Lenovo Legion Y32p-30 review 2024: Fantastic color accuracy

The new Lenovo Legion Y32p-30 has a lot of pixels and a lot of new ones. It’s a 32-inch gaming monitor with full 4K resolution, a claimed response time of 0.2ms, IPS screen technology, and a refresh rate of 144Hz. That’s a very specific set of features that offers a high-DPI gaming experience that, by some measures, even the best OLED gaming panels can’t match.

Oh, yeah. OLED screen tech. At the moment, that’s the problem with any high-end LCD game monitor, isn’t it? The fact that you can get a 48-inch 120Hz OLED panel like the Gigabyte Aorus FO48U for close to the $750 price tag on the Legion Y32p-30 doesn’t make for a good comparison. You can also choose from a huge number of 32-inch 4K game monitors with similar specs, some of which are much cheaper.

Lenovo Legion Y32p-30 Specifications

Design and Connectivity

The Legion Y32p-30 has a base that is both wide and deep. This gives the huge display plenty of support. The plastic feet have an industrial look that adds some flair to the otherwise simple design. Their silver finish goes well with the Raven Black case of the display. An angled cutout in the stand makes it easy to handle cables, and a fold-out headset hook on the left side is a nice touch. A light bar on the bottom of the display case can set the mood in your room, but it can only be changed with Lenovo’s Artery software (more on that later).

The monitor feels stable on its feet, and the base doesn’t move when you make changes for comfort. It can be turned forward or back from about -5 to 22 degrees, and the base can turn wide to the left or right. You can also change the height by about 5 inches. You can buy this monitor from its official website

Lenovo Legion Y32p-30: Display

Also, you can’t ignore the fact that this monitor is not a real HDR display. Local dimming is present, as is the standard DisplayHDR 400 approval. But it only has 16 edge-lit zones, which is not enough to control the lighting well enough for a real HDR experience on an LCD screen. You’ll need a Mini LED backlight with a lot of zones for that.

The Lenovo Legion Y32p-30, on the other hand, has a lot of ways to connect, such as DisplayPort 1.4, two HDMI 2.1 ports, and even a USB-C port that can give power. That will let you connect and charge a laptop, but the highest power of 75W isn’t enough for a good gaming laptop. It’s important to note that each of these sources works with the display’s full 144Hz refresh rate.

Image Quality and Performance

The 4K/144Hz 10-bit IPS display of the Lenovo Legion Y32p-30 is accurate to within a Delta 2 and displays 99% of the sRGB color space and 90% of the DCI-P3 color space. The Legion’s low tuning requirements make it an ideal choice for those who value convenience over fine image quality.

Standard, FPS1, FPS2, Racing, RTS, and two user profiles, Game1 and Game 2, are available as presets for the visual quality of your gameplay. The Standard setting provided the most true-to-life colors and temperatures, so I used that most of the time. At the default settings, though, the screen can appear a little glazed, as if the colors are afraid to be bold and natural.

Final Words

The Lenovo Legion Y32p-30 is a great game monitor in every way. It’s well made, looks great, and has a fast IPS panel that’s very well tuned right out of the box and can show blacks that are usually hard to see on this type of screen. Add to that the fact that it has two HDMI 2.1 ports for next-generation consoles and a lot of USB ports, and you have a monitor that lives up to its AED 3,499 price tag.

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