For a gamer only, is a 144Hz IPS worth the extra cost over 144Hz TN?

[Hades]

I only use my PC for gaming and not for graphics design work where colour accuracy is important in a monitor. Assuming the same screen size and resolution, is the 144Hz IPS with it's better colours and viewing angles worth the extra money over the 144Hz TN screen?

[Andrius227]

TN > IPS

Most IPS monitors have light bleeding problems and the colors are not much better compared to good quality TN panels anyway... I have an asus rog swift pg278q and some cheap asus ips as secondary, and my pg278q actually has better colors and completely no light bleed.

Sure, viewing angles are a bit worse on TN, but that does not matter if you sit in front of the computer.

[Supafly]

This^^^

I have 2 decent TN displays that I never suffer eye fatigue from even if I'm in front of them for most of the day.
No backlight bleed.
Viewing angles are no really an issue as most normal people would sit head on to their screens whilst playing. No issue with one as secondary display. only way it ould be a concern is it display was in portrait position.

UIn the long run you can get a better TN with other features and even save money towards a better GPU instead of paying the extra for an IPS

[Hexagon]

Originally posted by Crusty ♥♥♥ sock:

I only use my PC for gaming and not for graphics design work where colour accuracy is important in a monitor. Assuming the same screen size and resolution, is the 144Hz IPS with it's better colours and viewing angles worth the extra money over the 144Hz TN screen?

No it's not worth it. IPS panels have backlight bleed and they pretty much lottery these days I had to return my Asus pg279q twice to get a decent one but I still have bleed in left corner which is annoying in very dark games.
TN panels don't have this problem, only downsides are viewing angles and Color accuracy but keep in mind that for gaming you don't really need this wide viewing angles, and if you buy top grade TN monitor, difference in color is not very big.

[Monk]

Presuming you are looking at 1440p 144 panels, then a good TN comes in around 500 with a good IPS around 700, only you can really say if you want the added colour clarity, like andrius227, I have a good dog swift TN panel and a pair of cheaper (200 ish) IPS panels, and the colours are not that far off,though the IPS does have better black gradiant I'd say.
If I was buying new today, I'd probably spend the extra as screens last a long time generally, saying that,I'd want it to have HDR, along with localised dimming.
I'd say, if you can afford it, go for it, if it means cutting back to get IPS, then it's probably not worth it, Gsync is way more important (or freesync if you use AMD GPU's).

[Liam]

I have just realised that my LED monitor is TN and yes if your head is slightly too high or slightly to low or slightly to left or right then there is some change on the monitor but I just fixed this by adjsuted my monitor by putting a stack of DVD cases underneath it and it's perfect :) and you won't even notice anyway, I didn't until a couple of years later lol.

[Monk]

Originally posted by Kyle:

I have just realised that my LED monitor is TN and yes if your head is slightly too high or slightly to low or slightly to left or right then there is some change on the monitor but I jsut adjsuted my monitor by putting a stack of DVD cases underneath it and it's perfect :)

Got to say, never had that issue on any of my TN panels, but none of them have really been cheap particularly either.

[Liam]

Originally posted by Monk:

Originally posted by Kyle:

I have just realised that my LED monitor is TN and yes if your head is slightly too high or slightly to low or slightly to left or right then there is some change on the monitor but I jsut adjsuted my monitor by putting a stack of DVD cases underneath it and it's perfect :)

Got to say, never had that issue on any of my TN panels, but none of them have really been cheap particularly either.

Good for you and cool story bro. Fact is, if you look at a TN monitor from anywhere other than a mostly centre angle then the screen will have a darker look on it no matter how much you spend on it, it's jsut the way it is.

[Kaihekoa]

If you compare a good TN gaming monitor like the Asus PG278Q against its IPS equivalent, the PG279Q or similiar, there is a pretty big difference in the vibrancy of colors and viewing angles without a difference in lag. I've had both and prefer the IPS version, so It's worth it if you have the money.

[Hexagon]

Originally posted by Kaihekoa:

If you compare a good TN gaming monitor like the Asus PG278Q against its IPS equivalent, the PG279Q or similiar, there is a pretty big difference in the vibrancy of colors and viewing angles without a difference in lag. I've had both and prefer the IPS version, so It's worth it if you have the money.

Just be ready that pg279q may come with dead pixels, excess bleed or panel discoloration. I had three of them, dead pixel on one, bleed on second, and half of screen with yellow tint on third. They were dated September,december 2017 so idk, maybe they improved now

[Kaihekoa]

Last year, I bought 20 of the Acer version, XB271HU bimprz, which use the same underlying AUO panel, for my business and only had a couple returns. Quality control was a problem for all the monitors using the AUO panel when first released, but in my experience it's been cleared up for quite some time. I'll be keeping mine until we have high refresh, high res OLED monitors.

[Liam]

I have also read a lot of complaints online about dead pixel issues wtih IPS monitors and I have read that under a certain number of dead pixels (roughly 6-8 I think) that a lot of manufacturers won't accept returns so for that reason I would rather have slightly a less vibrant picture on a monitor that I have paid so much for that will last more than a week or a few months before dead pixels begin to appear which I won't be able to do anything about.

[Monk]

Oled has a few huge issues for work or gaming though, basically anything that will be displaying the same part of the screen for any length of time, so a games UI or a workstations most commonly used program interface will suffer terrible burn in to the point it cannot be fixed, which is sort of a huge shame, hopefully they can come up with an issue for that, as damnit OLED looks good, for now, I'll have to make do with only having an OLED display on my motherboard lol

[Liam]

The dead pixel issues and bleeding etc scare me off of buying an IPS otherwise I would buy one, I have had a TN monitor for quite a few years now and it looks perfectly fine (I don't know any difference but there is no distortion when it's at the correct angle. I don't know who doesn't look at a monitor dead on lol.

[Astro_80 (WASH YOUR HANDS!)]

If you want a fast response time and minimal input lag, TN is the way to go. TN is very beneficial in FPS games.

[CordisDia]

Originally posted by 10JamZ:

I'd take minor backlight bleed over horrible color re-production anyday.

Don't listen to anyone who tells you that a TN panel > IPS panel.

I like how one guy declared TN the winner by comparing a budget IPS monitor with a high end, G-Sync, 144hz TN gaming monitor that cost $800 back when it first released. Compare that panel with the IPS equivalent and there is no comparison.

I agree with this guy ... Color quality on my IPS is much better than TN panel+ viewing angles are nicer ...
If you're buying IPS for first time, and if you're not graphic designer, i kinda doubt you will notice potentional BLB . In my case, i can easier detect dust on my screen than minor blb in my bottom right screen ...