LED vs LCD for long time reading

[kistomi01]

Hello, 

 

I plan to buy a new 1440p monitor that will be used for gaming, content creation and reading a lot, mostly blogs and documentations. 

I started looking up some options and found a couple that are legit, 

One is the MSI Optix MAG274QRF-QD, another is the LG 27GP850-B, and yet another is the Gigabyte Aorus FI27Q.

 

I understand all are great displays and that HDR in this category is more of a marketing stunt than actual meaningful HDR. I also understand that while there's a different in response times, all three are decent (I might play some competitive games but I'm not serious about it). 

 

What I don't know is, in terms of eye strain during reading, what's the different between an LED and an LCD display? I have high astigmatism unfortunately so every bit of difference is blown out of proportion for me. 

Also is there any other options I missed that you would recommend? (1440p, 160+hz, IPS, not curved). 

 

Thanks

 

[tikker]

6 minutes ago, kistomi01 said:

what's the different between an LED and an LCD display?

LED screens are just LCDs that use LEDs for their backlighting. All three monitors that you mention are LED from what I find.

 

Rtings has reviews on each of them that may help guide the decision:

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/msi/optix-mag274qrf-qd

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/lg/27gp850-b

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/gigabyte/aorus-fi27q

[SupaKomputa]

"LED" screen is actually an "LCD" screen with led backlight.

early generation LCD use CCFL backlight, which power hungry and doesn't last as long as LED.

I believe there's no 1440p monitor that use CCFL anymore.

 

 

[kistomi01]

Thanks for the help guys, seems like I was barking the wrong display technology xd 

 

In that case, "LED vs LCD" is not going to be the deciding factor. Do you have personal experience with either of these or their sibling products from the respective vendors? 

[SolarNova]

19 minutes ago, kistomi01 said:

Thanks for the help guys, seems like I was barking the wrong display technology xd 

 

In that case, "LED vs LCD" is not going to be the deciding factor. Do you have personal experience with either of these or their sibling products from the respective vendors? 

I suspect what ur thinking of as different display tech isnt LCD vs LED, as others have already said, they are the same nowadays.

Perhaps your referring to TN, IPS, and VA panel technologies.

They all use LED backlights, but the panels themselves are different.

 

TN tend to be cheap and have excellent moving image clarity, but have poor contrast,color reproduction, and viewing angles are terrible, also usualy suffer form terrible uniformity.

 

IPS tend to be the most expensive, but have the best viewing angles and highest color coverage, but have poor contrast and suffer IPS glow.

 

VA have the best contrast and overall picture quality, but have slower pixel response leading to worse image clarity in moving images, they also have poor viewing angles.

 

Generally speaking the go to panel type is IPS, however if ur looking for a display for watching movies, especially in a dark environment , VA is what ull want to get.

TN usually isnt considered anymore as its outdone by both IPS and VA.

 

I suggets you check the pinned threads in this Display section to further understand how to find the right display for your needs.

[kistomi01]

11 minutes ago, SolarNova said:

I suspect what ur thinking of as different display tech isnt LCD vs LED, as others have already said, they are the same nowadays.

Perhaps your referring to TN, IPS, and VA panel technologies.

They all use LED backlights, but the panels themselves are different.

 

TN tend to be cheap and have excellent moving image clarity, but have poor contrast,color reproduction, and viewing angles are terrible, also usualy suffer form terrible uniformity.

 

IPS tend to be the most expensive, but have the best viewing angles and highest color coverage, but have poor contrast and suffer IPS glow.

 

VA have the best contrast and overall picture quality, but have slower pixel response leading to worse image clarity in moving images, they also have poor viewing angles.

 

Generally speaking the go to panel type is IPS, however if ur looking for a display for watching movies, especially in a dark environment , VA is what ull want to get.

TN usually isnt considered anymore as its outdone by both IPS and VA.

 

I suggets you check the pinned threads in this Display section to further understand how to find the right display for your needs.

I'll def check out some threads, ty for the tip. 

 

I (more or less) knew the difference between the panel types and was going for IPS that is fast enough for my needs but still has accurate and vibrant colours. 

 

I just saw the LG monitor marketed as "LED" and the MSI and Aorus marketed as "LCD" and thought there's some difference and one might suit me better than the other. 

I think I'll pick either the LG or the MSI, but still, both are great options and definitely a step up from the HP cheap office monitor I use now.