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Hello Guys,
i have 2 questions. I wondered if the Display Lag/Monitor Input Lag from TN panels increases after a couple of years? And do other things of the monitor degrade over time? Like brightness, colors, contrast and response time... I would be very happy to get a answer.

Thank you for reading!

No, I do not think so? The VG248QE that I've had for six years hasn't degraded in any way except colors. I do think that has something more to do with the sun exposure of my panel.

Donno about input lag, but monitors in general degrade in brightness/uniformity/colours overtime, the amount of which depends on the type of monitor. E.g. I've had a TN panel monitor for 6 years and when I was replacing it I noticed (comparing to the new monitor) that the white background was very washed out and had "stains" on it if that makes sense.
I did some digging and found out that all monitors degrade at different rates, usually you can reduce this degradation by switching the monitor off when not in use, or not using it as often.

Alright, thank you guys for the clarifying. So, as understood, mainly the colors and brightness will take a hit after years of use.

I'm wondering if it's different from IPS to TN panels. Maybe someone can explain it here?

FPSMaster wrote: ↑

08 Sep 2021, 15:11

I wondered if the Display Lag/Monitor Input Lag from TN panels increases after a couple of years? And do other things of the monitor degrade over time? Like brightness, colors, contrast and response time.

I don't see a technical reason why display lag would increase over time, unless one of the internal components fail (at which point it probably wouldn't have a fully working picture), so, as far as I'm aware, I'd say no on that one.

As for brightness, colors, contrast, and response time, modern LED backlights in your typical gaming monitor (which are primarily responsible for the aforementioned) have a very long half life before they reach half brightness. We're talking years and years of 24/7 usage at max brightness before you see a noticeable decrease in any of those aspects, if at all, assuming the monitor doesn't develop a fault over its lifetime.

So, honestly, assuming, again, the monitor doesn't develop a fault, you probably won't have time to notice the degradation in any of these aspects before it's time for another upgrade, unless you only upgrade every 10-15 years

That, and depending on an individual unit's starting condition, uniformity can sometimes actually improve slightly as the backlight "breaks in" and the frame settles, depending on the backlight, panel, chassis/mounting type, and usage scenarios, of course.