Viewing Angle Question

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berndawg3

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Hey everyone, I have quick question about viewing angles and panel types. I know TN's have horrible viewing angles, especially vertical, but I've been reading about how VA panels have a gamma shift in their viewing angles. I'm just wondering how the viewing angles compare between TNs and VAs and how they behave differently at which angles (EX. What does the change of viewing angle do exactly to what you see on the screen.)

I'm interested in the Westinghouse L2410NM and the BenQ G2400, but I'm not sure which one to get. Since the BenQ is a TN, the input lag is amazing, but the viewing angles and color aren't all that great. I'm curious as to how bad they actually are. I'd love to get the Westy, but I've heard input lag is pretty bad on it. I want the monitor for TV, photoshop, and gaming. Any suggestions?
 
Thanks for the link, ET. Anyone have any experience between the BenQ and Westy?
 
Hey,

Either monitor is pretty good.

In terms of viewing angle I had the G2400W on my desk for a few weeks, and I viewed it at different heights, etc... to see what the shift was like. Unlike a lot of other TNs the viewing angle didn't change color, just brightness/contrast.

Concerning the horizontal viewing angle of the Westy, it take a lot more shifting to see a gamma shift in that than it does to see a vertical shift in the G2400W. Additionally the gamma shift is far more subtle than the vertical color shift on the BenQ.

The BenQ is still as good as I've seen on a TN panel, and you cannot tell it is a 6-bit panel. I ran countless tests to see if I could see banding or dithering and saw none.

I have measured input lag on the two montiors. The BenQ is between 0 and 5 ms and the Westinghouse is around 32 to 48 ms. Unless you have them sitting side-by-side, it would be tough to tell.

What it boils down to is it would be a lot tougher doing any type of photo work on the BenQ than it would to play games on the Westinghouse, in the sense of viewing angle vs. input lag.

Now, the Westinghouse does crush dark details a bit, so you might have to spend more time calibrating it than you would the L2410NM.

Regards,

10e
 
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