What are the uses and different types of monitors?

Answer 1

There are two main types of monitors - TN and IPS.

There are also different sizes and aspect ratios of monitors too.

TN displays - what most monitors are. These types of monitors usually have poorer colour rendition and poorer viewing angles that IPS monitors, but they can have much higher refresh rates (100 hz, 120hz, 144hz etc) and their input lag is usually very low (1ms response time). These are best used for gaming as you need fast response times and refresh rates. They are usually cheaper that IPS displays.

IPS displays - more suited to those that are wanting to watch films in high definition, edit photos/videos or just enjoy the colour rendition a bit more than would be yielded with a TN display. IPS monitors tend to have normal refresh rates (60hz) and have usually higher input lag (5ms +) but their colours are MUCH better than TN monitors are are really fantastic for that. They also have much larger viewing angles ( up to 179 degrees). These are usually more expensive.

There are diferent sizes of monitors too, the two main options being 24" and 27". The sizing depends on what you want it for, but performance wise they are largely similar. 24" monitors are the most popular

One more point is the aspect ratio and resolution of the monitor. Most 24" monitors have an aspect ratio of 16:9, and a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. These can vary (such as 16:10 aspect ratio monitors and 21:9) but it is personal preference. You can get 4K displays too, though these are very expensive currently.

Answer 2

There are two main types of monitors, Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) monitors and Liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors, which are also known as Thin Film Transistors (TFT) monitors.