Lenovo ThinkVision M14 14-Inch Full HD Mobile IPS USB-C Monitor

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In the end, the M14 isn’t quite the all-supreme champion that portable monitors have been missing, but it’s definitely the one that comes closest so far. Display quality exceeds expectations, especially for colour accuracy, and the sleek design is both stylish and smart. Be sure to research and consider the type of input option that will best connect with your PC and support your usage habits before you buy. The only notable weakness is here is brightness uniformity, as the bottom-right corner showed a -12.8% variance compared to the center, while the top-right corner varied by -11%. We didn’t find this particularly noticeable in normal use, though, and there are other little successes for the M14 too. Contrast is a very respectable 1,200:1, according to our colour calibrator, and the matte finish does a good job of seeing off reflections. As is common of IPS panels, the M14 also benefits from nicely wide viewing angles – very useful if you need a screen to show around in meetings. Lenovo ThinkVision M14 review: Verdict Scale new heights of productivity, flexibility, and style with a touch-enabled mobile monitor. The slim and light ThinkVision M14t is a 14-inch Full-HD display that provides you with an extra screen whenever you need it. The Lenovo ThinkVision M14 does almost everything you want a portable monitor to do. It’s very light and folds up for easy portability. But it doesn’t sacrifice a quality stand for a slim form factor. In fact, both its stand and flip-out foot offer strong resistance and firm positioning.

It’s also hard to worry about a 1.6in difference when the M14 is so far ahead on picture quality. This is best demonstrated by its incredible colour accuracy: we measured an average Delta E of just 1.3, on par with professional-grade desktop monitors and drastically superior to the I1601FWUX’s dreadful 6.5. The ThinkVision M14t’s 1920 x 1080 screen produced vibrant colors and sharp images. When I watched a trailer for Wonder Woman 1984, shades like the dark red in a carpet and the yellow sandstone in Themyscira really stood out. Fine details like the pores in Kristen Wiig’s face and the ridges in Wonder Woman’s armor were easy to identify.Best of all, the ThinkVision M14t’s color accuracy is right up there with that of the ThinkVision M14. It's considerably better than what we have tested on any other general-purpose mobile monitor. The screen connects to the base with a pair of hinges, which allows for smooth movement and an adjustment range from minus 5 to 90 degrees. This makes it, along with Lenovo's earlier ThinkVision M14, one of the few portable monitors to have a built-in, adjustable stand, rather than a folding case/screen cover that doubles as a stand. When the screen is at right angles to the base, you can even rotate it into portrait mode, and the base will prop it upright. An added convenience is an adjustable riser at the front of the base that lets you fine tune the height and set the screen at the same level as your laptop's screen.

Trying to decide between all the types of displays, frames, and panels today’s modern computer monitor can offer? Here are a few common comparisons of monitor types that might help. The compact, lightweight Lenovo ThinkVision M14 is a winning choice as a mobile monitor for business or personal use. It is well equipped to provide you with a second screen while traveling, and bright and glare-free enough for passable viewing in a variety of challenging lighting environments. This USB-C-only display can be powered from your laptop over the same cable from which it's receiving data or video; additionally, its "power pass-through" design lets you run the M14 and charge your laptop with a single AC adapter. As mentioned, there are two USB-C ports, on each side, and Lenovo advertises this as a way to make it easier to display the monitor to the left or right of your laptop. However, with the included 1m-long USB-C cable, you could probably achieve the same effect even without two USB-C ports. Including an HDMI port instead would have added more versatility by allowing the monitor to easily connect to more device types, like a TV or Raspberry Pi. But with USB-C you can connect the monitor to a tablet or smartphone too.

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This allows for two modes of use. You can show video and other content over the USB connection from a laptop with a compatible USB-C port, and simultaneously power the ThinkVision M14t from the laptop through the same USB-C connection. Alternately, you can plug an optional 65-watt AC power adapter into one of the M14t's USB-C ports to power the monitor; this will let you also charge the laptop when it is connected to the M14t's other USB-C port. Much as we like USB-C, we would like to see at least one other connection type; a lot of portable monitors add a mini-HDMI port, with a cable to connect to the HDMI port on a computer or video source. All that said, it’s better to aim higher and miss than to merely offer the bare minimum, and it’s not like you can’t get charging or removable storage capability from your nearby laptop instead. Ultimately, then, there’s no real harm done to the M14’s otherwise excellent design. We haven’t even mentioned the build quality, which is much sturdier than its slimness would suggest. Applying pressure to the corners of the screen, for instance, barely flexes it at all, and both the main stand hinge and the little height-adjusting hinge are satisfyingly firm. Lenovo ThinkVision M14 review: Image quality At Lenovo, we work hard to design computer displays that fit your budget and provide the higher resolution experience you deserve. No more grainy displays with washed out colors. No more boxy, limited visuals.