What's an "IPS" Monitor? and LED VS LCD
 

I was at Best Buy and asked the sales person about some computer monitors (LG?) that looked unusually Wider (Horizontally), than the others, and was told these are meant to take the place of 2 monitors,.Is this "IPS"? or something else?..And can I use a LED vs LCD monitor for my VHS Capture/Editing PC?..The prices seem to be coming way down since I looked a year or two ago!..Thanks (And I Actually still remembered my log-in password w/o having to look it up!) :dunce:

If you believe that, I know about a great real estate investment involving a big bridge in Brooklyn that you can buy cheap.

Never ask anyone at BestBuy for advice.

It's something else. It's a wider screen for people who like wider screens so they can open a bunch of application windows and see more of them at one time.

For color and video work, and especially for wide and super-wide monitors, you definitely want an IPS display. You also want to be able to calibrate your monitor to sRGB and D6500 standards. Ask BestBuy about those factors, and they'll just stare at you and look puzzled.

Of course. The difference between the two is the kind of backlight they use.

Quality has come downhill, too. Aside from that, mass production finds many ways to reduce component costs, including employee layoffs and starvation wages -- especially when all of the major parts in those monitors are made by only two or three companies and 100% of it is outsourced. For example, most of the front panel display screens and light emitting systems for brands like LG, Dell, NEC, HP, ViewSonic, and ASUS are made by LG to each manufacturers' specs.

How TFT Panels work (LED, OLED, etc.):
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/working.htm

Panel technologies: TN film, PVA, IPS, others:
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles...chnologies.htm

Monitor buyers' FAQ (questions answered):
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/faq.htm

Monitor and calibration hardware reviews:
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews.htm