Monitor Viewing angles

[electric ant]

I have seen a Medion 22" monitor and the specs are as follows

• Visible screen diagonal 55.8cm
• Brightness typ. 300cd/m2
• Multilingual on screen display
• Integrated power supply
• Low radiation accordingly to TCO 03
• Viewing angle: horizontal 178°/vertical 178°
• Maximum Resolution 1680 × 1050
• Response Time typ = 5ms
• DVI-D and VGA Interface with HDCP Encryption and Automatic Signal Detection
• Contrast Ratio = 1000:1
• 2 Built-in Speakers
• Dimensions: 397 (H) × 524 (W) × 224mm (D)

Now the viewing angle is 178/178
Does this mean its a PVA panel rather than TN?
I thought that non-TN 22" were not the norm and certainly not as cheap as £150?

 

[Sipha]

Possible yes, although very unlikely on a 22" screen especially as its made by medion, a budget brand, if its £150 i think its safe to say it must be a TN panel, the specs however are misleading if so, 178degrees from a TN..not likely.

 

[Baddass]

5ms response time suggests TN Film, i'd be very surprised it it wasnt just a case of "adventurous specifications" does it mention whether viewing angles were recorded with a contrast shift of 5>1 or 10>1?

 

[electric ant]

All the specs that were there are in my opening post. I also agree, I think its likely to be TN as I have seen some of the Dell TN montiors with viewing angles of "178/178" as well.

 

[philjohn]

All the specs that were there are in my opening post. I also agree, I think its likely to be TN as I have seen some of the Dell TN montiors with viewing angles of "178/178" as well.

It probably is viewable from 178deg, whether it's usable or not is another matter (probably inverted).

It's pretty dishonest if you ask me though and should be stamped out.

 

[Baddass]

yeah i would imagine it is an over enthusiastic figure based on very lapse measurement techniques