Can anyone recall who the DGAF gaming monitor expert was? Trying to decide on what to do with my office now I have a ps4 in there.
Not sure about getting a 32" Sony LCD or maybe trying to find a good IPS monitor or something.
First thing, let's define terms.
Panels;
TN panels are the standard for monitors, they're cheap and have a fast repose time (>5ms) but lack color accuracy and bad color shifting (EG. Slightly different angles will produce a brighter/darker image.) If it doesn't say on the spec page what panel it is, it's TN.
IPS panels in contrast, have fantastic color accuracy and great color shifting, but doesn't have as fast of a response time as TN does. (Usually, there are exceptions to this rule. More on that later.)
Refresh-rate;
Refresh rate is how fast a screen refreshes per second, denoted with "Hz" or "Hertz". 60Hz means a screen refreshes 60 times per second. However, Destiny is a 30fps game, technically Destiny is only producing enough information for half of a refresh cycle, and the screen should display a black image in its place. But modern screens hold the previous frame to prevent that from happening.
High refresh-rate monitors (120Hz - 144hz) Mostly high speed TN panels (we're talking >1ms of display latency here) These are probably the best "gaming" monitors. But, the true benefit is having a PC that can push 144fps and being able to see those frames.
For the purely console gamer who has no intentions on going pro anytime soon. I'd say pick up a nice IPS monitor. The response time is still great. (5ms - 10ms) and you'll have fantastic colors and contrast, that'll make every game you play look great.