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Originally Posted by krischik
I have looked up IPS. It is just a variation of TFT LCD. The full name would be “In-plane switching Thin film transistor liquid crystal display” (IPS-TFT-LCD).
Like all LCD it is optically passive (it does not emit photons by itself) and need additional light (usually build in). And it is a pretty old technology (1996).
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So long talk short meaning: The real difference is LCD vs LED no matter how many extra letters you put in front of the name.
Martin
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IPS offers noticeably superior viewing angles than regular TFT (I use both), which matters a lot for a tablet. The main reason IPS was not popular was that it was too expensive until recently (it was found in $4k+ monitors). In the last year and a bit both Apple and Dell brought out much more reasonably priced models (still $500+).
I hadn't noticed that Samsung is putting Sony's Super-LCD on the Tab, which is comparable to IPS.
But still, the Galaxy Tab is a poor buy -- smaller resolution and screen, poorer battery life than the iPad. IMO at least.