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Lenovo Legion Y44w-10 43.4 Inch WLED Ultra-wide Curved Panel HDR Gaming Monitor With Speaker

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Lenovo Legion Y44w-10 43.4 Inch WLED Ultra-wide Curved Panel HDR Gaming Monitor With Speaker

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4.71 out of 5stars
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Most helpful positive review

5.00 out of 5 stars review
Verified Purchaser
07/01/2021
Will be buying again, when I get a bigger desk!
Great monitor arrived undamaged as it is packaged very well. The menu is a bit quirky but manageable as I'm only using this as a desktop monitor so set it up once an forget it. I have not experienced any not coming back from sleep mode as I generally turn it off because the speaker lights stay on during sleep mode, even though it's not very bright. I love the auxillary I/o on the front panel that retracts very clean look also nice for wireless headphones. I will most likely be buying another as I trade stocks ( my reason for buying ) allows me to watch upto 16 stocks or indices on TOS or 8 comfortably on webull. Or use one for YouTube or news/ finviz and have one for my trading platform where it's about like looking at a 18" monitor for each window. Crystal clear picture very impressed!!
Brian pay e

Most helpful negative review

3.00 out of 5 stars review
Verified Purchaser
10/01/2021
A good 2019 monitor, mediocre 2021 one.
For context, I would like to state that I was previously using a 24" 1440p 144hz monitor from Dell since 2016. So as you could probably guess, coming from a 24 inch to 43.4 inch had me super excited. Putting apps side by side is a joy and helps productivity a lot but takes some getting used to. Be prepared to see black bars if you fullscreen anything. This is my review of the Legion Y44w-10 after over a week of use. I am using Lenovo's Legion 7i laptop with a 3080 through a proprietary TB4 to DP 1.4 cable that is not included. You should also be able to use the included USB-C to C cable to connect and use this display's full features as long as the port you are connecting to supports video output. This is a 32:10 display with a 3840 x 1200 resolution. While this is technically considered 4K, it is not true 4K resolution like the LG-27GP950-B with 3840 x 2160 resolution. As such, this display has a rather mediocre 92.7 pixels per inch due to how big the monitor is. I didn't think this would bother me as much but from the distance that I sit away from the monitor (~1.5 feet) I would see the "screen door" effect, where it becomes easy to distinguish individual pixels. This is not a fault of the monitor as I should have done a bit more digging into monitor ppi. The upside to a lower resolution is it allows your GPU to push a higher framerate in games. Speaking of framerates, my laptop was able to push about 55 FPS in Horizon: Zero Dawn at ultra settings at this resolution. On a true 4K display I am able to reach 40 FPS with the same graphical settings while on a 2560x1600 display I am able to push 75+ FPS. As such, this display is still more in line with 4K than it is with 2K. Some AAA games will not be able to reach the 144Hz refresh at ultra settings, however eSports titles will with current RTX 30 and RX6000 laptop and desktop cards. USB Behavior: There are 2 USB-C ports. One is able to carry essentially a DP 1.4 signal while the other is used for the 4x USB-A and aux ports on the monitor itself if you are using a standard DP 1.4 or HDMI 2.0 cable. The 4x USB-A ports and aux jack can only be controlled by one USB-C input cable. To change where this data is sent, you must go into the OSD and change it manually. This is especially frustrating as the monitor defaults to the USB-C Alt DP connection despite having the other USB-C to USB-A cable connected to another computer already. Altering this setting will be reset once the monitor needs to change resolution or standby. The only fix to this is to not have a cable plugged into the USB-C alt DP port (not just leaving the cable to hang). Note: The higher bandwith USB-C is able to drive the panel at full resolution 144Hz with Freesync. Lenovo Artery is pretty bad and there seems to be no updates to the program for a couple of years now. Not only is the program laggy, it also frequently does not display the current resolution and refresh rate correctly. Using PIP is just not smooth and PBP can cause a lot of weird bugs pertaining to saturation of the display. PBP on my unit results in one input extremely oversaturated, to the point of text illegibility. This can be fixed temporarily through either turning the monitor off and back on again and/or changing the resolution of the oversaturated input. PBP limits both inputs to 60Hz. The OSD is pretty basic for 2021. MacOS: I had no problem connecting an M1 MBP to the display via USB-C to C. This notebook only supports a single display at 60Hz so it was very nice to have a larger display in this scenerio. The HDMI 2.0 ports: The monitor still uses HDMI 2.0 and you cannot force a PS5 to use 8 bit color with 4:2:0 chroma subsampling to bludgeon your way to 4K 120 hz with HDMI 2.0. Furthermore, I don't believe the port on the monitor itself is able to accept that type of signal. The PS5 will instead run at 1080p 60 with black bars on the left and right sides as the PS5 does not support ultrawide aspect ratios at the time of writing this review (Haven't seen the PS5 do 1080p 120 yet although this should be possible). I would recommend using PBP with a computer to make use of the empty space, assuming you can get the colors to work. Otherwise, the HDMI 2.0 ports will offer 3840 x 1200 at 100Hz if you are connecting to a computer with either HDMI 2.0 or 2.1 output. Freesync will not work with HDMI 2.0. Panel Quality: I haven't used many other displays to give a definite answer to how this panel is comparatively, but from my usage it seems that the "Fast" overdrive setting gives the best pixel response times without ghosting. This is, however, still not fast enough to compensate to the problem most low and mid range VA panels have: black level smearing. Trailing artifacts during mouse movements were okay. As an aside, there is no backlight strobing available on this monitor which is expected when considering its release date. My unit had almost no noticible backlight bleed even at max brightness with an even, rich black throughout the length of the display. This is one of the advantages of a VA panel as opposed to an IPS. Lenovo seems to be using a single zone backlight for this display. Don't even think about FALD. Looking at reviews of other VA panels, it seems that Samsung has a better all-round VA at this point, although at a higher pricepoint and possible horizontal flickering issues. Regarding HDR: this monitor is able to accept a 10 bit color depth from the DP1.4 port (Haven't tried with the other ports). The peak brightness on the monitor is subpar (as expected for HDR400) and I would recommend keeping HDR in Windows off, as it results in a grayed out overall color and not much benefit from the display's 400 nits peak instantanous brightness. Overall I would say this is a mediocre panel in terms of response times and color reproduction. Speakers: Highs sound tinney, mids are bland, and bass is missing. On a desk my laptop speakers actually sound better. If you are buying a monitor at this pricepoint I would recommend spending an extra $50-100 on a separate set of speakers. I use the Bose Mini Soundlink II which is all round better than the included speakers by a lot but still not perfect. The included speaker also takes up both of the USB-A ports on the back of the monitor. You can cycle through a couple of colors for the speaker via a button on the module. Stand: A very heavy plastic and metal affair. Easy to install and has exceptional turn, tilt, and height adjustments even for 2021. As expected, it does not rotate in any direction. The stand might be my favorite part of the entire package. No screws needed. OVERALL THOUGHTS: This would have been considered a good panel in 2019. But in 2021 the monitor scene has changed drastically. 4k 160Hz monitors exist without using multiple cables, miniLED is making an appearance, manufacturers are pushing 1080p 360+ Hz, etc. In the current state of monitor technology this is just a mediocre display. Okay response times, lack of HDMI 2.1, 144Hz limitation, poor software and HDR support, and general lack of 32:10 content support in the world hold this monitor back. The 43.4 inch ultrawide display market is still fairly rare, so if that size is what you are looking for I think you will get what you pay for but nothing more.
deyick
  • 3.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    10/01/2021
    A good 2019 monitor, mediocre 2021 one.
    For context, I would like to state that I was previously using a 24" 1440p 144hz monitor from Dell since 2016. So as you could probably guess, coming from a 24 inch to 43.4 inch had me super excited. Putting apps side by side is a joy and helps productivity a lot but takes some getting used to. Be prepared to see black bars if you fullscreen anything. This is my review of the Legion Y44w-10 after over a week of use. I am using Lenovo's Legion 7i laptop with a 3080 through a proprietary TB4 to DP 1.4 cable that is not included. You should also be able to use the included USB-C to C cable to connect and use this display's full features as long as the port you are connecting to supports video output. This is a 32:10 display with a 3840 x 1200 resolution. While this is technically considered 4K, it is not true 4K resolution like the LG-27GP950-B with 3840 x 2160 resolution. As such, this display has a rather mediocre 92.7 pixels per inch due to how big the monitor is. I didn't think this would bother me as much but from the distance that I sit away from the monitor (~1.5 feet) I would see the "screen door" effect, where it becomes easy to distinguish individual pixels. This is not a fault of the monitor as I should have done a bit more digging into monitor ppi. The upside to a lower resolution is it allows your GPU to push a higher framerate in games. Speaking of framerates, my laptop was able to push about 55 FPS in Horizon: Zero Dawn at ultra settings at this resolution. On a true 4K display I am able to reach 40 FPS with the same graphical settings while on a 2560x1600 display I am able to push 75+ FPS. As such, this display is still more in line with 4K than it is with 2K. Some AAA games will not be able to reach the 144Hz refresh at ultra settings, however eSports titles will with current RTX 30 and RX6000 laptop and desktop cards. USB Behavior: There are 2 USB-C ports. One is able to carry essentially a DP 1.4 signal while the other is used for the 4x USB-A and aux ports on the monitor itself if you are using a standard DP 1.4 or HDMI 2.0 cable. The 4x USB-A ports and aux jack can only be controlled by one USB-C input cable. To change where this data is sent, you must go into the OSD and change it manually. This is especially frustrating as the monitor defaults to the USB-C Alt DP connection despite having the other USB-C to USB-A cable connected to another computer already. Altering this setting will be reset once the monitor needs to change resolution or standby. The only fix to this is to not have a cable plugged into the USB-C alt DP port (not just leaving the cable to hang). Note: The higher bandwith USB-C is able to drive the panel at full resolution 144Hz with Freesync. Lenovo Artery is pretty bad and there seems to be no updates to the program for a couple of years now. Not only is the program laggy, it also frequently does not display the current resolution and refresh rate correctly. Using PIP is just not smooth and PBP can cause a lot of weird bugs pertaining to saturation of the display. PBP on my unit results in one input extremely oversaturated, to the point of text illegibility. This can be fixed temporarily through either turning the monitor off and back on again and/or changing the resolution of the oversaturated input. PBP limits both inputs to 60Hz. The OSD is pretty basic for 2021. MacOS: I had no problem connecting an M1 MBP to the display via USB-C to C. This notebook only supports a single display at 60Hz so it was very nice to have a larger display in this scenerio. The HDMI 2.0 ports: The monitor still uses HDMI 2.0 and you cannot force a PS5 to use 8 bit color with 4:2:0 chroma subsampling to bludgeon your way to 4K 120 hz with HDMI 2.0. Furthermore, I don't believe the port on the monitor itself is able to accept that type of signal. The PS5 will instead run at 1080p 60 with black bars on the left and right sides as the PS5 does not support ultrawide aspect ratios at the time of writing this review (Haven't seen the PS5 do 1080p 120 yet although this should be possible). I would recommend using PBP with a computer to make use of the empty space, assuming you can get the colors to work. Otherwise, the HDMI 2.0 ports will offer 3840 x 1200 at 100Hz if you are connecting to a computer with either HDMI 2.0 or 2.1 output. Freesync will not work with HDMI 2.0. Panel Quality: I haven't used many other displays to give a definite answer to how this panel is comparatively, but from my usage it seems that the "Fast" overdrive setting gives the best pixel response times without ghosting. This is, however, still not fast enough to compensate to the problem most low and mid range VA panels have: black level smearing. Trailing artifacts during mouse movements were okay. As an aside, there is no backlight strobing available on this monitor which is expected when considering its release date. My unit had almost no noticible backlight bleed even at max brightness with an even, rich black throughout the length of the display. This is one of the advantages of a VA panel as opposed to an IPS. Lenovo seems to be using a single zone backlight for this display. Don't even think about FALD. Looking at reviews of other VA panels, it seems that Samsung has a better all-round VA at this point, although at a higher pricepoint and possible horizontal flickering issues. Regarding HDR: this monitor is able to accept a 10 bit color depth from the DP1.4 port (Haven't tried with the other ports). The peak brightness on the monitor is subpar (as expected for HDR400) and I would recommend keeping HDR in Windows off, as it results in a grayed out overall color and not much benefit from the display's 400 nits peak instantanous brightness. Overall I would say this is a mediocre panel in terms of response times and color reproduction. Speakers: Highs sound tinney, mids are bland, and bass is missing. On a desk my laptop speakers actually sound better. If you are buying a monitor at this pricepoint I would recommend spending an extra $50-100 on a separate set of speakers. I use the Bose Mini Soundlink II which is all round better than the included speakers by a lot but still not perfect. The included speaker also takes up both of the USB-A ports on the back of the monitor. You can cycle through a couple of colors for the speaker via a button on the module. Stand: A very heavy plastic and metal affair. Easy to install and has exceptional turn, tilt, and height adjustments even for 2021. As expected, it does not rotate in any direction. The stand might be my favorite part of the entire package. No screws needed. OVERALL THOUGHTS: This would have been considered a good panel in 2019. But in 2021 the monitor scene has changed drastically. 4k 160Hz monitors exist without using multiple cables, miniLED is making an appearance, manufacturers are pushing 1080p 360+ Hz, etc. In the current state of monitor technology this is just a mediocre display. Okay response times, lack of HDMI 2.1, 144Hz limitation, poor software and HDR support, and general lack of 32:10 content support in the world hold this monitor back. The 43.4 inch ultrawide display market is still fairly rare, so if that size is what you are looking for I think you will get what you pay for but nothing more.
    deyick
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    08/10/2021
    Absolute beast.
    This monitor is incredible. The native vertical resolution is rare, but when you put it in “overdrive” it's pure 4K gaming at its best.
    Unknown
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    07/06/2021
    BEST Decision Ever Made!!!
    Amazing monitor! Should have done this a long time ago!
    Proach
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    07/01/2021
    Will be buying again, when I get a bigger desk!
    Great monitor arrived undamaged as it is packaged very well. The menu is a bit quirky but manageable as I'm only using this as a desktop monitor so set it up once an forget it. I have not experienced any not coming back from sleep mode as I generally turn it off because the speaker lights stay on during sleep mode, even though it's not very bright. I love the auxillary I/o on the front panel that retracts very clean look also nice for wireless headphones. I will most likely be buying another as I trade stocks ( my reason for buying ) allows me to watch upto 16 stocks or indices on TOS or 8 comfortably on webull. Or use one for YouTube or news/ finviz and have one for my trading platform where it's about like looking at a 18" monitor for each window. Crystal clear picture very impressed!!
    Brian pay e
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    05/18/2021
    Fantastic monitor
    The picture is fantastic. I use it for content creation and occasionally video gaming. I have my PC and MacBook connected and they both look wonderful. Best purchase I have made for a monitor. The curve is awesome also.
    Sway
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    04/16/2021
    Lenovo l44w-10
    Awesome monitor, paired it well with my newest build and although my rtx 3070 doesn't have supporting drivers for free sync, still am awesome and beautiful purchase. Frame rates are awesome, speakers sound incredible and the extra amount of ports really do help. Awesome job, 9/10. Only gimmick is the stands huge legs but for such a large and wide monitor, it's warranted. Can be dealt with by purchasing a proper desk mount. All in all, again, awesome job.
    Unknown
  • 3.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    03/28/2021
    Great monitor for work and gaming
    got one dead pixel, everything else work. sadly i have to return it.
    skeo
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    02/12/2021
    43 Inch Monitor is dabomb!
    This monitor is so freaking awesome!! Not high gloss so easy on the eyes. My son has his Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Wii U hooked up. We did also buy the top of the line Lenovo 7i system as well!
    Edgey62
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    02/11/2021
    Buy this
    Excellent monitor, screen is like 2 in one. The power delivery makes for a single cable solution. The speaker is also great. I was able to reduce my desk clutter significantly due to this.
    NycTee
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    02/03/2021
    Amazing Product Line
    Amazing Screen, love the quality , shippinh was fast
    JRComputers
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