April 14th, 2008

Part of Lenovo’s ThinkVision family of monitors, the L190x ($379.99 direct) features a razor-thin bezel and a handful of business-friendly features, including a highly adjustable stand, IT management tools, and an integrated USB hub. Overall performance is outstanding on this 19-inch LCD, though gamers will want to steer clear of it because of its snail-like response rate.

Maintaining the familiar ThinkVision design theme, the L190x’s business-black finish coordinates with Lenovo’s ThinkCentre desktop and ThinkPad notebook lines, but it would look good wherever you put it. Extremely thin side bezels (0.3 inches) provide a sleek, streamlined look and are perfect for side-by-side monitor applications.

Along the lower bezel are five well-marked function buttons (including the power switch) that cycle through the various OSD (on-screen display) menu pages. Three of them are hot keys for adjusting the brightness level, choosing an input source, and invoking the auto-adjust function. The OSD provides access to a standard variety of image controls, including brightness and contrast, RGB color, and screen-position settings. You can also manually adjust the clock and phase settings if the monitor appears out of sync or displays vertical stripes.

Read the Lenovo ThinkVision L190x full review

From pcmag.com By John R. Delaney