' contrast and a heavy matte anti-glare coating then unfortunately image vibrancy is not one of the strong points. The U2311H has an image that many would call 'washed out' (despite this being quite an incorrect term for the natural and well-balanced image it produces). It has a nice variety of shades, the colours are generally very consistent and pretty accurate but they are not particularly vibrant. Vibrancy has more to do with contrast and levels of colour saturation than it has to do with brightness - if you are simply increasing the light output of muted colours it doesn't make them any more vibrant and can actually have the opposite effect. Having tested and supplied over 30 U2311Hs to various institutions I've got a pretty good idea of how they compare to other monitors on this front.
 
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As I've explained in my previous post the U2311H is one of the weaker models he's considering for image vibrancy. If you're considering a monitor with an sRGB colour gamut, accurate colour reproduction, 'normal' contrast and a heavy matte anti-glare coating then unfortunately image vibrancy is not one of the strong points. The U2311H has an image that many would call 'washed out' (despite this being quite an incorrect term for the natural and well-balanced image it produces). It has a nice variety of shades, the colours are generally very consistent and pretty accurate but they are not particularly vibrant. Vibrancy has more to do with contrast and levels of colour saturation than it has to do with brightness - if you are simply increasing the light output of muted colours it doesn't make them any more vibrant and can actually have the opposite effect. Having tested and supplied over 30 U2311Hs to various institutions I've got a pretty good idea of how they compare to other monitors on this front.
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Well I`m in a similar position as OP likewise up to £300 is okay - after a quality gaming monitor but will get 3 for an eyefinity set up. The basic principles are the same though low input lag, nice colours and good responsivesness. I was probably tending towards the Dell but your comments regarding the "muted" colours are putting me off - I get the impression that you feel you can do better for the money as a gaming screen.

Please pop in to my thread and let me have your thoughts if possible http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18240475

Thanks
 
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