Having used VA panels, most of the shortcomings can be alleviated:
- positioning the monitor to eye level (using monitor arm if the stand doesn't provide height adjustment) to improve the viewing experience
- using FancyZones to utilize the screen real estate well and also reduce the effect of straight lines looking curved to a degree (you can't escape this when using apps in full screen though)
- adjusting the gamma and black stabilizer/boost setting to reduce smearing (in addition to running at 100hz and overdrive)