What is the best type of panel?

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Hello,

Am looking for a new screen, but am confused about the panel types that are used.

For image quality, gaming and long 'colour-life' (decreasing quality of colours, as I have read)?, what is the best type of screen to get?

I read Twisted Nematic isn't very good for color quality but there are so much other types that i have no idea what to get. :shrug:

Like IPS, H-IPS, S-IPS, E-IPS, PVA, S-PVA (seen those on Eizo) and the TN panels.

I use PS alot for work but also game (FPS) on the same machine.
And i am not looking to go very big (around 22" or so).


Also, i am currently on 1280x1024 (SXGA) on a Eizo 17" CRT and prefer the hight/width ratio over the wide screen as i have on my notebook.
^-- Since i see most displays with 1680x1050 or 1920x1200, i like to know if the screen gets ugly on those displays, when i set it to SXGA (1280x1024), UXGA (1600x1200), etc.?

Budget is around ~$500,-

Thanks!

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[iTravis]

Best panels: H-IPS or S-IPS IMO, some people might say there's no difference between E-IPS compare to those 2 but until you put 2 monitors side by side and judge it for yourself. And for that kind of budget I would get a Dell U2410, just got mine 2 weeks ago and very happy with it, great color quality, high color gamut of 96% for Adobe RGB and 100% for sRGB as these 2 settings come pre-calibrated before you get your hand on the monitor. I'm not sure why you still wanna use 1280x1024 but from my understanding monitor looks best at its native resolution, plus most of the monitors on the market use widescreen 16:10 ratio vs the old 4:3 ratio so I'm not sure if you can expect the best quality when lowering the resolution.

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Thank you for the reaction, i will look into that U2410 model.
And what about PVA or S-PVA panels?
Like those two:

Eizo Flexscan S2233W
http://www.eizo.com/global/products/flexscan/s2233w/index.html

Eizo Flexscan EV2333W
http://www.eizo.com/global/products/flexscan/ev2333w/index.html


Or is this a good screen:
Dell 2209WA
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Displays/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&cs=19&sku=2209WA5
It has a E-IPS panel but is a little cheaper, as i think of going to dual screen.

About the resolution; i don't have to stay on 1280x1024 but i just prefer the hight of that one or 1600x1200 way over those widescreen resolutions that are forced upon the consumers just for watching movies.

My notebook (Dell Studio 1555 with HD screen) has 1920x1080 but i really dislike working with PS or so on it, only while watching movies i see the advantage.
(Perhaps 1920x1200 will still do since it's higher)

[lowfat]

I don't think 4:3 ratio displays are even manufactured anymore besides 17 displays. Hell even 16:10 ratio displays are almost non existant now. So you are going to have to live w/ a widescreen display.

[iTravis]

PVA or S-PVA is also good as I used to have a Dell 2407WFP but upgrading to a Dell U2410 was a wise decision since I can tell a difference in color between these two. Personally I think the biggest difference between PVA vs IPS is the contrast as well as brightness ratio and color gamut. That's why the U2410 looks better than the 2407WFP in term of color quality. Those Eizo monitors are for professional uses so you might wanna look into that as well, I don't own any of those so I don't really know but I heard the black level on the Eizo is a bit better than the Dell.
For a review of the U2410 you can take look here:
http://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?misc=search&subaction=showfull&id=1259151406

[Pillo-kun]

I have an eizo flexscan s2431w "24" 16:10 monitor and its ok..the quality is good but i notice that it starts to backlight bleed on me at the corners and i think it got some banding issues. maybe the 5 years warranty is a good thing? hehe. an ips monitor would be better, like a nec.