Yeah the Asus is TFT. Even on this thread there is some debate of response time. Honestly I would probably have been happy with a 100 dollar walmart monitor as I usually only play WOW. Sometimes TF2 but still I am not a big videophile. But the reviews for the asus sold me along with being able to get it by the weekend. I am sure the Dell IPS is awesome too but again probably overkill for me and it being a first gen product worries too.