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Design, Layout, and Construction Quality
Lenovo has designed the G25-10 with simplicity – a remarkable contrast to their Legion gaming devices. It closely resembles the ThinkVision monitor series.
The surface treatment now appears to be a hard coating with anti-glare properties. There are numerous standard features for recent gaming monitors.
The rear control area is excessively clean, almost illicitly so. Jokes aside, we genuinely appreciate how the G25-10 looks both front and back. Cable management is also something the monitor can proudly boast over competitors in this price range.
Ergonomics surpasses all with tilt and height adjustment capabilities. VESA support is, of course, available, so if you prefer two or three of these in a more ergonomic setup, you can do so.
Display options only cater to one HDMI and DisplayPort each. For connectivity, there's support for audio output, but that's about it. The absence of USB ports isn't a concern at this price point, but I really wish that option was here just to leverage its features against competing brands. Regardless, we appreciate that the power supply is internal, so hiding an unsightly power brick isn't something you need to worry about.
Software, Lighting, and Special Features
The Lenovo G25-10 features adaptive sync support, meaning it fully supports AMD FreeSync and is Nvidia G-SYNC Compatible certified upon release. This feature is enabled out of the box, which is understandable since there's no reason to turn it off. That is unless you're experiencing some issues with it turned on.
Unfortunately, backlight bleeding isn't supported, and gaming-oriented features are limited to what's written on paper. And oh, while the maximum brightness certainly adheres to HDR400 specifications, the monitor doesn't provide local dimming features, making it rather useless.
Conclusion
Lenovo G25-10 gaming monitor represents Lenovo's budget-oriented approach in the gaming monitor market, showcasing both its strengths and weaknesses.
First off, let's talk about the positives of the display, which must begin with its top-of-the-chart brightness value. Surprisingly, it achieves this with a relatively low power consumption of 21.2W. Color accuracy is also impressive with 98% sRGB coverage, sufficient for regular content creation. Input lag is also significant with a 5.5ms result. The 1ms GtG response time plays a significant role here. As mentioned, we also find the motion clarity outstanding, easily surpassing IPS panels with a 165Hz refresh rate if motion clarity is a concern.
Now for the downsides, that would be apparent. Color shifting, contrast ratio, and static response. HDR fares similarly with support for playback for such content but lacking local dimming as part of the feature, it's best left quite subtle.
In summary, the Lenovo G25-10 144Hz is just a gaming monitor suitable for its price bracket with some surprisingly commendable benchmark results for its approximately 5 million VND price tag. All in all, the TN panel is certainly not dead.
