Pros & Cons
-
- Sleek bezel-less design.
- Wide viewing angles.
- Solid color and grayscale performance.
-
- Short on features.
- Tilt-only stand.
- Some motion artifacts.
Lenovo LI2721s Wide Specs
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 |
| Height-Adjustable Stand? | |
| Landscape/Portrait Pivot | |
| Native Resolution | 1920 by 1080 |
| Panel Size (Corner-to-Corner) | 27 |
| Swiveling Stand? | |
| Tilting Stand? | |
| Video Inputs | DVI |
| Video Inputs | HDMI |
| Warranty (Parts/Labor) | 12 |
From its boomerang-shaped stand to its thin, glossy cabinet, the Lenovo LI2721s Wide is designed to impress. This 27-inch monitor uses IPS panel technology to deliver solid color and grayscale quality and wide viewing angles, and it does it with style. It's not the best choice for gaming thanks to a slow pixel response, and it lacks niceties such as a webcam, speakers, and USB connectivity, but it does offer sharp image detail and a large, non-reflective screen.
Design and Features
The LI2721s Wide uses the same type of bezel-less design as the AOC i2757fh and the HP Pavilion 27xi. Below the screen is a 1.3-inch glossy black panel with a shiny silver Lenovo logo in the center and a set of six touch sensitive buttons (including the power switch) off to the right. The glossy black cabinet is a little over an inch thick and is slightly curved. It has four VESA-compliant mounting holes for hanging the monitor on a wall or you can use the included V-shaped metal stand which is done up in a cool gunmetal gray finish. The stand provides 25-degrees of tilt but doesn't swivel or have height adjustability.
View All At the rear of the cabinet are HDMI, DVI, and VGA video inputs. The LI2721s Wide lacks speakers but it does have an audio output jack for use with an external set of speakers (when used with an HDMI signal). There aren't any USB ports on this model either, nor is there a webcam.
The touch buttons emit an audible beep when pressed. In addition to a menu button you get input select and auto adjust buttons, a DDC-CI (Display Data Channel-Command Interface) button, and a Novo Vision button. Novo Vision is Lenovo's version of picture presets and includes text, web, video, and split-screen viewing modes. If you depress the auto adjust and DDC keys at the same time you can enabling/disable the button beep.
In addition to brightness and contrast adjustments you can change the color temperature setting or create your own custom temperature setting, change the aspect ratio, and adjust clock and phase settings when using an analog signal.
Lenovo covers the LI2721s Wide with a one-year parts and labor warranty, which is fairly stingy considering the AOC i2753fh comes with a three-year plan. The monitor comes with HDMI, VGA, and DVI cables, and a resource CD.
Performance
The LI2721s Wide delivers rich, accurate colors. As shown in the chromaticity chart below its red and blue color accuracy is right in the zone as defined by the CIE (International Commission On Illumination) but greens are just outside their zone (the boxes represent the ideal coordinates for reds, blues, and greens). Slightly hot greens are not uncommon in mid-tier IPS panels and in most cases, including here, do not result in green tinting or an oversaturated picture.
