I just got the 32 inch version last week. So you think this 27 inch version has better color and performance than the 32 model? Debating on sending it back do to my backlighting not working on the logos I keep getting thermal warning also.
I think I remember another reviewer saying the vignettes you noticed are supposed to be there to make the center of the screen brighter, kind of like how OLEDS can get to higher peak brightness in smaller windows. I think it's a setting you can turn off.
@@AndrewGR469 Why not? Was the issue solved, did I miss some recent development with OLED technology? I intend to buy it once it's available in EU but only BECAUSE of the 3-year warranty. If you buy a 360hz monitor it's expected you will use it to play competitive shooters with HUD and that's the nemesis of OLEDs, no?
I had the asus rog strix 27", 360hz, for a few weeks, which is a great monitor and returned it after receiving the aw2725df, so far best monitor I have ever owned. The clarity and quality are just amazing.
I'm watching this on my AW2725DF and yeah, it friggin rules. I actually think the brightness for an OLED monitor is astounding, given I feel the need to watch my LG CX in complete darkness just to see clearly.
What firmware version did you test? There is a critical firmware update on the Alienware site. Otherwise nice review. Waiting for Feb 6th in the UK to order
Have you received yours? How is it ? I have got the Asus 27 rog swift pg27aqdm oled 240Hz . Wondering if i will have any improvement in picture quality in specially the brightness. I like the fact that the dell it has glossy . Before asus i had the G8 in glossy and it was beautiful compared with matte finish. Mine is saying delivery about end of Feb . Wondering if i should cancel the order or not 🙄🙄🙄
@@florentinradi7631 Had mine a few weeks, loving it, I've only had IPS displays before and its like someone lifted a veil from my screen. I'm in a fairly dark room so the glossiness it not an issue. Brightness is great, I've actually turned it down a little as sometimes I find it too bright
Just returned my 540hz monitor and imo I'd gone for a zowie monitor instead, you'll barely notice a difference but with the dyac+ you'll get unmatched motion clarity
yea seems to be pretty hard to beat 540hz especially when you add in DYAC/ULMB - though hopefully the 480hz oleds coming out later this year can get close
Optimum has a 540hz video, proves the only thing close is the 360hz ulmb2, which is equal to 540hz native, then with ulmb2 on it's unmatched, even by oled. @@957ad
For anyone looking to buy it. I have it. And imo the glossy finish has 0 issues with daylight. I have a window right behind me and yes I see some reflection if there's light, but when I'm watching something or playing a game I never notice it. Same thing with my lights. I haven't even noticed the reflection unless I focused on it. If you have a lamp right next to it then yeah maybe there's an issue, but besides that, glossy has no downfall for me.
@@ciw8688 I didn't notice anything until like day 4 or so and then my eyes couldn't handle more than like an hour or 2 looking at it. But I found out that it was the g sync. I didn't notice any flickering, but it's apparently known to have bad g sync. But when you're playing at 240-360hz I don't even care I can't use it. So if you depend on g sync then I'd highly recommend avoiding it.
just got this monitor and it's amazing. recommend buying it if u were looking at it. had the lg 240hz oled, returned it, way too dim. had the 240hz aoc oled, returned it. had the 300hz ASUS 1440p, was decent but returned it for this. I've never had a glossy monitor and this is insane. This monitor feels like your on a huge iphone screen. best monitor ive used. Use cases: hours of coding everyday, and hours of gaming. Text clarity is not an issue at all.
your comment has gone a long way to convince me to order this monitor... still undecided, though. I may be getting caught up in the details that don't even apply to me... The part about it being glossy and being like a huge iPhone screen (I have an iPhone 14 OLED display) and LOVE it. I also have an M2 Macbook Air with 13" LED screen and it's pretty close to OLED for me (not talking gaming, just using for desktop related apps). Honestly, I thought this MacBook M2 Air had an OLED. Apple has some nice displays. Thanks. ** Update ** I got the AW2725DF and experienced immediate and extreme eye strain. I returned it within a week and got the ASUS ROG Swift 27" 240Hz matte WOLED (PG27AQDM) to replace it. The Asus is not quite as nice but it's amazing if it's your first OLED computer monitor and theres no painful eye strain.
once i was a fool i believed that matte finishes were better butt i was wrong when i got my hands on the rog phone 5s i learned how good a display could truly look and now i have ordered this oled 360hz monitor so that i can experience truly amazing color contrast hdr and esports level gaming in my gold lobbys in valorant. myby ill rank up to plat who knows. in all seriousness I'm very excited to get my hands on this thing as my understanding on monitors has widened considerably over the years from semi gloss trash on cheep tvs to matte to actual good glossy displays that i really want. also getting a Bluetooth controlled light bulb that ill dim when gaming on the monitor.
can you define clear winner? As when is comes to motion clarity the 360 ulmb does actually beat the OLED, assuming you have it set correctly that is (locked fps to refresh rate and strobe rate). But I can easily see a lot of people not understanding how to get the 360 ulmb setup to actually come out on top. Other than motion clarity which is almost tied, it's pretty negligible tbh, the AW looks better in every other way. What are your thoughts?@@ralfman5
@@josephparrywhat I can say is that I only play fps games, mostly Warzone and some Fortnite and I am getting more kills with the clarity and the smooth motion. Theres really no lag. I had my asus with my Rtx 4090 so I was able to take advantage of the ulmb2 and like I said that monitor is awesome but the AW is on another level. The clarity and motion and even the brightness is excellent.
A competitive geared monitor needs to have a better sdr experience, especially in the brightness. I don't understand why they cap the screen to 250 nits... all they needed to do was allow it to peak at 350-400 the smaller windows, like some of the lg variations and it would've been perfect. But from my personal experience from the monitor and owning a qd-oled tv, Alienware isn't pushing the bar of this displays capabilities. HDR is also not widely adopted in competitive games, or even always better looking in most cases to.
@andrewmorris3479 They don't need too, I'd say its the 20-70 percent windows that need the extra brightness for typical scenes, and the lg ones *can do that, like the asus. I also own a S95B Qd-oled that hits a max of around 400nits, but only 200 nits full screen, but its miles brighter in normal scenes compared to this monitor.
I run my aw3423dwf at 70% brightness in sdr and it's plenty bright. Have you actually used a qd oled monitor for yourself? I'd agree with you when talking about lg woled from last year that doesn't even hit 200 nits but qd oled is plenty bright.
@MrDutch1e I used the 360hz and returned it. I prefer a display that can pop in sdr and most of the competitive games I play only have sdr. The Alienware just looked flat compared to my last monitor and especially compared to my S95B qd-oled. It's bright enough to USE in most cases, but it just lacks an engaging amount of brightness for the games I play.
@tylerthere5832 I only play competitive shooters and I went from a 240hz ips to the aw3423dwf and am quite happy with the brightness. Defaults to 70% or 75% and I never changed it off of that. I'm in a dark basement tho. I also have the s95b for comparison and I actually find it quite dim for games. I heard there is an issue with game hdr in recent updates and it needs to be turned off tho. Yet to try it since I rarely use it for games with my ps5.
Flickering is not only on low gray windowed applications, it is on any low gray picture with VRR enabled. The reason why you see it in windowed desktop applications is because G-sync is applied to them incorrectly which causes refresh rate to go wild. But you will see it with any low grayish scene with VRR if FPS is fluctuating at all. This is a huge issue and those displays should not be advertised as VRR compatible.
Yeah I didn't even notice the flickering, but my eyes hurt when I tried to use the VRR. It really shouldn't even be advertised as compatible with how awful it is. Even watching youtube videos my eyes were dying. I thought it was the brightness or glossy screen, but nope, just terrible VRR.
Hello, hopefully this isn’t a dumb question but would this monitor work with the PS5? The PS5 uses HDMI 2.1 and I want to make sure I buy the right monitor. Does this monitor have HDMI 2.1?
It just depends on your needs what the best monitor is. Are you super conpetitive and you want 1080p 540hz? Do you want to be competitive, have a slightly less refresh rate of 360hz and benefit from QD-OLED and 1440p? Or do you really accept nothing else than 4k 240hz QD-OLED? I would personally recommend you the Asus Rog PG248QP for 1080p super competitive, the one in this vid for 1440p QD-OLED: The Alienware AW2725DF, and the ASUS ROG PG32UCDM for 4k 240hz QD-OLED. The 1080p is E-sports TN, the 1440p and 4k one are OLED. It really just depends on your needs
@@luukherfst1209 It is clear that you understand technology, Please tell me with what characteristics would you recommend to assemble a computer, can you write? I just want to assemble a computer only for games
Trying to decide between this monitor and the new Asus rog strix 480hz monitor. Only thing I don’t like about this one is the glossy screen but I heard glossy and QDOLED has much brighter colors then the WOLED panels. 🤯
I got mine recently and i was a bit underwhelmed. Im struggling adjusting colors and hdr. If anybody has some settings they would recommend would be appreciated.
I had the same issue with the 32in 4k one. I saw a video a they said to mess around in creator mode cause it gives you more freedom on the colors and brightness. Made a huge difference
Probably the one in this vid that's 1440p. I would just not get the Alienware AW3225QF, because the firmware just completely fucks over the appeal of the monitor and motion clarity is better on display in this vid and ofcourse 360hz refresh rate combined with lower response times than the Alienware 4k makes the 1440p 360hz one way better. The biggest point why I would just not recommend the Alienware 4k OLED is just the atrocious firmware in sdr. The firmware really makes the monitor unusable for video editing and gaming
Yea but watching any screen with lots of the light in the room makes no sense for optimal picture quality / contrast. But I get your point. Yea it’s not ideal in those conditions.
@@genocidehero9687 I have not heard of rampant horror stories with Alien Ware. I will definitely be passing with zero burn in coverage with MSI. Also those prices I do not think have been confirmed. It may be a pricing mistake.
I am currently building a new PC. I upgraded to a 7900xtx and 7800x3d. I have Baldurs gate 3, Last Epoch, Palworld, FPS games and Tekken 8 that I play. I can't decide which monitor to get. Would this be a "one size fits all" or should I wait for the ASUS monitors to release soon? 27 in seems small though. What would you recommend? Thanks
I wish Alienware would be consistent in either Lunar Light (White) or Black cabinets. Or offer it in both. I know most people don't care about the color of their monitor in their setup, but if 85%+ of your products (Alienware) are Lunar Light, and if there's options to get keyboards, mice, etc. in several colors, it's not like nobody thinks about it. Alienware was the outlier to the hundreds of boring black monitors. Till relatively recently. As of now, seems like MSi variant of this Samsung panel is the strongest value till the G6 OLED shows up and really shakes things up.
I mean, PG27AQDM would have to be better in some huge ways to be preferable. They are both 1440p OLEDs for seemingly similar price, but one of them is 360hz.
Remember when someone tells you they can't tell the difference between glossy and matte, these same people also claim they can't tell the difference between 30 FPS and 500 FPS, they also cannot tell whether the Earth is Flat or Round. These are not people to have conversations with.
@@Keivz He is an idiot, there is a huge difference between matte and glossy coating especially on OLED I have seen both in person already. This is like those idiots who continue to deny that input lag is real or that they can't see above 30 FPS.
Bro must have gotten a different screen than I did, I already sent mine back. Worst text clarity I have seen on a monitor in 20 years, dim, and a whole pile of dead pixels.
Getting a good panel is RNG same as TV you r ether lucky or unclucky you can buy 10 of Same monitor but none will be the same it's pure RNG sadly that's what happens when it's mass production
Sure is a little on the dim side in comparison to LCD, but I have had zero issues with brightness, especially in HDR. Text clarity looks damn fine, too. Colors are spot on and you really can't beat how smooth this thing is running at its full potential.
I have the msi one that has same panel, but in SDR mode, windows APL size, from 50 % for example, to 100 %, birghtness increase a little bit and its very annoying for me, this mode has same panel, but can you test if do this weird abl behavior too?
Could you update your slides about the total system latency of the AW3423DW with the new (dec 23) firmware update? Should be much lower now, rtings measured around 45% decrease in input lag.
Regarding delay? The 49” DSC implementation was crap, I felt the delay, on the ASUS 360hz ULMB screen I don’t feel it at all. DSC shouldn’t add any issues if it’s done properly, but it can be done improperly and cause lots of problems.
It's 2k, with a 4090 you can easily reach those numbers on e sport titles, and a much higher frame rate on the likes of CyberPunk, or Alan Wake 2.....and starfield which still baffles me optimization wise. (A 4080, the flagship amd gpu which name escapes me, and even a 4070ti/super will do the trick just fine at 2k but a 4090 to take full advantage.) 4k is a very different story. Since your effectively chopping a 4k resolution by more than half at 2k aka qhd its great. 4k 240hz qd oleds are more of a future proof display, if you were to purchase that, then I would highly recommend getting one with dp 2.1 for next gen graphic cards.
In theory it's semi glossy with a small amount of matte, but that's in theory, because practically the monitor is way, way, way more glossy than matte. You won't notice the matte at all. Image quality is basically the same as on completely glossy 1440p QD-OLED screens.
have the ultrawide model at 120 hz that goes up too 1000 nits and thats whats keeping me from grabbing this one.... maybe OLED needs another year on the stove for me
so you did make a review without any research? alienware literally says hdmi 2.1 will be limited to 144hz like 4 times on the website. there is also some pwm problems which cause eye strain also saying its the best motion clarity is wrong, ulmb and dyac are still better
I am concerned about the fan inside this monitor. I heard some owners report that it emits a high pitch noise. I have returned many thing in the past because of high pitch sound. My ears are very sensitive.
@clave2049 I went with the 27, and it's a great monitor. I know the 32 looks better, but it's more expensive and hits harder on your hardware, so it's a tough decision.
@@Christian-cy2pn awesome! yeah 32 inch needs a powerful pc. how is the 27inch? do the colors look good? was it worth it? also how is it for watching movies/YT
@clave2049 I only tested it last night,played cyberpunk with everything maxed out and it realy looked good. Not every game looks like this, but overall it's a good display,probably the best 27 in the market. I still have to test it more,but so far so good. The colors looks very good and it is bright enough,not dim at all. I may be expected even more popping colors,but as I say I need to test it more.
Why would it get clipped? Didn't get clipped on previous qd oled. The actual screen size is about 0.2" bigger than advertised to make up for pixel shift.
@@MrDutch1eyoutube just deleted my comment. Great. Basically, what you said is all true, but this particular monitor has an issue where it shifts too far over and clips the edge of the image. There’s a reddit thread with a video showing it, but I can’t link it or my comment’ll probably get deleted again
@Apricator ah I'll have to look into it. I'm sure it wouldn't be noticeable in games tho. If so I'll wait till they fix it. Could also just be panels misaligned with bezel on some units maybe?
If you brag about upscaling at least acknowledge that there's also DLSS and frame gen. Beside, with VRR you don't have to hit 360 fps all the time. Your point is basically pointless as the same could be said about any 120hz+ panel, when it comes to running modern games at ultra high framerates.
@@d.ryan96 well you're gonna have to hit 360 fps to take full advantage of the 360hz monitor soo.. if you can't do that what's the point. 120hz is different, it's way easier to achieve than 360hz. Point is, current hardware can't take full advantage of 360hz monitors. High refresh rate can be a game changer, but once your forced to use dogshi downscaling methods to essentially ruin your image quality just so you can be that much closer to 360hz, thats a huge no no. You can mess with a lot of graphical settings, but once you touch resolution, everything turns to shit and it's just not worth it.
@@evaone4286 its a fair point, but competitive games do reach those fps without upscaling. See valorant, overwatch, apex legends, warzone/mw3, cs2 and so on. No one's expecting to run singleplayer games with raytracing at those frames
How the oled panel producer can't make a panel that displays text well? Do they realize that the vast majority of people use the monitor for text? unbelievable...
Guess I'll take that one when it's available in france (6 feb i believe i saw in the press release), as i only have room for a 27". I'll sub to your patreon to have the best color though ;)
On text fringing: Why create a subpixel layout for high end OLED panels that produces text fringing?? These tech companies have no clue what they’re doing: create a technology that fails on basic functionality such as reading text.
I find it quite funny how you clowned on matte finishes for so long and were begging for glossy monitors. Now they're here they have their issues and aren't perfect. I genuienly don't mind the matte finish, I don't know why you hate it so much.
A monitor with poor text clarity means its a Tv with bs marketing, the fact they can't even ship such basic software that comes with it without bugs says it all, definitely an "early access" product...... Except with no hope of a software fix for half of its short comings. Looks like the wait for a real oled monitor that deserves the title is not over yet.
1:16 sorry what? you do know hdmi is limited to 144hz?? ..this is technology limits not faulty ports....its always been the case that display ports gives a way higher refresh rate.
@@toohigh5721 how so…the highest possible is 144hz at 4k for hdmi2.1 and 240hz at 1080p… unless the Alienware introduced a mode switching similar to the MSI model i think it was it simply can’t go higher. And there’s no point doing it at 1440p.. definitely benefits of doing it on the 4k version.
If you have money and don't intend to play competitive games a high % of the time, sure. But 32in and 240hz is significantly worse for competitive shooters. Also, upkeep cost of 4k is far higher, forcing you to upgrade your GPU potentially every gen just to keep up and use your 4k monitor at good enough frames on modern titles.
@@TheCabIe what are you talking about? A 4080 is capable od 240 hz on warzone, other shooters are easy to run, at the end the most heavy games to run are all story games, like alan wake... for those games you can use frame generation and tou don't need to reach 240 fps... sure it is not cheap to game a 4k, but not because is expensive I am going to say that is dumb or it is better a 1440p 🤷🏻♂️
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I just got the 32 inch version last week. So you think this 27 inch version has better color and performance than the 32 model? Debating on sending it back do to my backlighting not working on the logos I keep getting thermal warning also.
Could you please respond on the questions what Firmware you were using??
@@alMighty8989 Just stock firmware on each one. Didn’t know they had new firmware
I think I remember another reviewer saying the vignettes you noticed are supposed to be there to make the center of the screen brighter, kind of like how OLEDS can get to higher peak brightness in smaller windows. I think it's a setting you can turn off.
Don’t mind me. Doing the thing where I buy a very expensive monitor and then validate my purchase by watching reviews while it ships out.
Dude, same!!! Plus I'm high and enjoying it 😂
this thing is amazing. on it rn
SAME :D
I just ordered the 4k model and I am a bit sad they do not do them without the curve
🤣👍
Someone has said this in other comments.
"Alienware monitor team keeping the company alive and carrying on its back"
It's Dell so no, they are absolutely not carrying anything. Shows how little you know of Dell in general.
@@winebartender6653oh noes, he knows so little about dell! Any idea how stupid this sounds
@@winebartender6653bro didnt even say that
One good thing about the Alienware monitors they have one of the best warranties including 3-year burn-in protection😮
Bruh people still worry about burn in in 2024 lmao
@@AndrewGR469 Why not? Was the issue solved, did I miss some recent development with OLED technology? I intend to buy it once it's available in EU but only BECAUSE of the 3-year warranty. If you buy a 360hz monitor it's expected you will use it to play competitive shooters with HUD and that's the nemesis of OLEDs, no?
@@TheCabIethis is on sale in the UK Feb 6th according to Alienware so should be a similar date across Europe
Not in eu
@@AndrewGR469With OLED monitors burn in can still happen in 2024
This monitor is amazing. Anyone on the fence should pick it up. It looks great
What are your settings bro ?
Had it for a couple of months at this point. Its amazing, just *chef's kiss*
I don’t get the nitpicking. It’s an incredible monitor. I own it and I love it
I had the asus rog strix 27", 360hz, for a few weeks, which is a great monitor and returned it after receiving the aw2725df, so far best monitor I have ever owned. The clarity and quality are just amazing.
Yes it better than my asus.
@99vv17 thas comparing to asus ips monitor, however msi and aw use the same qd oled panel. they should not be much different.
I'm watching this on my AW2725DF and yeah, it friggin rules. I actually think the brightness for an OLED monitor is astounding, given I feel the need to watch my LG CX in complete darkness just to see clearly.
What about the displayport compression?
What firmware version did you test? There is a critical firmware update on the Alienware site. Otherwise nice review. Waiting for Feb 6th in the UK to order
asking the same... sad he isn't responding... -.-
@@alMighty8989 which firmware should users be looking for now?
Have you received yours? How is it ?
I have got the Asus 27 rog swift pg27aqdm oled 240Hz . Wondering if i will have any improvement in picture quality in specially the brightness. I like the fact that the dell it has glossy . Before asus i had the G8 in glossy and it was beautiful compared with matte finish.
Mine is saying delivery about end of Feb .
Wondering if i should cancel the order or not 🙄🙄🙄
@@florentinradi7631 Had mine a few weeks, loving it, I've only had IPS displays before and its like someone lifted a veil from my screen. I'm in a fairly dark room so the glossiness it not an issue. Brightness is great, I've actually turned it down a little as sometimes I find it too bright
Would have been good to compare the clarity with the 540hz monitors rather than other oleds, especially with a title like clarity king
Just returned my 540hz monitor and imo I'd gone for a zowie monitor instead, you'll barely notice a difference but with the dyac+ you'll get unmatched motion clarity
Interesting the 540hz looks to be winning every motion comparison?
yea seems to be pretty hard to beat 540hz especially when you add in DYAC/ULMB - though hopefully the 480hz oleds coming out later this year can get close
@@Smouchieificationzowie has 1.5ms processing time but only on the 360, the 500 might be poggers
Optimum has a 540hz video, proves the only thing close is the 360hz ulmb2, which is equal to 540hz native, then with ulmb2 on it's unmatched, even by oled. @@957ad
0:50 Alienware CEO, a flerken, supervising the product
I’ve had for a week. I upgraded from an asus 1080p monitor and this monitor is incredible.
Hell of an upgrade
How are you getting sound?
@bagels377 how is it now? Any problems?
For anyone looking to buy it. I have it. And imo the glossy finish has 0 issues with daylight. I have a window right behind me and yes I see some reflection if there's light, but when I'm watching something or playing a game I never notice it. Same thing with my lights. I haven't even noticed the reflection unless I focused on it. If you have a lamp right next to it then yeah maybe there's an issue, but besides that, glossy has no downfall for me.
do you have any eye strain after a long session of using the monitor?
@@ciw8688 I didn't notice anything until like day 4 or so and then my eyes couldn't handle more than like an hour or 2 looking at it. But I found out that it was the g sync. I didn't notice any flickering, but it's apparently known to have bad g sync. But when you're playing at 240-360hz I don't even care I can't use it. So if you depend on g sync then I'd highly recommend avoiding it.
@@Relax-il7zn thats very informative, thanks man. i don't ever use g-sync so that wouldn't be a problem
just got this monitor and it's amazing. recommend buying it if u were looking at it.
had the lg 240hz oled, returned it, way too dim.
had the 240hz aoc oled, returned it.
had the 300hz ASUS 1440p, was decent but returned it for this.
I've never had a glossy monitor and this is insane. This monitor feels like your on a huge iphone screen. best monitor ive used.
Use cases: hours of coding everyday, and hours of gaming. Text clarity is not an issue at all.
Be careful when you code, having static images for hours will cause burn in as it did with my oled monitor
your comment has gone a long way to convince me to order this monitor... still undecided, though. I may be getting caught up in the details that don't even apply to me...
The part about it being glossy and being like a huge iPhone screen (I have an iPhone 14 OLED display) and LOVE it.
I also have an M2 Macbook Air with 13" LED screen and it's pretty close to OLED for me (not talking gaming, just using for desktop related apps). Honestly, I thought this MacBook M2 Air had an OLED. Apple has some nice displays.
Thanks.
** Update ** I got the AW2725DF and experienced immediate and extreme eye strain. I returned it within a week and got the ASUS ROG Swift 27" 240Hz matte WOLED (PG27AQDM) to replace it. The Asus is not quite as nice but it's amazing if it's your first OLED computer monitor and theres no painful eye strain.
thanks for commenting on text. I work 8 hours a day coding and not a lot of opinions out there about it
Thank you. But, I'll wait for 3840x2160 models with DisplayPort 2.1a.
once i was a fool i believed that matte finishes were better butt i was wrong when i got my hands on the rog phone 5s i learned how good a display could truly look and now i have ordered this oled 360hz monitor so that i can experience truly amazing color contrast hdr and esports level gaming in my gold lobbys in valorant. myby ill rank up to plat who knows. in all seriousness I'm very excited to get my hands on this thing as my understanding on monitors has widened considerably over the years from semi gloss trash on cheep tvs to matte to actual good glossy displays that i really want. also getting a Bluetooth controlled light bulb that ill dim when gaming on the monitor.
next you get a pc crt monitor :O
This is semi gloss technically cause it has an super slight anti-reflective film. U can’t tell tho, u can just notice less reflections
And I own it
I think you made a mistake at 2:55. What mode follows the sRGB gamma curve? You said it might be mislabeled but didn’t say what it was.
what issues do you think can be fixed with a firmware update on the cons that you listed towards the end of the video?
Excited for the 32" 4k 240hz monitor reviews.
That's also QD OLED with a glossy finish, so yea that one should be an absolutely insane monitor too just like the monitor in this vid is
Is it glossy or semi-glossy? Thanks!
it is better than the 360hz ulmb 2 montiors for competive gaming?
That’s what I want to know
No way. No how.
It is better, the AW is on another level. Thats not to say the 360hz ulmb2 is a slug, having used both the clear winner is the AW.
can you define clear winner? As when is comes to motion clarity the 360 ulmb does actually beat the OLED, assuming you have it set correctly that is (locked fps to refresh rate and strobe rate). But I can easily see a lot of people not understanding how to get the 360 ulmb setup to actually come out on top. Other than motion clarity which is almost tied, it's pretty negligible tbh, the AW looks better in every other way. What are your thoughts?@@ralfman5
@@josephparrywhat I can say is that I only play fps games, mostly Warzone and some Fortnite and I am getting more kills with the clarity and the smooth motion. Theres really no lag. I had my asus with my Rtx 4090 so I was able to take advantage of the ulmb2 and like I said that monitor is awesome but the AW is on another level. The clarity and motion and even the brightness is excellent.
Is this monitor better than the asus oled 240hz
A competitive geared monitor needs to have a better sdr experience, especially in the brightness. I don't understand why they cap the screen to 250 nits... all they needed to do was allow it to peak at 350-400 the smaller windows, like some of the lg variations and it would've been perfect.
But from my personal experience from the monitor and owning a qd-oled tv, Alienware isn't pushing the bar of this displays capabilities. HDR is also not widely adopted in competitive games, or even always better looking in most cases to.
None of the LG OLED monitors can hit above 275 nits in a 100% APL scenario.
@andrewmorris3479 They don't need too, I'd say its the 20-70 percent windows that need the extra brightness for typical scenes, and the lg ones *can do that, like the asus. I also own a S95B Qd-oled that hits a max of around 400nits, but only 200 nits full screen, but its miles brighter in normal scenes compared to this monitor.
I run my aw3423dwf at 70% brightness in sdr and it's plenty bright. Have you actually used a qd oled monitor for yourself? I'd agree with you when talking about lg woled from last year that doesn't even hit 200 nits but qd oled is plenty bright.
@MrDutch1e I used the 360hz and returned it. I prefer a display that can pop in sdr and most of the competitive games I play only have sdr. The Alienware just looked flat compared to my last monitor and especially compared to my S95B qd-oled. It's bright enough to USE in most cases, but it just lacks an engaging amount of brightness for the games I play.
@tylerthere5832 I only play competitive shooters and I went from a 240hz ips to the aw3423dwf and am quite happy with the brightness. Defaults to 70% or 75% and I never changed it off of that. I'm in a dark basement tho. I also have the s95b for comparison and I actually find it quite dim for games. I heard there is an issue with game hdr in recent updates and it needs to be turned off tho. Yet to try it since I rarely use it for games with my ps5.
Flickering is not only on low gray windowed applications, it is on any low gray picture with VRR enabled. The reason why you see it in windowed desktop applications is because G-sync is applied to them incorrectly which causes refresh rate to go wild. But you will see it with any low grayish scene with VRR if FPS is fluctuating at all. This is a huge issue and those displays should not be advertised as VRR compatible.
Yeah I didn't even notice the flickering, but my eyes hurt when I tried to use the VRR. It really shouldn't even be advertised as compatible with how awful it is. Even watching youtube videos my eyes were dying. I thought it was the brightness or glossy screen, but nope, just terrible VRR.
Thanks for tip for custom HDR mode. Much brighter for me. Waiting on settings to drop on your patreon.
The hdmi 2.1 doesn't support the normal transfer rate on this monitor. It is not a faulty port check other reviews or their website.
This or the MSI 271QRX?? I need to see if this is worth 100 dollars more.
@99vv17 I have not bought either yet LOL. still saving up. the dell might be worth imo
@@JosoLifts did u buy
Why not include AW3225QF in the charts?
Regarding the ICC profile, do we have to install both SRGB and HDR 480 or either of them? Thanks for the video
So which is better 27” Msi MPG OLED or the Dell AW2725DF OLED ???
Alienware
@@Who-Uhm-Cares if so why?
Which hdr setting should I use in the monitor for best overall convenience. Off or hdr 400 black?
Why was the ASUS pg27aqdm not added to the total system latency chart??
This monitors amazing i got it and i love it.
i have one also. What settings do you use?
Hello, hopefully this isn’t a dumb question but would this monitor work with the PS5? The PS5 uses HDMI 2.1 and I want to make sure I buy the right monitor. Does this monitor have HDMI 2.1?
Yes
When will we get 4K 360 fps monitors.
Also. What’s the BEST monitor to buy this year?
I’m about to go ALL out on a $6000 PC
You're getting screwed over if you're paying $6000, unless that includes peripheral costs.
It just depends on your needs what the best monitor is. Are you super conpetitive and you want 1080p 540hz? Do you want to be competitive, have a slightly less refresh rate of 360hz and benefit from QD-OLED and 1440p? Or do you really accept nothing else than 4k 240hz QD-OLED? I would personally recommend you the Asus Rog PG248QP for 1080p super competitive, the one in this vid for 1440p QD-OLED: The Alienware AW2725DF, and the ASUS ROG PG32UCDM for 4k 240hz QD-OLED. The 1080p is E-sports TN, the 1440p and 4k one are OLED. It really just depends on your needs
@@luukherfst1209 It is clear that you understand technology, Please tell me with what characteristics would you recommend to assemble a computer, can you write? I just want to assemble a computer only for games
Trying to decide between this monitor and the new Asus rog strix 480hz monitor. Only thing I don’t like about this one is the glossy screen but I heard glossy and QDOLED has much brighter colors then the WOLED panels. 🤯
Is there a uniform brightness setting?
What’s the consensus on upgrading from the 34” 23 model? Am I going to just be wasting money on an incremental upgrade if I go for this?
I just pulled the trigger, and I am coming from the 34", I am just kind of sick of the work arounds for Ultra Wide monitors so I am going back to 16:9
are you sure its GSYNC compatible? the 4k one is but its not stated on dells site.
Yes it is
@@TheSpazoQCno it’s not .. sadly not
This or the Asus xg27aqdmg? I can't seem to pick one....the coating is leaning me towards to Asus.
I got mine recently and i was a bit underwhelmed. Im struggling adjusting colors and hdr. If anybody has some settings they would recommend would be appreciated.
I had the same issue with the 32in 4k one. I saw a video a they said to mess around in creator mode cause it gives you more freedom on the colors and brightness. Made a huge difference
I’m running mine in the fps color mode
You do know how OLED works right?
@@Aycejay what do you mean ?
@@ianserquina1888 well I was just asking because oleds just work different color wise but I’m sure you know!! ;)
Still waiting for a price for this here in the Uk
So what should be the best monitor for video editing (non 4k) and for playing games (mostly Fortnite), this or the Alienware AW3225QF QD-OLED?
Probably the one in this vid that's 1440p. I would just not get the Alienware AW3225QF, because the firmware just completely fucks over the appeal of the monitor and motion clarity is better on display in this vid and ofcourse 360hz refresh rate combined with lower response times than the Alienware 4k makes the 1440p 360hz one way better. The biggest point why I would just not recommend the Alienware 4k OLED is just the atrocious firmware in sdr. The firmware really makes the monitor unusable for video editing and gaming
how many years will it take to get QD OLED on mainstream?
please also show pitch black in a well lit room to see how bad is the true black on these newer qd oled
Yea but watching any screen with lots of the light in the room makes no sense for optimal picture quality / contrast. But I get your point. Yea it’s not ideal in those conditions.
Did you see the prices of the new MSI OLEDs?
No burn in warranty with them.
@@jaketapper8910seems like even with AW people are rolling the dice
Ah but it only has DP 1.4
@@genocidehero9687 I have not heard of rampant horror stories with Alien Ware. I will definitely be passing with zero burn in coverage with MSI. Also those prices I do not think have been confirmed. It may be a pricing mistake.
@@genocidehero9687haven't seen anyone denied for burn in from Dell.
Mines is coming tomorrow
I just got this and mine looks really dark compared to my IPS is it meant too or am I doing something wrong?
What's your IPS monitor and what brightness you were using it at?
@@juanblanco7898 AW2724DM 80-100 mainly
srgb is the brightest mode
I am currently building a new PC. I upgraded to a 7900xtx and 7800x3d. I have Baldurs gate 3, Last Epoch, Palworld, FPS games and Tekken 8 that I play. I can't decide which monitor to get. Would this be a "one size fits all" or should I wait for the ASUS monitors to release soon? 27 in seems small though. What would you recommend?
Thanks
If u play fps shooters 27 inch is ideal. For games like ac creed rpg games 32 inch one better. It depends on games u play very often.
27 is too big to have on a desk 🤣🤣🤣
New msi 360 oled is way better
I wish Alienware would be consistent in either Lunar Light (White) or Black cabinets. Or offer it in both. I know most people don't care about the color of their monitor in their setup, but if 85%+ of your products (Alienware) are Lunar Light, and if there's options to get keyboards, mice, etc. in several colors, it's not like nobody thinks about it.
Alienware was the outlier to the hundreds of boring black monitors. Till relatively recently.
As of now, seems like MSi variant of this Samsung panel is the strongest value till the G6 OLED shows up and really shakes things up.
Alienware AW2725DF or Asus PG27AQDM ?????🙏
I mean, PG27AQDM would have to be better in some huge ways to be preferable. They are both 1440p OLEDs for seemingly similar price, but one of them is 360hz.
@@TheCabIe And qd oled vs woled, semiglossy vs matte and more cheaper
your voice sounds like this other channel i watch i think you are the same channel?
Did you try gsync or freesync? Does it have a fan?
Yes
Remember when someone tells you they can't tell the difference between glossy and matte, these same people also claim they can't tell the difference between 30 FPS and 500 FPS, they also cannot tell whether the Earth is Flat or Round.
These are not people to have conversations with.
Optimumtech said there’s basically no difference in his eyes. It’s subjective.
@@Keivz He is an idiot, there is a huge difference between matte and glossy coating especially on OLED I have seen both in person already.
This is like those idiots who continue to deny that input lag is real or that they can't see above 30 FPS.
$999 Canadian ... couldnt resist and ordered it!
I love this monitor but msi qrx use graphene film and i dont know if is better in firmware and construction quality, which is better opcion?
Bro must have gotten a different screen than I did, I already sent mine back. Worst text clarity I have seen on a monitor in 20 years, dim, and a whole pile of dead pixels.
1440p is generally bad clarity. You need 4k for that
Getting a good panel is RNG same as TV you r ether lucky or unclucky you can buy 10 of Same monitor but none will be the same it's pure RNG sadly that's what happens when it's mass production
@@gch910you don't know what you r talking about
@@gch910 lol what are u talking, 4k for gaming is dumb
Sure is a little on the dim side in comparison to LCD, but I have had zero issues with brightness, especially in HDR. Text clarity looks damn fine, too. Colors are spot on and you really can't beat how smooth this thing is running at its full potential.
New week
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any glossy 1440p monitors with height adjust. i think that'd be my next step up from what i got currently
Just use monitor arm, you can adjust as you want and you save desk space.
I have the msi one that has same panel, but in SDR mode, windows APL size, from 50 % for example, to 100 %, birghtness increase a little bit and its very annoying for me, this mode has same panel, but can you test if do this weird abl behavior too?
Could you update your slides about the total system latency of the AW3423DW with the new (dec 23) firmware update? Should be much lower now, rtings measured around 45% decrease in input lag.
Nice! I don’t have it, so I’ll remove the result for now. Thanks.
Those monitors don't come with polarizer, so they blacks look grayed. LG Oled panels show true blacks even in bright rooms
thinking really hard between this and the Samsung G9 oled odyssey to put with my ASUS PG279Q
I have msi mpg 360hz got it for 899 sniped the aw27 for 662
did u prefer msi or alienware
And I’d like to hear if you agree about DSC or not
Regarding delay? The 49” DSC implementation was crap, I felt the delay, on the ASUS 360hz ULMB screen I don’t feel it at all.
DSC shouldn’t add any issues if it’s done properly, but it can be done improperly and cause lots of problems.
is the lack of dp 2.1 an issue to reach the max hz?
It's 2k, with a 4090 you can easily reach those numbers on e sport titles, and a much higher frame rate on the likes of CyberPunk, or Alan Wake 2.....and starfield which still baffles me optimization wise. (A 4080, the flagship amd gpu which name escapes me, and even a 4070ti/super will do the trick just fine at 2k but a 4090 to take full advantage.)
4k is a very different story. Since your effectively chopping a 4k resolution by more than half at 2k aka qhd its great.
4k 240hz qd oleds are more of a future proof display, if you were to purchase that, then I would highly recommend getting one with dp 2.1 for next gen graphic cards.
No DP1.4 can do 600 Hz at 1440p with DSC
@@Dr.WhetFarts Do we need to configure the DSC stuff? Or just plug in DP 1.4 and straight up we get 360hz?
@@Crack-ol1djI can’t reach 360hz but I don’t know what’s wrong
@@pepepolo6680 Mybe is your GPU don supported. Old series graphics card seems to be not support. Mine is rtx4070 super
Is it 1440P
yes
I dont mean to rush, but when will i be able to see your calibrations? i want to put them on my monitor asap😅
I've heard that this display is actually semi glossy with a minor matte finish
Na it's glossy af
In theory it's semi glossy with a small amount of matte, but that's in theory, because practically the monitor is way, way, way more glossy than matte. You won't notice the matte at all. Image quality is basically the same as on completely glossy 1440p QD-OLED screens.
have the ultrawide model at 120 hz that goes up too 1000 nits and thats whats keeping me from grabbing this one.... maybe OLED needs another year on the stove for me
so you did make a review without any research? alienware literally says hdmi 2.1 will be limited to 144hz like 4 times on the website. there is also some pwm problems which cause eye strain
also saying its the best motion clarity is wrong, ulmb and dyac are still better
I am concerned about the fan inside this monitor. I heard some owners report that it emits a high pitch noise. I have returned many thing in the past because of high pitch sound. My ears are very sensitive.
can't hear any fan noise.
Im so torn between this and 3225qf.
same here. might just go with the 27inch since its perfect for fps games
@clave2049 I went with the 27, and it's a great monitor. I know the 32 looks better, but it's more expensive and hits harder on your hardware, so it's a tough decision.
@@Christian-cy2pn awesome! yeah 32 inch needs a powerful pc. how is the 27inch? do the colors look good? was it worth it? also how is it for watching movies/YT
@clave2049 I only tested it last night,played cyberpunk with everything maxed out and it realy looked good. Not every game looks like this, but overall it's a good display,probably the best 27 in the market. I still have to test it more,but so far so good. The colors looks very good and it is bright enough,not dim at all. I may be expected even more popping colors,but as I say I need to test it more.
@@Christian-cy2pn nice this monitor sounds pretty good. does it have any scratches? or do u have any eye strain?
I still need a 27 inch 4k glossy FLAT qd-oled.
You wont see that. 4K on 27 inch requires massive scaling.
hope they iron out the problems in a firmware update..
How do you setup speakers to this model?
If it’s anything like my 34 inch just plug the aux jack into the bottom from the computer speakers
@@even_steven777 that’s what my major issue is, there is no aux app this year.
@@RoyalBoyle78 you’re saying this monitor doesn’t have a speaker jack? Damn
@@even_steven777 nope, does not. That’s what kinda kept me away.
@@RoyalBoyle78 dang, though I don’t think that’ll affect me because I’d plug my speakers into my steam deck so the sound would probably work that way
So you didn’t get the issue with the image getting slightly clipped on one side every time it pixel shifts?
Why would it get clipped? Didn't get clipped on previous qd oled. The actual screen size is about 0.2" bigger than advertised to make up for pixel shift.
I’d really like to find out whether this affects all units or not, but no one else seems to be talking about it so far
@@MrDutch1eyoutube just deleted my comment. Great. Basically, what you said is all true, but this particular monitor has an issue where it shifts too far over and clips the edge of the image. There’s a reddit thread with a video showing it, but I can’t link it or my comment’ll probably get deleted again
@Apricator ah I'll have to look into it. I'm sure it wouldn't be noticeable in games tho. If so I'll wait till they fix it. Could also just be panels misaligned with bezel on some units maybe?
Gorilla glass is the only glass. I do not understand (at all) what they're doing over there but they're always next level.
got mine but it wont turn on ;-;
I would love see this monitor with 1800R curvature variant.
Woah man! The CLARITY!
(meanwhile running game at 1080p FSR downscaled to 240p cause you can't hit stable 360hz)
If you brag about upscaling at least acknowledge that there's also DLSS and frame gen. Beside, with VRR you don't have to hit 360 fps all the time. Your point is basically pointless as the same could be said about any 120hz+ panel, when it comes to running modern games at ultra high framerates.
@@d.ryan96 well you're gonna have to hit 360 fps to take full advantage of the 360hz monitor soo.. if you can't do that what's the point. 120hz is different, it's way easier to achieve than 360hz. Point is, current hardware can't take full advantage of 360hz monitors. High refresh rate can be a game changer, but once your forced to use dogshi downscaling methods to essentially ruin your image quality just so you can be that much closer to 360hz, thats a huge no no. You can mess with a lot of graphical settings, but once you touch resolution, everything turns to shit and it's just not worth it.
@@evaone4286 its a fair point, but competitive games do reach those fps without upscaling. See valorant, overwatch, apex legends, warzone/mw3, cs2 and so on. No one's expecting to run singleplayer games with raytracing at those frames
Does it work with gsync Nvidia gpu?
yes.
Yes. G-sync and V-sync both work perfectly fine on this monitor and also variable refresh rate for ps5 works perfectly fine in case you're wondering
He said this right at the start, did you even watch the video?
I cant tolerate any OLEDS due to flickering modulation.
I get zero flickering on my Dell qd oled. My lg woled did it like crazy. Dell is one of the best out there for tuning monitors.
the lg was the one i had, only one, i will try the qdoled probably@@MrDutch1e
Isn’t this the same dude who has a video saying not to buy 1440p monitors for gaming?
In two days this guy is gonna say how this monitor is a disaster.
That was only really the case with the 4k Alienware one
How the oled panel producer can't make a panel that displays text well? Do they realize that the vast majority of people use the monitor for text? unbelievable...
Guess I'll take that one when it's available in france (6 feb i believe i saw in the press release), as i only have room for a 27". I'll sub to your patreon to have the best color though ;)
Alors, tu l'as commandé? 900e le bougre j'hésite mdr
@@WonderfulMiwasak jtourne ma vidéo dessus, une sacré dinguerie venant de l'lcd !
J'ai commandé avec 14% de cashback je le reçois demain 😜
Obviously something prevented the live review
On text fringing: Why create a subpixel layout for high end OLED panels that produces text fringing??
These tech companies have no clue what they’re doing: create a technology that fails on basic functionality such as reading text.
It's for gaming first
$110+ for a cable lmao
Fuck that
I find it quite funny how you clowned on matte finishes for so long and were begging for glossy monitors. Now they're here they have their issues and aren't perfect. I genuienly don't mind the matte finish, I don't know why you hate it so much.
A monitor with poor text clarity means its a Tv with bs marketing, the fact they can't even ship such basic software that comes with it without bugs says it all, definitely an "early access" product...... Except with no hope of a software fix for half of its short comings. Looks like the wait for a real oled monitor that deserves the title is not over yet.
Alienware keeps releasing firmware, they can easily fix issues while selling tons, meanwhine other brands don't even have their answer ready yet
1:16 sorry what? you do know hdmi is limited to 144hz?? ..this is technology limits not faulty ports....its always been the case that display ports gives a way higher refresh rate.
This is incorrect
@@toohigh5721 how so…the highest possible is 144hz at 4k for hdmi2.1 and 240hz at 1080p… unless the Alienware introduced a mode switching similar to the MSI model i think it was it simply can’t go higher. And there’s no point doing it at 1440p.. definitely benefits of doing it on the 4k version.
@@toohigh5721 The The AW2725DF product page says its HDMI port only supports up to 144hz at 2560x1440 on HDMI
GOD TIER! DISASTER! KING!
I have your Patreon and I'm not seeing any calibration info for this monitor.
It will be up tomorrow.
I would never trade a 4k 32in for a 27 in 1440p...
Thats u, 4k for gaming is dumb
you dont know what are you taling about... 4k gaming is the best, at 240 hz is heaven...
@@Raynoxfps
@@Games_and_TechYou do realise you need a very powerful specification to run 4K 240hz? good luck with that
If you have money and don't intend to play competitive games a high % of the time, sure. But 32in and 240hz is significantly worse for competitive shooters. Also, upkeep cost of 4k is far higher, forcing you to upgrade your GPU potentially every gen just to keep up and use your 4k monitor at good enough frames on modern titles.
@@TheCabIe what are you talking about? A 4080 is capable od 240 hz on warzone, other shooters are easy to run, at the end the most heavy games to run are all story games, like alan wake... for those games you can use frame generation and tou don't need to reach 240 fps... sure it is not cheap to game a 4k, but not because is expensive I am going to say that is dumb or it is better a 1440p 🤷🏻♂️
Oh, NOW you like 1440p?
that was like half a year ago lol
Still color fringing. Will wait for next gen and stay with my fast IPS.
I would never pay 800 for a 1440p oled. Has to be 4k at that point. We aint back in 2019.