Factors to Consider when Selecting IPS Display Monitors

Factors to Consider when Selecting IPS Display Monitors

IPS stands for “in-plane switching”. In the context of digital industrial displays, this means that this technology essentially uses liquid crystals that are perfectly aligned in a parallel pattern with the capability to produce vibrant colours and colour contrast on screen.

Different types of LCD displays can perform different functions based on your specific technological, performance, and application requirements. Although twisted nematic (TN) LCD displays were once the reigning champions of the tech world, this technology was incapable of keeping up with the times and had far too many limitations. 

Therefore, in the mid-1990s, a new type of LCD monitor was introduced, one that picked up the slack and offered far more advanced performance functionality than its predecessor. In-plane switching (IPS) displays have taken LCD monitors to a whole new level by expanding their applications into various mediums that were otherwise not possible.

Excellent Colour Reproduction

Featuring 8-bit RGB colour depth, IPS panels can reproduce over 16 million different colours, making it the ideal choice for professional applications that require detailed colour compositions. 

Wide Viewing Angles

IPS displays also boast incredibly wide viewing angles to complement their excellent colour reproduction and composition capabilities. This is just one of many reasons that IPS screens are a major improvement on TN panels. IPS screens can be comfortably viewed from virtually any angle without limiting or compromising the image quality, whereas TN screens can only be viewed head-on.

Better Sunlight Visibility

IPS LCD displays also boast far superior sunlight visibility and readability than other displays. Even under extremely bright and harsh natural or artificial lighting conditions, IPS displays maintain clear visibility and readability without interruption. This is made possible by high-quality backlighting combined with superior colour reproduction and viewing angle capabilities that the other abovementioned screens lack. For instance, TN panels have limited colour depth and therefore poor visibility in direct sunlight and strong lighting conditions.