New monitor time! TN vs. IPS?

MrDavies

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The last piece of my current PC build is a new monitor, which unsurprisingly again I know nothing about! The first question is whether to buy now or to wait(?) as I've no clue as to what is on the horizon at this price point.

From my limited research, these seem to be the more popular of the choices, but what's the preference between the IPS panel and TN one? The price difference doesn't seem to considerable.

Lastly, have I missed an obvious possible option that I should be considering at this price point,or more?

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,423.18 (includes shipping: £13.20)
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Thank you very much!

My system: R7 1700 and a GTX1080.

EDIT: Forgot to say I mostly play shooters etc.
 
I had to make this very decision and decided against both as I’ve read too many stories about dead pixels, BLB and poor ASUS QC.

I went for the Acer XB271HU instead, pretty much identical to the PG279Q except it’s £250 cheaper.
 
Define "shooters". If you're not doing 180 degree turn rail shots aka quake 2/3 then IPS is sufficiently fast and gives a far better experience outside of gaming. However, if you play games that require the reflexes of a teenager on red bull you may find IPS a bit slow.
 
I play PUBG, Battlefield games and CS. Not to any notable level, but an advantage is an advantage. Would IPS suffice? I've heard people complain about blur on IPS panels compared to TN?

I'll check the two suggestions right away.
 
Clov!s said:
I had to make this very decision and decided against both as I’ve read too many stories about dead pixels, BLB and poor ASUS QC.

I went for the Acer XB271HU instead, pretty much identical to the PG279Q except it’s £250 cheaper.
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How are you finding it? As i am trying to decided between the XB271HU and PG279Q and thinking of going for the Acer.
 
Hmmm, I'm still none the wiser!

The Acer Predator looks good, but I'm still considering a TN because of these mutterings of input lag and motion blur when playing fast paced FPS's?
 
Clov!s said:
I had to make this very decision and decided against both as I’ve read too many stories about dead pixels, BLB and poor ASUS QC.

I went for the Acer XB271HU instead, pretty much identical to the PG279Q except it’s £250 cheaper.
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QC is the panel, not the monitor.

The Acer IPS have the same issues, difference is, Asus has significantly better returns. They'll swap it over at your door, so you don't spend any time without a monitor .

I've gamed a significant amount on all types of panels.

Honestly, in a game, the colour shift of TN is a lot less noticeable, but the increase response time and less motion blur is.

IPS offers more vibrant colours, which is noticeable. It gives more life to a game. Backlight bleed and poor QC can be a pain when gaming. During BF4 and other shooters at night, it was distracting having parts of the night sky more yellow from the backlight .

VA is a good compromise, but suffers with contrasty situations and motion blur. Personally would avoid for serious gaming. Fine for stuff like Skyrim, but finding I'm missing details in fast paced shooters and driving games.
 
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Think in going to go for the AOC as i siding on IPS as i am going to be using the screen for work as well as gaming.
 
MrRockliffe said:
Honestly, in a game, the colour shift of TN is a lot less noticeable, but the increase response time and less motion blur is.

IPS offers more vibrant colours, which is noticeable. It gives more life to a game. Backlight bleed and poor QC can be a pain when gaming. During BF4 and other shooters at night, it was distracting having parts of the night sky more yellow from the backlight .

VA is a good compromise, but suffers with contrasty situations and motion blur. Personally would avoid for serious gaming. Fine for stuff like Skyrim, but finding I'm missing details in fast paced shooters and driving games.
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So from what you've just said I'm struggling to pick out the best panel? IPS seems to be the best bet unless you get unlucky with backlight bleeding?
 
I would say for all purpose computing, IPS offers the best compromise between the following:

Contrast
Pixel Response/Motion Blur
Viewing Angles

I think I would only go with TN if you're incredibly serious about gaming - it's unlikely you'll notice any difference between the response time of a TN based display vs IPS, but you will notice the lack of colour and 'life' throughout scenes.

The issue with IPS isn't the technology, but the poor QC carried out by the manufacturer of the panel.
 
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