Lenovo ThinkVision L2251x Wide

The Lenovo ThinkVision L2251x Wide can be found for as low as $278 from major online retailers.Sony VGP-BPS8 The monitor provides good performance in games, movies, and general tasks and includes a plethora of ergonomic options. Users looking for extras will be pleased by the built-in Webcam and microphone, as well as the multiple USB ports.Sony VGP-BPS9 Unfortunately, the monitor includes limited video connection options. VGA and DisplayPort are your only choices, so if you prefer a digital connection--and unless you have a DisplayPort compatible Video Card--you'll need to invest in an adapter. The Lenovo ThinkVision L2251x Wide is a well-performing monitor with a pleasing assortment of features that unfortunately will require an additional investment for most. Sony VGP-BPS8A

Design and Features

The 22-inch Lenovo ThinkVision L2251x Wide has a medium gray chassis with a matte finish.Sony VGP-BPS8B The bezel is short--0.6 inch wide on the right and left sides, and the panel measures 1 inch in depth. The back of the display--which houses the connection options and ventilation system--extends the panel another 1.1 inch,Sony VGP-BPS9/B bringing the full monitor depth to about 2.1 inches. On the top of the bezel, in the center, sits a built-in Webcam and microphone. On the left side of the panel sit two USB ports aligned vertically.

The bottom right-hand corner of the bezel includes the OSD array consisting of a Menu button (which doubles as the Enter button),Sony VGP-BPS9/S Right and Left directional buttons, a Back button, and a Video Source button. The right button also doubles as a shortcut to brightness and contrast settings. Sony VGP-BPS10

There are four color temperature presets as well as the capability to change the red, green, and blue values directly.apple a1060 battery The color presets include Neutral, Reddish, Bluish, and SRGB, but the display lacks presets for specific tasks, like movies or gaming. We found Neutral was the best all-around color preset.apple a1045 battery The usability of the OSD doesn't stack up to those used in Dell's recent offerings,Dell inspiron 1525 battery but the learning curve is relatively short, and each button is responsive and tactile.

The half oval-shaped footstand measures about 10.8 inches wide by 7.8 inches deep.Dell latitude e6400 battery With the screen height at its highest, the ThinkVision L2251x Wide's wobbling was very prevalent when we knocked the panel from the side. With the height at its lowest, we saw minimal wobbling. Also,Toshiba PA3399U-1BAS the distance from the bottom of the bezel to the desktop is 0.8 inches with the screen height at its lowest; at its highest, it's 5.2 inches. The panel swivels about 45 degrees left and right and tilts back about 20 degrees. The panel also pivots 90 degrees to the left for portrait mode.hp 510 battery Lastly, the panel can be unscrewed from the stand and mounted on the wall, VESA-style.

The monitor includes only VGA and DisplayPort for connections, along with an audio-in port, an extra USB downstream port and one upstream. The ThinkVision L2251x Wide doesn't include a DVI port. This fact left us perplexed,hp pavilion dv6000 battery as DisplayPort hasn't exactly saturated the video card market, so the chances that the average consumer's computer will have one, is still fairly low. As it stands, most will need to invest in a DisplayPort to DVI adapter for the monitor to function.

The Lenovo ThinkVision L2251x Wide's 16:10 aspect ratio supports a 1,680x1,050-pixel native resolution, which is different from most monitors made these days that usually support a 16:10 aspect ratio. Fujitsu lifebook s6510 battery

Performance

We tested the Lenovo ThinkVision L2251x Wide with its DisplayPort connection.Sony VGP-BPS13A/B The display posted a composite score of 88 on CNET Labs' DisplayMate-based performance tests. The ThinkVision L2251x Wide's most egregious offense was in our Low Saturation Colors test, which tests a monitor's ability to retain full colors on a white background. While the ThinkVision L2251x Wide was able to display the grayscale up to level 252, it did show color tint problems with this test in the form of a red push. Lowering the contrast did alleviate the tint problem, but what was supposed to be peak white looked more like light gray instead.

The ThinkVision L2251x Wide achieved a brightness score of 260 candelas per square meter (cd/M2) and a high contrast ratio of 1,095:1.