Is my IPS monitor holding me back?
Posted: 10 Dec 2019, 05:31
Fortnite player here trying to compete at the high levels and I can't help but think that my IPS monitor is holding me back when competing at the high levels of this game (could also be a mindset thing but I gotta test this to be sure). Don't get me wrong being casually competitive in normal lobbies I absolutely kill it, but when it becomes super competitive, I feel like I am being held back by my IPS monitor, or atleast that's what I think. Only reason why I think this is I always feel a step behind or a shot behind, or a decision behind my mates, as if I am always late a second in my actions if that makes sense. And I feel like this is because I am using an IPS monitor:
My monitor is 1440p, IPS, gsync, and at 165 hz (overclocked) its the XB271HU.
Everywhere I look people are recommending TN over IPS for competetive games. I haven't found a single Fortnite pro that uses an IPS panel. I haven't even mentioned 240 hz yet, because I am just focused on the classic "IPS 4 MS vs TN 1 MS."
Can't even image a TN 240hz vs my current IPS 165 hz, the response time and the motion clarity for the TN monitor must be nice, one can only imagine
So my question is,
If I am on 144 hz IPS monitor compared to someone with 144 hz TN monitor, you guys think their is actually a decent difference between the two if we are talking strictly competitive at the highest levels?! I couldn't find pros mention IPS vs TN or any videos that compare the two and whether or not they are significant difference at super high competetive level.
I feel like the best way to go about this is to use my 1440p IPS monitor as a second monitor and buy my self a 240 hz TN monitor and test it out for a month and see if I personally can tell the difference. But I guess I just wanted to hear your guys take on this.
IPS for me is not a huge deal, but the bad things I heard about TN is the color accuracy, but how valid is this? If I were to sit in front of my monitor, will these color issues be a problem or are we talking only if someone is changing view angles and what not?
The huge deal for me is 1440p vs 1080. I absolutely love 1440p gaming for graphics games and this is why I am deciding to go with my 1440p as second monitor and bring in the 1080p 240 hz tn for comptetive games and switch between them depending on the games (I know its gona be a hassle but its the best of both worlds in my opinion)
I know their are 1440p IPS at 240 hz and this ofcourse solves my issue, but then again IPS is back in this case, whats the response time for 240 hz 1440p ips vs 240 hz 1080p tn?
I am currently eyeing the AW2518H and the PG258Q monitors as 1080p tn 240 hz gsync.
My monitor is 1440p, IPS, gsync, and at 165 hz (overclocked) its the XB271HU.
Everywhere I look people are recommending TN over IPS for competetive games. I haven't found a single Fortnite pro that uses an IPS panel. I haven't even mentioned 240 hz yet, because I am just focused on the classic "IPS 4 MS vs TN 1 MS."
Can't even image a TN 240hz vs my current IPS 165 hz, the response time and the motion clarity for the TN monitor must be nice, one can only imagine
So my question is,
If I am on 144 hz IPS monitor compared to someone with 144 hz TN monitor, you guys think their is actually a decent difference between the two if we are talking strictly competitive at the highest levels?! I couldn't find pros mention IPS vs TN or any videos that compare the two and whether or not they are significant difference at super high competetive level.
I feel like the best way to go about this is to use my 1440p IPS monitor as a second monitor and buy my self a 240 hz TN monitor and test it out for a month and see if I personally can tell the difference. But I guess I just wanted to hear your guys take on this.
IPS for me is not a huge deal, but the bad things I heard about TN is the color accuracy, but how valid is this? If I were to sit in front of my monitor, will these color issues be a problem or are we talking only if someone is changing view angles and what not?
The huge deal for me is 1440p vs 1080. I absolutely love 1440p gaming for graphics games and this is why I am deciding to go with my 1440p as second monitor and bring in the 1080p 240 hz tn for comptetive games and switch between them depending on the games (I know its gona be a hassle but its the best of both worlds in my opinion)
I know their are 1440p IPS at 240 hz and this ofcourse solves my issue, but then again IPS is back in this case, whats the response time for 240 hz 1440p ips vs 240 hz 1080p tn?
I am currently eyeing the AW2518H and the PG258Q monitors as 1080p tn 240 hz gsync.