Colour accuracy vs Contrast Ratio

[Chronic]

Am think of going down the ultrawide route and tossing up between these 2 monitors:

Samsung S34E790C VA

Dell U3415W IPS

The Samsung uses a VA panel which from what I've read has better contrast but inferior colour accuracy. The VA is also slightly faster as well with less backlight bleeding?

 

I do a mixture of gaming, work, and film/TV watching so am leaning towards VA for the contrast, backlight bleeding and slightly better response times.

 

What are your guys' thoughts on IPS vs VA?

And where exactly does the colour accuracy of IPS benefit - content creators?

[Aytex]

ips>all

coler accuracy>all

dell wins

[KemoKa]

Am think of going down the ultrawide route and tossing up between these 2 monitors:

Samsung S34E790C VA

Dell U3415W IPS

The Samsung uses a VA panel which from what I've read has better contrast but inferior colour accuracy. The VA is also slightly faster as well with less backlight bleeding?

 

I do a mixture of gaming, work, and film/TV watching so am leaning towards VA for the contrast, backlight bleeding and slightly better response times.

 

What are your guys' thoughts on IPS vs VA?

And where exactly does the colour accuracy of IPS benefit - content creators?

The benefit of IPS is seen across all use case scenarios unless you're going for pixel response times (which we've seen are not all they're cracked up to be). Whether you're creating content, gaming, watching a film or just want to be able to see what your friend is doing on your computer from beside him or her, IPS is really quite awesome. Dell wins in my opinion.

[Chronic]

The benefit of IPS is seen across all use case scenarios unless you're going for pixel response times (which we've seen are not all they're cracked up to be). Whether you're creating content, gaming, watching a film or just want to be able to see what your friend is doing on your computer from beside him or her, IPS is really quite awesome. Dell wins in my opinion.

To play devil's advocate, surely the better blacks/backlight bleeding are beneficial for films and the general viewing experience?

[KemoKa]

To play devil's advocate, surely the better blacks/backlight bleeding are beneficial for films and the general viewing experience?

Perhaps that's true, I can see how that can put off a lot of people. if you're looking at creating a lot of dark pictures or watching gothy films, then sure, I guess VA would probably look better in terms of backlight bleed, but I personally prefer the superior colour accuracy rather than lack of backlight bleed. Don't get me wrong though; while VA isn't as good as IPS, it's a hell of a lot better than TN. perhaps it would be best to get the best of both worlds. I just don't want to buy any more TN panels no more. They suck ass.

[Chronic]

Perhaps that's true, I can see how that can put off a lot of people. if you're looking at creating a lot of dark pictures or watching gothy films, then sure, I guess VA would probably look better in terms of backlight bleed, but I personally prefer the superior colour accuracy rather than lack of backlight bleed. Don't get me wrong though; while VA isn't as good as IPS, it's a hell of a lot better than TN. perhaps it would be best to get the best of both worlds. I just don't want to buy any more TN panels no more. They suck ass.

I'll be switching from a fairly low end 1080p TN so I'm sure either will be a massive improvement. The backlight bleed is a concern for me, with dark areas in games/films etc. 

When you say colour accuracy, what exactly does that mean? How does this differ to contrast? How does one notice colour accuracy?

[KemoKa]

I'll be switching from a fairly low end 1080p TN so I'm sure either will be a massive improvement. The backlight bleed is a concern for me, with dark areas in games/films etc. 

When you say colour accuracy, what exactly does that mean? How does this differ to contrast? How does one notice colour accuracy?

Contrast ratio is the difference between the blackest black and the whitest white that the panel can display. Colour accuracy is accuracy of colour. On TN panels, you'll notice that colours will look faded and weak compared to an accurate IPS display (this was a huge shock to me when I went from my TN-monitor desktop to my IPS laptop) Contrast on the other hand may make an image look more vivid and deep (and possibly as a result, more pleasing to the eye), but not necessarily be accurate.