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  1. 02-02-2010, 01:56 AM #1
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    Question Color quality on monitor

    For the same resolution will colors be better on a smaller monitor, the same way text is sharper?
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  2. 02-02-2010, 09:18 AM #2
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    You might think you see better color or shaper text on smaller, cheaper TN panels, but in truth it depends on the monitor's dot-pitch and panel type. S-IPS panels have the largest color palette, closely followed by S-PVA, and then TN panels.
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    OS-Wiz is correct - the color quality of a monitor depends more on the LCD technology used (S-IPS, S-PVA, TN, etc), the brightness, and the contrast ratio. The size of the screen and/or the resolution don't really play a part.
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    unless you play alot of fast pace FPS games I would stay away from a TN monitor like a girl that has a kid.

    no matter how nice it looks it or how cheap is you are getting inferior quality.

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    I'm never going to buy another LCD that isn't IPS, unless maybe it's for a server or something.
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    color-impaired vision is in some ways a boon, not least because I don't have to get my panties in a twist about TN panels.

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