Re: PC Buying Guide - July 2011
Well an led display has nothing to do with viewing angle or colour reproduction. It simply improves the contrast ratio and bright scenes look a bit more vivid in an led lit display.
Viewing angle and colour reproduction, are the parameters of panel type and current IPS (in plane switching type developed by hitachi) are the best in providing these. They are better than mva , pva , s-pva, tn etc and even give stiff competition to plasma displays in terms of contrast. (Yes, plasma's produce much better contrast than lcd/led panels but ips panels are catching up fast)
An ips panel coupled with led backlighting is a force to reckon with and will produce extremely vivid and accurate images. I have an ips based (non led backlit) tv and i must say it produces far richer and accurate colors than my monitor.
The dell u2311 H (LED VERSION) is out now as well and is a must buy for pure movie enthusiasts. Its around 15k.
But for budget buyers , normal tn based fullhd monitors will more than suffice. For a 50+k htpc, i would look for an ips or s-ips based panel.