Is a VA Panel Best for Me?

[zom247]

I've currently got a S2716DG TN which I've had for about 5 years now. I tried a S2721DGFA IPS earlier this year but it triggered my dizziness so I sent it back. I'll mainly be gaming playing anything from FPS to adventure games but my wife does use it for work sometimes when I let her.

My room is south facing so gets the sun/light all day so I usually have my blinds most of the time and at night the only light I use is the monitor bar sitting on top of the monitor. In this situation would a VA panel be best for me over an IPS? I've read that VA is better for playing in darkness but I do have some light. I'd be looking at a 27" monitor to use at 1440p but wouldn't be averse to trying out a 32" but only using a 3070 gpu. The majority of VA panels I've looked at so far were curved, even at 27", is this what I'd have to use as I'd prefer flat. Price wise I'm looking to spend about £500 but could go that bit higher for the right monitor. Any recommendations to look at would also be appreciated.

 

[Zefan]

VA has pretty unavoidable ghosting, simply due to the nature of the technology. It's especially noticeable with dark on light/vice versa. It's a deal breaker for me, but then I don't have any other recommendation aside from TN if IPS is out. Is there a specific reason why you're forced down the IPS/VA route? It depends what you care about, but if the ghosting is something that'd be a deal breaker for you and you care more about response time than a high contrast, vibrant, high viewing angle screen, you're likely better with an "IPS level" TN IMO.

 

[rare]

Like you I couldn’t get on with my S2721DGFA, instant migraines. Tried a number of IPS screens but they are all the same on me. So now I have resorted to a simple 1080p TN until more OLED’s become available…

 

[EsaT]

my wife does use it for work sometimes when I let her.

Actually work use like scrolling text can be even bigger issue for VA's response times than gaming:

IPS vs VA side by side comparison: LG 27GL850 vs Viewsonic VX3268-2KPC

Edit: A lot of comments have talked about how this is an unfair comparison, and that's absolutely right. I've made a followup video comparing to the G7 here....

www.youtube.com

I suspect one reason why curve is so common in VAs is to make image look more consistent:
VA has significant difference in dark shades between position directly front of you and left and right edge with gamma shift known as "Black crush" crushing dark shades into black in front of you.
With shades reappearing at sides from angle...
Curve makes dark shades on whole screen more consistently crushed.



As for your current TN screen it has super bad contrast:

Dell S2716DG Review

The Dell S2716DG is a decent monitor for most uses. It delivers a great gaming experience thanks to the incredibly fast response time, low input lag, and G-SYNC ...

www.rtings.com

So no wonder that you didn't pick up substandard for IPS contrast of LG panel in S2721DGF.
Also AR coating is rougher in your TN.

So I wonder what triggered that dizzines...
There's no PWM brightness adjustment, and what little some kind flicker Rtings found, is at 20 kHz which should be magnitudes outside human senses.
(unless something at lower frequency would modulate that flicker somehow)

Though trying other than LG made/no any kind flicker panel might work.
MSI MAG274QRF-QD would be now discounted at £400
MSI 27" MAG274QRF-QD 2560x1440 IPS Quantum Dot 165Hz 1ms FreeSync/G-Sync Widescreen LED Backlit Gami (SKU: MO-015-MS) = £398.99

 

[Phixsator]

I've currently got a S2716DG TN which I've had for about 5 years now. I tried a S2721DGFA IPS earlier this year but it triggered my dizziness so I sent it back. I'll mainly be gaming playing anything from FPS to adventure games but my wife does use it for work sometimes when I let her.

My room is south facing so gets the sun/light all day so I usually have my blinds most of the time and at night the only light I use is the monitor bar sitting on top of the monitor. In this situation would a VA panel be best for me over an IPS? I've read that VA is better for playing in darkness but I do have some light. I'd be looking at a 27" monitor to use at 1440p but wouldn't be averse to trying out a 32" but only using a 3070 gpu. The majority of VA panels I've looked at so far were curved, even at 27", is this what I'd have to use as I'd prefer flat. Price wise I'm looking to spend about £500 but could go that bit higher for the right monitor. Any recommendations to look at would also be appreciated.

I have the same issue with most IPS screens. However, the reason has been because some games might lower the refresh rate to sub 70hz in freesync/adaptive mode and the response times of the panel goes out the window like no one bothered with them. What I did for my 165hz IPS was to increase the lower end of the freesync/adaptive sync range from 45 to 80 using CRU(needs to be less than half the monitors maximum refresh rate otherwise LFC doesn't work and you get tearing below the minimum refresh rate). No more insane blurring. The end result depends on the panel and your own sensitivity to blur. The only VA panel I've seen that was very good was the G7 and G9 from samsung both 240hz. The rest of the VAs on the market are a smearing mess with the dark transitions.

 

[zom247]

Thanks for all the info, after doing some more reading I'm gonna go for the MSI monitor. Does anyone reckon it's gonna lower any further on BF/CM or should I just buy it now?