27" Lenovo D27-30 gaming monitor performance benchmarks: response, input and full specs review

The Lenovo D27-30 is a relatively new monitor. Lenovo D27-30 has an excellent contrast ratio of 4048 : 1. The monitor has a VESA mount. For graphics color quality, the Lenovo D27-30 has an excellent color depth of 8 -bit, resulting in smoother gradients and more accurate colors. With the AMD FreeSync support, this monitor is compatible with both AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards. The monitor panel has good viewing angles and offers better contrast and colors than TN panels. The Lenovo D27-30 has a maximum refresh rate of 75 Hz and this may be too low for the extremely fast frame rates in competitive games. Lenovo D27-30 has a total input lag of 30.6 ms, which is bad among the competition. In terms of pixel density, the Lenovo D27-30 has an low density of 82 pixels-per-inch, resulting in pixelated text and picture quality. The Lenovo D27-30 has no Display Port and which is essential for NVIDIA cards to work with AMD FreeSync. The minimum response rate of Lenovo D27-30 is 7.6 ms, which is can cause ghosting effects. For the average response rate, the Lenovo D27-30 scores 15.6 ms, which can cause motion blurring due to ineffective synchronization with the high refresh rate. Graphically demanding games may cause frame drops outside the adative refresh rate of 48 Hz. The brightness of Lenovo D27-30 is lower than other monitors.

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Brand	Lenovo
Year	2021
Model	D27-30
Size	27"
Minimum Refresh Rate	48Hz
Maximum Refresh Rate	75Hz
AMD FreeSync	Yes
NVIDIA G-Sync	No
Maximum Resolution	1920 x 1080
Panel Type	VA
Pixel Density	82 ppi
Minimum Response Time	7.6ms
Average Response Time	15.6ms
Total Response + Input Lag	30.6ms
Maximum Brightness	173 cd/m^2
Price	$ 125.0
VESA Mount	Yes
Native Color Depth	8 bit
Static Contrast Ratio	4048 : 1
Display Port	No
Overall Combination Score	61.3/100	Good

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Specifications

27" Lenovo D27-30 Design

Borders	0.3" (0.8 cm)
Curve Radius	Not Curved
Curved	No
Depth	9.3" (23.5 cm)
Height Adjustment	0.0" (0.0 cm)
Size	27"
Switch Portrait/Landscape	No
Swivel Range	No swivel
Thickness (with stand)	5.9" (15.0 cm)
Thickness (without stand)	1.8" (4.6 cm)
Tilt Range	-22.5° to 5°
Wall Mount	VESA 100x100
Weight (with stand)	9.7 lbs (4.4 kg)
Weight (without stand)	8.2 lbs (3.7 kg)
Width	9.3" (23.5 cm)

27" Lenovo D27-30 Features

HDR10	No
Multiple Input Display	No
RGB Illumination	No
Speakers	No

27" Lenovo D27-30 Inputs

10 Bit HDR	N/A
Analog Audio Out 3.5mm	1
Analog Audio Out RCA	No
Aspect Ratio	16:9
Black Frame Insertion (BFI)	N/A
DVI	No
Digital Optical Audio Out	No
DisplayPort	No
DisplayPort Out	No
HDMI	1 (HDMI 1.4)
Megapixels	2.1 MP
Microphone In 3.5mm	No
Mini DisplayPort	No
Native Resolution	8.5 ms
Native Resolution @ 60Hz	10.4 ms
Pixel Density	82 PPI
Power Supply	Internal
Screen Area	310 in²
Screen Diagonal	27.0"
USB	No
USB C	No
VGA	1
Variable Refresh Rate	7.7 ms
Variable Refresh Rate @ 60Hz	9.3 ms

27" Lenovo D27-30 Motion

BFI Maximum Frequency	N/A
BFI Minimum Frequency	N/A
Best Overdrive Setting	Off
Black Frame Insertion (BFI)	No BFI
Dark Overshoot Error	1.7%
Dark Rise / Fall Time	7.9 ms
Dark Total Response Time	19.6 ms
Flicker-Free	Yes
FreeSync	Yes
G-SYNC	No
Max Refresh Rate	75 Hz
Native	75 Hz
Overshoot Error	1.1%
PWM Dimming Frequency	0 Hz
Rise / Fall Time	7.6 ms
Total Response Time	15.6 ms
VRR Maximum	75 Hz
VRR Minimum	48 Hz
VRR Supported Connectors	HDMI
Variable Refresh Rate	FreeSync

27" Lenovo D27-30 Picture Quality

5% DSE	0.055%
5% Std. Dev.	0.452%
50% DSE	0.100%
50% Std. Dev.	3.809%
Adobe RGB In ICtCp	83.3%
Adobe RGB Picture Mode	Standard (custom)
Adobe RGB xy	77.7%
Backlight	Edge
Black Level Raise From Above	14°
Black Level Raise From Below	13°
Black Level Raise From Left	24°
Black Level Raise From Right	24°
Brightness Loss From Above	31°
Brightness Loss From Below	28°
Brightness Loss From Left	32°
Brightness Loss From Right	32°
Calculated Direct Reflections	2.0%
Color Depth	8 Bit
Color Shift From Above	70°
Color Shift From Below	70°
Color Shift From Left	69°
Color Shift From Right	70°
Color Temperature	7,520 K
Color Washout From Above	32°
Color Washout From Below	29°
Color Washout From Left	33°
Color Washout From Right	34°
Color dE	4.36
Contrast Setting	N/A
Contrast With Local Dimming	N/A
DCI P3 Picture Mode	No HDR
DCI P3 xy	N/A
DCI-P3 In ICtCp	N/A
Gamma	2.08
Gamma Setting	No Gamma Setting
Gamma Shift From Above	22°
Gamma Shift From Below	14°
Gamma Shift From Left	19°
Gamma Shift From Right	20°
HDR ABL	N/A
HDR Peak 10% Window	N/A
HDR Peak 100% Window	N/A
HDR Peak 2% Window	N/A
HDR Peak 25% Window	N/A
HDR Peak 50% Window	N/A
HDR Real Scene	N/A
HDR Sustained 10% Window	N/A
HDR Sustained 100% Window	N/A
HDR Sustained 2% Window	N/A
HDR Sustained 25% Window	N/A
HDR Sustained 50% Window	N/A
IR After 0 Min Recovery	0.14%
IR After 10 Min Recovery	0.00%
IR After 2 Min Recovery	0.00%
IR After 4 Min Recovery	0.00%
IR After 6 Min Recovery	0.00%
IR After 8 Min Recovery	0.00%
Indirect Reflections	3.5%
Local Dimming	No
Luminance	187 cd/m²
Luminance Settings	100
Native Contrast	4,048 : 1
Native Std. Dev.	0.623%
Picture Mode	Standard (sRGB)
Pixel Column Error	0.001%
Pixel Row Error	0.000%
Pixel Type	VA
RGB Controls	Default
Rec. 2020 In ICtCp	N/A
Rec. 2020 Picture Mode	No HDR
Rec. 2020 xy	N/A
SDR ABL	0.000
SDR Peak 10% Window	174 cd/m²
SDR Peak 100% Window	173 cd/m²
SDR Peak 2% Window	174 cd/m²
SDR Peak 25% Window	174 cd/m²
SDR Peak 50% Window	174 cd/m²
SDR Real Scene	152 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 10% Window	174 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 100% Window	173 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 2% Window	174 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 25% Window	174 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 50% Window	173 cd/m²
Screen Finish	Matte
Std. Dev. w/ L.D.	N/A
Sub-Pixel Layout	RGB
Total Reflections	5.5%
White Balance dE	5.47
Wide Color Gamut	N/A
sRGB In ICtCp	98.5%
sRGB Picture Mode	Standard (custom)
sRGB xy	99.0%