Most recently, our editorial office tested budget office monitor Lenovo Q24i-10who offered good Full HD IPS-matrix without glare and with high-quality calibration for 11 thousand rubles. Today his older brother, a model, came to us for a test. Q24h-10…
This version can no longer be called economy class, since the price for it starts from 22 thousand rubles… In this review, we will find out whether the older model is worth overpaying with the same diagonal and similar visual performance.
PACKAGING, SET, APPEARANCE AND CONNECTORS
The monitor is packed in a dense cardboard box with a traditional design in black and white. There is no special printing, the logos of the supported technologies are not present here. A plastic handle is provided on top for easy transport. The box opens from the side, and inside, two formatted pieces of foam are responsible for the safety of the monitor components. The screen is packed in a protective bag and has reliable protection against accidental external mechanical impact.
The kit includes accompanying documentation for the monitor, a booklet on visual quick assembly of the device, an HDMI cable, an external power adapter and a power cable.
In a separate niche there is a leg of a rather unusual shape, consisting of two parts – a curved tube with a convenient snap-on mount that easily attaches to the screen, as well as a heavy rectangular base with a gray plastic case and a metal Lenovo nameplate in the corner. However, exactly the same foot is used in the Q24i-10. The good thing about the platform is that there is a lot of space for organizing the workspace. Cable management is organized using a plastic fastener, which is attached to the leg tube and allows the wires not to stick out in all directions, but to go along it, but will not take them out of sight.
Where this stand loses, in our opinion, it is in the absence of adjustments to the height and horizontal position of the monitor screen. Of the possible adjustments, there is only a change in the tilt of the screen relative to the eyes by 5 degrees forward and 22 degrees backward. With such a difference in price between the models, the manufacturer could have improved the stand, but visually, it might have looked completely different. While the monitor can be wall-hung if desired thanks to VESA 100-by-100 support, the ports on the back are directed towards the wall, so it won’t be very convenient to plug them in.
Lenovo Q24h-10 is a 23.8-inch ultra-thin monitor with minimal bezel, just like its sibling. The bezel around the screen on the sides and top is only 4mm, and the widest at the bottom is 22mm. On the right edge at the bottom of it there are designations of control buttons. There is also a status LED that glows dimly white, which means it is not distracting at night. In standby mode, it changes its color to yellow.
The body of the monitor is made of matte plastic, painted in gray, which is good because it does not show fingerprints on it. The design is austere, and the zest is given to it by another iron nameplate at the right edge of the case at the back, but already larger than on the stand.
At the back, the lower part of the screen has a thickening where the filling, speakers and connectors are located. The latter is what makes this model very different from the Q24i-10. The connectors here are spaced apart on the sides of the leg attachment. On the left is a hub with two USB-A 3.1 Gen 1 ports for connecting peripherals and external drives. On the right, there are more of them: Lenovo’s proprietary power connector, HDMI port 1.4, DisplayPort 1.2, 3.5 mm audio jack for connecting external speakers or headphones, and most importantly – USB-C port. The latter is used not only to connect the screen to the laptop, but also for external devices through the built-in hub, and also powers the laptop thanks to the monitor power supply, which here has a large power reserve of 135 watts. The monitor itself consumes only an average of 18 watts.
The built-in speakers have a total power of 3 watts. There are enough of them to watch videos on YouTube and listen to music in the background while working, but do not expect the quality of good acoustics from them.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND SETTINGS
The Lenovo Q24h-10 uses a 23.8-inch 8-bit IPS panel with a maximum refresh rate of 75 Hz and a QHD resolution (2560 x 1440 pixels). The color gamut of this matrix is 100% sRGB. A WLED panel is used to illuminate the matrix. Peak brightness – 300 cd / m2. Static contrast is 1000: 1 and dynamic contrast is 3,000,000: 1. Viewing angles – 178 degrees both horizontally and vertically. To prevent tearing and distortion in dynamic scenes, the monitor is equipped with AMD FreeSync adaptive frame sync technology, which, of course, will delight those who plan to play on it occasionally. There is support for Flicker Free technologies to prevent screen flicker and a blue light filter. As a result, this monitor is TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certified, which means it is comfortable to use and tested by TÜV Rheinland for blue light emission, image quality and flicker.
Monitor settings and controls are available using 7 buttons on the bottom. The two left ones are responsible for adjusting the sound of the built-in speakers. The third key is for quick access to the selection of the signal source, and the fourth opens the section for selecting the color profiles of the image for different content. The fifth is for navigation only, and the sixth opens directly the main menu from the root of the first section. The seventh button differs in shape from the others and is directly responsible only for turning on / off the monitor. Within the menu, navigation is carried out using buttons 3 to 6. For convenience, the bottom of the screen under the menu duplicates icons that indicate the functions of the buttons below. The menu itself works very quickly and without lags. The menu has a small number of sections, and their purpose is fairly standard. The first contains the image settings, the second controls the colors. The third and fourth sections are responsible for the sound and signal source settings, respectively, and the last section is devoted to the OSD settings and the factory reset function, as well as the control of various connector functions, including fast charging via USB-C.
TESTS AND GAMES
We tested the monitor on PC, Xbox Series X, and PS5 on projects such as Gears 5 (PC), Forza Horizon 4 (XSEX), and Control (PS5). Despite the fact that we have a screen with a resolution of QHD (2560 by 1440), the PS5 did not allow setting the resolution higher than Full HD, which made the picture when playing on it was slightly fuzzy. In turn, on Xbox Series X, you can set the resolution to 2K, which leads to a sharper picture in games.
In conjunction with a PC, the display in question performed very well, demonstrating a smooth and clear picture without tears and artifacts. The monitor is capable of delivering the declared frequency of 75 Hz both when connected via HDMI and DisplayPort with USB-C. The panel has a gray to gray response time of 4ms, with an average of about 6ms.
As for the viewing angles, everything is in order here, the color rendition from all sides remains at a fairly good level. The backlighting of the monitor is uneven, unlike the younger model, and on the black one we noticed a few small highlights on the top and bottom edges of the screen.
TOTAL
What does Lenovo Q24h-10 ultimately offer us for its money? A wide selection of modern connectors, including USB-C, which is perfect for working with laptops with DisplayPort support. By connecting just one cable, you can display an image and charge your laptop, and get two more additional USB-A 3.1 Gen 1 connectors for connecting external devices. In addition, there is a matrix with a higher resolution for those for whom Full HD is not enough. Of the minuses, perhaps, it is worth noting a small flare on the screen and still the lack of adjustments in height and horizontal. Regardless, Lenovo has a pretty good budget 2K monitor, but more for the modern office than for gaming.
Author: Sergey Dyakonenko (Madnfs)
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