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whether you're an artist a gamer or just a PC enthusiast chances are that you really don't know the differences between the different type of panel technology using the different monitors that are being sold today so I thought hey you know what I'd like to know more about this technology myself so I went out there and looked around found all the information I thought you know what I will share this information with my viewers as well so today's video is breaking down the different types of technologies based on the current panels that are being sold around the world in different monitors so with that said though let's hop in and let's talk about the main three that are out there now first up our IPS or in-plane switching panels now these are generally considered to be the best overall LCD technology for image quality color accuracy and viewing angles they are really really suited for graphics and other applications which require accurate and consistent color reproduction IPS panels are for the best view angles of any current LCD technology with wide viewing angles up to 178 degrees these panels also have a higher price tag though going along with them especially compared to VA and affordable ta panel LCD displays the response time of IPS panels is not the fastest however as they currently range from 4 milliseconds to 6 milliseconds which is only slightly slower than current TN panels mini gamers who play fast action games think that ghosting or motion blur occurs on all IPS panels but motion blur only needs to be a concern in response times are of seven milliseconds or higher there are also a few different types of IPS panels for example there's s IPS H IPS ee i PS and p IP s now all of these are relatively similar regarding the technology they use though H IPS panels do have a slightly different pixel structure than the rest and the majority of the e IPS panels only offer 6 bit color depth now s IPS monitors are another variation of IPS there are not many of these panels being made though as they have a much higher price point but an S IPS panel can often be identified by a slight purple hue on the blacks when viewed from a wide Hipps is a newer variation of si PS and it offers a different pixel structure that improves contrast ratio and lowers the pixel pitch to provide a better picture quality and they're really considered to be the high end of IPS panels now right in the middle of the road our v8 pals now these are vertical alignment technology now these are SP VA MVA and are right in the middle of the road like I said of LCD panels they offer better color reproduction and a wider viewing angle than ta panels that which are the lowest of the bunch but they also have slower response times they are very similar to s IPS on paper however they offer large viewing angles and good color reproduction though not as good as IPS panels the response times are generally worse than T and our IPS panels however and there have been reports of a few VA pals that suffer from input lag so so overall VA technology is probably not the best choice for fast-paced gaming VA panels have the advantage of higher contrast ratio compared to other panel types however which leads to better black levels the biggest disadvantage of VA based panels is color shifting color shifting is when the image viewed from one angle changes or shifts when viewed from a slightly different angle making various uneven brightness levels across the display and what's really crazy is this bothers many users to the point that they will not ever consider buying a VA base panel at all and there are other users who don't notice who aren't bothered by the color shifting whatsoever coach ifs also caused a loss of shadow detail in dark scenes when viewed directly from the center of the screen now last up our TN paladin this stands for twisted nematic now these panels are the most widely used panel types and the manufacturer of LCD monitors around the world TN panels are also really cheap and offer excellent response times making them perfect for fast paced gaming the response time of current ta panels ranges from zero milliseconds all the way up to five milliseconds unfortunately the color reproduction viewing angles and contrast ratios of TN panels are the worst of any current LCD panel technology so to wrap things up si PS h IPS super pls a HB a and other IPS panels are generally considered to be the best panels all around they're great for gamers they're great for people who do art and stuff like that or need the colors to match but they're also usually the most expensive now SPV am VA and VA panels offer better color reproduction and viewing angles than TN panels but they also have slightly worse response times these are a little bit slower than TN or IPS panels however they do offer the best contrast ratio another caveat is they may suffer from color shifting which will really suck if you see that but a lot of users say they can't see it now the most commonly used panels in the market are TN panels why because they're cheap and they have the fastest response times making mini gamers say hey these are the best panels for me but they also suffer from inferior color reproduction contrast ratio and viewing angles unfortunately though most of the monitors made around the world feature these types of panels do the fact that they are cheap now the newer monitors are coming out in the market though do feature complete 10-bit color depth though with TN panels making them slightly more on par with IPS monitors in the current market now I want to send a special thanks out to the people over at PC hardware help I checked out their article and they made some of this information very possible for me so if you guys want to check out their article we'll have a link down below to them so I'm Mel Ark you guys been watching Tekken tomorrow I hope this explains things pretty much out for you guys really if you're a person who does more than gaming which means you game you actually work in Photoshop you edit videos you are definitely going to want to get yourself an IPS base monitor and as we saw a little while ago on a $2,000 monitor they do have IPS monitors down at 4 milliseconds at 4 milliseconds you're not getting blur you're not getting ghosting you're not getting any of that stuff on that type of panel even though a lot of people think that you know you do get that it's not really happening the panel that we got over here behind me there's $2,000 it features an IPS panel and it is just an amazing monitor it can do anything on it now if you're a person who does a little bit of editing you do a little bit of stuff like that you know and you still want to have good color reproduction then you want to be going probably with a VA type panel which is right in the middle of the road and if you're just strictly a gamer somebody who just games and really color you know reproduction isn't laxing you know the total caveat of what you're doing excuse me that may be the total like you know crown of what you're wanting to do then you'll probably be cool with getting a TN panel monitor and let's just face it they are pretty much the fastest like they said on the response times and they're relatively cheap they usually feature really good technology from AMD you can find a lot of these monitors out there under $500 that actually have all of AMD's technology built into them so you get free sink right out of the box so hope that's explained things I'll see you guys back here in the channel for more tech peace