Monitors Explained - LCD, LED, OLED, CRT, TN, IPS, VA

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[@MichaelSidneyTimpson]

What is VA?

[@Starwarsgames66]

OLED it is then. Been using OLED since 2016. LG 55 E6. I will never go back. Never!

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[@ozakione]

Important note, IPS monitors are becoming more and more affordable and even sometimes at the same price as TN pannels, which makes TN pannels irrelevent to buy because response time is heavily influenced by whats displayed on the monitor & that advertised response time is 99% of the time not the same as the real response time

[@rarinth]

1. TN is known for beating IPS in response time. That's why the Zowie monitors (which still uses TN) are more popular than any monitor in e-sports, espescially in CSGO. 2. Only TN was able to perform close to it's advertised response time. The Zowie monitors (with a little bit of changing the OD settings) measured an average of 1.4 ms. Compared to the rest of the popular gaming monitors, which measure an average of 2-3 ms, this is fast by today's standards. 3. With OLED becoming cheaper and QLED about to release, IPS will be inferior when it comes to gaming. OLED and QLED will be a balance between fast competitive tryhard response time and high color accuracy for PS nerds. With OLED being cheaper, QLED about to release, and the problems of backlight bleed, IPS is and will be always a joke in the future. Always remember, do not take marketing seriously.

[@Winnetou17]

@@rarinth IPS is not and will not be a joke in the future. I think it's you who needs to check the marketing stories. With miniled technology, an IPS panel is almost as good color-wise as an OLED, while having none of its drawbacks. The burnin is a serious issue for a monitor (less so for a TV). That's why IPS will be the standard for at least the next decade. TN is only marginally faster than IPS nowadays and only the top competitive players can actually benefit from it.

[@joelsantoro5221]

@@Winnetou17 Still, OLEDs are far better than, any IPS panel, even MiniLED, even if MiniLED has higher nits of brightness compared to OLED, OLED is far more responsive and color acurrate than any IPS panel. MiniLED suffers from backlight problems when it comes to, for example: "a white text in a dark background" its called, blooming o halo effect which makes certain scenarios not color acurrate and sometimes frustrating. This is where micro-OLED comes in, it has better contrast ratio, faster or same response time as OLED and better brightness, and pixel density. Currently used in Apple Vision Pro, best technology so far, not coming in the new future tho, sadly. (there is another one kinda cheaper its called microLED)

[@nagiaachou3618]

IPS will not never be a joke, Sir. At least, IPS share most of the market now.(IPS = VA >>TN). Besides, even if OLED getting cheaper, but it will never cheaper than IPS. IPS will always exist indeed.@@rarinth

[@rarinth]

@@nagiaachou3618 yeah, oled will still be more expensive than ips, but there are now things such as qled or micro led

[@Nessalpl]

Damn, I was looking for some informations about differences between LCD, LED, OLED like 1-2 months ago and now you're on this topic, thank you very much. Your videos are super simply explained, keep it up

[@wildcharm911]

This is the most comprehensive, easy to understand video on monitors. I've been surfing on KZbin for so many different videos and this is definitely the best video.

[@SirChivalRegal]

I agree.

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I absolutely love the way he explains such a complex topic in such an understandable manner. The way he used the examples from real life so that we can relate to it was absolutely amazing. I have become a huge fan of this guy.

[@mprime1716]

Every time I watch your new uploads, I am amazed by the quality. The editing and animations are executed perfectly. Thank you for making difficult concepts so easy to understand!

[@ThunderKat]

IPS - Can have back light bleeding on cheap/bad models (bad quality control) but they did catch up with the refresh/response time of older TNs. TN - On high end they do offer a more safe bet having no issues other than color reproduction but for normal use won't be even noticeable. VA - Most I seen on reviews, even the high-end suffer smearing and is a no go for games on dark environments. OLED/QD-OLED - Best monitor for every type of use, they are more expensive but becoming affordable as time goes by, burn pixels issues doesn't make them very suitable for PC but slowly getting fix with newer models. I love IPS as a safe bet (work right out of the box, no issues) and they perform better even for games since color also help spot things better, specially around dark colors where TN usually fails. OLED is going to be the big jump in technology and will probably replace everything else in the long run but same as SSD vs HDD cheap and durable is always a good option to have. There is also 10 bit color on OLED been something more of a standard (for professional use). Some IPS come with HDR technology, this comes for free on OLED since they can already do this natively (as far as I know)

[@Andrea_Bassi]

What about NanoIPS?

[@GloriousFlame]

I bought a 4K IPS monitor 6 years ago or so and it had severe back light bleeding, expensive product and I couldn't stand it. Returned it, but wouldn't want to buy IPS for a monitor ever again after that. Sadly I want something that doesn't exist yet (27" QD-OLED or something better? with at least 144 hz that isn't curved). Currently on a 24" TN @ 1440p 165hz

[@klwthe3rd]

Excellent comment. The new 4k IPS with HDR is more reliable and better than OLED without the risk of burn in.

[@Andrea_Bassi]

@@klwthe3rd What about black levels and light bleeding?

[@jpHasABadHandle]

Backlight bleed seems more common with high refresh rate IPS panels than those with 60 Hz

[@bravomanel]

Acctually there`s a slight error on the resolutions name, 2560x1440 is 2,5k, not 2k as people usually say, because it is 2.500 pixels wide (so, 2,5k). And 1920x1080 would be closer to 2k (the real 2k resolution is 2048x1080p, a slighty different aspect ratio than 16:9). The same applies to 3840x2160p, it's right to call it 4k since it's very close, but the "Real 4K" would be 4096x2160p (the exact double of 2k)

[@TheJCJexe]

Wow, I really learned a lot, I knew these different types of monitors existed just never bothered to look up the differences. The reason I prefer watching your videos is because of the visuals and the way you explain it so clearly and make it interesting!

[@ScottX68000]

You didnt include any of the pros for CRT monitors which is a shame. First advantage is that they don't have a fixed resolution like modern panels, you could feed them 640x480, 1024x768 or even 1600x1200 and the picture will look good no matter which you use. On an LCD you HAVE to use the native resolution otherwise the monitor will have to upscale to fill the screen, this will give you a softer and blurier picture. Other advantages include the super dark black levels which only OLED can match, zero ms response time and perfect motion clarity, no ghosting and no tricks needed to get crystal clear motion.

[@shankarkesua5274]

One of the best comparison videos ever for monitor.

[@MrLukassky]

QHD is not the same as 2k. Many people does this mistake and it infuriates me. 2k is more like FullHD with extra horizontal pixels whereas QHD is more like 2,5k.

[@charlesmoore1762]

Hard to imagine a better, more understandable, logically organized presentation than this! Excellent; many thanks!! Even if you already sort-of know this stuff, it's easy to forget the hierarchy and the sequence of development of these displays. We become victims of jargon, and this video puts things in order and makes it easy to understand.

[@lurkerrekrul]

Something not mentioned about resolution; Older CRT monitors could usually display a range of resolutions. They couldn't go as high as today's monitors, but it wasn't uncommon to find ones that would go up to 1600x1200. This wasn't just a meaningless setting in your Desktop preferences, the monitor would actually adjust itself to display that exact resolution. CRT monitors/TVs are also the only type of display that traditional lightguns will work on. Some companies are now starting to make lightguns that can be used with LCD displays, but if you have an old lightgun, it's not going to work with modern displays. By contrast, all LCD monitors are manufactured with a resolution that is set in stone. If a monitor has a resolution of 1920x1080, that's the resolution it will always display. It literally can't display anything else. If you set your Desktop to a different resolution, like 1280x720, the monitor will show it, and it will mostly look OK, but the monitor will be scaling it up to 1920x1080, which loses that "razor sharp" look that LCDs displays all boast. Likewise if you set the Desktop to a higher resolution, the monitor will scale it down, losing detail in the process. Another thing to consider is that the higher the resolution you set your computer to, the more CPU power it takes to drive that display. This probably doesn't matter with causal everyday use, but when watching videos or playing games, higher resolutions are more demanding. A game that might run at 60 FPS at 1280x720 might stutter when played at 1920x1080 or higher.

[@HKA-gn4rr]

A higher resolution will draw more power from the GPU but not really from the CPU

[@lurkerrekrul]

@@HKA-gn4rr Fair point, but the end result is the same: Higher resultions can cause performance issues if you don't have a powerful enough system.

[@mooripo]

Thanks so much, I loved from the start the easy going explanation.

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Thank you SO very much for making these videos! I’m trying to do a career change from retail into IT and I’ve been constantly watching your video on the CompTIA A+ certification. Keep up the great work because visuals really help, especially for us people with ADHD. 👍

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[@memelord705]

I really like how the style looks so simple and yet very complex at the same time when the animations are being played

[@TheusKhan]

You could have explained HDR and 10-bit color. Great video anyway.

[@kaiiiichen]

This was so so well put! Thank you so much for explaining monitors in such a simplistic and eye-appealing way!

[@neail5466]

Please keep in mind the electron guns as RGB is not the emission colors rather the layer of phosphor they hit at back end of the screen. Those are showed as colored for purpose of explanation.

[@RedVRCC]

Watching this on an OLED equipped phone really puts it into perspective. I use a pure black wallpaper simply because it's so dark it blends into the phone's frame.

[@mrunalshah7]

There cannot be a better explanation than this !!! Please can u make next video on the fastes internet protocol for file transfer

[@supertenchoo4271]

woow amazing ,greate explaination ,please make video just like this about which SSD to choose for gamer or Developers who develop apps,games

[@nasrobob5182]

Hats off to you for giving a smooth explanation. you're a REAL professional

[@omaropt5443]

This channel explains everthing in detaills more than TVs companies .special thanks to you.we hope next time to make tutoriel videos about how smart phones work (software/hardware)..

[@adelianto6175]

searching about monitor 4 month ago and i want to know what actually monitor is, searching many videos and article but this video explained everything in one video, very great, thank you

[@jimmyzeng998]

bro got straight into it so fast i wasn't even ready for it. amazing!

[@EasternUNO]

great video, but resolution 2560x1440 is not 2K resolution. Many people say it incorrectly.

[@stalefurset9444]

Yeah, using the logic that makes 3840x2160 4K, 1920x1080 should be called 2K.

[@NishantCosmos]

i think you forgot to add performance of oled compares to TN, what about refres rate and latency? and also what about AMOLED, sAmoled displays? and didn't mentioned 8k as resolution

[@minidreschi2]

we could also add that CRT monitors even if they are old and bulky, still has the best latency-reaction time, worth it? probably not, TN and any true type of gamer monitors already doing a pretty good job even for any esport activity, but u know, its still a thing, also, they have some good retro aesthetics, old pixel games looks better with them, than on a LCD one

[@jdmxxx38]

Another great job. Now I understand monitor specs, performance and pricing a lot better. Thanks for your effort.

[@Yas_Sin]

If it weren't for price and burn-in, OLED would be the very definition of perfection, but then again, nothing's perfect, and there will always be pros and cons, great video.

[@klwthe3rd]

Burn in on OLED is a concern for sure. You need to set your display to go off in less than 5 minutes or else you could risk burn in.

[@DocVodka]

@@klwthe3rd Or if you're going to leave it on just make sure it doesn't display a static image.

[@TheFalsoblanco]

That is decates old now in this times they will Never burn atleast the samsung , Lg monitors but they are just expensive

[@Yas_Sin]

@@TheFalsoblanco Well, that might be right to a point, but they still have a long way to go

[@okamikitsunegaming]

I thought we got rid of burn it after plasma. Companies went back to a screen that burns images again

[@Jarrod_C]

would be nice to know how the liquid crystals work to create the image....

[@greenboarder89]

one of the best made videos ive seen on youtube! great job! love the funny animations :D

[@Sandy-l8e]

thank you so much for this video .you taught me a lot. Your channel is awsome. It's som much better than the school i went.

[@Xe99]

YES powercert back at it

[@vikih6191]

Wow! Just about a month ago I was hoping you made a video on this.

[@PowerCertAnimatedVideos]

Cool

[@Soumyadeep_Patra]

i really learned a lot about how a monitor works only thanks to you.

[@thecryingorc]

excellent explanation for the COMPTIA A+ exam, thank you

[@theseek7278]

LCD monitors no longer use Fluorescent backlighting, which correctly is called CCFL backlighting. They are illegal to produce now due to their mercury content. Unfortunately direct LED backlighting is way too bright, and so the only solution for having a decent display seems to be to get an LED edgelit monitor. Also, there is actually no reason for any company to sell VA monitors, as TN-LCD, the original LCD panel made not only has much more accurate colors, but also has a much faster response time as you mentioned. So basically VA LED backlit panels are the worst kind of monitor ever made. TN-LCD is also easier on the eyes than VA and IPS. I used a TN-LCD CCFL backlit panel from 2007 to last month when the CCFL backlighting burnt out.

[@user-ob7pg1oj6f]

Really great explanation. Thanks indeed keep it up man.

[@tomg721]

Thanks for the "keeping it simple" explanation.

[@klwthe3rd]

The only question i have is that if TN panels have a higher refresh ratio than IPS, why are high end gaming laptops coming with IPS panels and not TN??? I remember TN panels being used in lower end Lenovo Thinkpads back in the day. My brand new Legion gaming laptop came with an IPS panel that has 60 hertz refresh rate. I don't know any newer gaming laptop using a TN panel.

[@Furious321]

My guess is that higher refresh rates and response times will drain the battery more quickly, so the advantages of TN would not be taken advantage of. Also, typical laptop usage may not allow the user to sit perfectly in front of the panel, which would lead to color shifting; especially applies if standing or attempting to show the display to another person while operating it.

[@achillesa5894]

It used to be that IPS couldn't reach the performance of TN (the first high refresh rate monitors were TN while IPS lagged behind), however the technology has since improved and IPS can now get really good performance as well so these days IPS is more or less the standard as it offers good quality and also pretty good performance.

[@Ellipsis115]

PowerCert uses a g-sync 144hz monitor... they're a gamer then... one of us, one of us!...

[@iomatthew]

Didn't saw so far a well explained video like this about Monitors and the various types of technologies! 👏

[@CoookingWithGrandpa]

Great Job, appreciate your channel

[@SO-fb4ef]

I cannot believe how good this video is. Most free 'courses' can't hold a candle to it. Thank you so much!

[@sidney6634]

Please make a detailed vídeo about imput lag and response time for games.

[@DJ-Daz]

Wow that's a rare beast, a flat screen CRT. You could buy them, but they were prohibitively expensive. Joking over, thank you for another extremely detailed and informative video Mr Powercert.

[@arrowghost]

CRT is meant for retro gamers and keep them as treasures than everyday display. Light Guns are the key selling points for CRTs when playing Duck Hunt, as they only work with CRT tech compare to LCD which the Light Gun cannot register anything.

[@megakarlachofficial]

@@arrowghost btw, CRT is also useful for some competitive games which depends on input lag, example being CS:GO, and speedrunning certain games.

[@kensuiki6791]

MicroLED and quantum dot nanolight emitting diode can't come sooner!😒😑 The backlit era of displays (looking at you LCD!) needs to end once and for all.

[@WAAZZAAAAP]

I’ve left a similar comment before. I’ll do it again. Your presentation is perfect. Every other online article I’ve read just doesn’t get to the point as well as you do. Thank you again. You’re a gift the the world

[@rowenroelborgonia1774]

13:40 spinning objects and 5:25 formula 1 car 🏎️

[@iMacbarack]

You are the great IT explainer. You are back again to explain us, I'm very happy to watch your videos again. Great job 👌🏻

[@jsqoou]

I feel like it might have been worth mentioning taller aspect ratios. Even though they're pretty much exclusive to laptops, I feel like it's important to know they're out there. I mean I don't know if you could buy a 16:10 or 3:2 monitor, but the panels exist.

[@Prasanna_Naik]

Just in time when I was confused about these terms. Please keep making such wonderful Videos.

[@timomatic6226]

Thank you so much for this video. I am an illustrator looking for a more professional monitor (=better for print). Of course i knew IPS was best for me. But thanks to you now i know why 😄 Keep up the great work 🤘 PS: since you mentioned OLED, would you recommend IPS over OLED for graphic design (and other crewtive porfessions)? But your video

[@bereck7735]

Oled definitely, i am currently using an oled display and its way better than ips at color reproduction

[@b1ngnx33]

Nice review. OLED costs a fortune. Future monitors are ……. Eye implants.

[@rajeshmohan7881]

Superb information. I was looking for only this kind of crisp and clear information on display

[@bhanukhandelwal8033]

thank you for explaining this in easy words

[@tonyc3091]

Best IT Teaching Channel on the internet !

[@GururajBN]

You are a wonderful communicator. Absolutely lucid. A storehouse of knowledge! Many thanks. Today I have also learnt what is 4K and why it’s called 4K. 14 minutes spent usefully.👍

[@Information-Technology556]

My best teacher ever , we love you so much "from Egypt"

[@Turgineer]

A nice tutorial video for those who don't know anything about monitors.

[@JohnJairoErazoGuerrero]

What an amazing video. Thanks for that and keep it that way!

[@LightOfReason7]

Great and informative video, thank you for posting

[@ianhart5596]

This man as taught me so much over the past year

[@kelseystickney8663]

Important distinction, the electron guns in a CRT are NOT "colors", they only hit specific colored phosphors. The individual guns are largely the same.

[@md.nahidulalamchowdhury9568]

Explanations of your videos are simply the best. Keep going, Sir.

[@khawajadanishaltaf1847]

Answered all my questions without asking! Thank you so much for the video!

[@rohansrivastwa827]

Loves when he comes back with new videos

[@abdullahff5683]

You made it so clear and simple and interesting to watch keep doing what you do

[@NishantCosmos]

coincidentally perfect timing for uploading on this topic i was just wondering about how actually types displays work

[@DreamyWoIf]

How could you forget the superior contrast of the VA panel compared to the IPS and TN?

[@podio_km4g532]

Yeah and the insane amount of the black level smearing it has

[@DreamyWoIf]

@@podio_km4g532 Not the mini-LED models.

[@TheRiteOfKindling]

Your videos are so helpful and your animations break things down so well. Thank you!!

[@Gralaer]

Someone had a little bit of fun with the spinning animation at the end :D I love you videos, everytime I learn something!

[@Typell]

One of the best channels for explaining, I approved.

[@merakli2022]

very nice and informative video. Thank you and keep up the good work.

[@ranjanadissanayaka5390]

this video is awesome. you solved lot of misterious tech terms for me. Thank you so much.

[@mrnone2]

What's so special about this channel is if someone totally newbie can have better understanding.

[@azonobiamakalynn7728]

Thanks so much dear, I always trust and love your explanation

[@SilencyGamer]

Gaming is not only about refresh rates or response time , It's all in one category , Image quality true colors , accuracy , sharpness and everything , so i would recommend to use an Ips monitor or oled , don't buy the behind ones of these two..

[@imsleepy96]

Man....this dude made everything so easy to understand!

[@KingoAnimate]

I’m here because I saw the Pole Position video game on the thumbnail

[@DrinkingStar]

Thanks for this complete and highly understandable video about monitors

[@Freemason87]

This channel is really good my brother is in it and he reads books and certificate books and stuff but he also watches this a lot he says it's so he has the best chance of getting his dream job

[@ravvenhawk1110]

Very accurate and simple explanations as always, thank you very much

[@Magidornwill]

After the CRT monitor, I drifted away, dreaming about playing Dungeon Hack on a Windows 95 PC back in the mid 90s 😅

[@Shrie]

now ips montors are also available with high refresh rate and fast response time.

[@rohansrivastwa827]

can you make videos about different processes like amd vs intel start making about different mobile technology and its components too

[@Zep-Floyd]

Great video! Anybody con go from complete beginner to expert by watching this

[@brandonfarfan1978]

Very informative vid on monitors. Especially when you spoke about TN and IPS monitors, and compared them.👍

[@arnislacis9064]

I have used Dell 1707FPV 1280x1024 17", but recently (in February 2023) I upgraded to Dell P2723QE 27" UHD monitor. I like that Dell monitors have USB Hub built in (even old 1707FPV had USB 2.0), not only, they have good stand with height adjustment, swivel and it can even rotate to portrait mode. My new Dell P2723QE have USB C hub/dock with Ethernet and 90W Power Delivery. I should recommended that Dell P2723QE, because it have 4K resolution and IPS panel, good for video editing.

[@ccdd24]

I like the old shape monitors or tv`s to be called 12x9. this helps people who no nothing about screen shapes.They see the 9 in both screen shapes ( 16x9 and 4x3)(16x9 and 12x9) and see the 16x9 tv is the same height as their old tv but wider.This when there were not many widescreen tv`s about.

[@akki1337]

Awesome explanation !! Now, I know where to spend my money. The best explanation so far I have found. Even though I am watching this video 1 year after it was uploaded. Right away: SUBSCRIBED ✅ LIKED ✅

[@Zollee_Squirrel]

I would mention the motion clearity as well, not only the response time and refres rate. Crt have the best motion clearity even with 60hz, might it flickering, but you can set 75 hz and the flickering is gone, usual crts are operate 60-120hz with relatively low resolution. Led and oled monitor have very bad motion clearity compared to crts at 60hz, some gamer monitor have decent at 240 hz but you need a relatively high end graphic card to take advantage and many media, video, film movies are running 24/30 and many games locked to 60fps in that way you can't take a proper usage for the high refresh rate. Lot's of people probably didn't notice but who have motion sickness they will immediately will notice. There also available a function that can be setting different gamer monitor or Tv-s to increase the motion clearity called BFI. (black frame intension or black light strobing. With these settings you can get a very close motion clearity like the crts have. Usually bfi available on high refresh rate but rare case available at 60hz. Which is a very good because you can use almost any case, games, consoles, and media as well. You get the almost flawless motion clearity and there is absolute no motion blur. For one example that i know is a ViewSonic XG2431 it use not a TN panel but an IPS. I recommend those people who have motion sickness to give it a try.

[@stephensnell5707]

Well it is good that they are gone forever

[@thissucks110]

This is very insightful and useful. Thanks.

[@bicello]

to think that people forgot or never knew that all those problems and limitations, fixed resolution, ghosting, blurring, poor view angle, poor colors/blacks/whites, slow response, input lag, etc etc etc... were not existant in CRT monitors...