Lenovo Legion Y34w is the latest addition to the Chinese manufacturer’s monitor catalog. A model specially designed for PC games, with interesting features such as modern mini-LED technology and a fairly reasonable price.

Lenovo’s new monitor is distributed under the “Legion” brand, which the company uses for all its gaming products. Mount the panel VA 34 inches1500R curved for greater immersion and native WQHD resolution (3440 x 1440 pixels) and widescreen format with an aspect ratio of 21:9.

The main elements of the dashboard It is based on the incorporation of mini-LEDs, an improvement on current LEDs that, as its name suggests, greatly reduces (up to 1000 times) the size of the LEDs on the display screen. a typical monitor or television. Although it still requires backlighting, it has a much larger number of local dimming zones than typical LED panels. As a result, these types of displays promise high contrast ratios, a wide color gamut, improved black tones and a peak brightness of up to 1,500 nits.

Specifically, the Lenovo Legion Y34w has 384 dimming zones, which is less than high-end models like the ASUS ROG Swift PG32UQX, but it’s also priced much lower. The rest of the technical features border on a good levelsuch as a maximum brightness of 1200 nits, DisplayHDR 1000 support, 95% DCI-P3 color gamut support, 99% sRGB coverage, 10-bit color depth (8+FRC) and factory-calibrated Delta E < 2 color accuracy, which would allow it to be used even content creators.

For the gaming section, say that it is certified for AMD FreeSync Premium Pro image synchronization technology with a refresh rate of 165 Hz (overclocked up to 180 Hz) and a response time of 1 millisecond.

It has HDMI 2.1 inputs, Display Port 1.4 and a built-in KVM switch. Another welcome feature is the USB Type-C port, which offers up to 140W of power. There are also four USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A and one USB Type-B ports on the USB monitor hub.

The Lenovo Legion Y34w will be available in China from July 29 and we expect it to hit the international market soon. Its exchange rate is relatively low, around $500. If it reaches that price, it will be one of the most interesting mini-LED monitors on the market. We’ll keep an eye on it and keep you posted.