How Will They Top This? - Alienware AW2725Q

[@bighammer3464]

No friggin way, monitor man is talkin about monitors

[@eddi3401]

Shit is annoying lol

[@someguy035]

@@eddi3401 Don't watch then lol

[@CameronRides]

@@eddi3401plouffe knows his shit

[@paradox...]

Truly we are blessed

[@Jaie55]

XDDDDD

[@davidpomerantz]

Plouffle owning a monitor will forever be a funny running gag

[@Kyle_116]

Don't undersell it, he owns TWO whole monitors!

[@fug33]

whats funny about it? at this point its just annoying lol

[@JagsP95]

I envy you if that's enough to amuse you over and over and over and over and over again.

[@KurausuEddy]

As soon as I read "4K 240hz" and "DP 1.4" I felt a deep disappointment.

[@burn.it.up.vzaaaa]

I turned my ears off as soon as I heard DP 1.4. ITS DP 2.1 or bust.

[@KurausuEddy]

@burn.it.up.vzaaaa I feel the same way, honestly, it's been long enough since the DP 2.1 spec was released... Brands releasing monitors whose resolution and frame rate depend on the new spec without it should be publicly shamed... Like... I don't care if DSC is good enough, if I'm paying for a car that has a 6L V8, it's only fair to expect that it has tires that won't pop out when it gets to max speed.

[@bren.r]

current OLED doesn't get bright enough so it was dead on arrival anyways

[@PavelSustov]

Why?

[@KurausuEddy]

@@bren.r brightness is not a problem for most people... Or are you going to tell me that it is impossible to close windows, draw curtains and turn off the lights? Remember... Brightness is partly relative to the sensitivity of your eyes, that's why saturated colors appear brighter... Let your eyes get used to a dark environment and even a cell phone can bother them.

[@ChronoWolf]

Whoever designed that ShortCircuit desktop wallpaper where the “O” is dead center so the cursor spawns snug and nicely in there on boot is a genius!

[@R0gue1gNite]

Never of thought of it, does the cursor default spawn center on boot?

[@FinneasJedidiah]

Probably for consistency​@@R0gue1gNite

[@TheMonthlyJack]

@@R0gue1gNite Yes

[@gandalfdengra5580]

DP 1.4 in 2025, cmon.

[@Xyz-i7b2d]

they really messed it up right there... ASUS on the other hand, has DP2.1

[@Zamaric]

enjoy your 2 inch display port cable with dp 2.1

[@gandalfdengra5580]

@@Zamaric Stop coping bro, it's fine. Disingenuous to believe the cable length will be a problem at all in 2025.

[@Zamaric]

@@gandalfdengra5580 you are the one coping. You cant even tell the difference.

[@gandalfdengra5580]

@@Zamaric Grasping at straws are we. There is more to 2.1 than being a technical visual upgrade.

[@PLAYCOREE]

Damn, this Thumbnail is straight out of 2013, a red arrow, the Thumbnail face, everything has Dropshadow or glow...its perfect

[@TheSpiral01]

"Red arrow"?

[@GoodGamer3000]

@TheSpiral01 There's multiple thumbnails. I see one as described and another where he's just smiling and pointing at the monitor, no red arrow

[@TheSpiral01]

@@GoodGamer3000 "this Thumbnail" "red arrow" get it now?

[@GoodGamer3000]

​@@TheSpiral01, oh, Speedy. Got it.

[@Convexified]

I would say more like 2023 than 2013

[@Owen-uk3sj]

Oh, hey. It’s that monitor guy.

[@Haru_no_ki]

Dp 1.4 is nuts. They dropped the ball big times

[@Geneticser]

Finally 4K 27".

[@veilmontTV]

I totally get why you'd want 27 but I'm glad this seems to be the big deal in the 4k space because i love my 32 inch version. . Maybe next year I'll feel compelled to upgrade but I don't feel held back at all in multi-player titles and the 32 inches kills single player content.

[@lucassilvas1]

@@veilmontTV 27'' feels so small after you get used to 32'', I tried one and had to return it. Bummer.

[@maga451]

​​​@@lucassilvas1 27 feels too big after 24. Text is too small at 100% scaling, simply can't work on it. Increasing scaling is not suitable because the text becomes blurry. I tried one and had to return it.

[@Neojhun]

@@veilmontTV For people with not excellent eye sight especially for desktop use. 31.5" and 4K is the perfect pixel density and massive space. 140 ppi is great for many people and text looks freaking awesome. FYI 27" at 1440p is 109 ppi.

[@maolcogi]

Considering upgrading from my AW3423DW to this, I would get rid of my old inferior buggy Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 and use my AW3423DW as my discord and browsing monitor. It seems like sacrilege to use an OLED for that, but it's either that or I just sell the AW3423DW to someone. I dunno...

[@mitchtalmadge]

0:57 How did he PERFECTLY match his hoodie color to that monitor stand

[@kaiserfakinaway5909]

monitor guy has a divine connection with monitors

[@niccolley]

Can we get a video explanation of what all these monitor KPIs mean and how to interpret them?

[@Marc.Google]

They should have labs do this for the main channel!

[@ehdbom]

PPI, pixel per inch. Basically pixel density. You calculate with 2 variables: 1. Screen resolution, e.g 1920x1080 or 3840x2160. 2. Screen size, measured in inches diagonally.

[@ThankYouCityOfficial]

This news just in, Plouffe owns a monitor.

[@eddi3401]

😂

[@AlLiberali]

2 actually

[@googoblin8375]

I don't dislike color options, my problem is consumer electronics manufacturers tend to only release one or two colors. I hate when my only option is white.

[@Stackali]

the reason black or white is better is because it doesn't clash and you aren't stuck with a color as part of your setup, you can use lights and other stuff and you can change it whenever you want.

[@szurketaltos2693]

I do wish that the default color was not red though. Red and black, red and white, red and grey. Gimme almost any shade -- navy, maroon, deep purple, brown.

[@Sithhy]

@@szurketaltos2693 I'm like that with green... Pretty much everything on/around my desk is black but I want to have some touch of colour as just black is getting somewhat boring & depressing after a few years, however trying to find anything in the "right" shade of green without having to repaint it myself is difficult; the best I found so far is a green-turquoise PS5 controller & a green keyboard

[@virtuallymeowing]

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[@MertLDN]

What's the point of putting DisplayPort 1.4 in this? It's 2025... the Asus and MSI versions have DisplayPort 2.1

[@BensonOfD]

What's crazy is that no NVIDIA consumer GPUs even come with DP 2.1 yet. Just bought a new PC with a 4080 Super as a huge upgrade to mine, didn't even think to look and see what DisplayPort it had because I just automatically assumed NVIDIA wouldn't be stupid enough to put DP 1.4 on their newest cards, turns out I was very wrong. Ultimately my fault for not looking into it, but I still would have bought the upgrade anyways. My point is that I doubt monitors will start coming with DP 2.1 as a standard until NVIDIA starts putting it in their GPUs, crazy that they have that much power and influence in the industry. The fact that even newer higher end monitors are still coming with DP 1.4 makes me think that there's a decent chance the 50 Series GPUs STILL won't have DP 2.1, I can't imagine monitor manufacturers wouldn't have gotten the heads up from NVIDIA about including DP 2.1 on the 50 Series cards prior to their release.

[@MertLDN]

@ 50 series just got announced, it has DisplayPort 2.1b which is the latest standard. Genuinely makes no sense why this Alienware monitor doesn’t have DP 2.1. Just want to enjoy my old games in 4K 240fps without using DSC 😭

[@BensonOfD]

@@MertLDN I realized right after I posted that the 50 Series finally got revealed, it immediately showed up in my feed after I commented😭Debated on going back to delete my comment but decided I wouldn't be a pussy about it lmao

[@fullmetall122]

​@@MertLDN Its a pre production unid soooo.... Maybe the final version could have 2.1....

[@MertLDN]

@@fullmetall122 The Asus and MSI ‘pre-production’ units had 2.1… idk lets hope you’re right because imo Alienware monitors are dope and I prefer the UI compared to Asus and MSI

[@jubuttib]

7:37 The problem with that is that it's a warranty given by Dell... =)

[@MASTER0o]

Exchanged my AW3423DW twice now due to burn in, it was pretty hassle free and fast.

[@jubuttib]

@MASTER0o Wow, legit happy for you! Dell has for a long time been pretty bad at honouring their warranties. Was this in the US, or outside?

[@MASTER0o]

@@jubuttib Germany, could be a US thing than. Or maybe alienware is different? (I know it's owned by Dell, but perhaps the warranty process is different. ) I'm gonna send it in again next month as my warranty expires and it got burn in again. Hope it goes well.

[@jubuttib]

@@MASTER0o I think EU just handles that shit tightly, generally we don't even need to deal with the manufacturer, just bring it to the shop we bought it from.

[@DrakonR]

@@jubuttib had no issues with Dell warranty in Canada. Might be a user problem.

[@btrain98]

Can you link to a LTT video that explains the color terminology and such?

[@sirdrinksalottrenchhugger4041]

That bright blue LED in the bottom right corner of the monitor totally kills the vibe.

[@FlowMichael]

I just got an AW3423DW today and plouffe appears in a monitor video. He has been summoned.

[@maolcogi]

and here I am considering selling my AW3423DW to get one of these. xD

[@rolux4853]

@@maolcogiwhy would you buy this one? It just has DP1.4 and Linus company is not talking about it because they got paid to tell you to buy this monitor. I wish they would care about their viewers and consumers instead of only their money. In 2025 a monitor HAS to have DP2.1 to be still usable in the future.

[@maolcogi]

@rolux4853 I'm considering it to swap from 3440x1440 ultrawide to 4k. I'm not swapping from my 4090 for a long time, and it doesn't have DP2.1, so this is a somewhat affordable option for what I want.

[@xGaLoSx]

@@maolcogi The AW is miles better than this thing.. Why are you even considering it?

[@bajablast8216]

I got a AW3225QF. Should I stick with it or is this one a better deal

[@Tomiply]

6:24 Yes, it can do that on all their OLEDs. Don't you have two of them at home? Never looked at that setting? But yeah, it's there.

[@raynjpg]

I just bought the AW3423DWF a couple weeks ago, and it does include the select language thing the first time you turn it on. The OSD on this one seems pretty close to identical to the AW3423DWF with the latest firmware.

[@NernKat]

it's actually really similar to the OSD for all dell monitors. We use business dock ones at work and they have pretty much the same OSD

[@darkywarky]

It's great to see so many new monitors have excellent calibration, it used to be pretty hard to find well calibrated gaming (high Hz) monitors.

[@ProbablyLies]

From dells website (the link in the description) on availability. Alienware 27 4K QD-OLED Gaming Monitor (AW2725Q) priced at $899.99 (US) / $1229.99 (CA) Available in China on January 22, 2025, North America and APJ in March, 2025, and EMEA in April, 2025.

[@ayanoakune]

2:16 - Tuco agrees with you

[@jaafarhassan6164]

TIGHT - TIGHT TIGHT

[@darryljack6612]

Alienware is now probably the most said word that Ploof has said in his entire life. 😂

[@leonro]

No, the most said word is almost surely "two". That is because he: - owns two monitors -one is an alienware AW3423DW (a single two) -the other one is an alienware AW3225QF (two times two) -just made a video on the AW2725Q (two times two) So every mention of alienware is accompanied by a single "two" or two mentions of "two". Not to mention all of the keyboards he owns that often come in two different colours.

[@AdamHaas]

I magine his garage looks like a Best Buy with all the previous monitors he's had mounted next to each other.

[@Altirix_]

3:00 i think dark blue works well with the downside of QD-OLED showing up purple when external light is bouncing off the display

[@KingRonin1]

“How will they top this” the tech reviewer says for the 5th year in a row

[@JonMudrick]

0:48 Blueffe

[@ltpinecone]

I really like the blue and the over all design. Looks great!

[@MikeONatty]

DP1.4 sponsored by Dell Alienware

[@nikoperakivi]

What is that HDR Video you are watching 10:30 ?

[@ben45248]

OLED text fringing can pretty much be solved by disabling clear type and using mac-type. I do a lot of game art/code work and the only time I can recall seeing it is from other people's screenshots when doing support lol.

[@Wobble2007]

The only way to fix it is using subpixel rendering, ReShade has an RGB subpixel shader to fix non RGB subpixel fringing, at the cost of physical resolution count, despite the perceived resolution being much higher.

[@VinLAURiA]

*PlouffeTest™ 3000 commencing...* Monitor status: owned. Test passed. Check complete.

[@MattisProbably]

I bought the AW2725DF in November. It's still a fantastic monitor and 1440p is the sweet spot for me. Good for a bit of gaming with my 4060, still good for photo editing. But it's true, I'm impressed how far down good monitors have come in price. When I started with photography about 13 years ago, people would have killed for similar specs at this price point.

[@rangus55]

Find yourself a partner/spouse that looks at you the way Plouffe looks at his awdwhocaresalienware monitor

[@cadenchurchill4296]

Had some mixed thoughts initially, but honestly so happy I got the 32” model. Having a massive screen is so nice!

[@DJ-BeerHunter]

the blue looks awesome, found my new monitors when i upgrade my displays in a few months cheers Plouffe (I agree we need more colours when it comes to monitors & peripherals ect.)

[@Alepap.]

Plouffe : "And i'm not saying that because it''s sponseored" Also Plouffe : "Omg look how square the stand is"

[@tylerkephart1]

Display port 1.4!? What is this, 2024?

[@profosist]

I mean that's when it was designed so yep?

[@SirSomnolent]

Nice to see they're actually shipping with a protective film these days

[@rolandohiebert2144]

Cable covers are for upscale private offices where the visitor sees the back of the display.

[@Vuxchen]

Honestly, i would love it if manufactures would start selling monitors without a stand for like 50$ off. I never use the stock stand.

[@Drn10n]

3:15 I have a 7.1.2 setup in my room, and and eARC port on my monitor would solve so many issues.

[@DimensionalIO]

I love the design and blue theme. I enjoy looking at OLED monitors evolve from afar as I wait for them to eventually fall far into my price point.

[@ben45248]

For how much these monitors cost they should really be including swappable mount base plates in the box. Like a usual flat free-stand table version and a mini table edge clamp version.

[@raynel8495]

Alienware couldn't use DisplayPort 2.1 like Asus's and MSi's version of this same Panel? 🙄

[@xHaloWarsFanx]

Yes it's pre production but it would be nice to have a VESA mount. I couldn't tell in the video. doesn't look like there are holes.

[@AnExPor]

The HDR video playback looks so good that it looks like the video was added to the monitor in post.

[@KiraDenys]

Would be nice if Alienware offered a flat 32" 4k OLED...

[@Collin_J]

Plouffe you are so inspire and make videos full of warmth and smiles. You go monitor man

[@BluKiro]

Where can we watch the demo video? 10:21

[@keiz_]

The monitor looks pretty incredible, however not a fan on the Bubble like design of the stand, and back of the monitor.

[@unknownpawner1994]

The dell QD OLEDS are usually the cheapest among the QD OLEDs outside North America and Europe, so this is a compelling option for the rest of the world

[@nfugitt89]

Between the base and the pink screen this is the most colorful PC accessory before it's even plugged in

[@NateFromIT]

I love my AW3225QF and it matches my build so I'm sticking with it for now.

[@TadeoDOria]

Between the metallic blue and that shape, it looks very mid 2000's retro. Can't say I'm into it to be honest.

[@FrowningTaco]

The Nickolodean ahh Alienware logo on the back is very early 2000's as well.

[@HEISENBERG_7_3_7]

Anything sponsored this guy will say anything to make a sale. He's become a good salesman like Linus and his whole cult group. Honest reviews no longer exists folks.

[@christopherlenahan3906]

Lots of comments about Plouffe being passionate about great monitors in spec and looks. This segment is presenting new products, which there will always be. Hopefully presented by someone who actually likes presenting them. Ya'll need a hobby.

[@xfrankenstein6981]

the stand and base looks like the early days of alienware

[@Alepap.]

6:55 and then aggressive ABL that dims the entire screen making it dimmer than SDR.

[@fp5894]

I can see the grey screen effect with the monitor off that is typical QD-oled, its a shame thats really whats preventing me from getting that technology.

[@DrakonR]

Literal basement dweller tech. "But it's perfect in a completely black room at 10 brightness!"

[@TheEro360]

10:20 man the picture looks so good it looks like it‘s edited in 😂

[@PavelSustov]

After you said so, yeah, it kinda does, haha

[@mostvaluableturnips]

Find someone who loves you the way Plouffe loves computer monitors

[@koob1413]

pretty much all the companies have announced monitors with the same Samsung 27” 4k panel, so shop around for the best price and features.

[@MrCrow667]

What video do they use to test hdr (the one where they walk through the forest)?

[@xdddddd-t2g]

how many monitors do you need to buy Plouffle? Plouffle: Yes

[@L0CKW0OD]

i keep hearing E-arc what is it?

[@Chipsaru]

to connect your sound system to TV (rarely monitor)

[@L0CKW0OD]

@@Chipsaru ahh

[@cburgess7]

i'm so happy that the 27 inch high refresh monitors are finally starting to hit the market. I've been gaming on a 27 inch 4k monitor, but nothing above 60hz existed, but i was willing to sacrifice high refresh for high pixel density. the RTX 5090 should push these monitors quite well.

[@jonald888]

There have been 27" 4k 144+Hz monitors for a while now. Just not with an OLED panel.

[@cburgess7]

@@jonald888 Correct, just not an oled. Forgot to mention that critical part in my original comment.

[@DrakonR]

The 5090 is a meme.

[@Mike-pd6np]

At what light level does the weird purple-ish/magenta coloring become visible on QD-OLED panels? I've been worried about that for a while but it seems like in most use cases it's almost nonexistent.

[@91Dace]

Now do the same on 32" flat Alienware, it either curved or 27". I like a good pixel density but I don't play with my nose stuck to the panel.

[@Andreas01]

Are they coming out with a new version of the 34" ultrawide with a g-sync module?

[@petrhota529]

What can I say, judging by the length of the video, Plouffe obviously knows what he is doing...

[@pandasdreamlygon]

please LTT release the HDR footage i want to look it for myself on my display

[@IuriSantos]

It's not that I don't like the colour, I like colourful things, but if it wasn't so expensive, it'd be grat if you could select what colour you want, or have exchangeable panels.

[@BrochachoTheBro]

that thumbnail is something else

[@StaySic4Ever]

Well, can always improve coating, dual-mode, DP 2.1, BFI so yeah.

[@ninjadudeofficial]

Still not over how when you have footage on these monitors in the video, it barely looks like it's on a monitor. Getting better *and* cheaper? Gimme my sick ass sub £500 qhd oled now (yes I know there were a couple go below that in black friday deals but I saw that and just decided that it'll be even better this year when I was planning to upgrade

[@quitee_misty]

Love it when @tectone reviews my monitors

[@scrap-godsuper-zo4740]

i love th function of the sqare stand but I prefer the astetics of the V stand and like samsungs odsey monitor the circular rgb reactor look design on the back I like but functionally yes this stand is better (also for the colour there is an easy solution and that's options)

[@fug33]

3 year warranty on burn in? Cool I guess if you buy monitors on the regular.. My monitors usually last me about 7+ years before I replace them..

[@TheNorminalHuman]

Ah! The joy of getting a new monitor every month.

[@DrDoinks]

The biggest issue that still remains with 4K is that you will want to run some games in 1440p for better framerate, input latency and frametimes... However, you are running 2560x1440 in a non native display, and you get this fuzziness on the display that makes it look worse than 1440p on a native 1440p monitor. So, you either A) run a lot of the single player games in 4k and take the hit on fuzziness on Battlefield or Black ops for example, B) take the hit and get a 1440p monitor instead, or C) Blow a lot of disposable income on a 90 series GPU every gen to keep up with the crack addiction that is 4K Are things like DLAA able to help fix this? Are most of the games now allowing resolution scaling in game mitigating this? I'd LOVE to go back to 4K where I can use a cheaper card, get like 100FPS on multiplayer and switch back to 1440p without fuzzy to get 200FPS on multiplayer titles...

[@min_nari]

that keyboard sounds amazing, what switch?

[@kostistsiutras4373]

the second i see valid 260+ nits britness SDR measurements im pressin the preorder button

[@MikeONatty]

DP 1.4 that’s why it’s sponsored.

[@larskleijn]

26,7" inch atleast if i look for it online? :( and is there a 2.1 DP version coming ?

[@juliandevries]

Not only are those killer monitors, but i see the greater good being worked on as well

[@mentalost]

Holy that new stand is atrocious. Good thing monitor arms exist.

[@eldragon00]

1.4 is trash.... The fact that he didn't call it out simply discredits this as a paid advertisement. It's nothing more.

[@benzeboy5]

Please test if it flickers in low-light scenes while using VRR, lots of OLEDS have this issue to the point where it's impossible to use VRR, thanks!

[@Yoder0441]

Always remember to enjoy what you've gotten, as focusing on what's new will always put you behind in technology. Plus these high refresh rate 4k monitors need a gorilla of a graphics card.

[@LittleLauLegacy]

Is this screen also suffering from the yellow tint? My aw2725df and many other's are suffering from this. No fix so far for a year

[@seanbohdan865]

why are they still using DP1.4 at thins point

[@Spiralem]

I think on such a dense display, the OLED fringing on text is pretty much negligible.

[@danyfatso1]

Can we get a turbo nerd on what the colour accuracy results mean in terms of the delta e averages and how difficult it is to get that number down, I find myself watching these reviews wowed by numbers I don’t know the meanings of

[@Schaddn]

How will they top this? by releasing the mini LED IPS panel of my dreams :(

[@ace90210ace]

Been waiting for a 1000 not hsr oled 4k.240 hz monitor in 27" for years (that's not thousands) Saw this and was like "I might not the bullet and get this one...then I saw the price...I will be buying one. I will wait for ces to be over for any other last minute surprises but this ticks all my boxes finally

[@jeffmofo5013]

There's this stuff called spray paint, it can paint any plastic surface. The cost involved in making multi color products out weights the number that they will sell. Their primary customer is........businesses where they sell 1000s at a time.

[@xelasneko]

I don't know what kind of graphic card is needed to pump 4k at 240 fps. What are we looking at?

[@fullmetall122]

iguess... 5090 territory? or not even?