IPS Screens For Gaming

The fastest TN panels are only really for people who play online fps like CSS where having a screen that can keep up with human reflexes is vital. What games do you play?
 
I have a clear recommendation for IPS over TN. The convention that IPS is the slowest of the three LC modes is based on old textbook science which also says that VA is the fastest technology based purely on knowledge of the respective deformation modes. In practice LG IPS panels compete with TN for response time and would be capable of 120Hz refresh if the signal lanes were implemented.
 
I've just bought a Dell U2311H which uses the same e-IPS panel as that EA231WMi. From my own tests and eyes, overdrive and trailing is there, but only in tests like PixPerAn.

In actual games (I've tried Left 4 Dead 2, Flatout 2, Mass Effect 2, Just Cause 2, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat, Civlization V, Saints Row 2, Fallout 3, Minecraft :p amongst others), I've not seen any haloing or ghost trails. I've also come straight from a CRT so I'd imagine I'd spot some if it was there.

Also my own input lag tests were very similar to what TFTCentral got, i.e. ranging from 0-30ms with an average of about 10ms - in actual games, I didn't notice any difference from a CRT.

I did notice something, only in FPS games, where the movement wasn't quite so smooth. I might of been imagining it (possibly because I was semi-looking for it), but that may be the 60Hz limit of most TFT screens. I'm certain I won't notice it if I play on the Dell some more. I used to play Counter-Strike a lot, so I would consider myself a little twitch sensitive, but from my experience of the games I've tested, the Dell is fine for all games - I certainly wouldn't shell out the price premium for a 120Hz monitor after testing this one (unless you want 3D).
 
Whoisthisreally said:
I have a clear recommendation for IPS over TN. The convention that IPS is the slowest of the three LC modes is based on old textbook science which also says that VA is the fastest technology based purely on knowledge of the respective deformation modes. In practice LG IPS panels compete with TN for response time and would be capable of 120Hz refresh if the signal lanes were implemented.
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Also some better RTC control would be appreciated. Too much over or undershoot with all the high end panels these days.
 
I'm not heavily into fps games so it sounds like I'm gtg with this monitor, which I just ordered. Thanks for the input.
 
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