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I think if the monitor were any taller I would experience some fatigue from constantly adjusting my focus.

The monitor fits my field of vision comfortably. I also think I’ve gotten used to the (assumed) loss of vertical space. The Lenovo monitors support multiple inputs and picture-in-picture, which I haven’t tried yet, nor do I have a compelling use case. You need to give your eyes time to adjust and you might need to adjust your workflow. There is an adjustment period when transitioning to an ultra-wide setup. I can’t simply drag straight across as I could with 2 monitors in the same orientation. If the cursor is in the vertical monitor, I find I have to drag the cursor “up” and transition in the top-right corner of the vertical monitor. I can still drag between desktops, although getting the mouse between monitors is sometimes a pain. I’ve seen people use a vertical display for coding and since I write a lot of PowerShell, thought I’d give that a try. I also decided to re-purpose one of the 27″ monitors. I tweaked mouse settings to increase the cursor size and color. I also found it harder sometimes to figure out where my cursor was. It took me a while to adapt to narrower screen. Moving to this monitor setup was not without adjustments. Likewise, when I am editing in Camtasia Studio, it is very nice to see more of the timeline. I quickly came to appreciate the wide-screen when composing. The two 27″ monitors probably offered a bit more total screen real estate but at the cost of bezels and space between them. I was a bit concerned about giving up some vertical space. The ultra-wide scope has some appeal.Īnd the slight curve, which is hard to tell from the photos, does pull you in. I’m running at 3840×1200 without any scaling and have no problems viewing the screen. I’m driving the monitor using a DisplayPort connection.

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My daily driver is a ThinkStation P340 Tiny with an NVidia Quadro Pro1000 card. The assembled unit definitely fills my desk. I use of the them to power a wireless charging pad. The front of the monitor also has a drop down with an audio jack and 2 standard USB ports. The monitor has plenty of ports for my use and the shipment included enough cables for any configuration. This is not a high-end speaker by any means, but for video conferencing and YouTube, it meets my needs. The Legion module also includes a Harmon/Kardon speaker that you can fit around the base. The base design is what adds a little gaming flair.

Putting the monitor together was very easy. I didn’t want to wait, and the Legion version was a bit less expensive so that is what I ordered. And I can’t find it now in the Lenovo store. And now, as I write this, it looks like the ThinkVision ultra-wide has yet to be released. When I was shopping and comparing, the ThinkVision model was out-of-stock.

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One thing that might make a difference is that the ThinkVision model has software monitor controls whereas the Legion relies on buttons and menus. The ThinkVision model is a bit more corporate-looking, while the Legion model has a bit more style. The monitors are essentially the same, at least in terms of physical specifications. There is a ThinkVision branded model and a gaming model sold under the Legion nameplate. Lenovo makes a 44″ curved monitor in 2 flavors. I am a big Lenovo fan and user so I started looking there. But, I had been reading about people’s experiences with curved and ultra-wide monitors so I decided to give it a go.

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I ran Windows 10 with an extended desktop so it was very easy to drag items between monitors. These are 27″ Lenovo ThinkVision monitors purchased a year or so apart. Here’s what happened.įor many years, I happily lived with 2 monitors. The bottom line is that I have adjusted and can’t imagine going back. I held off on writing about my experience until I had lived with it for a bit. Several weeks ago, I made the jump into the world of ultra-wide monitors.

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