Matrices TN, * VA, S-IPS - visual illustrated comparison of viewing angles

No matter how much I read articles and forums discussing the types of matrices in LCD monitors, I constantly meet extremes like: “TN-matrix is ​​suitable for any tasks, expensive PVA, and, especially, S-IPS, are not necessary for mere mortals; I don’t see any differences, viewing angles are not important to me ”or like this:“ there are no matrices except S-IPS and no monitors except NEC 2690UXi ”.

And after each such statement heated debate flares up. Examples: here , here and here .

However, it is always better to see and draw your own conclusion once than to read hundreds of pages of holy wars. I looked through Google Images and picked up some visual illustrations. Unfortunately, the copyright on the images is not respected. Theoretically, photographs may have different brightness of the compared models, therefore, we can reliably say only about those that are presented in two perspectives. Although, I hope that all the same all the frames are made correctly. In any case, a common understanding can be obtained. So, let's begin.

The most obvious example: Samsung 245B (TN) and Samsung 245T (PVA) The



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