Difference between 0.5ms VA and 0.5ms TN response time?

[Fluuwu]

TN is usually advertised as having better reaction time. But what if a VA and TN panel have the same reaction time? What is the difference if there is one?
(I know VA has better contrast and everything)

[WereCat]

The advertised response time are a total BS, check reviews.

Typically VA panels are significantly worse with a lot of smearing vs TN but there are some good VA panels like on the Samsung Odyssey monitors where they are actually competitive with some good TN/IPS panels.

Still, buying a TN in this day and age is quite a bit waste of money anyways, if your only goal is best response times then get OLED otherwise stick to IPS or a decent VA (obviously always check reviews if possible first).

[Fluuwu]

2 minutes ago, WereCat said:

The advertised response time are a total BS, check reviews.

Typically VA panels are significantly worse with a lot of smearing vs TN but there are some good VA panels like on the Samsung Odyssey monitors where they are actually competitive with some good TN/IPS panels.

Still, buying a TN in this day and age is quite a bit waste of money anyways, if your only goal is best response times then get OLED otherwise stick to IPS or a decent VA (obviously always check reviews if possible first).

I heard IPS response time is not better either... and OLED isn't an option right now, cause i don't poop money...

[WereCat]

Just now, Fluuwu said:

I heard IPS response time is not better either... and OLED isn't an option right now, cause i don't poop money...

As I've said, check reviews. What you've heard is outdated information. There are good IPS panels that are competitive with response times of most TN panels without the negatives of TN like color shifting, bad viewing angles and bad contrast.

Some OLED monitors also dropped quite a bit in price and are around $650-$700 now which is in-line with most gaming "competitive" monitors that are still just TN/IPS.

[podkall]

50 minutes ago, WereCat said:

There are good IPS panels that are competitive with response times of most TN panels without the negatives of TN like color shifting, bad viewing angles and bad contrast.

decent 165HZ IPS > 60Hz TN for example (both low response time), at least if you grab a decently reviewed monitor that's worth the small budget I had in my personal experience

 

1 hour ago, Fluuwu said:

(I know VA has better contrast and everything)

VA has smearing problems, sometimes but probably more on cheap, and it's not literal smearing but ghosting with black shadows,

 

 

https://www.displayninja.com/ips-vs-tn-vs-va/

 

58 minutes ago, Fluuwu said:

I heard IPS response time is not better either... and OLED isn't an option right now, cause i don't poop money...

the tech has improved, now all displays advertise for 1ms response, because from certain color -> certain color it's 1ms and they can use this to advertise because it's technically true,

 

same reason as @WereCat said, is to look at reviews to see how the monitor actually is, some have vague reviews some have more detailed breakdowns

[Doobeedoo]

Ignore the those ms adverts for monitors. Only decent VA is top tier Samsung one, for TN or IPS you also would want to look at newer models if you want best clarity, ignoring OLED that is.

Definitley check reviews.

[Stahlmann]

If both are actually 0.5 ms, then it would be identical. But even 10 years ago, most gaming monitors were marketed as 1 ms, but in reality they were 10-15 ms or even slower. Response times on spec sheets actually don't mean anything.

 

Afaik there hasn't been a single TN, VA or IPS monitor that actually had 1 ms average response times in any review. And the only monitors that even come close cost close to $1000 either way. So at that point you should just go OLED.

 

The only actual <1 ms monitors currently on the market are all OLED.