ROG Swift Vs Acer Predator XB270HU
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It certainly is IPS, unless you made a typo and meant the RoG isn't IPS?
I think he was being pedantic. It is an AHVA (Advanced Hyper-Viewing Angle) panel rather than IPS. This is categorised as IPS-type due to sharing all of the key image characteristics with LG's IPS technology. But the latter is trademarked hence the use of 'AHVA', 'PLS' and others to mean the same as 'IPS.
I think he was being pedantic. It is an AHVA (Advanced Hyper-Viewing Angle) panel rather than IPS. This is categorised as IPS-type due to sharing all of the key image characteristics with LG's IPS technology. But the latter is trademarked hence the use of 'AHVA', 'PLS' and others to mean the same as 'IPS.
i'd argue at the moment that AHVA > IPS anyway. Better response times, high refresh rates available, better contrast ratios
LG.Display are falling behindi'd argue at the moment that AHVA > IPS anyway. Better response times, high refresh rates available, better contrast ratios
I'd have to agree. I've been pleasantly surprised by the new 144Hz AHVA panels, particularly the responsiveness. It seems (and I will confirm shortly) that the 32" AHVA UHD models have very little 'glow' as well. LG's IPS has been pretty stale since the introduction of 'AH-IPS' really. New sizes and resolutions, yes, but raw characteristics remaining much the same.
I think he was being pedantic. It is an AHVA (Advanced Hyper-Viewing Angle) panel rather than IPS. This is categorised as IPS-type due to sharing all of the key image characteristics with LG's IPS technology. But the latter is trademarked hence the use of 'AHVA', 'PLS' and others to mean the same as 'IPS.
I think you need to make the definition. AHVA is certainly not IPS they are not the same and have some very different characteristics.
Very different characteristics?
As I've said, key performance characteristics are very similar to IPS. Viewing angle performance, colour consistency, responsiveness (to an extent - exceptions as per this model) and contrast performance (including propensity of angle-related non-uniformity or 'glow') is quite comparable. It is for these reasons that manufacturers may even refer to their models using AHVA panels simply as 'IPS' or 'IPS technology'. The physical properties of light within AHVA is most similar to IPS rather than VA or TN, hence the above.
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What I think he's getting at is for all intents and purposes AHVA can be thought of by consumers as a form/version of IPS. While your correct that they're not the same and have different characteristics they are similar - more-so than say, VA - so it's easier for consumers to understand if we just keep it simple.
very wrong.
Let me put this another way. AU Optronics and Samsung are making IPS panels in their factory. They just aren't allowed to call them IPS due to copyright reasons, so they came up with their own names. Although that distinction is becoming increasingly less as display manufacturers are just referring to them all as IPS as an underlying technology type. they don't have "very different characteristics" at all, they are very similar if you compare a typical IPS from LG.Display and a typical PLS/AHVA from Samsung/AUO
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I love the swift awesome monitor not tried the other one though.
Not sure why people bang on about viewing angles as I never play from above, below or the sides lol
Not sure why people bang on about viewing angles as I never play from above, below or the sides lol
Because your eyes subtend various different angles depending on which part of the screen you're looking at, on a monitor of this size. TN models including the ROG SWIFT lose saturation most noticeably further down the screen, as pointed out graphically and descriptively in my very thorough review of the monitor.