The Alienware AW3225QF Is The DREAM Gaming Monitor!

[@PcCentric]

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[@FreeRowan]

When you were gaming on the monitor, did you plug it into a tower or not?

[@The4thSurvivor1995]

I've had the same monitor for over a month and still can't get a grin off of my face every time i boot it up.

[@rcworkshop1925]

This made me happy

[@rival2028]

...At least until you get owned by a sweaty try-hard in the respective multiplayer game u play 😂

[@rcworkshop1925]

@@rival2028 but at least the blood is colourful and has no blooming lmao

[@rubendiaz671]

@@rival2028negative this monitor is fast asf for multiplayer. Very low input lag

[@ktms1188]

Same, it is $999 now and just got it. Cannot describe how good it is. I have a nice 1440 Predator montitor before and this is night and day. Also I gave alot and so smooth.

[@uwuMichael]

This monitor is actually very colour accurate out of the box. Rtings did a test on the out of box calibration and it scored a 9.6/10

[@Dovakin1294]

I am doing 2nd run of Elden Ring on this monitor. With Dolby Vision set in Dark mode, this game looks absolue magic. My first Elden Ring run was on MSI QD IPS monitor and difference is huge.

[@1970cgb]

Do u have windows hdr enabled ?

[@Henlak-]

Ive had this monitor for a few months now and it's really incredible. Games look amazing on it and (so far) no burn in. I've paired it with a 4090 set up and it's a dream

[@blahblah8372]

Please report back in 12 months about burn in

[@Henlak-]

@blahblah8372 Yes commander🫡

[@SVT_LIGHTNING]

@@blahblah8372 Been on my Alienware dwf oled for a year and a half now and use it every single day for over 8 hours a day every single day for work / gaming and only the let monitor do one pixel refresh a day "when I shut it down" and have done 5 panel refreshes already "being I leave my pc on most of the time" and have absolutely zero burn in. Even removed the anti reflection coating because I just wanted just the glass and it was so worth it so I have zero warranty on this thing and I could care less. I replace my monitors every 2 years on my set up and hand down my old stuff to family members so the dwf is close to end of life for me. I've tried to make it give me a reason to replace it but can't seem to do so. It's been one hell of a monitor. Better than my pos LG 34gn850 nano ips with the worlds worst backlight bleed that I had to replace 3 times within a year....

[@astroeclipse5392]

Same I have my 4090 paired with a pair of these monitors. Its so clean!

[@guzzisan21]

I'm getting one for the same setup 🤞

[@Deatomizer]

Had Odyssy G7 for about 4 years. Did my research for my next OLED and bought this even though I am not a Dell or Alienware person. Best bang for the buck. The monitor is almost perfect.

[@Cigsmooth]

Is it great to watch movies on ??

[@stevenpike7857]

TL;DR = Make sure you adjust the settings after you get it. I got mine yesterday, I was so disappointed. It was too dim, and the text looked terrible. This replaced my Aorus 46" OLED. Then while I was testing it on KZbin, I got to Dolby Vision, and realized it was turned off, so I went in (after turning HDR off in Windows - why it has to be in order to change anything I don't know), had HKR1000 on, brightness up to 100, Creator mode, and turned Dolby Vision on - BAM! What a difference!! Holy cow THIS was the monitor I was hoping for.

[@hankmoody9965]

TL;DR has money but no iq :P

[@onic9565]

@@hankmoody9965kinda mean😭

[@yesyes-om1po]

@@hankmoody9965 does it really make sense for out of the box settings to objectively look like ass though

[@jplayzgames_]

Monitor review with a different monitor sponsor ... you sir are living life on the wild side 😂😂😂

[@Cannabionic]

Them: @ 0:36 Is this going to be a hindrance??? Also Them: Video Title: THE DREAM GAMING MONITOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! qefojshgrwj;ognwoi;wnf qfnniNl:kfhfh

[@icyburst4743]

@@Cannabionic Haha nice

[@ShaneBuchman]

I have this monitor and love it. Never had the fan turn on ever. I run it in HDR dark mode tho. I can't handle the super brights the dark HDR is ideal for me

[@Ghostyy_SR]

Dose it have an aux plug in so you can connect your own speakers to it to use for ps5?

[@youdeservecriticism]

@@Ghostyy_SR no

[@steffren]

I'm gutted I had to return mine, it's an absolute beast! The HDR settings take quite some tinkering, but once that's done, load up Cyberpunk and try to pick your jaw up off the floor

[@SeekoGT]

Why did you have to return?

[@steffren]

​@@SeekoGTunexpected financial difficulty

[@Sammy10008]

What settings were you running may I ask?

[@steffren]

@Sammy10008 I turned that Dolby Vision setting on then did HDR calibration in Windows and it looked incredible. Weirdly, Dolby Vision was the first thing I turned on, and wasn't impressed, then messed with everything for an hour before going back and suddenly it was a million times better.

[@Sammy10008]

@@steffrenThanks, i’ve been finding dolby vision a pain so recently turned it off but I haven’t tried playing around with the calibration app yet

[@dt7197]

I got mine yesterday, I literally could not be happier with how insanely good this thing is.

[@gwynbleiddroach2589]

@dt7197 just got mine Friday, not my first oled, but it is my first 4k I've ever had. I don't think I can ever go back to 1440.

[@Zombie101]

Looking to go 4k too and this comment helped a lot I have the 27 lg oled atm​@gwynbleiddroach2589 How's the glossy screen?

[@matthewwharton8698]

​@gwynbleiddroach2589 did you have the Dell 175hz oled? I'm thinking of upgrading from that

[@delta_eu2012]

this is honestly my dream monitor it has everything i want a monitor to have, this monitor existing makes me get out of bed in the morning. If only i had the funds :(

[@stawsky]

I was lucky to purchase this monitor from Amazon for 829£ ''Used as New'' condition but when arrive I did not spot a single defect/scratch. Really good monitor. Great colors, great responsive, great sharpness. Only ''whites'' are not as I would expect but this is possibly a nature of Oled panel. One thing I can complain so far is that I cannot update a firmware, even I used a cable provided by manufacturer. Ps. If You are moving from a good IPS 2k (approx 240hz) monitor do not expect a miracle. It will be better but not as good as expected, in my opinion.

[@jrlivingspaces]

did you check for scratches with your phone flashlight tho? Don't if you haven't lol

[@stawsky]

@@1984Captive Sorry for late answer. Yes there is a Dell 3 year warranty attached for this monitor. I believe it is threat as new product.

[@TheRealDlo]

I've owned this for 3 months. Best purchase I've ever made. 4k 240hz is amazing. I use HDR Peak 1000 & gaming is so enjoyable. Never can go back!

[@snellage]

I find hdr peak 1000 overall to dimmed

[@Willsalmon96]

What’s the reason with the DP 2.1 why would u need that??

[@Felix-hj3tv]

Just picked this up today and WOW! Ive paired it with a 4070 Ti Super and it’s just beautiful

[@dt35591]

Now that Alienware have ditched the G-SYNC ultimate module in their QD-OLED monitors there's basically no fan noise. It was the fan in the module that was the main culprit and I've never heard the fan in my AW3423DWF over ambient noise.

[@anonaconn]

Yeah makes sense. Ultimate on OLED is apparently pointless.

[@s1gnex]

Never heard mine either.

[@Holdonjustoneminute]

I need this monitor in 45"-49" Ultrawide @ 240Hz. Unfortunately the only one on the market is the Samsung Neo G9 but it's massive at 57". Stuck with the Samsung OLED G9 for now, but I might go back to this monitor for the time being.

[@mcmurder8835]

Got one last week with discount from Dell. Can easily work around the lack of audio interface and lack of kvm. Curve is not an issue, just.. different. Once you start playing all worries disappear. This is a gorgeous display, oled panels are a major leap forward in pc gaming display fidelity. Long anticipated for good reason. The high refresh is the icing on the cake. Aside from increnental improvements in refresh rate and brightness, I dont see a major generational movement like this until micro LED tech arrives in this segment. Could be another decade away.

[@charleswright3583]

I just bought this monitor it’s absolutely gorgeous, I got it on sale also at Best Buy for $750. I got the replacement i insurance for both monitor and desktop. Not a single compliant

[@fahimtasinkhan4549]

How did you get the offer?😢

[@Blizzy77]

Im going to hold out until black friday for a good discount. Love the monitor

[@An_Enraged_Pig]

At that point you might as well wait until next years models

[@majorgear1021]

I’m waiting for one to fall off the back of the freight truck.

[@Blizzy77]

@An_Enraged_Pig The hole point of waiting is to get an offer. Don't want to wait for next years and pay full price. Plus, next year's models won't be much of a difference.

[@SparkzMusiiik]

That's what I'm doing im getting it this weekend it's 900$

[@haroldrivera617]

⁠@@SparkzMusiiikjust noticed it’s $900 now definitely will be picking one up today, upgrading from a acer predator 1080p monitor🤣

[@jasonkustra5671]

I have a 3080 TI and I was thinking about getting a 5090 when it comes out but seeing you work that monitor with a 38 he gives me hope that I might just need to upgrade from my 1440 P Ultra Wide to one of these 4K 240 panels As my next upgrade

[@xPhantomxify]

A 3080 Ti is very powerful, even for 4K gaming. Relax buddy, don't let FOMO take over. Think of a 5090 in 6 years from now.

[@xPhantomxify]

Get an OLED monitor to see actual improvements in picture quality. That 5090 is not gonna do anything on that crappy monitor.

[@Ghostblaze1]

I'm using a 3080 12 GB with this monitor. It is more than capable. Playing cyberpunk and helldivers 2 4k at High Settings no issues.

[@Madblaster6]

The one downside for all QD-Oled monitors is they don't have true HDR 1000 only at 10% apl. A full white screen you get less than 200 nits. For SDR content, there's nothing better but not bright enough for HDR.

[@Superdazzu2]

Depends on the game and content, very bright apl scenes suffer but mid and low apl scenes look amazing. (fyi it's around 500 nits at 10% window)

[@Madblaster6]

@@Superdazzu2 I agree but I watch a lot of HDR content using MPC and Madvr. Dark scenes look fantastic but as soon as a daytime scene appears or a snow scene it looks noticeably bad. On the “bright” side when I get flash banged in a game it’s not harsh. At this point I keep the monitor at true black and raise the gama slightly and these scenes are slightly brighter at full apl. I don’t get the amazing highlights that 1000nit provides but it’s a good trade off for bright scenes not looking horrific and the Abl being super distracting.

[@xPhantomxify]

Get a LG G3 if you want much better brightness than these OLED monitors. It costs around $1400 now.

[@changeagent228]

@@xPhantomxify Yeah I'm noticing lots of TV's are good lately. I had a chance to use a s95c playing doom eternal and the hdr was ridiculously eyeball burning.

[@zephyr2002]

Yes that's true but the upside is when some games cut to a full white screen it won't burn my eyes out of my skull.

[@IndieAuthorX]

I have a fairly bright room with windows and the glossy panel and matte panel of my two monitors are basically indistinguishable. The only thing tell them a part is that the IPS has backlight bleed times a billion and the OLED has better blacks and inferior whites. The OLEDs colors are so much better though. It is hard to put my finger on how the colors are better, they just are. Both monitors are dope af though. One is my work monitor for all the static windows, the other is for gaming and content or looking at pretty things.

[@Jay-tb3ll]

Coming from an LG Ultragear in 2020 to this is completely worth it. I get excited to use it every day 😂

[@SVT_LIGHTNING]

I agree my LG 34gn850 was a pile of f'ing crap. I had to replace it 3 times within a year. Then the terrible typical blacklight bleed on top of it.... Been on my Alienware 34" dwf for a year and a half now and I can't kill this thing. Over 8 hours a day and it only does one pixel refresh a day "when I shut it down" And have done 5 panel refresh's already and I even removed the anti reflection coating and it still works like a brand new unit right out of the box and have absolutely zero burn in even with my lack of oled care maintenance. These monitors are tanks and I cant wait for Alienware to eventually release a 39" or 45" 4k ultrawide like lg is doing later this year or early next year.. I love my 34" dwf but I'm ready for an upgrade to a bigger oled ultrawide.

[@exar8355]

This guy does superb reviews

[@NecroMoz]

HDR calibration: it’s 980 nits, so just configure it for 980 nits.

[@TheJms1977]

Is that correct ive set mine to 1000 nits

[@rcworkshop1925]

@@TheJms1977ahh, idk, ive seen peak of 950

[@alexf6021]

Recently got this monitor. Is it normal that the power connector isn't straight but a little tilted? At around 4:44 I think I can see it a little bit in the video as well. Just wanted to make sure that it's normal?

[@Ukgyt99]

I Got the 27 Non Oled Aw2723df and i love it got it in a sale too awesome monitor

[@HOT_SAUCE_ADDICT]

except the absolutely horrendous backlight bleed, had to send 2 of them back and then gave up on buying another one...

[@stawsky]

Epic monitor.

[@DelScully]

i wish theyd do non oled ultrawides again tbh too. I already have the dwf qd oled ulttawide but had to buy a dell va ultrawide to use as a daily so I dont get burn in. Could't find their 34" or 38" ips one anywhere

[@raptorhacker599]

not buying ips monitors ever

[@DelScully]

@@raptorhacker599 why? a high end ips monitor is great. a low end will be trash just like a va panel at the low end.

[@Danielomisola]

Love your videos buddy keep up the good works

[@artemas7076]

Had this monitor since launch, had to exchange the first two (packaging issues with screen and second had a scratch) which Dell did BUT the final monitor I got now is fantastic. I run in HDR True 400 as I find it looks better. I can game for hours and never once have I heard the fan turn on. Overall, a fantastic monitor and I absolutely love it, the colors just pop.

[@seattlebicycler3657]

How is the text on this monitor? Any fringing on the edges? Thank you!!

[@artemas7076]

@@seattlebicycler3657 I find the text crisp and clear

[@antho2935]

bout to pick mine up from best buy on Friday. It was the last one available online for this store location too. 'Twas meant to be

[@boltup2220]

The deal breaker for me with this monitor is that it didn't have a 3.5mm audio jack. I like to connect my speakers to my monitor so I can have sound output for both my PC and PS5. Because of this, and the fact that I prefer flat over curved, I did pay the $100 extra price tag on the ASUS PG32UCDM. However, at the current discount of the Alienware right now of $999, If I was in the market now, I would prob get the alienware for $300 less, and just get a cheap ARC soundbar for the PS5 and pocket the rest.

[@XeqtrM1]

Yes here in Norway the Alienware is 1400$ and the Asus is 1800$ but is the Asus worth 400$ more is my question

[@rockstar89]

Why then not just plug in a soundbar??! This Monitor uses EARC that will Pump Audio Into that and just plug Headphones into that.., I'm sure there's loads of Soundbars with 3.5mm Audio Jack Audio Passthrough!! Then anything you've connected to this Display.., PS5 & or PC will Push Audio to your headphones.., you could even just use a standard Analog Mixer.., or PC Audio DAC..., the latest Wireless Steel Series Headphones come with a solid ESS Sabre Processor Chip.. ((One that's been held in high esteem within the Audiophile / Tech Community!!)) Just do your research and check reviews.. a TON of the older headsets even just a few years ago have bad quality plastic that cracks and breaks.., better opt for the one's known to not have a bad reputation for breakage!! You can also just purchase a Steel Series DAC individually and pipe Audio out from your Optical Out on PS5 & PC into that!! It's kinda sucky to use HDMI for Quality Audio.., when you've the option for Low Latency SPDIF Digital Optical Outputs!! IT's Literally Light Speed Fiber Optics.., and no radio / WiFi-magnetic interference you'll always get using wired outputs on thick long cables such as HDMI..,. and extended wires going from your Consoles into headphones!! You'll ALWAYS have Analogue at the END of you Chain.., NO Headphones are PURELY Digital Afterall! That's precisely why you need a DAC ((Digital-To-Analogue-Converter)) So you'd still have a 3.5mm cable going from your DAC into INCLUDED or WHATEVER Headphones you've plugged into ANY DAC you've got piped into your AUDIO Pipe-Line.., either that.., or if you've a DAC that includes a pair of Wireless Headphones.., then you'd skip that 3.5mm entirely!! I don't understand why you'd want to piggy-back the Standard Audio that comes LOADED with HDMI Signal Processing Delay and such.., from your PC & Console to Headphones UNLESS your planning to JSUT plug in a Soundbar to this Alienware Monitor's EARC.., which is what that's for.., since It's NOT critical to get PERFECT Sound using External Speakers like a Sound Bar.., and you'd MOST-CERTAINLY wouldn't have a need for EARC for a Headphone-Focused Setup!! UNLESS monitors grow major legs and Feature Creep in a TON of extra's like a NICE DAC Processor Natively built in.., your expecting WAY too much out of what's meant to be a DISPlay-FoCUSED-Periphery!! That'd just Jack up the Price and Put off potential Customers.., thus.., it's STANDARD usually for folks to separate their Display Chain from their Home Theater Audio-Receivers.., especially for your specific use case needs!! If you've just a Home Television and you plug in other devices like a Laptop and or a Console and plan to just use a Soundbar.., then.., BOTH this Monitor & the MAJORITY of TV's these days out there already have all you'd need for that without any additional hardware pucrases necessary! Though it does seem your looking at a Headphone setup.., THUS.., use a DAC plugged into the SPDIF out of your PC's Motherboard.., and the Included Drivers / Realtek Digital Sound Software that your Motherboard either came with.., or supports to download from your Motherboard Manufacturer's Driver Download Support Page!! Me personally.., I've an ASUS board.., so Sonic Studio 3 works Wonders with this OLD 2012 DAC I still had laying around from an "Old Turtle Beach Headset I used a way DeCADE ago..., and it suits me Just Fine.., even have a mini small desk-friendly Analog Digital Mixer plugged in my Chain at the END.., so I can Mix in other inputs.., such as my phone.., and such.. and It even mixes in Wireless Bluetooth to Wired or Wireless Outputs!! ..., ~ Over-&-Out!!~

[@XeqtrM1]

@@rockstar89 because some people can't afford or want to buy a soundbar

[@vdwbjorn]

This was my deal breaker but i tried the USB C to 3.5mm adapter and plugged it in and I have sound. 1 strange thing Is now on youtube videos the PC pauses and unpauses the whole time. in gaming no problems so I need to figure out why its doing that

[@s1gnex]

​@@vdwbjornthanks for the tip. I was gonna buy a hdmi earc extractor. This sounds cheaper though.

[@jasonharris765]

Not have 3.5mm or optical ports is so dumb I cant believe they did that. But its aggressive right now in the USA for$800 so gonna return the MSI for this cant beat that pricepoint

[@flamiliadias]

Where are you seeing for $800? If you don't mind can you share the Link please

[@chase7972]

HDMI ARC is the future. Take advantage of Dolby Atmos.

[@jasonharris765]

@@chase7972 at the expense of a I/O video port no thanks....especially when they only give you 3

[@technerd5489]

I have this monitor and absolutely love it!

[@DekuDude]

But is it better than the ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM you also tested? Here you highlighted different aspects.

[@Nathan15038]

I mean, I currently have dual 32 inch 60 Hz refresh HD monitor for my set up. Yes it is a 1080P monitor and it’s a big 32 inch display so you could see the pixels. Definitely thinking about upgrading to a better monitor and this one was perfect because I did not want to compromise on the size of the display but at the same time I want a good quality display with high refresh rate. And this monitor fits everything 32 inches, 4K, 240 so high refresh rate. But the cherry on top is the fact that it’s an OLED which is a big deal because I can’t get over the fact that my main monitors for my main gaming PC set up are not sharp. And for other people, maybe they don’t really care or can’t even tell the difference but I could tell the difference due to the fact that I do daily drive a 15 ProMax, 23 M3 Max MacBook Pro 16in, 24 iPad Pro 13in, and an Ultra Watch. All these have OLED displays and definitely there’s a big difference between OLED and a regular non OLED display. But the price might be a little steep, but I’ll probably just buy one out of the two monitors and it will be my main monitor out of the 2. This would also tied to the fact why I want a curved gaming monitor because my dual monitors right now are curved monitors and it would look weird if one of them is flat and the other ones curved. 😅😊

[@somebodysomeone23]

This is my 3rd oled monitor and it’s fantastic. 3y warranty is a nice safety net

[@JahonCross]

3 Years? That's nice to have for an oled. I have a 4k ips monitor with no risk of burn in and still love it but might upgrade to an oled next year once it gets cheaper. 😊

[@somebodysomeone23]

@@JahonCross makes sense. I snatched it a deal (nearly 30% off) so couldn’t pass that. But so far I’m absolutely loving it.

[@BacchusGlass]

I really love your videos! Thanks so much for taking your time :) I just ordered this monitor :) I am new to gaming, have no idea about numbers or settings or brightness lol I’m a 40+ yo woman! Never had a console in my life and now I’m able to afford one and have the time to play with my nephew. So I’m learning for him! I’m just not sure what setting I should use with this monitor? Should I juts use it for games? Also… if I may suggest, could you add the name of the games you are playing when you do your demos :( I want to buy them sometimes, but I can’t find them anywhere. I remember you made a video about another Alienware monitor and I wanted that game but I have no idea what game it is! Thanks everyone!! :)

[@greatbriton8425]

If you like a monitor but the screen is matte and you want glossy, or vice versa, you can change this by applying a viascreens protector of the type you desire. I found this out by trying it and it worked.

[@Psnking09]

Sent back my pg32ucdm after I got this almost brand new for $700 on Facebook marketplace 😎 Asus is a nicer build quality but I definitely prefer the slight curve over flat….asus is not $700 better than this

[@sketchyx8307]

How are you finding the brightness on the dell? I was thinking about doing the same but the dell doesn't have the uniform brightness toggle so it's very dim compared to my Asus.

[@iitzfizz]

I just upgraded my curved VA MSI G27C6 to a 1440p Dell S2724D which is flat and now my eyes are playing tricks on me and the flat monitor looks like it's curving backwards lol.

[@maniac0586]

Just got mine, went from ips 1440p 270hz. was skeptical, not anymore monitor is amazing. running a 4080 7800x3d, fps is more than playable in all games. huge upgrade.

[@xPhantomxify]

4080... What a waste of money. At least waste it on the best one, the 4090 to get the best performance. The 4080 is gonna fall off very soon.

[@maniac0586]

@@xPhantomxify when i bought it, it was 1100 vs nearly 2k after taxes. so its not double good.

[@Goldentriceps]

​@@xPhantomxify lol 4080 super is a great card.. you can pick it up for $1000 now a days.. you will not find better performance for that price.

[@chrisking6695]

@@xPhantomxifywtf die the 4080 is $1k and the 4090 who is only 23% faster is $2k. I have the 4080s and I have zero issues on games set to ultra.

[@insertnamehere4419]

This monitor is nuts. The issue of fringing, or unclear text is uh....not a issue?? Its amazing. I struggle to find a flaw.

[@EditioCastigata]

As written in the QD-OLED vs WOLED comparison: I returned my Alienware. Cannot disable DSC unlike on ASUS, which makes Nvidia disable DSR for games and video upscaling. Also, the AW doesn’t achieve actually 1000 nits with DV, it clips everything above about 500 to white. You’re stuck with True Black 400. See for yourself with the Windows HDR calibration tool.

[@ProfileUserNumber]

Touch grass

[@Stoney-Lawson]

@@ProfileUserNumberhe won’t.

[@yesyes-om1po]

@@ProfileUserNumber why do people get so miffed about people's experiences with products, its just a monitor man

[@KermitTheFlogga]

As someone who has 4 of these, they are AMAZING! with the HDMI Arc and hdmi 2.1 for consoles and sound bar use, this triples it's uses for the PC/Console and use as a 4k tv.

[@bullshark1152]

I’m afraid of Oled due to the burning problems. I play often simrace games. Thus there is mostly OSD visibly and on the same spot. So very prone to burn. Other than that, it looks like a fantastic monitor. I’m on the scout for a slightly lagers screen than the 27inch I have atm.

[@Myhobbies85]

Got one coming Sunday to replace me acer 1080/100 ips 🤯Edit - Had the monitor s month now and just wow!!! bloody brilliant

[@gilroypro1010]

Oled is king for picture quality and fast responce times in gaming monitors. No debate there. Loving my Alienware 4k oled monitor. Had the Samsung Odyssey Neo G8. Was way brighter, but had added latency if FALD was enabled to get those black blacks but wasnt implemented well. Would cause some scenes to feel artificially contrast.

[@Superdazzu2]

Picked a refurbished aw3423dwf and replaced my 27 inch qhd nano ips monitor, the difference is insane

[@larrydubill]

do you feel the 34" is better than 27" for all gaming? I was thinkin that the 27" is what many recommend for FPS like COD, xDefiant, etc., but I love the curved monitor that I have. Not sure which to upgrade to

[@Superdazzu2]

@@larrydubill all gaming? No. Imho anything but competitive gaming is better on 21:9

[@Frankeezy123]

Is this a good purchase if I have an Xbox series x? How do I get max performance

[@CKAV25]

Can it be mounted with a monitor arm? 🤔

[@WigginsFam79]

Yes

[@Tomiply]

14:44 Well, did you change back to the HDR 1000 calibration profile you did in Windows as well?

[@MattisProbably]

Oh and since you mentioned auto brightness control. On my previous Gigabyte monitor that was SUPER annoying. Like it would keep abruptly dimming the screen druing bright scenes and brightening it during dark scenes. Especially on Yoututbe that was incredbily annoying.

[@MarioZiv]

@17:25 wow thanks for this awesome test !!!

[@thematrixredpill]

For Nvida user you must do the following, HDR was garbage on this monitor but it wasn't Dells fault but Microsoft windows which is trash. Luck has it , it can be fixed quickly. Run HDR via the Nividia App. Open Nvidia App/system/video/high dynamic range. Set middle grey to 100 and constrast/saturation both between 0-10%. HDR in e.g HDR youtube videos looks amazing. Remeber to set the display itself to smart HDR via display, first before doing all this.

[@ricksanchez3278]

The price in Australia went from 1550 to 1890 overnight. That's a 22% increase. I will not support corporations that contribute to the inflation crisis by price gouging.

[@jplayzgames_]

Sadly that Seems like 99% of all corporations now a days

[@SACPT97]

Can confirm it was $1519 from Dell and Amazon went up to $1889 overnight. Not as bad as MSI 32URX went from $1650 at JB to an eye watering 2199. Currently you can get a Samsung G8 OLED 32 for $1619 using promo codes and the app but I confirmed with Samsung that they do not cover burn in under their warranty with PC monitors (very disappointing considering every other competitor does)

[@xPhantomxify]

Don't buy it and stick to your beliefs and principles. If 99% of people stood by what they preached, these companies would get some sense in 'em...

[@bucooking]

It just went on sale for $1200 AU so I bought one 🫠

[@ReDD0311]

Do you know what other 32" 4k gaming monitors have ARC or eARC?

[@walkerdomville6690]

Only one i could find was made by benQ

[@aseingarnevaborn]

Looks good but price is insane. Will stick with my Samsung 42” QLED tv. Getting 144hz out of it right now which is still more than what top end will give at ultra 4k settings.

[@FreeRowan]

When you were gaming on the monitor, did you plug it into a tower or not?

[@leonwilliams9487]

Any speaker recommendations for this monitor? I’m having a hard time trying to find a decent one.

[@PcCentric]

Sonos Ray is a decent all in 1 solution if you have an optical port, or an amp and stereo speakers

[@Master_Ordol]

@@PcCentric can you make a video on proper and optimal settings for users of the oled alienwarer monitor or any monitor for beta color accuracy for the type of games they like to play?

[@iitzfizz]

Dell had a sale on recently for the 34 inch ultrawide 1440p Alienware OLED for £585 which is a bargain for OLED. Still too pricey for my budget though at the minute, I got myself the Dell G2724D instead, finally made the jump from 1080p > 1440p and it's great, I paid £185 for it in the same sale.

[@Live1509]

Does it come with the VESA adapter so you can mount on others desk arms?

[@pascalmeyer8768]

100x100 compatible. Then it depends on your arm.

[@Squig8]

I have this monitor - I don’t think ABL is enabled at all in SDR mode, I could be wrong though but I’ve never noticed the brightness level change like that (I keep hdr disabled in desktop mode)

[@nycedreamz615]

I am looking at this monitor on sale for 800. I play xbox series x destiny 2, halo ,and battlefield. Is this a good choice for me?

[@nonayabusiness6170]

Monitor is now on sale for $999 in Best Buy and Dell! Get it now!

[@sebastianr5051]

I am sitting in front of a window with indirect light (monitor right behind the window) it is facing away from the window, how does the monitor perform in this scenario? Thanks :)

[@Sly_404]

Is there is a noticeable light source you want to stay away from OLED. Gen 3 panels handle it better but still are far too dark for it to be a reasonable choice.

[@b0uncyfr0]

Fellas, 16:9 is still king. You can always create a custom 21:9 resolution with CRU for your 16:9 34" and that'll still be pretty awesome. You cant create a 21:9 res on your 16:9 monitor though.

[@jameswong9316]

Hi! I'm thinking of building a new PC based on this monitor. May I know if 4080 is able to fully maximize this monitor's potential? Or do I need to get a 4090?

[@xPhantomxify]

4080 is enough for 4K, but if you want 240Hz as well, low settings is the only option. Only in games like Overwatch 2, Valorant, PUBG and Apex Legends.

[@xPhantomxify]

4070 Ti Super is better value.

[@Whreck11]

I use it with 4080super/ryzen 7800x3d it runs very well on 4k

[@isidoreboullu6533]

Hello there, been reading the comments about OLED prone to burn ins and comments stating otherwise and have 2 questions: 1 - I am currently on a mini led, will the picture quality upgrade be worth the change? 2 - I play games where you always have a HUD at the same spot (Diablo, PoE …) should this worry me? Thanks

[@seattlebicycler3657]

You didn’t mention how the text looked on this new Alienware. I own the original 34” Alienware OLED AW3423DW that came out last year and I hate the text on it. Is the text on this new monitor better? Thank you!

[@mniakan754]

I like flat monitors more but this one seems really interesting Okay I've looking for a new monitor and this one seemed really nice but I'm looking for one that has a matt panel so this one is a no go since the monitor I already have is matt and it works best for my room (I have a 10 plus year old LG IPS226 and it has served me very very well but it's time to go)

[@MaxHaas-sf2lx]

Can you talk about how & when to enable Dolby vision. Sometimes it is unclear when content supports DV. Thanks!

[@BaconLT327]

Nothing from windows supports Dolby except for Battlefield 1 and Mass Effect Andromeda. Until games starting coming out mastered in Dolby just turn it off and never think about it again

[@pascalmeyer8768]

If you use this monitor as an entertainment screen you could use DV. I'm thinking Netflix etc. Of course the media has to be encoded in DV.

[@EditioCastigata]

Windows only sends HDR in DV. Difference is, DV is mastered for 1000 nits and has a different color curve than just HDR10. (Spoiler: The Alienware clips everything above 500 nits on Peak 1000 and DV, therefore actually is either dim or doesn’t support DV.)

[@19krychu08]

would rtx 4070 ti super be enough for this ?

[@rj9824]

Great review ! Is this monitor considered as an ultrawide monitor ?

[@Whreck11]

No,its a 16:9 with very minimal slight curve.

[@Matan2222222]

Hello, how will you compare this monitor and the Asus ROG pg32ucdm?

[@PcCentric]

I prefer the Asus, bit the Alienware is much cheaper, so would probs go for that instead

[@Matan2222222]

Can you elaborate on why you prefer the Asus ?​@PcCentric

[@paddy8046]

I want to dive in and buy it but I have a LG 38" 38GN950P-B 3840x1600 NANO IPS not sure if it's going to be a difference big enough to justify it?

[@Whreck11]

Well it will be different because of being oled,not much from resolution.but oled has great colours absolute blacks and faster respons rate.

[@WMc-c8m]

I could not figure out the sound for my monitor using arc/earc which is kind of annoying for myself using this as a console monitor for now

[@johnnypiper1717]

I was looking at this monitor for my ps5 pro, would this be a good monitor to go with or would it be best to get little cheaper monitor since it really a pc monitor? Which i do plan on eventually getting a pc gaming monitor jus heard people saying why would you buy a monitor like the alienware 32awqf for ps5. Was also looking at the lg c4 or msi 32upqd

[@jodiepalmer2404]

I was wondering if there is a way or method to have 2 displays, 1st display as in my case a standard TV to use for work use on the desktop i.e. word documents, excel etc (thus allowing me to work all day) and the 2nd Display to be an OLED monitor (the monitor he is showing in the video) just for watching movies and playing games (thus no burn in). Like having 2 monitors being used for different things.

[@pascalmeyer8768]

If your GPU supports it, yes. For example 4090s can support 4 screens.

[@joshua01852]

Can anyone tell me if this monitor works with an AMD setup?

[@ashdoglsu]

Yes perfectly

[@MarquessofCandea]

How does this compare to PG32UCDM? Which has better picture quality ?

[@ZebaArmstrong]

This looks way cooler than studio display. I am going to grab the new Mac mini and going to be mostly creating videos and editing artwork. Is this just good for gaming?

[@kouk7998]

Great review once again! Will it be a big overkill/bad match to get this for an 7800xt and a ps5,should I just go for a 1440p oled instead?

[@freo2997]

With your gpu, just go for 2k oled instead

[@octoman511]

Does it have internal speakers? How are you supposed to get sound from it? Connect it to a soundbar?

[@razerzonn]

This screen with RTX4090 is amazing !

[@er5722]

is this worth more the price difference than the 34" Oled?

[@Ghostblaze1]

When you ran the HDR calibration tool, which setting did you use for saturation?

[@drunkhusband6257]

There is no way to calibrate hdr....there is no standard it is different in every piece of content.

[@honkeydonkey2286]

any recomendations on budget 240hz 1440p monitors?

[@xPhantomxify]

Save up until you can afford a good monitor and you don't have to pay more important expenses like rent and other bills. Budget monitors will break down easily and make u pay more in the end. Think before you buy.

[@honkeydonkey2286]

@@xPhantomxify thank you brother, will save up more 🙌🙌

[@Trenshi.]

Does this monitore have problems with burn in?

[@sskapse]

Hey man, I would like to purchase Alienware 32 inch AW3225QF QD OLED monitor for content viewing like movies but I am hesitant and would like to know if the 1700 R curve does it take away the experience or makes it more immersive.

[@Whreck11]

It has very subtle curve you barely notice it if you look at it straight or dont notice at all in some cases. I owned flat panels all the time until i bough its good.

[@jimtepedino9295]

32” 16:9 is so boring to me, no desire to get one of these. If it’s 16:9, it has to be a tv, 55” qd oled I use and it’s great and a 39” ultrawide, which is 32” ultrawide essentially, soooo nice love it

[@sibanykuicksilver6221]

Is this an all in one monitor?

[@Sticky1888]

So which should i get? Bearing in mind that i would have to wait another 5 weeks to get the asus due to the price difference. Any reason to go with the £1348 asus over the £910 alienware? Would it be worth the wait?

[@xPhantomxify]

Where did you find the Asus one ready to ship in 5 weeks? Here it says until January+

[@greenbow7888]

Optimum (Tech) keeps telling us that with QD-OLEDs, blacks go grey when there is lighting in the room.

[@8BallVeryOriginal]

I recently heard that Dell stopped shipping with the bubble wrap that leaves permanent residue on the screen, did you have any issue with yours?

[@gwynbleiddroach2589]

They are still shipping g with the bubble but mine had a film on it below the bubble wrap.

[@winningtheballgame]

Looking a monitor to get for ps5 pro. I understand most of yous are using this for PC but what would your opinions be on getting this solely for use on ps5 pro? Many thanks

[@codyd7841]

The way you through around those boxes at the start is harder than it looks those things are heavy lol

[@mikeportlock1]

any good for editing with Lightroom for photographers?

[@legiox3719]

I’m getting mixed messages about OLEDs in general. I would like one, but I keep hearing about burn in after 3-5 years of use. Is this true? I would hate to spend money on something only to have a burn issue come up in the future. Monitor would be for general purpose use and gaming.

[@ktms1188]

This monitor is soooooo good. Cannot even describe it compared to IPS or VA. I game and do work on it and blown away. Never would have thought a new monitor would make me want to use it so much more. I used to use my older MacBook with Retina display for work. And predator 1440p for gaming. Now this on is better than both all in one. Cannot describe how good it is and I have never written a review on something as overlooked as a monitor. Oh and the CURVE is actually perfect! I used to despise curved monitors but this actually help and make all corners easy to see.

[@ShuFromChina-SYE]

Just got it today. Any tips for calibrating for Mac? I just go with everything default (standard desktop picture mode) for the time being. I am connecting it through Displayport.