TWO YEARS Using The Alienware AW3423DW QD-OLED - My Thoughts

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00:00 - Welcome Back to Monitors Unboxed
02:27 - Burn In Updates
04:48 - Firmware Updates
08:50 - Do I Regret My Purchase?
12:39 - Final Thoughts
TWO YEARS Using The Alienware AW3423DW QD-OLED - My Thoughts
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[@selectthedead]

TL DR: Tim is happy with his monitor and has next to no burn in and there is a software update for the Alienware AW3423DW

[@kazzz2765]

no one watches this channel because of the monitors

[@AliArghavan]

Important Note: usage scenario: 70% gaming 30% web browsing

[@maxburmab7962]

​@@kazzz2765incorrect

[@Yodalemos]

​@@kazzz2765 I do, they're the best monitor analysis channel I know of.

[@Lishtenbird]

Those usage numbers are important - it's realistic for a gaming setup, but not for 8 hours of Photoshop/Lightroom/Resolve/ClipStudio every day.

[@TheGamesWin]

Have used the DWF for around ~2000 hours in the last year, no burn in at all

[@maxen3907]

Do you do anything to try and prevent it? For example, I’ve kept the task bar on auto hide on my DWF.

[@gatsu2753]

3500h on my DWF with mixed usage (games,web,movies with and without HDR), also no burn in at all 🖖

[@WyattOShea]

Lol only 2k in a year?. That's very little usage and too little to talk about burn in imo. Now if it could survive at least 20k hours total or more usage with no burn in then I'd be impressed.

[@MrStillfree69]

@@gatsu2753 Have around the same usage over just above one year on my DWF. However, I have "16:9 bars" because I watch a lot of fullscreen videos/movies. Still, it is only visible in grey and does not affect any real use cases.

[@devonjohnson7501]

​@@WyattOShea That's 5 years at 12 hours per day. I hope that someone will give you cause to be impressed in another ~3 years with an update for this monitor, but realistically speaking most people who use computers like that are going to have moved on to a new screen in that time.

[@ericleichliter]

So Ive been using this monitor since launch as well and something I don't see anyone talk about is instead of putting the monitor/computer to sleep, just set a screensaver to color black after 3-5 mins. This will keep your computer out the sleep state if you don't like that, and wont burn in the monitor. Since OLED pixels are effectively turned off when displaying solid black, then there really isn't any opportunity for burn in. Also when you are ready to hop back on, just move the mouse or hit a key and the display will immediately turn back on. The only drawback of this method is an increased amount of pixel correction messages because the monitor thinks its been on for a long period of time.

[@ericleichliter]

I just realized this but its funny how screensaver is an older windows tool that can now make a comeback in OLED from the old CRT monitors. It literally "saves" the screen. LOL

[@potatopotatopotatopotatopo8746]

It's a great ancient feature now used for the most advanced and latest technology lol. I have it turned on just a min after inactivity and the fact that the screen immediately turns on is what makes it so much better than letting the screen go to sleep

[@Drew_Koch]

I just have no wallpaper, hidden desktop icons and hidden taskbar using TranslucentTB.

[@josephtominello1414]

So glad I watched this video and found out that I CAN update the firmware on my AW3423DW. I had heard the same thing about it not being possible because of the gsync module. Thanks for the info.

[@mercurio822]

Great follow up, keep this up.

[@grievesy83]

Thank you SOOOO much for this kind of review, Tim! It's rare and incredibly valuable for someone like me is both looking to buy this monitor (but probably in DWF form) and is nervous about its longevity. It goes a long way to putting my mind at ease.

[@steelzepplin2012]

Just bought the DWF last week, loving it and I did update to the latest firmware as soon as I got it, no regrets qd-oled is the way to go.

[@MikkoHiiri]

Thank you for your report, very glad no crippling issues have arrived.

[@timmy6022]

I have been using Odyssey OLED G8 for around a year and a half, no burn in at all and picture quality is perfect

[@jasonfallel8829]

you better keep watching... one day you'll leave it on come back and there will be burn-in

[@ronniekregar3482]

@@jasonfallel8829 lol he won't have to worry about that for another 15 years lol

[@Urxiel]

Thank you so much for this follow-up video. Keep up the great work!

[@WinnieBlue]

I'm an early adopter of the DW as well and had no idea you could firmware update over display port. I'll be trying this out. Thanks Tim!

[@ConsciousSonder]

I had no idea there was a firmware update tool thanks man!

[@__d_u_c_k_]

So happy to see continued updates on your experiences with this monitor.

[@chriscox6222]

Didn't know Dell caved and released a user friendly firmware update. It fixed all my issues with the monitor. Thanks Tim :D!!!

[@cl4ster17]

I have uneven wear from probably 2000 hours of 16:9 KZbin. I have HDR permanently enabled with SDR brightness at 0%. The other 3000 hours of mostly web browsing and some gaming didn't cause any visible image retention. I cannot recall exactly how many hours the monitor was in use for as the counter was reset after updating the firmware. You should never disable the mislabled Eco Mode. Disabling it causes the monitor to never power down completely and it continues counting run time.

[@Apollo-Computers]

Interesting, I've had eco mode off for two years now. I'm still have the original firmware too, last I heard it wasn't update able.

[@ItsTheSebbe]

I use the Ambient light for KZbin extension for this reason when watching 16:9 content.

[@CheapBastard1988]

4:3 or 16:9 video is very likely to cause uneven pixel wear.

[@grievesy83]

@@ItsTheSebbe Interesting. I absolutely hate KZbin ambient lighting, but your reason for using it is actually compelling. Damn...

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

@@Apollo-Computers He mentions firmware at 5:10 on, and mentioned You can update it. despite what dell claims.

[@nrist1]

If it wasn't for this video I would've never known about the firmware updater tool. I was one of these early adopters with MOB101 who got told it would be impossible to be user updated.

[@lordzed83]

i was checking monthy have it sinde 2 day it landed.

[@Tech-Tempest]

Been using my DWF daily for about 8+ hours a day for over a year with creative work and gaming. Have had 0 issues and 0 burn in. I LOVE IT and have no ragrets!

[@fireguy615]

Lol at the ragrets

[@gnkVLCT]

Likewise. Same thing, and still in love, especially when acquired on special.

[@amirh_elmi]

The only problem I have with mine is that sometimes when the windows is downloading updates, the screen of my DWF does not go to sleep. Do you have such problems with your monitor?

[@Tech-Tempest]

@@amirh_elmi that's happened which is why I've made it a habit to lock the PC when I step away

[@amirh_elmi]

@@Tech-Tempest I guess I need to do it too. Thanks :)

[@flyingpj]

Yes 39” 5120x2160 QD-OLED is what we need next! Please Samsung Display show this at CES 2025 🙏

[@mukechiltmal]

I am down for that, 3440x1440. Seems small next to my 4k 32"😂

[@big_narc]

So real. This is the end game, after this, I wouldn't even know what I could possibly need.

[@BroderickNorthmoor]

I would want a 1600p one.

[@mukechiltmal]

@@BroderickNorthmoor well LG has a 38" the 38gn950 which is 3840x1600

[@BroderickNorthmoor]

@@mukechiltmal no, I meant an oled 1600p

[@michaelvoong]

Super happy with my DWF too after a year of usage

[@DarthV506]

Still loving the DWF I bought during boxing day sales in 2022.

[@mardon85]

Completely agree with everything you've said. Fantastic monitor, still really happy with it. I would need a higher PPI and brighter panel to tempt me to upgrade. As it is the the 4090 and AW3423DW are a perfect paring.

[@CamOffLife]

The video I needed from you, been using the Samsung version of this monitor for a year now and also haven't noticed any real burn in issues. Very happy with my purchase.

[@capcapt23]

Ahh I love my AW3423DW , bought based on several reviews about it when it came out. Who knew there was FW for it. Thanks just did the FW update for it . Thanks for the followup report

[@mahal1891]

Great to hear about the firmware updatability, I had no idea. I just had my third Panel refresh prompt a few weeks ago, and I will say I have no noticeable burn-in in day to day use, though I have not done a test or looked at static colors trying to find any since last year's update video. My only complaint is that programs which require fullscreen running can prompt the display to be unresponsive / bricked until you manually power cycle it, if you try tabbing out and back in too fast or frequently, or when changing which video input to use across multiple computers. This happened a lot with Jedi Survivor for me, but also really baffling cases like unplugging a different monitor from a laptop dock which had my Alienware connected as well. I am hoping a firmware update might resolve those.

[@EtheEvil]

I just bought this, thanks for ur reviews

[@Nienormalny]

I'm about a year on AW3423DWF. Usage is basically same like yours. No burn-in so far and updates (7 so far) have solved huge deal of the problems with a display. Still some problems but in overall i'm very happy with my unit. I took the DWF over DW version explicitly for an ability to firmware upgrade.

[@colossusrageblack]

I've had the AW3423DWF for about 6 months. I switched to it from an LG C1. Don't have any complaints so far. It has also given me a boost in performance going from 4K to UWQHD on my 4080.

[@cottonbear2777]

Ive got the same setup as you. A 4080 with the DWF. How was 4k with a 4080?

[@astreakaito5625]

Congrat, that's a huge upgrade.

[@lurick]

Had my DWF for a little over a year now with about 4000 power on hours. No issues so far :)

[@adamek9750]

Does yours automatically switch from hdr1000 to hdr400? Mine does and its annoying

[@Sebbz]

⁠@@cottonbear2777 I use a 4080 and 5800x3D with my 4K AW3225QF. Runs like a dream :)

[@nicknorthcutt7680]

That's crazy it's already been two years! Wow time flys...

[@nKrandom]

Thx 4 the follow-up. 🙏🏼

[@acidwizard6528]

I'm glad I watched this. I've had mine about the same time as Tim and had no idea there were firmware updates available for it. Mine has no burn in after almost exactly two years. My use is 95% gaming as I have another pc and monitor setup for browsing, content consumption etc. I'm very happy with the AW3423DW so far.

[@TiagoFernandes81]

Perfect - didn't knew that alienware finally decided to release a form of updating the firmware on this monitor. Mine came with b102... updating it just now to b106! Thanks for the update, mine is also rock solid after nearly 2 years..

[@godnamedtay]

Bro what’s crazy is your “what id like to see” is literally EXACTLY what im looking for lol. Although i think im gonna pull the trigger on this Alienware in the vid since i think we’re still a lil while away and the Samsung version of this has that garbage tv OS and mini dp/hdmi. Your videos are incredible and have given me such knowledge and insightful info that I’ve considered to inspire me to purchase my next monitor. Much gratitude from the Philadelphia, PA. Keep doin your thing mate.

[@Jaschka92]

Thanks. I have the same thoughts on upgrading.

[@DJSoulbrother]

I have used the dwf since it came out with a lot of music production with Ableton and it's completely fine, no burn in or any problems

[@MusikAstronaut]

Got my DWF a year ago and i love this monitor so hard :D All my friends hate it ,) BTW I love the outro

[@Mrhandyhitman]

I agree 1000% on what you want in a monitor m, that is exactly what I want as well. I am waiting patiently for the day you review that monitor! 34” 4k qoled monitor

[@Shini1984]

Thanks for update! Even if usage was small for most of us who have a little more time per day, it's still useful.

[@alconesj]

I had no idea they released a firmware update tool for the DW. Thanks Monitors Unboxed!

[@marcosvictor4935]

I like so much this update schedule, for you guys it's probably way into the day or afternoon, for me you always upload right after I sit on my desk to start working, it's just, the exact moment I take my phone to look for something to hear while I work and then there's a HUB video ready for me 😀

[@ChuckS117]

I got the msi 341cqp last month. Super happy with my purchase so far. 3 year burn in warranty too.

[@kjgratys]

I went this route as well. Love the aesthetic over the alienware

[@zelasd3125]

Wow wtf I had no idea they enabled updates, updated just now. Thanks for the info.

[@TuttixD]

still in love with my AW3423DW, heavy use since release alse no problems .. yet.

[@DigitalDamnation]

No mention about the fan noise. I purchased the DWF two weeks ago as its suppose to be quieter and the ability update the firmware. Nice to hear that you can now update the firmware on this model.

[@Wrugoin13]

I upgraded from an Acer XB271HU to the AW3423DW, and I can't believe what I was missing. I thought the 165hz IPS 27, 1440p, gsync form factor was the sweet spot for me and that any improvement wouldn't be worth the price. I now have the two side by side and the oled is so much more of a rich experience, I have no regrets on the $1k I dropped to upgrade. It's been only 1 year, but I'm not noticing any signs of burn in, and because it shipped with a later firmware, I didn't get some of the annoyances that are mentioned here. The widescreen format, oled's inky blacks , HDR's bright vibrant colors, instant response times... Yes, its 1440p, and I'm sure 2160 would look sharper, but my GPU can manage higher framerates at higher settings. This has been a 10/10 experience for me after 1 year.

[@jonathonschott]

Thank you Tim. It seems as if our dream monitors are the same. Its good to hear someone in the industry ask for it. I haven't seen a 39" in person yet, but i have seen the 45", and like the samsung 49" it just seems too much for everyday use, for me, and i have noticed over time my 34" just seems...... Short. I was so excited when LG announced a future panel with 39" 2160p in their roadmap, but i also am not a fan of the 800R curve, i dont know if 1800 would be enough for a 39" but 800 is too much for anything besides a sim rig dedicated monitor. I hope samsung decides to start matching some of LG's form factors just to give us consumers some more choicees out there

[@Azalis1701]

For me, the physical G-Sync module is a must have. It really reduces VRR flickering and I can't have a monitor without a module

[@Velllocity]

Just got my Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 and I’ve been loving it so far

[@fredp8486]

Have you found a work around for using external speakers with g8 not Bluetooth Don’t like sound

[@Velllocity]

@@fredp8486 I’ve just been using headphones with a USB AMP/DAC connected to my PC

[@24kCookieMusic]

@@fredp8486 in my opinion built in g8 speakers sound pretty good

[@24kCookieMusic]

same bro it's great monitor I think nowadays better than alienware. Because it's nowadays cheaper than alienware. All issues are fixed it even works with my mac and it normally wake up and it has qd oled panel v2 since 2023 from odyssey g9 oled.

[@Svante]

There was another firmware released on April 16th, so good to know they continue to support the display with updates. Will get one later this months.

[@Hezzadude12]

Really glad to see this follow up. Regarding the pixel refresh though, Tim is your monitor running in Eco Mode? I believe the reason it is occurring is because you may have Eco Mode off and that for some reason counts standby time as screen on time, but when you turn it on, it seems to fix this issue. I am fairly confident Eco Mode doesn’t impact anything else (for example it doesn’t change ABL behaviour to my knowledge/testing). If you have been running Eco Mode on, then I’m unsure what caused this.

[@6stringmonk]

Eco mode was off in the original review of this monitor so you are probably right. There were comments about this on the original review too.

[@BogdanCarbunescu]

For me after about 10 months, using the DWF version of this monitor for more than 10 hours a day(work from home/gaming/TV/youtube and other media) I do have some burn in, mostly from 16:9 content(little lighter on the sides). It is noticeable with a gray full screen background on almost all brightness levels. I use autohide taskbar and dark mode. I've tried my best not to skip the refresh cycles. I'm curios how much more it would degrade in another year. Usually use the 30/70 split for multiple windows and alternate sometimes the positions, so as to not have similar static images on all the time. I'm still very pleased with the monitor, as the burn in is not distracting for now.

[@ursroeder7781]

same, i have 16:9 burn in as well :D only visible in some grey shades

[@indian-tech-support]

use a video stretcher

[@chriswho12345]

that is retention. i thought i had it but real talk you need actual 1000's of hours of solid single content 24/7 to get the amount you're seeing. run a pixel refresh or 2 (careful it normalizes so it essentially burns the brighter pixels/sets the brighter pixels lower via software algorithms) and turn the monitor off or run some other content and it'll be fine

[@duxnihilo]

This kind of review is much needed. A lot of products breaking after about 9 months.

[@KryptonSvingar]

Got a DWF on sale in March and was worried, but after seeing some other reviews for the DW I wasn't too worried anymore and this only helps bolster the bit of anxiety I had left.

[@ProgramKiraTV]

Got mine in March this year and it was easy to update the firmware. I’ve had no issues even in bright room light. Makes cyberpunk look preem!

[@curtismariani6303]

Thanks for this, I love my AWQD34DW which arrived in June 22. I genuinely had missed that it is now possible to update the firmware, so I’ll be doing that shortly. My monitor gets a lot of hammer as I use it for gaming and as a second screen for work so on average 8-9 hours productivity and 2hours a day gaming through the week and 3-5 gaming a day over the weekend. I can’t see burn in even though I’ve not been running in dark mode. Though for desktop use (mostly excel, word and web based CRMs) I run at about 12% brightness 70% contrast which is plenty. Same as you I can’t see anything else worth upgrading to yet, I would be very interested in a 4K ultrawide OLED should one come out.

[@queegfivehundred8197]

I agree with Tim's desired upgrade - my Acer Predator X34 is long in the tooth now but I don't want to replace it while it still works, however something in the same aspect ratio that is a bit larger a bit higher resolution and a lot faster (both refresh rate and response time) would seriously tempt me.

[@battlebunny88]

WOW! I did not know about the firmware update! Did it before the video even completed XD

[@EODHammer]

I've owned this one since it was released too. Zero issues, no burn in. Great gaming monitor!

[@Lectwar6]

I have the same monitor. 5 hours of use damn near every day after work, and roughly 10+ each day over the weekend. 0 burn in, no issues. super happy with the monitor. Primarily used for enjoying video games and videos/web browsing. Firmware mob103, purchased early 2023

[@MattZildjian]

Hi Tim, thanks for this video. May I ask what your preference is for HDR modes on this monitor, do you prefer peak 1000 or TrueBlack 400 mode? Also do you choose to leave HDR enabled at all times in windows or do you switch it on and off between desktop usage and games? Cheers!

[@big_narc]

Same monitor, no burn in. Was having really weird white lines spazzing across my screen the other day, updating the firmware fixed it.

[@Sirion9999]

Can you also test the new firmware for MSI MPG 321URX, apparently it finally fixes a lot of issues you mentioned in your review. Like a manual front led light toggle and the same thing for DSC. I would greatly appreciate it.

[@MsCelinna]

i thought msi sells only oled monitors without the possibility to make an firmware upgrade?

[@ve3dy]

I’ve been using the Samsung G93SC OLED for almost a year now, with no signs of burn-in. I frequently check for firmware updates. So far, I really like it, it was my best purchase after migrating to my first OLED monitor.

[@antoniocampos1151]

Have the DWF for almost a year and a half. I regret nothing. Great purchase decision! So far, there is no burn in signs. I have it in SDR with lower brightness during the time I am browsing or watching youtube, and I turn on HDR full blast when gaming. It's a feast to my eyes when playing ultrawide. I play only single-player games, so the ultrawide screen fully imerses me and makes the whole experience so much better than my previous blurry Gigabyte G32QC. I can not describe how much of an upgrade it was to go from a VA panel to this QD-Oled one.. it's incomparable :D

[@aHungiePanda]

best monitor I've ever owned. The only con is the purple hue from the anti reflective coating TIPS: -Set a black screen saver -If youre like me and rarely turn off your computer then set it to go to sleep after 15 minutes of AFK. Allows monitor to pixel refresh often

[@Stevel024]

I've had my DWF for about a year and have had to exchange it twice (once every 6 months) because of displaying 16:9 content on the monitor - the sides where the black bars were, were noticeably lighter than the content part in the middle burned in. It was hard to see, but could definitely spot it in dark grey background. I ended up getting the 2725DF for 16:9 content and saving the DWF for singleplayer/ultrawide.

[@jake..A]

I've got about 7500hrs on this monitor in 18 months & have slight burn in due to 16:9 youtube content. Never had any of those firmware issues you talked about regarding fan & pixel refresh on firmware 102. I updated to the latest 106 in December 2023 and found no differences at all; i only updated to the latest firmware with the hopes of it fixing the monitor not waking up from sleep and having to unplug the monitor power to drain the power before replugging which still happens every now & then.

[@ryantaylor3278]

I've had this monitor since October and love it. I recently purchased the new Alienware Aw3225qf and returned it. I like the ultrawide too much to switch. I'll wait for a 4k ultrawide to hit the market.

[@djsnowpdx]

If you use two apps at once and you’re worried about the center line burining in, you can drag it slightly one way or the other after snapping two windows side by side, and both windows will resize. Then the bright window management controls will vary their positions on the screen, at least near the center.

[@Brian-dd2df]

I have the DWF variant. Had it for about 7 months now. I coincidentally checked for any burn in last night. I use it for work and play all day every day and have no burn in. I do let it run pixel refresh every 4 hours aka at my lunch and when I log off from work.

[@hccdgvvfccdgn993]

Have the same monitor, was thinking of getting the new 4k monitor but will hold off after your thoughts. ❤

[@AltaPlays]

Have my DWF for 6 months now, best monitor ever for my needs. running it 8-14 hours a day and its perfect. Gonna be sticking to this till alienware makes a 4k 240hz version.

[@howtoby27]

Your hoodie's cords make it look like you're wearing a Black Ops III shirt

[@carlossantiago6642]

Waiting patiently for 39 inch 4k ultrawide. This monitor has me happy enough for now.

[@ahmednofal3865]

thanks

[@Camilo316]

Thanks for this video. I was an earlier adopter as well and bummed that there was no way to update firmware. Also do you think this monitor arm should be good for the AW3423DW ? MSA20

[@mofous]

Tim holding out until those 5120x2160 240hz MLA WOLED ultrawide panels from LG hit the market. One of us.

[@xpodx]

10240x4320

[@jake..A]

Same here but either that or the qd-oled version.

[@dreamqore]

when release? need that one

[@paskowitz]

We didn't even get that spec for the IPS era. I doubt we'll get that for OLED as well. That type of panel is very costly to produce.

[@rustler08]

So, basically you're planning on never buying a monitor.

[@dwahnaslowdown8887]

I'm using an LG OLED42C2PUA in a 3840x1600 custom resolution. The result is right at the 39 inch diagonal you speak of. I'm very happy with it. I would like to experience higher refresh rate (the C2 is 120 Hz) but for now that's the only attribute that would persuade me to upgrade.

[@virtuaconker85]

I have also had this monitor near enough since it launched as well but I would say I have racked up 8000 hours at this point as its one of my main monitors and I use it at least 8-12 hours every day and I have not seen any issues what so ever

[@James-gd3sp]

I have a similar dark grey line discoloration. The first bit of discoloration I noticed was at the top of the screen where my browsers search bar was. Not the tabs but below where the search box was located due to the theme I had. Additionally I have noticed there were lines on the sides were video black bars are, and of course there is the Microsoft logo in the bottom left. You can only see these shadowy discolorations when its a relatively dark grey (think discord or youtube dark mode) and its not visible at all in lighter scenes. Im still beyond happy with the monitor and blown away by oled in general. I am still waiting for the day I can afford to replace my second monitor with an oled to make the perfect dim night time set up.

[@IAmSchilling]

I've got about 5k houres on my DWF, no signs of burn in so far, using it a lot for "productivity" as I'm a computer science student, and also plenty of HDR Gaming. Love the monitor, only thing I noticed was some flickering on very low brightness in SDR mode when watching some full screen videos, this issue seems to be resolved by now tho. (Using it with an AMD GPU and on Windows 11)

[@Spealer]

Have you downloaded the latest MSI 321URX firmware update for yours? It's actually impressive what they did with that update! And you can even turn off the power LED!

[@FcryCola]

Nice Review! Maybe you can check the new 07-Version of Firmware for DWF Version.

[@simmions1]

I’m glad this came up on my page I had no idea they came out they came out with the firmware update and I was upset when I found out the DWF had that option and I couldn’t do it

[@lordzed83]

im sure its NVs doing since non gsync version had lower latency you think NV would allow to have freesync being faster thhan gsync ??

[@DrkLrdVdr]

I'll have had this monitor for just under 2 years. I use it for work and games, so M-F it gets 9+ hours of use and my biggest issue is the pixel refresh coming up when turning on the screen as Tim talks about. Since mine is a bit newer it came with the 102 FW. I will be updating the FW on mine this evening after work.

[@whismerhillgaming]

what are your thoughts on the "new" VRR Flicker & testing put in light by RTINGS ? did you notice any in your usage ?

[@jarofjuice]

I am considering upgrading to this DWF from my current MSI MAG247QRF-QD. I don't think my RTX 3070 can push a fullscreen game on the ultrawide with all the bells and whistles, but I would be playing in windowed mode and have discord on the side and I think it would be good. My second option is to go for a 32 inch 4K monitor, where the pixel density will allow me to play a game in windowed mode and discord on the side.

[@timkimmel9935]

I have a similar line on my LG 45 inch woled, but it's mostly noticeable with HDR enabled, and looks as if the left half of the screen is slightly dimmer than the right.

[@Yellowswift3]

Interesting to hear your thoughts, Tim. My monitor isn't as fancy as an ultra-wide screen, though I may graduate to one the next time I upgrade. If not, then 'maybe' a 4K one instead. I'm currently using a 240Hz 16:9 1440p 32" (Gigabyte Aorus) and it's been very good (I definitely noticed the bump from ~170/175Hz to 240). I don't mind spending good money on a screen since obviously everything you do with a computer is in tandem with your monitor. However, I really don't want a curved screen as I do some work with it, though maybe I could get by with the lowest available curve. The other problem, of course, when increasing the resolution to ultra-wide or 4K, is that it will mean I have to spend extra on an even more capable graphics card. There's no way my 3070 will cut it, for the most part, on a higher resolution screen, even though I tend to play mostly oldish games. The thought of dropping near/over £1K on a GPU doesn't sit well with me. Moving to a true HDR screen does interest me (mine has an 'HDR' rating of 600), so that is something that I likely will include in my next purchase, though an OLED panel… I will have to see, as burn-in is something that would worry me.

[@malguskerensky]

Only recently got my first OLED display (Alien ware 32" curve) and the only thing I do different than my old LCD displays, is that I have a few KZbin OLED safe 8h loop videos on hand. If I know I will not be using the monitor for a bit, I'll toss one on in full screen and just let it go. Otherwise the built in anti-burn in functions have not bothered me, because they typically happen when I turn the PC off at night. Too early to really talk about burn in concerns, but I am quite happy so far and the OLED videos is an easy thing to toss up.

[@caedis_]

I had a DWF and watch a lot of 16:9 content so have 2 vertical burnin lines where the pillar boxing was

[@cloVerSolo]

about mine the DWF model, a dead pixel appeared in 1 month, no burn-in after 1 year long.

[@ecapskcab8688]

Are there any company forecasts for the specs you listed towards the end of the video? In the market and it looks like this is the only product while being out for 2 years now.

[@crest6704]

Hello guys, so I thought I'd add a little bit of outsider experience onto this with the DWF model: So far it's been excellent, been using the monitor for a bit over a year now, might I add much more than 1200-1500 hours too. I do CADs work on the computer and played a lot of 16:9 video content also in my freetime I played long nighter Stellaris games, a game that has a lot of static UI elements similar to news channel's bars. I'd say I use the monitor at least 8 hours a day every day. And the only "burn in" I see or rather an area of pixels not being as much used as the middle of the monitor is the sides where black bars appear when viewing 16:9 content. The sides are ever so slightly brighter than the middle of the monitor, but I can only see that at around the value of 26 RGB and not in fullscreen content for examples games or movies that are 21:9, altough I am very sensitive to these kind of stuff. I also took extra care of the monitor, always updated the firmware within a week of release, desktop background is completely black with the taskbar hidden, monitor goes to sleep after 5 minutes of inactivity and it also ran frequent pixel refreshes in standby mode by itself. It also did a panel refresh once automatically and I did a panel refresh once manually also to see if it would help with the sides brightness issue (it did not). As Tim mentioned he has windows open side by side and so do I, but I paid attention to occasionally move the middle just by a little bit to take the stress of the absolute middle of the display. Used all programs in dark mode, if possible and used lower brightness when I knew I'd have static elements on screen for a long time eg. work or stellaris. Only issue I can see for now are the sides, but those too according to my friend who could not see it at all, are very minor and probably not noticable by the average not computer geek person.

[@somethingdifferent9024]

I’ve been enjoying my DWF

[@Lucas-wt8iq]

I have the AW3423DWF for a year now and i am verry happy with it. I see no reason to upgrade in the next one, maybe two years. I just see too little progress for an upgrade.

[@dorito5247]

“I just see too little progress for an upgrade” during one of the most “progressive” years in gaming monitor since a long time. Think of the AW2725DF, the AW3223QF, the PG32UCDM. Unless you were specifically referring to ultrawide, for which I am not as informed.

[@8bitchiptune420]

@@dorito5247 360hz? 4K? Nope..that's not an upgrade with the current GPU setup.

[@thbadmin7751]

@@dorito5247 : He's specifically referring to the AW3423DWF........ since he say's "I have the AW3423DWF".

[@Slyclientthetechdad]

I love this monitor. Aside from the pop ups it's been great for me. I feel like it doesn't get the love it deserves. This monitor is outstanding. Thanks for brininging it to life again.

[@urinatericepee]

I have the same one. I recently updated the firmware on it which wasn't available before and now the pop-up is gone. I have the launch model

[@brutalwang4106]

I never get any pop ups. I told it to do its maintenance when in standby, and it never bothers me. I think you can tell it to stop notifying you. You can see when it's doing its maintenance as the power button changes colour

[@VictusPrime]

Change the settings to make it so the pixel refresh only occurs when the monitor is on standby and not in use. I did this the same day I got the monitor like over a year ago. No issues.

[@urinatericepee]

The launch model didn't have any of these options I was only able to change the pop-up after update

[@ZumitoYeah]

i would love to know what would be the difference between the AW3423DW and the DW-F, because i have the F one and dont find any trouble about the pixel refresh, as you say on the video, also seems that the software in general is improved as the updates are automatic since day 1. Thank you very much for your videos they made me buy that precise monitor jeje!

[@peoplez129]

I recently got the LG 27GR at a steep discount, and while it had awful vertical banding out of the box, and even dark spots, that cleared up pretty nicely after running image cleaning a few times (but it will never go away entirely, that's just an attribute of these panels). The only problem It does have is there is a slightly dark horizontal line 1/3rd of the way up the screen, that is visible even in bright backdrops if you look close enough, and even more visible in dark backdrops. It looks like burn in, but it's just how the panel came new. I think it's just an especially rough line of vertical banding, which is kind of a misnomer, because vertical banding is actually lines that are both vertical and horizontal, that can largely be seen as dim artifacts in dark gray backdrops. I'm hoping it will eventually go away over time, and I don't want to take my chance with RMA quite yet, because other than the typical vertical banding common on these screens, it's pretty much flawless. But it is annoying, because the whole reason why I replaced my last monitor was because it had dead pixels and dirt behind the backlight, and bright spots where the panel was aging and beginning to delaminate internally. So to go from an old screen to a new screen with still some visual artifact issues, is kind of a let down. On top of that, OLED still has a lot of issues with picture quality, because any video that isn't of the highest purest bitrate, you will definitely see all the compression artifacts, like blockyness and color banding. I think monitors need to start coming with features TV's have, that allows them to internally smooth out color banding gradients and with more controls in the monitor for adjusting picture settings. My IPS monitor didn't have any of these kinds of issues. Also, don't even bother with VRR in these monitors, they're complete trash. Only a true Gsync module can provide true Gsync. And VRR also affects things like brightness and gamma in HDR, not only flicker issues. So enabling VRR can actually cause your HDR to not look right.

[@munkus99]

I loved my AW3423DWF for gaming and videos, but not so much for reading text or web browsing. I upgraded to an AW3225QF and now have the best of both worlds.

[@JaredWilliamScott]

Great to hear, this was the final decision I came to last night after doing many many hours of research haha. How is the curve for productivity work? It doesn’t look to pronounced (I’m not a big fan of curved monitors but yeah)

[@moonkittel101]

39" 4k PPI in 21:9, MY MAN, not the only one dreaming of this god teir spec, in saying that I did get the DWF because i needed a good new one and it was cheap compared to everything else on sale, from a fellow down-under-er

[@fooook92]

I'm still rockin an X34p from 2018, looking forward to upgrade to an OLED 21:9 3440x1440 panel. I really wish we had 3rd gen 21:9 oled panels by now, but seems my x34p need to last at least 2 more years :P. Nice to see the burn in it's not an huge problem!