Question about IPS panels vs. TN panels

[LukeMurtagh1995]

Hello everyone,

The time has come for me to consider upgrading my monitor. I currently have an ASUS ROG Swift PG258Q 1920x1080p with a TN panel and I am looking for a good 1440p panel to take advantage of my i7-9700k and my GTX 1080. I have seen these monitors which look interesting:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...descreen-led-monitor-black-red-mo-088-as.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...n-led-slim-bezel-monitor-black-mo-099-as.html

They are identical apart from the first being an IPS panel and the latter a TN panel. My question is as follows: how noticeable would the difference in response times be between the two panel types? I believe IPS panels typically have a 4ms response time whereas TN panels have a 1ms response times. The games I tend to play most heavily are MMO's such as SWToR and strategy games like Total War, although I do occasionally play FPS's such as Battlefront and Battlefield.

Also, are all TN panels equal? I know IPS panels deliver better colour than TN panels, but, having come from a T.V. (with presumably an IPS panel), I've since adjusted to my current TN panel and I find the colours are fine. If the 1440p TN panel listed above would have near identical colour reproduction to my current TN panel that could be significant.

Last question: how significant is back-light-bleed on modern IPS panels? I know about the so-called panel lottery, but is this still an issue?

TLDR: How noticeable is the difference in response times between IPS and TN panels, would the 1440p TN panel give me identical or near-identical colours to my current TN panel, and how bad is back-light-bleed on modern panels?

Thanks!

 

[LukeMurtagh1995]

I would not consider G-sync over Freesync monitors now that Nvidia support G-sync compatible. Why bother locking yourself into G-sync when you now have a wider choice.

I had the Asus PG278QR which was fantastic for fast paced gaming. The only negative for me was the anti glare coating was quite aggressive.

The Dell S2719DGF which I have now is in the same ballpark as the Asus but with better anti glare.
The Dell can do 155 Hz but the Asus can do 165 Hz. Not sure if they are guaranteed overclocks though but both my monitors worked fine.

The Dell can be had for a lot less than the Asus PG278QR.

The Asus PG279Q should be better than both but you may have to play the IPS lottery and hope for a good one.

Check out the owners thread.

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/dell-s2719dgf-owners-thread.18841714/

Thanks for your reply. So does GSync work with Freesync monitors? Or are there only specific Freesync monitors which are compatible with GSync? As you said that would open my options up considerably.

 

[LukeMurtagh1995]

Right, thanks for the advice. Two last questions; if I got an IPS panel, would the difference in response times be noticeable, or would that be too difficult to judge? Also, if I got an IPS panel with bad backlight bleed from Overclockers would I be able to return it for another model of the same monitor?

 

[LukeMurtagh1995]

Thanks. I’ll have to do some more thinking. Funnily enough the only reason response time is an issue in my mind is because until a couple of years ago I used to game on a Samsung TV. I later found out it had a crazy high response time of over 30ms. I didn’t really notice it on multiplayer games though - it was only on games like Fallout 4. Whenever I moved the foliage would blur at the edges and it was really noticeable. I got a PG258Q and that completely got rid of said blur.

I’ll probably get the IPS panel and hope for the best. I’ve heard the anti-glare used on the PG279Q is quite light compared to the TN model so hopefully that shouldn’t be an issue either. Thanks for your help!