Laptop: 95% NTSC TN vs 60% NTSC IPS for my use?

i'm new photography, got g3 in december 2011. had nothing  compacts prior. bought lightroom 4 , started shooting raw year  ago. upgraded g5 last fall , upgraded lightroom 5. i  shoot family , vacation photos, , in particular lot of photos of  our toddler. export jpeg on shared drive stream a  couple of hdtvs viewing. print, , if do, it's frame a  photo came out particularly @ 4x6 or 5x7 or stick on  fridge. in short, it's personal / hobby, nothing professional /  paid / critical, although best job can my  limited skill set.

historically i've been using desktop pc w/ 23" 72% ntsc matte ips  monitor calibrated spyder4pro , it's been fine.  however, life  changes when baby starts walking, , no longer have time to  camp out in basement developing photos. after getting further and  further behind, started shopping laptops use desktop  replacement roam around house watching son, , while  traveling. based on this, laptop screen needs suitable for  editing, , not rely on external monitor.

looking @ sagers 95% ntsc matte panels. they  released haswell-based model ips screen. emailed sager about  color gamut, , it's 60% ntsc. thought may subpar since  doesn't cover srgb, ended model 95% tn  screen, i've calibrated sypder4pro stating 91% ntsc.

laptop nice, , has nicest display of laptop i've ever  owned. however, vertical angles still limited. i'm  wondering how important 95% color gamut when don't know @ exactly  angle i'm seeing colors @ accurate  rendering.  believe slight shift see within reasonable  range of viewing angle not create severe problems when  finished jpegs viewed on tvs, i'm wondering if 60%  ntsc ips screen have been better choice.

i'm not making fine adjustments color, don't know how any  real degree. apply huelight standard g5 profile on import.  i  might tinker bringing out blue in sky on landscape shot,  or add touch of vibrance, has more amount of  color, not whether color accurate.  i'm not moving tone curves  around , stuff that. adjust white balance, don't know  if reduced gamut impact ability that. it's more a  matter of warmer vs cooler whether shade of blue meets argb  specifications.

i've got couple weeks of no-questions-asked return window left.  on  1 hand, i've spent lot of time getting programs installed and  set way want, lightroom running fast, , exchange  , re-setup significant hassle.  on other hand,  i'd make purchase last on order of 5 years, , could  justify day or if there's compelling reason so.

so, have opinion offer?  particular use, a  cheap ips panel doesn't cover srgb make more sense high end  tn panel covers argb?  guess make either  1 work i'm doing, , there's not enough reason to  switch @ point, i'd hear more  knowledgeable it.  has done editing on low  gamut ips monitor , experience?

thanks!

steve

if can return it, so. color gamut least of concerns - standard gamut display beats mediocre wide gamut 1 day.

 

i'm  wondering how important 95% color gamut when don't know @ exactly  angle i'm seeing colors @ accurate  rendering.

 

you hit nail on head. sums whole question. tn panels not suitable photography work, they're gaming , office use.

 

i have wide gamut @ work , standard gamut @ home, , work between them without missing step. wide gamut nice added bonus, no means necessary. important thing calibrate, colors can display accurate.

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