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Our review of the Lenovo Legion Pro 34WD-10 is now live. This is a 34″ 3440 x 1440 (21:9 ultrawide) monitor with LG Display WOLED panel, 800R (steep) curve, HDMI 2.1 and USB-C plus KVM support is also included. This monitor offers the usual OLED benefits such as excellent contrast, colour performance and responsiveness. My unit was well calibrated out of the box with respect to gamma and (depending on brightness used) white point. And the sRGB setting provided accurate sRGB output. I would’ve preferred the ability to change colour channels when using the sRGB setting to help correct any inaccuracies, though. Input lag was very low, there were no perceivable issues with the pixel response performance and VRR worked well – aside from the usual ‘VRR flicker‘ during significant frame rate fluctuations.

Some nice extra features not usually seen on competing products included up to 140W PD via USB-C, speakers which are actually pleasant to use and an ambient light sensor. I didn’t personally like the ambient light sensor due to lack of flexibility, but some will find it useful. I’d also consider the steep curve quite a feature. It can draw you in and increase the sense of depth when you’re gaming or watching video content, but I wasn’t a fan of it on the desktop and didn’t fully adapt to it when playing FPS games. Where the eyes frequently scan across the screen horizontally. The monitor had some weird quirks such as dramatic colour temperature changes alongside brightness changes under SDR and no ability to constrain the potentially annoying ABL behaviour under SDR. Giving some pretty wild brightness fluctuations depending on what’s being shown on the screen. This can also present challenges or inaccuracies when calibrating and profiling the monitor with some devices and software.

This model retails for ~$1000 USD. There are various 240Hz ultrawide QD-OLED alternatives from the likes of MSI, Gigabyte and Dell Alienware which undercut this price. I personally prefer the QD-OLED experience as I find the fringing less annoying on the desktop, prefer the milder curve and prefer the HDR experience. I have a keen eye for colour and really notice the colour volume difference. I also prefer the smooth-looking glossy screen surface of QD-OLEDs to the somewhat grainy WOLED matte solution. With that said there are others who will find the lightening up of QD-OLEDs in brighter rooms annoying/impractical/difficult to work around. Or will prefer the generally brighter HDR experience of WOLEDs. Or perhaps specifically want a steep curve to the screen. If that’s you and you mainly use the monitor for entertainment uses, I think you’ll very much enjoy the experience provided by the Lenovo.

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