VA vs IPS image quality

[DukiNuki]

hey guys

i read everywhere that VA is behind IPS when it comes to color reproduction which means IPS gives richer colors ergo better image quality . but then you read how VA's Contrast kicks IPS in the nuts and Image Quality is determined by better contrast ratio .

so i'm asking , why on earth is IPS better than VA ? assuming your always perfectly centered to the monitor and both have 5ms response time . oh by the way , if both have 5ms response time does IPS still win in the response time field ?

 

[UnspokenWhale]

i read everywhere that VA is behind IPS when it comes to color reproduction which means IPS gives richer colors ergo better image quality .

VA panels tend to have worse color reproduction and viewing angles.

but then you read how VA's Contrast kicks IPS in the nuts and Image Quality is determined by better contrast ratio .

For movies, contrast ratio is usually an important factor. It's usually not as important for other applications like typical office use or gaming.

so i'm asking , why on earth is IPS better than VA ? assuming your always perfectly centered to the monitor and both have 5ms response time . oh by the way , if both have 5ms response time does IPS still win in the response time field ?

Better viewing angles and better color reproduction are two reasons why IPS may be better that come to mind.

The manufacturer's stated response time is usually not accurate. VAs still tend to have response time problems as well as smearing.

 

[BFG-9000]

The reason VA panels have better contrast ratio is because the blacks are much darker than on IPS. They also don't have the white IPS bloom around the edges of the screen.

The colors on VA shift a bit as you change viewing angle, while with IPS it's mostly only black that turns purple at extreme angles.

The biggest problem with VA is the response time--the advertised white-to-black time really isn't any worse than IPS without RTC overshoot circuitry, but small changes in shade can be 5x longer so gray-to-gray can be well over 100ms. So they are fine for viewing static images and even watching most movies but scrolling some webpages or fast-motion games can show smearing.

I suppose it depends on if uneven blooming annoys you more than occasional smearing.

 

[DukiNuki]

thanks alot for both answers , really helpful

one last question , i bought ASUS VS229H-P and here are some problems i'm having with it , maybe i'm being too picky but here they are

.When it wakes up from standby it takes like 3 - 4 Seconds to do so and its not an instant wake up from mouse move .

.It Feels a bit aliased and edges are not that smooth , i mean i went for 21 inch just to be sure i wouldn't notice this but i can feel its not quite HD . oh by the way i'm still using my integrated graphic card but it has nothing to do with it i guess . i mean i kinda felt our 46 Inch Home TV 1080p felt smoother and more clear compared to this . or maybe i'm siting close enough to notice such flaws

.When i turn ASUS ASCR on , it takes 1 - 2 seconds for the monitor to adjust the contrast . is it normal or i shouldn't even see the contrast being adjusted ?


are these stuff normal for a 100$ monitor ?

 

[UnspokenWhale]

.When it wakes up from standby it takes like 3 - 4 Seconds to do so and its not an instant wake up from mouse move .

Some monitors take longer to wake up than others. It's possible there may also be a way to change it in your settings.

.It Feels a bit aliased and edges are not that smooth , i mean i went for 21 inch just to be sure i wouldn't notice this but i can feel its not quite HD . oh by the way i'm still using my integrated graphic card but it has nothing to do with it i guess . i mean i kinda felt our 46 Inch Home TV 1080p felt smoother and more clear compared to this . or maybe i'm siting close enough to notice such flaws

If your monitor covers more of your vision than your TV the pixels will look bigger.

It's also possible that the content you are looking at has aliasing. It's not something that's going to appear in movies but it may appear in games where you didn't turn on anti-aliasing. Do you notice it when you're watching videos on your monitor?

.When i turn ASUS ASCR on , it takes 1 - 2 seconds for the monitor to adjust the contrast . is it normal or i shouldn't even see the contrast being adjusted ?

It doesn't actually change the contrast. It can make darker images darker, or brighter images brighter, but for any given image the contrast is no better than the static contrast of the monitor, which for IPS panels is usually around 1000:1.

I have an Acer monitor with a similar feature and it also takes a bit of time to adjust. I think it's done intentionally so that the changes in brightness are harder to notice, but I don't really know. I leave it off because I find it annoying.

are these stuff normal for a 100$ monitor ?

$100 is not a whole lot if you're looking for a high quality monitor. There are also a lot of expensive bad monitors out there. I don't really know what you mean when you say your monitor has aliasing, so I can't really give an opinion on it

 

[DukiNuki]

not aliasing , i meant to say the quality isn't really that good for an HD monitor . its like pixels are not smooth , donno how to explain it . the easiet way i can explain is that the quality kinda sucks . and i Donno if the product is crap or its damaged . whats your experience with 1080p monitors ? how would you describe their quality ?

 

[UnspokenWhale]

I can make out the individual pixels on a 1080p display at what I consider to be normal viewing distances. It's not necessarily bad but I don't consider it be anything amazing.

But I don't think my opinions on it are going to help you determine if there's something wrong with your monitor. Maybe you could try to take a picture of something you believe isn't being displayed correctly?

 

[DukiNuki]

Oh no its just 1080p not being a wow . because i compared some 1080p and they are just ok . i think its because i have been using a laptop with 4K screen . that must have changed my standards i guess 😀 . anyway thanks alot for your help