Hmmm sounds good but searching on the net seems like a lottery if you get the IPS, and the normal one isnt so good... maybe I will go in store and see if I can see something on the label?
You need to look at the product code on the back of the casing - it will be on the silver label close to the power plug, along with various other info, and will look something like "32LK450-ZB.BEKYLGJ".
The character you're interested in is the fourth letter in the final series of seven, after the decimal point - a "Y" indicates an LG S-IPS panel, a "D" indicates an AU Optronics A-MVA, and a "J" indicates a Chi Mei Innolux S-MVA. To make doubly sure, if you take along a magnifying glass and examine the screen closely (ignoring the funny looks from the sales staff), the pixels in the IPS panel will have a distinctive chevron shape, whereas those in the *MVA panels wil be rectangular.
From what I can gather, the big river place are mostly shipping Ds and Js nowadays, but Richard Nixons and Edwina Curries still seem to have Ys instore and online (presumably they don't turn over as many units and so still have some older inventory). No guarantees for online purchases though, if you absolutely must have an IPS panel and you don't want to risk getting into the repeated order/return cycle, your best bet is to buy from a bricks & mortar store where you can actually see what you're getting beforehand.
The good news is that the product code is also printed on a label on the TV's cardboard packaging, so you won't have to dig it out of the box to make sure before taking it home.
