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With monitors, which panel is ideal for movies and TV?

Posted by tomf
Tags: ask.recommendations, hardware, monitors, computers

I'm looking for a ~24" 1080p monitor -- nothing flashy, purely for TV and movies.

Right now I have a crappy Dell TN. I don't mind it, but the viewing angles aren't great.

I just started looking tonight. A lot of posts are saying that VA is ideal, IPS has light leaks, and TN has the typical viewing angle issues.

The main things I am concerned about are:

  • I'm close to this monitor (VESA mounted where you'd have a second monitor)
  • Color reproduction is important -- same with decent contrast
  • I often watch stuff in a dark room

I don't really care about specific models (regional availability), but I'm hoping to find out which panel is ideal. Does anybody have any experience with a VA panel?

5 comments

  1. [2]
    DrStone
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    Whenever it comes to TVs, monitors, headphones, I check to RTINGS. Best Multimedia Monitors They also have a big table tool that you can use to set all kinds of filters (click "Add Column" to...

    Whenever it comes to TVs, monitors, headphones, I check to RTINGS.
    Best Multimedia Monitors
    They also have a big table tool that you can use to set all kinds of filters (click "Add Column" to change what columns/filters are shown... there's a lot to choose from)

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    1. tomf
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      yesss! that table is great! Thanks for this. This is handy because it's bringing up some brands I otherwise wouldn't have considered.

      yesss! that table is great! Thanks for this. This is handy because it's bringing up some brands I otherwise wouldn't have considered.

      1 vote
  2. tomf
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    since I got a good URL for this thread... I will be monitoring this thread until it comes to a good resolution. something something LED Zeppelin

    since I got a good URL for this thread... I will be monitoring this thread until it comes to a good resolution.

    something something LED Zeppelin

    1 vote
  3. [2]
    unknown user
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    You might dig this blog post by Nikita "tonsky" Prokopov. There's a handful of specific recommendations and things to look out for in the last third.

    You might dig this blog post by Nikita "tonsky" Prokopov. There's a handful of specific recommendations and things to look out for in the last third.

    1 vote
    1. tomf
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      yeah, that article is everywhere this week. I wouldn't mind scaling, but I really don't need it with this setup.

      yeah, that article is everywhere this week. I wouldn't mind scaling, but I really don't need it with this setup.