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It doesn't quite belong in this thread but here goes:
The answer is as usual: It depends. For VDO watching and editing, you can "limit" yourself to a 1920x1080 (1080p) monitor. Technology wise, TN panels are quite good for watching VDO due to their fast response times, and they are cheap to make, so this benefits the majority of the population I'd say.
Now, for doing editing of VDO on a more than amateur level, you face one thing with the TN panels and that is their inability to represent the correct color, needed for VDO and photo editing. In that regard you will need to switch to an IPS panel or some other technology like MVA panels although you may take a leap of faith there, so read up on the tests etc. What is the problem with IPS panels is their slow response. So quick action scenes is one of the problems which some manufacturers cope with better than others. TN panels afaik use 6 bit color depth and IPS panels 8 bit or some even 10 bit.
The other thing about photo editing is the screen width/height ratio. 1080p panels and cheaper panels have a 16:9 ratio, while more expensive panels will be able to show 1920x1200 which is a 16:10 ratio. This ratio is favored by some photographers, functions like Pivot is nice to edit photos in portrait mode, and let's then not talk about color calibration hardware, built in or not, and so on and so forth.
A good solid photo editor monitor will set you back a lot of money, for brands like Quato, or the NEC professional range etc. Think, 1000, 2000 dollars and more.
So, finding that monitor that fits most bills, does everything you want good, well, probably won't find it. So either live with it, or buy more than one with different panels like one TN panel, and another with an IPS panel. LG has some cheap IPS panels in the 23" arena for little money. Read the reviews though as you get what you pay for.
The answer is as usual: It depends. For VDO watching and editing, you can "limit" yourself to a 1920x1080 (1080p) monitor. Technology wise, TN panels are quite good for watching VDO due to their fast response times, and they are cheap to make, so this benefits the majority of the population I'd say.
Now, for doing editing of VDO on a more than amateur level, you face one thing with the TN panels and that is their inability to represent the correct color, needed for VDO and photo editing. In that regard you will need to switch to an IPS panel or some other technology like MVA panels although you may take a leap of faith there, so read up on the tests etc. What is the problem with IPS panels is their slow response. So quick action scenes is one of the problems which some manufacturers cope with better than others. TN panels afaik use 6 bit color depth and IPS panels 8 bit or some even 10 bit.
The other thing about photo editing is the screen width/height ratio. 1080p panels and cheaper panels have a 16:9 ratio, while more expensive panels will be able to show 1920x1200 which is a 16:10 ratio. This ratio is favored by some photographers, functions like Pivot is nice to edit photos in portrait mode, and let's then not talk about color calibration hardware, built in or not, and so on and so forth.
A good solid photo editor monitor will set you back a lot of money, for brands like Quato, or the NEC professional range etc. Think, 1000, 2000 dollars and more.
So, finding that monitor that fits most bills, does everything you want good, well, probably won't find it. So either live with it, or buy more than one with different panels like one TN panel, and another with an IPS panel. LG has some cheap IPS panels in the 23" arena for little money. Read the reviews though as you get what you pay for.
