Monitor Roundup: 23-26 Inches : Lenovo ThinkVision L2440p
7. Lenovo ThinkVision L2440p
Pivot mode
Pivot mode is less and less often to be found as it is not a popular feature. Well it should be! Even if the function is most useful for those who mostly work with two screens. Here in the office, we all work with two screens!
This allows you to write on the monitor on the left, while on the other screen, you, for example, display test results. This allows you to juggle constantly between the screens.
Turning one of the screens to vertical mode, using the pivot, is more practical for text and internet. Cinema format monitors are great but if youre word processing or surfing our site, youll find them less useful.
With the L2440p, Lenovo is offering us a screen that costs almost double the price of an entry level 24 inch, although its specs doesn’t make it stand out from the masses. What could the manufacturer have been thinking? The unusually good default color settings are however perhaps the key to explaining this.
In terms of the design, those who’ve already seen the L220x will not be surprised, as it is pretty much identical. For those who are discovering it for the first time, the main surprise is the unusual base. It can move in all directions, the pivot also being height adjustable and is mounted on a platter. The obvious difference, apart from the size, between the 22 inch and the 24 inch, is that the panel is a TN, not a PVA, which means reduced visibilty from wider angles and less color homogeneity. It still has the DVI and VGA ins and the 4-port USB hub.
Touch and go for gamingThe poor response time of the panel didn’t give much hope that we would get great responsiveness overall and this is born out in our test results. In practice, the responsiveness will be a bit too low for FPS players but good enough for the office, web navigation and other types of game. However, the low responsiveness may well be a problem when showing a video. Particularly with DIVX files, the image will probably be slightly more noisy than it would be with a more reactive monitor.
Its strong point: the colors
Even more than the design, the colors are the real ace up the L2440p’s sleeve. With a deltaE of 2.2 at default settings, it is at the top of the pile. One slight reservation however, the dominant reds are slightly visible in the lightest grey tones. For the most sensitive eye, it is possible to notice this if you look at the monitor straight on, but it will very quickly become unnoticeable. If you really think that the problem persists, download the calibration profile. The contrast, at more than 800 : 1 is more than satisfactory, even if the best monitors do better than 1000 :1.
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With good design and accurate colors, it will meet the needs of most. Its Achilles heel: fast moving games.
I just bought a Samsung T26HD Monitor & 1080p HD TV combo from Sam's club for $350. So far I love it. Better overall than the 28" Viewsonic I replaced.
What kind of article is this? Almost all the monitors got 4-star rating, STAR RATINGS? Little uniformity to the way the LCDs are described and "benchmarked".
Not up to par with normal THG's articles.
can anyone explain to my this flickering issue? is it only an issue on 1080p lcd monitor?
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I don't understand the need for such a big variety in size. It just seems like there should only be 20, 24 and 30. Are people really that picky about these things?
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Why would ANYBODY but an apple monitor?
Why would ANYBODY but an apple monitor?
For the name.
Personally, I was looking forward to seeing the Samsung F2380, but apparently all of the worthy monitors got left out.
None of these impressed me at all. Though I use a pair of 24" Samsungs at home along with a pair of 17" Samsungs, I still prefer the 22" Mitsubishi Diamond Plus 200 I took to work, especially for gaming. No LCD that I have seen has been able to compare to it yet in my opinion.
What kind of article is this? Almost all the monitors got 4-star rating, STAR RATINGS? Little uniformity to the way the LCDs are described and "benchmarked". Not up to par with normal THG's articles.
It's not a THG article, it's a Digital Versus article that was republished here. I assume there is a partnership happening.
I am sorry if I am keeping asking this: are there true 24 bit LCD (8 bits / color) monitor in this review? I want to buy real 24 bit LCD, not some 18 bit interpolation
. I don't want to be cheated. If the vendor sold a 18 bit LCD with 18 bit color information that would be fine. But they sell 18 bit as 24 bit, that would be wrong. From google I find out that TN panel is out of option. All TN Panel is 18 bit interpolation. thx.
I want a big one for Christmas.
What about the Samsung SyncMaster 2343BW?
***** monitor.
Why? It's a 2048x1152 23" monitor for about $190...
Wao.... this quite a good review. After reading it there is S-IPS panel and PVA. I just don't certain if they are true 24 bit, since today many value IPS and VA is show up.
If there is no color problem, then this is another major problem:
RESOLUTION. Since 17" hi end laptop till 103" world largest Plasma why the are all at 1900 x 1200? Only few of them really make few megapixel resolution. If 1400 is for 19", 22 is 1080p, then 24 should be 2500 x 1600. More thant 24" res should be more than 2500. It also good to anticipate the coming of 4k movie. Or if you are a photographer with 24 megapixel jpg / raw. There also halbingter of what super hi end camera that has 50 Megapixel.
Please I hope OLED will fix 2 major LCD problem :
1. color interpolation
2. resolution beyond 1080p HD.
Why weren't any Dell monitors included in this review? I have been using the 2407WFP for about three years now. Solid monitor. The 2408's are out now. This is one of the best monitors on the market regardless of price. Why wasn't it included in this review? INCOMPLETE!!!
My thoughts exactly, no Dell, even after my extensive research, I always bump into a 2408WFP and the recently released U2410, which the later is REALLY amazing bar the 6ms gtg response (even on the 2408WFP) which I am debating if that is really an improvement over my 8ms gtg 2007WFP response rate wise?
Couldn't figure out how to edit the previous post, but I meant to say 8ms vs 6ms gtg in a gaming environment, is it a big improvement?
My thoughts exactly, no Dell, even after my extensive research, I always bump into a 2408WFP and the recently released U2410, which the later is REALLY amazing bar the 6ms gtg response (even on the 2408WFP) which I am debating if that is really an improvement over my 8ms gtg 2007WFP response rate wise?
To be honest you must have been one of the lucky ones with your dell. From my research the Dells tend to be a hit and miss as to good vs. bad ones. I tend to pay more attention to User reviews rather than Editor Reviews as nowadays Editors tend to be biased and or just like to cut corners and give everyone 4 stars lol. This is purely slacking in ones job duties. I would like to note however that I believe the manufactures no matter which brand would be held accountable to the advertised specs on hardware. Monitor manufacture. Tend to be the worse culprit when it comes to overstated performance.
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A typo that's still a word. Funny stuff.
Sorry for double post:
What's this about a mouse and keyboard included with the Apple display? Their webpage doesn't say anything about that. If they were included, then when combined with passable speakers, webcam and mic, the total asking price starts to sound slightly less ridiculous (remember what the Apple wireless mouse and keyboard cost).
8ms vs 6ms gtg in a gaming environment, is it a big improvement?
That's a 33% improvement mate.