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Resource for Actual LCD Type?

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Rustynuts

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Reading the LCD sticky, I was wondering how to find exactly what type of panel is in each make and model of monitor? I don't think the vendor typically places this info in the specs do they? (i.e. such things as S-IPS, MVA, TN, PVA, etc)
 
Rustynuts said:
I don't think the vendor typically places this info in the specs do they?
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Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't. Sometimes they change the panel type without changing the model number. Usually, you can tell by the specs which panel type is in each monitor. For example, TN panels always have narrow viewing angles (160 degrees max.) and 6-bit color (16.2m colors instead of 16.7m). PVA panels usually have the best contrast ratio (700:1 and above). The only problem is that you can't really trust the specs either. Often, you'll see "16.7m colors" text in the specs of 6-bit panels and 170 degrees viewing angle for TN panels which in reality doesn't exist, at least at the moment.

To get a better idea of panel types, pretty much every 17" LCD is TN. 19" LCDs all used to be either VA or IPS but now TN panels entered that market too. You can recognize them by very narrow viewing angles and fast response time (16ms and lower). Most of 20" and bigger LCDs are IPS.
 
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