Glow vs Smearing vs Viewing angles (please no simp wars)
Smearing (response times) are something that is consistent across different units within the same model. IPS and TN are still the best here, with most VA panels lagging a bit behind. Only high-end VA like the Samsung G7 has mostly fixed the response time and black level smearing issues.
IPS glow and backlight bleed are very similar issues and are completely up to random chance, no matter if it's TN, IPS or VA. From what i saw over the years, low-end or high-end doesn't really affect how bad backlight bleed and IPS glow can be. Like i said: random chance. That's also the reason why EVERY monitor has some user reviews about terrible backlight bleed or IPS glow.
TN panels have the added problem that the overall contrast is much worse, making blacks appear brighter than IPS and especially VA. This can negatively impact the screen uniformity more than IPS glow or backlight bleed. TN just doesn't have any advantage over IPS these days so it's imo a dead technology other than super-budget displays.
So nowadays the choice is basically IPS vs. VA for computer monitors, with OLED slowly creeping in but being reserved for the ultra high-end (and expensive) market segment. And OLED is basically the perfect display technology that doesn't suffer from any backlight bleed, IPS glow or smearing, with only one drawback: Risk of burn-in.
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