For MVP 05 ? YeaFor The Show 16 ? Probably not . <| sep |> If you don ' t care about the viewing angles of IPS , and your usage is primarily gaming % 99 . 9 of gaming titles are 8 bit only go TN and don ' t look back . TN typically has faster GTG refresh which is an important feature for twitchy games eliminates ghosting . There are still a few IPS panels on the market with high enough GTG I might not recommend them for pure twitchy gaming . When I would recommend IPS If you are a professional photographer or videographer that does things like color grading true 10 bit media . Many people think they wantneed this 10 bits 8 bits ! !, but there are additional complications Quadro cards required for 10 bit display in specific applications like PhotoshopPremiereAfter Effectsetc . When you want the widest viewing angles possible . Be it for pair programming or public kiosks . EDIT also that IPS panel you got was a cheap display , I wouldn ' t expect much from it . 16 . 7 Million colors is still 8 bit . Compare a TN to a true 10 bit Dell UltraSharp on some professional color tests and you would be blind not to notice the difference . Again though , the high color depth is not yet a common gaming feature and still has a few complications in the professional sector depending on what you are doing .