TN 16.7Mio Colours vs IPS 16.7mio Colours?

[PgUpPgDown]

So I've read that an IPS monitor displays more colours, I'm looking to buy a new monitor

I'm looking at either a cheaper TN monitor or an IPS monitor for $300 more (different resolutions is what calls for the price difference, otherwise the only other difference is the panels they use)

Both the TN and the IPS monitor say they support 16.7 million colours, sooo... What's the difference? Will the IPS still produce better colours?

I will most likely try and find a place locally I can compare the two side by side no matter what (not likely though, most retailers around me market towards the avg joe, and these are 144hz Gsync gaming monitors, the nearest computer shops are about 1hr away), but would like an explanation anyway.

Keeping in mind I will be strictly gaming with either monitor, but not any fast pace shooters like CSGO or CoD, mostly GTAV, ArmA 3 PvE servers, rpg's like The Witcher etc.. So I don't necessarily REQUIRE the faster response of TN, but I also don't require colours for professional/editing purposes, although colours not looking right do bother me quite a bit.
-Will there be/ will I see a difference between these two screens?
-Will the colours look the same if they both support the same amount?
-Would the 16.7mio colour TN screen still be ok? Shitty viewing angles doesn't bother me, but colours bother me a little.

The monitors are the XB270H-G (1080p) and the XB270HU(1440p)
Personally I'd rather go the H-G to save $300, not having 1440p wouldn't really bother me, however it's shitty that between the two models Acer traded off the IPS for TN in the 1080p model.
Lower res wouldn't bother me, however shittier or lack of colours WOULD bother me.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Making blind TN / IPS comparisons is really an exercise in futility. This is because each TN panel is different and each IPS panel is different. How many color gradations per pixel is a measure of color depth:

Because of what they are used for, an IPS panel might be designed for Photo Editors with 10 bit, where gaming TN panel might be 8 bit. That doesn't mean another IPS panel might be 8 bit

Its also not so much a matter of how many colors but how accurately those colors are presented. That is the "generic" advantage of IPS panels as well as wider viewing angles. Bot of course a good TN panel might do this better than a bargain IPS panel.

As for G-Sync Gaming monitors, there are very few IPS options here. Another "generic" quality associated with IPS monitors is that there are an extremely small number of monitors that provide adequate response times for gaming. I'd stop worrying what specs (believe politicians before you believe monitor specs)

27" IPS, 165 Hz

Acer XB271HU bmiprz - $799
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/ttnG3C/acer-monitor-xb271hubmiprz

Asus PG279Q ROG Swift - $799
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/XvfmP6/asus-monitor-pg279q

These monitors were going for about $700 a year ago @ 144 Hz... the latest versions do 165 Hz and were < $750 when they came out but demand has been so high that prices are going up rather then down.

There are multiple versions of the XB270H

IPS Version = Acer XB270HU bmiprz
TN Version = Acer XB270HU Abprz

The reason $200 (not $300) difference is making an IPS screen that is fast enough to withstand the rigors of gaming is expensive. Also remember that unlike Freesync monitors, G-Sync monitors actually include extra hardware... Freesync has no equivalent hardware module such as is installed in every G-Sync monitor which provides ULMB technology to reduce motion blur.

The panels you get in those two models simply are not available from any other manufacturer. If you want to read about why they are so different from competing products, read these:

Older version of Acer
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/acer_xb270hu.htm

Current Asus Model
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/asus_rog_swift_pg279q.htm

 

[Tradesman1]

What hardware are you running? I think the TN should be perfectly fine for you

 

[PgUpPgDown]

I'll be running the GTX 1070.
Looked more into the specs and reviews, the TN screen is on the higher tier of TN panels with colours.
Both are 8bit 16.7mio colours.

Think I might save some bucks and go with the 1080p TN, people don't seem to mind the colours?

The only comparison I got to TN vs IPS in my house is my Lenovo Y700 with an IPS screen and a old cheapie Acer 191W in dad's office, the screen and the colours look horrible on that thing I was afraid that's what I was in for and that would represent TN, however seems now that there's different tiers of TN.

 

[Tradesman1]

They are ever evolving - and we will continue to see the current evolve and newer panels coming out prob before long