I normally prefer IPS LCD panels, but recently, due to budget constraints, I was looking at VA and MVA. My spare Lenovo Ideapad 3 has a TN, and I hate this old type, annoys the piss out of me, no black, and such a narrow view range that the edges are wrong colours and tones.

VA has a property that it turns out I really appreciate. The panel blocks a lot more light from the illuminator panel behind it than IPS. This means that the contrast ratio, which I always am skeptical of, actually is very wide, and the black is actually black.

So if you are used to the bright colours of IPS (it does depend a lot on the illuminators) but also wish the dark parts of the picture were darker, VA is a really good choice, and the panels are currently substantially cheaper.

The colours are a little more dull though, but for me, weak contrast is more of an irritation. And it isn't terrible for gaming, just not so colourful. *LED type displays would be nice, but honestly, after 10 years the tech has hardly moved forward at all, the cost is still very high.

I dunno if VA is gonna be better in another regard, also - something I saw in an early 4k monitor I bought in 2017 (Dell 24") - a slow proliferation of dead and creaky pixels that was starting to become irritating by 2 years. If this VA panel doesn't lose pixels as fast, that's gonna be another plus, on top of the blacks and the low price.