LCD Monitor Panels Types - TN vs IPS vs VA as Fast As Possible

TN, IPS, VA, and PLS... Do you find these terms confusing? Learn all about them in about 2 minutes!

[soren]

He seems like he knows what hes talking about. He should start his own channel.

[ultraali]

lol, old linus videos. Please update this topic in a new TechQuickie.

[LinusTechTips]

Diesel informs me that he did use chroma keying... My bad. Not sure why he needed it when ili was on a white background...

[VaraNiN]

0:42 "as high as 120"hz. Oh my, how times have changed with 360hz monitors already almost available (tho that is admittedly a little bit overkill)

[RannonSi]

I'd love to see an update on this: How much have changed over the years (when it comes to: contrast, colour reproduction, viewing angle, update frequency, response time (let's say MPRT), etc.)? How does a modern monitor compare to the ones from 2010-2013 (or let's say 2011, 2015 and 2019)?



I'm asking as when I (lazily) try to find information it seems like time has stood still for monitors/panel types for the last 6-9 years (when it comes to the general description), so how does- a modern TN compare to older IPS/VA, a modern IPS compare to older VA/TN and a modern VA compare to older IPS/TN?


E.G. Does a modern TN still have worse viewing angles/colour reproduction than an old IPS/VA monitor (or is it just compared to new monitors they're considered worse, for that)?
How many of the subgroups are still valid options/in production?


So lets say that I'm comparing monitors for around 500 $ (+- 100 $). E.G. How would a modern TN (for 500 $) compare to an IPS from 2011 and 2015 (for 500-600 $) when it comes to colour reproduction viewing angles etc.? And vice versa.

[ClaudKaKeiYeung]

So isn't the TN better for privacy?

[landongreer]

Everywhere I look I seem to see Linus, good to see someone become so recognizable with accurate and well informed tech information. Keep up the good work Linus!

[custos]

These videos are so good! I wish that more people explained things just like this guy - It's just what you want to know to get you started! Keep up the great work!

[Smilemonster]

Va my favourite because of those exceptionally good blacks

[aleczander]

Linus should do an Updated Video about this in 2019 or 2020.

[techquickie]

Actually the term ghosting is used interchangeably with motion blur.

[techquickie]

We finally got our new light kit to fill in the background (took like a month). We still need some gels to get the colour temperature the same as our Kinos though...

[wonderpierrot]

VA is clearly the best, as it has the most advantages with the least amount of disadvantages.

TN:
+ Fastest response times
+ Most inexpensive
- Awful viewing angles
- Awful gamma/color shift from top to bottom, even if viewed from straight on
- Sub-par colors and color accuracy
- Sub-par contrast/black levels

IPS:
+ Most color accurate
+ Best viewing angles
- Slow response times
- Awful contrast/black levels
- Awful IPS glow on dark scenes
- Most vulnerable to backlight bleeding
- Suffers from image retention or temporary burn-in

VA:
+ Best contrast/black levels
+ Great viewing angles (although not as good as IPS)
+ Can be even more color accurate than IPS (i.e. with Quantum Dot)
+ Very little to no backlight bleeding or glow
- Slow response times, similar to IPS
- Suffers from minor gamma shift (nowhere near as severe as TN)

[filipgrubesa]

2:10 he is really good at holding things. I wonder if he has ever dropped something

[CrownGamingAU]

Children in Africa could have eaten that graphics card...

[thechannelitrollwith]

lol i literally reacted and yelled, "THAT'S A FUCKING 680, YOU CRAZY!"

Oh, Linus.

[kennerfee]

thanks, linus. this helped me teach my friend (whos not as much of a computer nerd as i am) on what types of monitors he should get

[cakeisamadeupdrug]

Didn't mention the awful black levels (ie grey) of IPS. It's much more important to be able to see details in a night scene than to care about an extra 6ms response time or that extra 4% of the sRGB colour space.

[liveanotheranime]

Almost 2020. Probably one of the older vids that deserves an update. :)

[Graystripe]

I like like how he's just balancing a bloody GRAPHICS CARD at the end of this video.