Monitors and matrix ips

The fact that the possibility of choice spoils a person is a well-known fact. No doubt, everyone knows the sensation of a perfect error, when after long hesitation and buying something, the idea arises that "something else, after all, would be better." As it was simple, when old CRT-based monitors began to be forced out of the market by more sophisticated liquid-crystal monitors. The overwhelming majority of matrices were made on the basis of TN, and the choice of the monitor was carried out, first of all, on the response time. And viewing angles, type of matrix and so on, except that people working professionally with graphics. Gradually, the situation changed. Now the monitor buyer has to understand what the ips, TN, VA matrix and their derivatives are. Understanding the nuances will not make a mistake in choosing.

Today, the market offers liquid crystal monitors with different types of matrix. The most affordable are made by TN-technology (twisted crystals).

However, they are gradually being replaced by more attractive analogs in terms of technical characteristics, among which the ips matrix deserves special attention. Their history began in the 90s, when it became obvious to the producers that the decision on TN in the basic version reached its "ceiling" and modernization is needed. In fact, this can be compared with the repair, during which the old walls remain in their original place, but are exposed to one or another variant of the decorative finish. In turn, the ips matrix, developed in 1996 by Hitachi, is a fundamentally new solution. The limitations of traditional TN-monitors were overcome: viewing angles were increased, color rendition was significantly improved. In accordance with the above analogy, the ips matrix is equivalent to the development of the construction project and the subsequent erection of the building from scratch. The main feature was the orientation of liquid crystals: according to the new concept, they were located parallel in the same plane. Thus, it was possible to solve the problem of black color - "sore spot" TN-ok.

As often happens, new technical ideas give rise to a whole series of questions. So, in the classical implementation, a purple tint appeared when looking at the image at an angle, which was eliminated in the modification of H-IPS. Another refinement - E-IPS, solved the problem of insufficient speed of image updating, increased corners, and also allowed to reduce the power consumed by the device. Well, in P-IPS, finally, the ability to output 30-bit color was realized.

In general, this technology is very promising. Choosing a new monitor, it makes sense to look at the models based on it. This is a kind of reserve for the future. Moreover, the cost of such devices is constantly decreasing.

But if the owners of personal computers have special difficulties with the choice of monitor, then what to do for those who have a laptop? Ips matrix is not available to them? In fact, this is not so. Manufacturers of portable computers, assessing the demand, quickly realized that this direction is very promising. In many models, the ips matrix is increasingly found. The laptop from this only wins, as it allows its owner to keep up with progress, offering an excellent color depth and excellent viewing angles. And the unpleasant feature associated with a higher level of energy consumption (compared to TN), remained in the past, largely due to the introduction of LED backlighting.