How good can TN panels get?

[MF_Kitten]

How big of a difference can one expect between «similar» TN panels many years apart?

I have a Philips 272G5DYEB/00 which is a 1ms (they wish) 144Hz Gsync monitor, obviously TN. I have a chance to upgrade to an Acer Predator XB271HA for a negligible price. It is also a 1ms 144Hz Gsync TN. It has an 8bit panel instead of the 6bit one on the Philips, and I think 100nits more brightness than the Philips.

How much of a difference can I expect to see between the panels realistically, considering the limitations of TN? I suspect the Acer will be faster so there’s less ghosting?

 

[kasakka]

8 vs 6 bit can be a big difference and there may be a significant difference in viewing angles. I have loathed a lot of cheap TN panels whether on monitors or laptops because the moment you move a bit the colors shift noticeably. Not so on my 8-bit ASUS PG278Q from 2014, you only notice it if you really lean back or stand up on your chair, putting you in a position you normally are not in when sitting in front of the screen using it.

 

[Armenius]

The panel used in the XB271 and PG278Q is probably the best TN panel every made. AUO really hit it out of the park with that one.