Help Me Choose a Monitor (On a Budget)

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Stolm

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Hi Guys, recently had my 7 year old LG LCD bite the dust and am looking for a new monitor. I've been researching for the past couple days, but am looking for some advice before I actually pull the trigger. I am also on a budget of around $200 CAD.

The monitor will be predominately used for gaming(for both PS4 and PC), though I will also be using it for everyday tasks like web browsing, comic reading, etc.

And the main issue I am having, is if I should go with a TN or IPS panel. Currently looking at these monitors, but will take other suggestions.

TN - BenQ RL2455HM

IPS - ASUS VN248H-P

ASUS VS239H-P

Acer H6 Series H236HLbid

My main concern with the IPS panels is though I do want the best possible picture, I don't want any noticeable ghosting or delay while gaming. I'm not gaming competitively, but I am very sensitive to image quirks. I also play a lot of MLB The Show and timing is very important.

1080p, 60Hz is fine.

Thanks.
 
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trogdor796

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Well, personally if I was getting a TN panel it would be a 120 or 144hz one, which is extremely responsive and smooth. But it might be hard to get one of those with a $200 budget. If you are comparing a 60hz TN to a 60hz IPS, then, I would probably go IPS. As long as it has 5ms like the two you listed, it will probably be fine, and not that much worse than a 2ms TN panel.

This is coming from someone who has never owned an IPS monitor though, I aim for really high refresh rate TN panels like stated above, so maybe wait and see what some IPS owners say, so you get both perspectives.
 
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Stolm

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Thanks.

Ya, I'm really interested if IPS owners notice any kind of delay or visual anomaly while gaming. Maybe those that have owned both could make some comparisons between the two.

My brother does own a similar BenQ TN panel to what I have listed, so I know how that looks and feels. It's not the nicest looking but it seems fine.
 
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Stolm

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Think I'm going to go with the ASUS VN248H-P IPS Panel.

Spent a day using my brothers BenQ TN panel(which is similar to the one I was looking at) and not happy with how it looks during everyday PC use.

I doubt the 3-4 ms difference will bother me too much while gaming on the PS4/PC.
 
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