Lenovo ThinkVision L220x 22" LCD Monitor

Fabulous monitor for those with sharp eyes....

Strengths: Superb image quality (S-PVA screen). Resolution (1920x1200) and screen size (22"). Good ergonomic design. Quality of construction. Ability to tilt.

Weakness: For some, combination of higher resolution and smaller screen size (22" screen with resolution typical of a 24" monitor) may make onscreen images too small.

This is a great monitor -- superb image quality and vivid color. It gives you resolution typical of a 24" wide screen (1920x1200) in a 22" package. [Note that the PriceGrabber description has the wrong resolution for this monitor -- it is 1920x1200, NOT 1680x1050.] This makes the onscreen display lettering a little small for some if you don't change the screen font size, but I had no problems...
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This is a great monitor -- superb image quality and vivid color. It gives you resolution typical of a 24" wide screen (1920x1200) in a 22" package. [Note that the PriceGrabber description has the wrong resolution for this monitor -- it is 1920x1200, NOT 1680x1050.] This makes the onscreen display lettering a little small for some if you don't change the screen font size, but I had no problems with it. The monitor has great ergonomic details like ability to rotate the screen and a cord management system that manages to tame the jungle of cords with a digital monitor (analog, DVI, and power cable) in a smart but stylish way. I really like the onscreen image -- sharp colors, great resolution, and good off-angle viewing. If you don't have the room for a 24" monitor, RUSH and get this one -- it's great!

By Anonymous - Oct 23, 2008

The best monitor image I have ever worked on

Strengths: Great for viewing high resolution photos, medical images, AutoCAD drawings

Weakness: Lenovo brand name diminishes its IBM engineering.

I have a 19" Viewsonic 912B attached to the same video card as the IBM/Lenovo L220x. The L220x is so much sharper than the 912B that I find myself dragging all my windows onto the L220x. I always had normal vision, now that I'm 45 years old, the added sharpness and brightness makes a huge improvement for me. I have the Viewsonic set at 100% brightness and the L220x at 55% and the L220x is still...
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I have a 19" Viewsonic 912B attached to the same video card as the IBM/Lenovo L220x. The L220x is so much sharper than the 912B that I find myself dragging all my windows onto the L220x. I always had normal vision, now that I'm 45 years old, the added sharpness and brightness makes a huge improvement for me. I have the Viewsonic set at 100% brightness and the L220x at 55% and the L220x is still far brighter.

My ideal configuration is to have two (2) L220x one in the vertical (portrait) and the other in the horizontal (landscape) orientiation.

Well worth the $600.

By anonymous; - May 11, 2009

This is a wonderful monitor

Strengths: Display resolution, Screen size, Durability, Warranty, Support, Build Quality

Weakness: Weight

This monitor has a wonderful picture. I use it at full resolution. Don't bother with the other resolutions, go full HD or get a different monitor. After all, the resolution is what sets this monitor apart from the other 22’ monitors. The colors are wonderful! The blacks are very black. I love editing pictures on this monitor. I have used other monitors of this size, and this is the best...
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This monitor has a wonderful picture. I use it at full resolution. Don't bother with the other resolutions, go full HD or get a different monitor. After all, the resolution is what sets this monitor apart from the other 22’ monitors. The colors are wonderful! The blacks are very black. I love editing pictures on this monitor. I have used other monitors of this size, and this is the best ventilated monitor I have had. While gaming I have never had any complaints. It is responsive and beautiful. The first problem I have with this monitor is connectivity. It has 1 DVI and 1 VGA. For $500.00 I would expect HDMI and Component. The second is a really minor complaint. When I try to move the monitor, the stand (which works wonderfully by the way) because it is spring loaded, flails about making moving the monitor in tight areas a bit stressful. Not to mention it is a heavy SOB. I wish there were a switch that locked the stand in its current position. I bought this monitor when it first went on sale in late 2007. I have not had a thing go wrong with it. Lenovo always builds good stuff and this monitor does not disappoint.

By doubleaadogg on LENOVO - Sep 16, 2008

Very nice but could use a few improvements

Strengths: Screen size, Display performance, Build Quality

Weakness: Input/Output compatibility, Display resolution

This is an excellent monitor and I'm very happy with it, but it does have a few points about it that could be improved. 1. When hooked up via DVI, it has a very limited set of resolutions it will support and very few of them are in the 16:10 aspect ratio of the monitor. Hooking it up via analog VGA gets more available resolutions but still very few are in the 16:10 aspect ratio and some of them...
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This is an excellent monitor and I'm very happy with it, but it does have a few points about it that could be improved. 1. When hooked up via DVI, it has a very limited set of resolutions it will support and very few of them are in the 16:10 aspect ratio of the monitor. Hooking it up via analog VGA gets more available resolutions but still very few are in the 16:10 aspect ratio and some of them the monitor can't even scale properly. For example the monitor will accept 1280 x 800 but the top or bottom 32 rows will be off the screen so you have to use 1280 x 768 which although close, isn't a true 16:10 aspect ratio. 2. The monitor generates a fair amount of heat you can actually feel as you sit in front of it. My guess is that the ventilation was poorly designed so the heat generated by the back light isn't dissipated as quickly as it could/should be. I'm considering getting some small case fans to attach to the back of the monitor and hooking up to one of the monitor's USB ports (for power) to try and improve heat dissipation. But over all, this is an excellent monitor that is well worth the price, especially if you want better color reproduction than the mainstream TN film panel monitors will give you.

By Tipperton on LENOVO - Aug 2, 2008

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