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I own a 27" Samsung SyncMaster P2770, it's a TN panel, didn't know about any of these things when I bought it, whish I could be patient and research more. I'm n

I own a 27" Samsung SyncMaster P2770, it's a TN panel, didn't know about any of these things when I bought it, whish I could be patient and research more. I'm not so much for viewing angle, so I'm just wondering how different the color reproduction quality is compared to any average IPS panel. If you just browsing around and doing stuff in terminal, is it worth to get one?

Paul_S 14y ago
If you're a freak like me and swivel your monitor 90 degrees into portrait orientation it makes a massive difference (even if only because of the viewing angle - the horizontal and vertical viewing sensitivities are different and more optimised for the portrait mode).
- AjithAntony 14y ago
  Isn't the pixel orientation geared for landscape? Every monitor I've used just doesn't look right in portrait. I've tried turning off ClearType (I'm using windows) but just looks strange. I don't know exactly how to communicate what it is, but it's just not good. I've tried it with 3 generations of mid-range Samsung TN panels, and most recently with Dell 2007FP and U2412. There is a guy I work with who uses two 20" 16:9 TN panels in portrait orientation, and it always looks bad to me. He says it looks fine.
  - unwiredben 14y ago
    That's an artifact of the TN panels... IPS panels are like those on the iPad and can be viewed from any angle without bad color distortion.
    - AjithAntony 14y ago
      Yeah, that's what I expected, but is sadly not the case. I don't know what variety of IPS the 2007FP is but the U2412 is e-IPS. Perhaps I need to pay some real money and go with the H-IPS or S-IPS to get that experience. Maybe I can score one of these knock-off Korean monitors to test that. I also feel like maybe the glare coating could be contributing to the problem. I should get a glossy one to test. Oh, btw, I think the colors are fine from any angle or orientation. The best way I can describe the problem is that the "sharpness" is off.
sliverstorm 14y ago
For anyone who is not a graphic design type, color reproduction is primarily an enjoyment thing. Like high quality headphones. It is in no way whatsoever required, but some feel it enhances their enjoyment. That said, if a terminal constitutes most of your usage, there is honestly little point in getting an IPS display. It just doesn't matter whether or not the blacks are really perfect black, when you're reading text on a white background.
- nitrogen 14y ago
  I have two 28" TN monitors, and I find them much more comfortable with light gray text on deep gray backgrounds than with dark text on a white background.
  - sliverstorm 14y ago
    I personally prefer light grey on almost-black backgrounds, black-on-white is just the most common.
old-gregg 14y ago
> is it worth to get one? Yes. Many bloggs with light-gray-on-white text will become less annoying. Even Github used to look like xxxx on a TN panel. Apple-inspired subtle gradients of gray really do look better on IPS.

Paul_S 14y ago

If you're a freak like me and swivel your monitor 90 degrees into portrait orientation it makes a massive difference (even if only because of the viewing angle - the horizontal and vertical viewing sensitivities are different and more optimised for the portrait mode).

AjithAntony 14y ago
Isn't the pixel orientation geared for landscape? Every monitor I've used just doesn't look right in portrait. I've tried turning off ClearType (I'm using windows) but just looks strange. I don't know exactly how to communicate what it is, but it's just not good. I've tried it with 3 generations of mid-range Samsung TN panels, and most recently with Dell 2007FP and U2412. There is a guy I work with who uses two 20" 16:9 TN panels in portrait orientation, and it always looks bad to me. He says it looks fine.
- unwiredben 14y ago
  That's an artifact of the TN panels... IPS panels are like those on the iPad and can be viewed from any angle without bad color distortion.
  - AjithAntony 14y ago
    Yeah, that's what I expected, but is sadly not the case. I don't know what variety of IPS the 2007FP is but the U2412 is e-IPS. Perhaps I need to pay some real money and go with the H-IPS or S-IPS to get that experience. Maybe I can score one of these knock-off Korean monitors to test that. I also feel like maybe the glare coating could be contributing to the problem. I should get a glossy one to test. Oh, btw, I think the colors are fine from any angle or orientation. The best way I can describe the problem is that the "sharpness" is off.

sliverstorm 14y ago

For anyone who is not a graphic design type, color reproduction is primarily an enjoyment thing. Like high quality headphones. It is in no way whatsoever required, but some feel it enhances their enjoyment. That said, if a terminal constitutes most of your usage, there is honestly little point in getting an IPS display. It just doesn't matter whether or not the blacks are really perfect black, when you're reading text on a white background.

nitrogen 14y ago
I have two 28" TN monitors, and I find them much more comfortable with light gray text on deep gray backgrounds than with dark text on a white background.
- sliverstorm 14y ago
  I personally prefer light grey on almost-black backgrounds, black-on-white is just the most common.

old-gregg 14y ago

> is it worth to get one? Yes. Many bloggs with light-gray-on-white text will become less annoying. Even Github used to look like xxxx on a TN panel. Apple-inspired subtle gradients of gray really do look better on IPS.