While evaluating monitors for a media-editing workstation, you compare several LCD panel technologies. One candidate advertises a 3000:1 native contrast ratio and the ability to display deep blacks, but reviews note slightly slower gray-to-gray response times than fast-gaming panels and only moderate color shift at off-axis angles. Which LCD panel technology best matches these traits?
Vertical alignment (VA) LCD panels orient liquid-crystal molecules vertically when no voltage is applied, blocking most backlight and producing very deep blacks. This yields a much higher native contrast ratio-often around 2000:1 to 6000:1-than twisted nematic (TN) or in-plane switching (IPS) panels. However, the time required for the crystals to tilt can be longer, so gray-to-gray response times lag behind the fastest TN gaming monitors. VA viewing angles are better than TN but still show more color and brightness shift than IPS, fitting the scenario's "moderate" off-axis performance. IPS offers the widest angles but lower contrast, TN delivers the quickest responses but poor contrast, and OLED is not an LCD technology.
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