Personally, I don't think there's anything to "future proof". 1080p hasn't even yet reached its prime. Check this post for more info:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=27137474#post27137474
The important quote from that post:
Furthermore, 1080p is where the human eye-sight is starting to become the limiting factor. In essence, most people's eyes can't tell the difference from any sensible viewing distance(*). But this is an individual matter (especially younger people have better eyes), and the benefit of 1440p depends on your own eye-sight. For comparison, I'm perfectly happy(**) with 1080p on a 42" HDTV, from a 1m distance. Then there are some people complaining that 1080p is too limiting for 24", from whatever distance they are looking at it.
(*): recommended minimum viewing distance is 1x-1.5x the diagonal of the monitor -- move closer than that, and you'll have to start physically moving your head, not just your eyes
(**): happy in the sense of resolution, but Philips has messed up the colors on my set, as well as other features
Forgot to mention, though you probably already noticed:
Yes, AHVA is indeed also an IPS-variant, even though the name implies to VA panels. As for whether the earlier mentioned monitors are equal in quality? Hard to say, as the reviewers might have different quality standards. Then again, from a brief glance neither review found anything to worry about. In essence, they should be fairly close in image quality (they're both 1440p, as well).
