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Available in 24- and 27-inch 1080p models, the 650 series is one of four new LED-lit displays to employ a new flat panel display technology that boasts ultra-wide viewing angles and highly accurate color reproduction.

Other models using Samsng's Multi-domain Veritical Alignment (MVA) panels are the 200 series and 450 series budget an office workhorse models available in models from 19 inches to 24 inches. In its high-end 850 series, the company also introduced Plane Line Switching (PLS) technology, which it claims can display 100 percent of colors in the sRGB color space specification.

With Central Station, Samsung has solved the obsolete docking station problem that has vexed the enterprise since the dawn of docking station time. Central Station wirelessly connects any Windows laptop to the display and its Ethernet, audio and USB ports (two of which are USB 3.0 compliant). Simply walk up with a dongle-equipped laptop and after a one-time driver install, Windows configures the devices as if connected physically.

Lenovo Thinkvision L2440p 24 inch Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor

The Lenovo ThinkVision L2440p 24inch Widescreen Monitor (T40HBUK) is a WUXGA TFT LCD monitor with a 1920×1200 resolution, a 1000:1 contrast ratio, a 5ms response time and a 300cd/m2 brightness.

The ThinkVision L2440p Wide is Lenovo’s thoughtfully engineered, 24-inch widescreen LCD monitor that is energy efficient and environmentally responsible. The slim design combined with light booster technology reduces mercury content by 33% and enables it to operate at 50% less power than its conventional counterparts without sacrificing performance. It is the preferred choice for ThinkStation users running professional applications such as CAD/CAM. proved to be an excellent performer with games and movies, showing accurate color reproduction and deep blacks. It includes the “ergonomic trifecta” of screen pivoting, rotation, and height adjustments. And it includes DVI, VGA, and HDMI connection options. Priced at $750, the ThinkVision L2440x is the most expensive 24-inch monitor we’ve reviewed. Is it worth it? In a word, no. There are much cheaper LCDs, such as the $390 V7 D24w33, which offers the same screen size and comparable performance. The $620 Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP boasts better overall performance, and the $550 Lenovo ThinkVision L2440p has an identical design as the L2440x, with very similar performance, but does not include an LED-based backlight. We’d recommend any of the three displays before the pricey L2440x.

Design and features Compared with the HP w2408h True Color Widescreen with its long 1.25-inch wide bezel, the Lenovo’s smaller, 0.75-inch wide bezel takes up a little less room on your desktop, even though the screen sizes are the same. The panel depth continues this trend; it’s only 1.25 inches thick, compared with the Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP’s 1.8-inches thick panel and the Samsung SyncMaster T240HD, whose panel is 2.2 inches thick. The flat, half-moon-shaped footstand is 12.25 inches wide and 8.25 inches deep. This is a wide foot stand, but if the height of the screen is adjusted to its maximum 4.5 inches, the display will wobble quite a bit when knocked from the sides. However, when the panel is at its lowest height, there is minimal wobbling. The screen pivots 90 degrees vertically and rotates about 50 degrees to the left and right. It tilts back about 20 degrees.

On the back, the connection options–including DVI, VGA, and HDMI–have been placed off to the left side a couple inches away from the neck, making reaching them and connecting cables a simple and quick process. On the left side of the panel, hidden from direct frontal view, are three USB ports placed one on top of the other.

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