Lenovo launches 22-inch WUXGA ThinkVision L220x

It's been a hot minute since we've seen a noteworthy ThinkVision LCD, but Lenovo is now claiming that its L220x is the "industry's first 22-inch widescreen WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200) resolution monitor." Aside from the luscious bevy of pixels, this bad boy also touts an integrated USB hub (one in, four out), HDCP support, VGA / DVI inputs, a six-millisecond response time, 300 cd/m2 brightness, 178-degree viewing angles, and a 1,000:1 contrast ratio. The damage? Around $550 when it hits in November.

[Image courtesy of SlashGear]

[thethirdmoose @ Sep 17th 2007 8:15PM]

Hey! thats what I paid for a 21" viewsonic flat tube crt in, oh, 2002?
that is a sweet monitor, but huge as shit

[feffrey @ Sep 17th 2007 8:15PM]

I am already squinting sometimes at 22" at wsxga+, I would need to set this thing in front of my keyboard!

[Michael Geary @ Sep 18th 2007 1:01AM]

feffrey, it's time for you to get some good computer glasses. Seriously. A 22" WSXGA (1680x1050) has only 90 pixels per inch. You shouldn't have to be squinting at all, and if you are, you will do yourself a HUGE favor by correcting your vision.

And don't try to use progressive lenses. Get single vision lenses designed for the distance you normally sit from the monitor (or would if you weren't squinting and leaning in at at). This is farther out that a typical "reading" prescription, so don't ask your optometrist for reading glasses - give them the actual distance to the monitor in a comfortable sitting position.

I see so many people who have never needed glasses before and don't want to admit that their eyes are aging. I was there once, but getting proper vision correction made all the difference. Now I prefer much higher pixel densities. My ThinkPad has a 15" UXGA (1600x1200) display, with 133 pixels per inch, and it's just perfect.

I also have a nice NEC S-IPS monitor with a 20" 1600x1200 resolution, or 100 pixels per inch - and those pixels seem a bit coarse to me. That's just about the same pixel density as the new Lenovo - at 22" and 1920x1200, it has 103 pixels per inch. With proper vision correction, you should have no problem at all using a display like this.

[feffrey @ Sep 18th 2007 2:03AM]

I actually already have glasses. I have pretty crappy vision as it is. My screen is about 10 inches to 14 inches away from my eyes. (my prescription is up to date also)

[Michael Geary @ Sep 18th 2007 2:57PM]

Ah, roger that. Yeah, it's key to get what suits your own vision the best - and it sounds like bigger pixels are better for your eyes.

[lapa @ Sep 17th 2007 8:19PM]

sweet. if only color gamut would be also ok.

[Andre @ Sep 17th 2007 8:43PM]

Ew.

[Yem @ Sep 17th 2007 8:52PM]

Would it kill ya to remind us slow folk what WUXGA is, or at least give a link?

[After googling] You can actually buy a Thinkpad with that resolution on a 15.4" LCD.

[fischju @ Sep 17th 2007 9:36PM]

Yea, Dell and Alienware have had those screens for a while, but I never saw any press for them

[Smiler @ Sep 18th 2007 5:29AM]

@ fischju:

That's nonsense. No other manufacturer has a WUSXGA 22" monitor. All 22" monitors are WSXGA = 1680x1050. I've always thought this was a stupid resolution - 200 more pixels in width and 30 more pixels in height and you'd have 1080i/p HD resolution.

[fischju @ Sep 18th 2007 2:52PM]

I was obviously talking about 15.4" WUXGA laptop screens

[Michael @ Sep 17th 2007 8:57PM]

Does it have an 8 bit S-IPS panel? No, probably not.

Move along.

[KorruptioN @ Sep 17th 2007 9:20PM]

178-degree viewing angle indicates at least an MVA or maybe even a PVA panel. This would be the first non-TN 22" on the consumer market. Significant news.

[Michael @ Sep 17th 2007 9:22PM]

Hmm, I missed that... well worth it then. Why people still manufacture TN panels is beyond me, I'm glad to see that this Lenovo does not use one.

[pyro @ Sep 17th 2007 9:25PM]

I dunno, it has the viewing angle of one. iirc, tn is usually advertised as greater than 170, mva as 176, and ips as 178. I might be wrong though. I just bought a nec 20wmgx2(S-IPS) for $400 and this is about to come out :(

[steve @ Sep 17th 2007 9:09PM]

For 50 bucks more, why not just get the 24"? If it were sub-400, I'd be all over it, but at only a slight discount for a noticeably reduced size, why bother?

[hestermofet @ Sep 17th 2007 9:12PM]

@Steve

Judging by the response time and viewing angle, this monitor uses AT LEAST an MVA panel. 24" monitors in the $500 range are usually TN.

[Leo @ Sep 17th 2007 10:36PM]

mmm . i'll stick with my 24" WUXGA acer for $237 . free shipping, no tax at saveateagle.com !

[Joe @ Sep 18th 2007 3:56AM]

Its nice that they are finally doing s-ips or possibly s-pva monitors in 22". I was forced to go for a 24" to get the same resolution and the s-pva panel. I agree with Micheal, why so many people still make TN panels, and why so many people dont even know the difference is stupid. Just to make cheap panels I suppose.

Using a 22" at WSXGA was always too low anyway

[Mannu @ Sep 18th 2007 8:26AM]

please can send me all ibm desktop,laptop drivers series.

[Macandron @ Nov 13th 2007 4:29PM]

This is actually an incredible deal. Someone at slashgear.com asked Lenovo what kind of panel it uses and they responded with S-PVA. Pretty incredible that you can get a WUXGA S-PVA monitor for $550! I am so replacing my Samsung 226BW with this baby. And I don't even have to buy a larger desk! :D