Quote Originally Posted by Sheiky


Right so I did some more research and I think that I want an IPS panel for my next screen.


You definitely DON'T want a TN (or STN), even just for the horrible viewing-angle behaviour. It's been a while since I was monitor-hunting, so I can't give you any concrete recommendation, I'm still really happy with my 5 year old Samsung SyncMaster 213T (21.3", 1600x1200) that makes everybody used to only TN panels go "wow!" You'd have to check whether Samsung has anything similar in their offerings now.


Regarding the LED backlight, it's a nice feature, but not absolutely essential; the LED supposedly uses less electricity, and has a longer life; it also comes on instantly and doesn't change colour or grow dimmer with age.


What you should avoid if you don't primarily use the monitor for gaming and/or watching movies is the "dynamic contrast" stuff that gives you these quasi-fake "up to 20000x contrast" or wherever they have arrived nowadays; dynamic contrast (can have different names) means that the backlight is modulated to fit the content, AFAIK independently in several zones of the screen; this of course makes any kind of calibration rather difficult... (At least that's the last I had heard regarding this feature, perhaps somebody can chime in with updated info.)


Regards, Colin