are TN panels best for gaming

[WINTERLORD]

are TN panels best for gaming? if so what would come in as the closest second as i like to watch movies as well but no audiences so im not to worried about viewing angle but a good viewing angle would be nice to have but not the first thing id be looking for in a monitor

 

[Dunlop0078]

Well they used to be and still are to some extent depending on the paticular TN panel the fastest panels in terms of input lag and response times. However good IPS and VA panels get very close nowadays and have better viewing angles, color accuracy, and contrast levels than TN.

I use an asus pg279q IPS monitor and I think it is excellent for gaming. However it is not cheap.

 

[Hellfire13]

IPS is good except the fact that they mostly suck in refresh rate and response time which are primary requirements for eSports games. If you are not much into eSports, then you will not find a major difference, although there will be some difference with TN.

 

[k1114]

They have all overlapped for many years and all can be perfectly fine for gaming with 144 hz+, 1ms response times and low input lag. What you need to do is compare exact monitors not panel types.

 

[corndog1836]

They have all overlapped for many years and all can be perfectly fine for gaming with 144 hz+, 1ms response times and low input lag. What you need to do is compare exact monitors not panel types.

i agree!!!!!!

the op should check out pg279q(IPS) vs pg278qr(TN) just for reference

i have the TN ....