Lenovo’s latest gaming monitor, the Legion Y32p-30 is finally here, and is definitely a high-end monitor packed with powerful features. We’ve recently installed the monitor and gave it a go. Here’s our review.
The Legion Y32p-30 comes packed with a 4K/144Hz IPS panel, is AMD FreeSync compatible, has HDMI 2.1 ports, USB-C ports, KVM switch, 2x5W speakers, RGB lights, and is HDR400 certified.
To start, the Legion Y32p-30 features a 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS panel with a contrast ratio of 1,000:1, with a brightness rated at 400 nits peak. the Legion Y32p-30 covers 99 percent of the sRGB color space. The out of the box setting is great, and doesn’t really require much tuning. We’ve used the monitor for more than 10 days now, and we have to say, it is definitely one of the best monitors out there so far!
Design and Features wise, The Lenovo Legion Y32p-30 is an elegant, yet simple looking, with a bezel-less design. On the back, there is a checkerboard pattern casing which house all the electronics and cabling.
The Legion Y32p-30’s 31.5” display has a 144 Hz refresh rate and a 0.2ms response time (MPRT).
The monitor stand is solid and feels very sturdy, and allows -5 to +22 degrees of tilt, -30 to +30 degrees of swivel, with a lift up to 135mm.
Of course, since it’s a gaming monitor, Lenovo has fixes a smart RGB lighting beneath the front bezel, which sync with the colors on-screen, giving users an immersive experience. The LED lighting can be customized using the Lenovo software. Additionally, the front chin houses an auto ambient brightness sensor, which adjusts based on the room surrounding and light, and works great.
The Legion Y32p-30 is VESA 100 compatible, while the stand supports -5 to 22-degree tilt, -30 to 30-degree swivel, and is height adjustable by up to 135mm.
The On-Screen Display menus can be controlled via a small joystick positioned on the back of the monitor.
Connectivity wise, the Legion Y32p-30 has 2x HDMI 2.1 ports, a single DisplayPort 1.4 hookup, 2x USB-C ports (which supports 15w charging), 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-B hub port, 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A ports on the left hand side of the monitor, along with a 3.5mm headphone jack.
The left-hand side of the monitor there’s a fold-out hook to place your headphones.
Image Quality and Performance wise, out of the box, you will have few picture quality presets to choose from, mainly Standard, FPS 1, FPS 2, Racing, RTS, Game1, and Game 2. We chose the standard option to test the monitor, which surprisingly was very good calibrated as a preset option, and found it to be fairly great, with superior color accuracy and reproduction. Of course, we also went through the other profiles, but found ourselves coming back to the standard at the end. Additionally, ghosting on the monitor is nearly non existent thanks to its 144Hz refresh rate and AMD FreeSync Premium compatibility.
The monitor includes two 5W speakers, which as expected isn’t the best sounding, but these monitors are meant to used with your headset.
Verdict
The Lenovo Legion Y32p-30 is an fantastic gaming monitor, that is well built, packed with features and delivers superior quality and performance. The price of this monitor is AED 3,499, however it’s well worth the upgrade if you are a gamer.
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