Well, I saw 2 screens side by side by the same company and basically the same model.
The one was IPS 60Hz and the other TN 144Hz.
Had a really hard time to tell the 60 and 144Hz apart. IPS compared to TN was a pretty clear case though.
Of course especially the refresh rate is also something which is very subjective.
This is the problem in the thread. You said you personally looked at them. Which is great. That's what everyone should do. But I feel a certain theme of people wanting to say "no no this is better". And considering there's other people here with varying opinions, it only makes further sense that it's all going to come down to personal preference.
To use ears instead of eyes as an example, if you asked an audiophile what the BEST headphones/speakers are, they would have a good chuckle. There's no such thing.
You can have 2 of the same company and "model" and be completely different experience. A TN screen and an IPS screen in the same brand, can come from completely different manufacturers. For instance, the IPS screen in my x220 laptop is not a Lenovo, it's an LG.Phillips. An Asus monitor might have a Samsung or LG panel. To make it even harder, you can get the same "model" line of an LG IPS monitor, and compare the current and previous year and have 2 different experiences. I personally have compared an LG Flatron W2442PA (which is an older but premium 2012 NON-LED model TN panel) to some of the newer lower end IPS models from LG, and the older Flatron blows them out of the water, and even rivals a VA panel with blacks.
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