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More…Lenovo's latest widescreen display, the L215p, measures a unique 21.5 inches diagonally, making it slightly more squat than your run-of-the-mill 22-inch LCD monitor. But that size gives it a true 16:9 aspect ratio, and with an included HDMI connection and 1920 by 1080 native resolution, the L215p is optimized for displaying high-definition content.
Lenovo L215p
3.5
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Pros
Ideal for displaying HD content
Includes plenty of multimedia extras
Cons
Lacks a DVI connection
Unintuitive on-screen controls
Bottom Line
The L215p displayed fine text and nice colors, but lacks a DVI port, including only HDMI and VGA connections.
Lenovo L215p LCD Widescreen Monitor
L215p Review, by Kalpana Ettenson April 28, 2009
It should also do a fine job displaying HD movies: In PC World Test Center image-quality tests, the L215p showed sharp text and accurate colors. It also handled our motion tests well, displaying little noticeable jittering. We did find one stuck pixel on the display we tested, which was visible on an all-black screen.
The L215p has a full range of multimedia features, including a Webcam at the top of the screen, three USB ports, microphone and headphone jacks, and a built-in speaker bar that runs along the bottom of the display. The speaker produced adequate volume, though movie and gaming enthusiasts would likely want to purchase an external set.
You can access the display's on-screen controls only after running your finger along the right portion of the bottom edge of the bezel. It took a while for us to determine that the controls were touch-sensitive and could be found in that manner. Once the controls appeared on the screen, their menu structure seemed highly unintuitive, making it difficult to determine which button to press to make changes.
Along with its HDMI connection, the L215p has a VGA port, but no DVI port. We used the monitor with a DVI-to-HDMI cable; if your PC lacks an HDMI connection, you'll likely have to do the same, unless you want to use the lower-quality VGA connection. The monitor can tilt and swivel fairly easily, but it can't move up or down, or pivot.
Given its plethora of extra features, fine image quality, HD-oriented aspect ratio, and HDMI connection, the L215p should satisfy multimedia and movie fans who want a monitor optimized for the next generation of entertainment. And at $254, it's a good deal, too.
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PCWorld Lab Results
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Performance
| Black and White Bars Word Score | Very Good |
| Black Dead Pixels | 0 |
| Black Screen Word Score | Good |
| Black Stuck Pixels | 0 |
| Blue Dead Pixels | 0 |
| Blue Stuck Pixels | 0 |
| Gray Scale Dark | 7 |
| Gray Scale Light | 251 |
| Green Dead Pixels | 0 |
| Green Stuck Pixels | 0 |
| MacIDsNativeResolution | Yes |
| Motion Test Word Score | Very Good |
| Multi-sized Fonts Word Score | Very Good |
| Picnic Word Score | Very Good |
| Portrait Word Score | Very Good |
| Red Dead Pixels | 0 |
| Red Stuck Pixels | 0 |
| Viewable Angle Word Score | Very Good |
| White Dead Pixels | 0 |
| White Screen Word Score | Good |
| White Stuck Pixels | 0 |
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