IPS or TN for Console

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I am looking for a monitor for my brother. It needs to be under $200. I currently use a RL2455HM for my xbox one, and I play very competitively. He is not too impressed with the colors, which makes sense since it is a TN panel. He wants to start competitive gaming with me but also enjoys gaming for fun. He is really into popping colors, like the vizio 42" tv he plays on now. I keep trying to explain to him that you can't get a fast monitor without blur unless it is a TN or you spend a lot.

Can someone please give me some good IPS monitors that do not blur when playing Call of Duty or other games? Or if anybody knows of good color TN monitors that would be awesome too.

Thanks
 
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The RL2455HM is a 60hz monitor, not 120hz, and even if it would be, it would do no good if it's to play at 60fps max. Last month i tried a RL2755HM (same response time as the 24"), and a vx279q (and 3 other IPS monitor) for PC gaming at 60fps (would be the same as 60fps on console) and i couldnt notice any ghosting in any of them, however i had ghosting problems on the two VA panels i tried. Are people complaining about ghosting while playing on a monitor or on a TV ?
I'm not very familiar with consoles, but arent they playing at 30fps ?

At 30fps, any monitor (even slow VA panels) will do just fine. At 60fps, Va panels will begin to ghost (espicially with dark colors), but IPS will still do fine. That whole "console gaming monitor" is just marketing bullshit.

EDIT: The only reason i can think of considering a TN panel over an IPS for gaming is if you need 144hz for PC gaming, or if you don't like the IPS glow. (some kind of backlight bleed that come from the corners of IPS monitor, that are only noticable when the monitor is showing black or very dark colors).

EDIT2: I'd suggest this monitor, it will do just fine and it's under 200$ (with mail-in rebate on newegg) http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vx279q
 
Call of Duty is known for its 60 fps gameplay, which is smooth in the world of consoles. And I hear many people complaining about ghosting on consoles all the time. That is why the RL2455HM is such a popular monitor in console gaming. It is a 120HZ monitor. Which is perfect for 60fps games.

 
The RL2455HM is a 60hz monitor, not 120hz, and even if it would be, it would do no good if it's to play at 60fps max. Last month i tried a RL2755HM (same response time as the 24"), and a vx279q (and 3 other IPS monitor) for PC gaming at 60fps (would be the same as 60fps on console) and i couldnt notice any ghosting in any of them, however i had ghosting problems on the two VA panels i tried. Are people complaining about ghosting while playing on a monitor or on a TV ?
 
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I have been doing research on these monitors for a while now and noticed that it s a big topic that is always brought up. What do you know about AOC monitors. Do you have any experience. They are sort of up and coming in the display world I think. They certainly look very nice.
 
Aren't the VAs much more expensive though? I am just looking for an above average looking monitor, with no ghosting when playing FPS games on an Xbox. I think AOC and Dell have some great monitors. I just don't know if they blur or ghost at all.

 


You say IPS are slower than VA, have you experienced it personally ? I tried 3IPS/1PLS (asus vx279q, asus mx279h, HP 27cx, samsung S27D590) and 2 VA (benq gw2760hs and asus vn289q), and side by side the IPS/PLS showed just a bit of ghosting (that is almost completely fixed with overdrive) while both VA were ghosting horribly even with overdrive enabled (and highest overdrive settings leaded to alot of ghosting plus alot of reverse ghosting).

 
Possible you looked at outsourced panels, as today we really don't know what we're getting, as S-PVA are far worse than MVA, not to mention AHVA, which is not related to VA whatsoever. There are a lot of confusing things, especially when you factor in outsourcing, as manufacturers accept panels in their products that don't even meet their own quality standard. One of the fastest monitors is still the FG2421. The difference between black frames and strobing is really small, TN comes out ahead, but that's if you slow mo and look at them side by side. As far as picture quality is concerned, (AM)VA wins everytime. However, point is not to tell you which is the best, but to give you an idea of how many different panels are actually floating around in the display market currently. I only scratched the surface.

 


The problem with monitors are that their are so many different types to choose from and so many different monitors alone. On top of that, so many factors go into the kind of monitor you want. Also, you can't just walk into a store and try out displays. Its not like I can just go into stores and look at different monitors. Almost all of them are online. I will be doing some heavy research.