Ultrawide OLED Monitor: 1 Year Later Durability & Burn-In Update

Today we are taking a look at my AW3423DWF OLED Ultrawide monitor and how it has held up over the past year.
Has it lived up to the hype?
Discover how the OLED technology has fared over 12 months of rigorous use & has the scary burn-in issue affected my monitor?
I also go through some simple tips to ensure monitor maintenance to avoid possible burn in.
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[@rouensk]

My dude, if you name the video "1 year burn-in update", at least show us 5% gray and 50% gray for 5 seconds please :) It costs you nothing and it's literally the thing people clicking on this video want to see :)

[@RobsCorner]

Noted, I will get some shots of its and uploaded it in a YT short I was working on

[@moepmoepblubb]

I've got the same monitor also for over a year now. Still no issues with burnin (i don't even let my taskbar disappear). My screen can go to sleep after 5 minutes and often does a refresh then (at least, when it is time). I never was more satisfied with a monitor, than withe the AW3423DWF. I think it is a really great buy and most will enjoy gaming so much more.

[@RobsCorner]

Ya I agree, been loving every minute of using the Oled, the fact that you can set the pixel refresh to automatically be done on standby is great too.

[@moepmoepblubb]

@@RobsCorner yes, and also very efficient! btw congratulations to over 1000 Subs 🙂

[@RobsCorner]

@@moepmoepblubb thank you very much

[@papihansgamingtv]

Your AW3423DWF doesn't have micro scratches? Bought mine brand new and has micro scratches on corners of the screen. So I just refunded after reading in reddit that the replacements also has those.

[@moepmoepblubb]

@@papihansgamingtv No.

[@tyraelhermosa]

Very sensible advice and video 👍 I agree with your thoughts at the end about waiting for something better. There will always be something better.

[@RobsCorner]

Thank you appreciate it!

[@galisleo8737]

The fear of burn-in will stop me from buying an OLED monitor for my next PC. It's too expensive for me to risk it, unless I find a very good warranty.

[@RobsCorner]

Yanits understandable it has come a long way and I feel like the warranty is pretty solid , all in all I'm extremely happy with it so far but as technology becomes better so will OLED panels and hopefully cheaper too

[@NoOneTwoTrust]

Just got the same monitor off Amazon sale for £600 in the UK, my brother has had it for 2 years now and hasn’t had any signs of screen burn also Alienware give 3 year warranty that covers for burn in

[@JohnSpartan-117]

Until OLED are innovated to the point where burn in is no longer an issue, or until a different type of panel is created, they’re literally just E-waste.

[@Ajme-kb4os]

@@JohnSpartan-117that’s a stretch bro. . My oled is so fucking crisp. It’s like plasma back in the day. I had a plasma for 10 years no problem.

[@edvinvojnicmijatov]

Loved the video mate 👌🏼👌🏼

[@RobsCorner]

Thank you, really appreciate it

[@mrmaunz42]

You just got a sub for 5:26 good sir. I raise my imaginary hat

[@RobsCorner]

Thank you I speak from personal experience haha

[@mrmaunz42]

@@RobsCorner i can tell that you do that. Thanks for making me laugh

[@Stevel024]

I've had mine replaced twice already within a year because of 16:9 content and the black bars the monitor displays due to the ultrawide format. If you put up a grey background, you will notice the middle of the screen being slightly lighter due to burn in. Certain games (like valorant) does not fill up the ultra wide and most videos also will not fill up the ultra wide. Dell's warranty has been relatively painless, but I don't want to replace my monitor every 6 months so I bought the 360hz OLED they have to replace the AW3423DWF as my main monitor.

[@RobsCorner]

Good to know I haven't played much 16:9 content on it,. If you primary purpose is competitive fps like val or csgo I understand the need to a 16:9 screen instead

[@williamfreitas6456]

"Pretend to satify your wife, it doesn't take that long anyway" LMFAO

[@RobsCorner]

I speak from experience 🤣

[@williamfreitas6456]

@@RobsCorner😂😂😂😂

[@lavelezjr]

Bought one of the new 32" alienware 4k Oled. Should get it January 20, and will be my first Oled. Hope I have a lot of time with the monitor, and enjoy playing games on it with my PS5.

[@FalconStrikeGames]

Any update with this monitor?

[@Zaffobaffo]

@@FalconStrikeGames I have it since 3 weeks ago. For now I really can't find a problem. Motion clarity is almost like CRT (even bettter than a 480hz TN pannel that I've had). Colors are really good, 96% adobeRGB,93% of NTSC. I've also had the 27 inch qhd oled from AOC but the color fringing was terrible and HDR perfomance was very poor. This on the other hand is perfect even with dolby vision. maybe the only thing to point out, the screen is really gloosy and reflect lights. So in a bright room the black are almost purple\violet tinted. In a dark room is perfect. if u plan to use it in a bright room WOLED panels are really a must for pitch dark blacks.

[@FalconStrikeGames]

@@Zaffobaffo thanks for an update. I actually opted for the 38" IPS panel instead of OLED.

[@mrwhosmynameagain]

Man why can't I find a single video of anyone using an OLED monitor for more than just gaming? What about people who work full time from home that are looking to buy one? There's literally like 1 or 2 OLED videos across the entirety of KZbin where working from one is even mentioned 😢

[@RobsCorner]

I think it's simply because the biggest downside of Oled is burn in from static images and usually if your working you are more likely to have the same file or program open for 6-8 hours a day outlook, excel , CRM so most people aren't going to spend close to $1k on a screen for those purposes with the risk of it being ruined or damage from using it for that.

[@yellowleaf6878]

Love this so helpful thank you !

[@protato911]

Oled is by far one of the best investment I made for my pc setup so far(I got the MSI 4k 240hz one, I also ran an older 27inch LG oled as secondary, which used to be my main 6 month ago). Does it have its annoyance, yeah, to prevent burn in I ran an all black desktop and I usually keep it around 60% brightness(which is bright enough for me). But I can live with this kind of small annoyance especially when the picture quality and motion clearity are this good.

[@RobsCorner]

Every form of tech will have its drawbacks, but you have to go with your needs and what will bring you the best experience

[@RobsCorner]

Every form of tech will have its drawbacks, but you have to go with your needs and what will bring you the best experience

[@ryuhayabusa5609]

Super closing statement.

[@RobsCorner]

Thank you

[@ThujanK]

far as I'm aware, unless it's a mini-led display with local dimming built-in there are no "zones". (Atleast for monitors)

[@pdelmo79]

Some edge lit displays have zones but it's not many. Like my Samsung g70b has 32 zones

[@RobsCorner]

Zones might have been the the wrong work but it was about how even if the screen is mostly black the backlight of the display mistake still be lit.

[@mbvx7]

I got the dell Alienware 32" AW3225QF and I do the same thing. power button is super easy to hit. I turn it off if I step away. Auto hide taskbar. Pure black wallpaper. zero burn in. love it

[@RobsCorner]

There you go ensure that monitor lasts for a long time

[@AnchorFTW]

"Get up, grab yourself a cup of coffee, go touch grass, pretend to satisfy your wife...it doesn't take that long anyway." 🤣

[@RobsCorner]

I speak from experience

[@neumanix456]

I have heard oled monitors can suffer from VRR flicker. I might be buying the AW3223DWF soon, but need to know if it flickers when fps are not consistent and on the lower side. For example, on my current IPS when flight simming (MSFS) I have my monitor set at 144Hz but I lock the fps to 60 using RTSS. 60 fps is enough for flight simming imo, and this gives me a very smooth experience with lots of headroom for both GPU and CPU. I also read that if you can maintain a steady fps, like in my example, then the VRR flicker is not noticable. Haven't made up my mind yet between oled and ips for my next monitor. My GPU is a 4080 Super btw, so I'd use the gsync compatibility.

[@RobsCorner]

I think its like you said if you maintain a steady FPS then its less noticeable, from what I've read it seems more of an issue when Gsync is enabled and you drop under 60 fps i think. It hasn't been enough for me to really notice. I have a 3090 but just remember that you need to select gsync enable then scroll down and check the box that applies it to the selected monitor or else you wont be utilizing Gsync on the AW3423DWF

[@christinastein1196]

7:20 Yeah say it to people who bought 1080ti when it lunched and they will laugh in your face. I also bought LG B9 first OLED 120Hz HDR TV to have Gsync and HDMI 2.1 (year before any HDMI 2.1 source device). I have it since launch and almost 5 years later it's mindbogglingly good. Are there better screens out there ? Yes but they are not a lot better and I've been using pretty much as good as it gets gaming screen for a few years. To summarize you can win tech lottery if you know your way around tech and have a bit of luck. With OLED I knew that everything up to this point will be obsolete and other oled screens that will follow while better will still ultimately be limited by what oled can and can't do.

[@RobsCorner]

That's how technology works, it's not gonna be obsolete for a long time but 5 years in tech is a long time doesn't take away what your screen can do but there are new and better screen out there now. There is always minor improvements year over year before the major leap. just like now with screens there is less and less talk about TN panels eventually stuff get phased out over time. But your not going to change monitors every year just like your not going to change gpus every year.

[@christinastein1196]

@@RobsCorner That was my point. People who bought expensive HDR LCD monitors just before first viable OLED panels came into market lost big cause their panel lost most of it's value almost overnight while those who waited for first wave of OLED panels will reap benefits of this decision. Still those LCD HDR panel arent useless now but in hindsight they were a terrible buy. Not gonna lie I had a lot of luck picking all the right parts over the years. My worst mistake was choosing Intel over AMD when AM4 came out.

[@RobsCorner]

Ya always easy in hindsight but not everyone gets lucky with 1st gen models either, going intel over 1st gen ryzen might not have been a bad decision but as am4 matured it was much better performing over time

[@jbujake]

The upcoming MicroLED technology will be far superior to current OLED displays. MicroLED will have a much reduced chance of burn-in, considerably higher brightness, and a standard RGB striped pixel layout for good text clarity.

[@RobsCorner]

Ita very possible, I think with what we've seen at ces past 2 years companies investing heavily in OLED might be a few years before micro LeD gets all the benefits at a good price, then something better may come along after that and you can wait for that too if your happy with your display now its worth waiting if you want to upgrade there is always an excuse to wait for the next technology

[@Vinterloft]

No. MicroLED won't come close to OLED.

[@FullFledged2010]

2:50 Nope thats not how it works. the pixel (led) gets degraded and can't produce it full brightness anymore. The term "burnin" comes from old crt's where the electron beam did infact burn the phosphorus layer.

[@RobsCorner]

Makes more logical sense, I like the light get hot burn screen explanation haha

[@pno]

do you think if i buy an oled monitor & just use it normally but without taken any real precautions ill have issues? im gonna wait a year or so anyways as im mainly interested in getting one for when gta 6 is close to coming out

[@RobsCorner]

Ya you'll he fine, just set the automatic pixel refresh to work during monitor standby

[@testAccount-eb2ve]

I have one and you will be fine

[@InertiaFPV]

Nice video. I've soent the past 2 weeks reluctantly researching IPS pannels becuse im worried about burn in. I use my monitor for work for around 8hrs a day with static UI on the screen from the likes of Photoshop, Figma, Davinci Resolve etc. I think longer productivity hours like this will likley give me burn in?

[@RobsCorner]

Thanks, it's hard to say, I haven't had any issues with it, I use DaVinci for my videos and don't see any burn in caused by it. If you are gonna get an ips monitor for those things make sure it's a monitor that is reviewed as having great color accuracy.

[@InertiaFPV]

Thanks man. Do you have any recommendations on a 4K 32" IPS panel that has good colour accuracy and also a good refresh rate for some gaming at all?

[@RobsCorner]

@@InertiaFPV it all depends on your budget, ive been using Dell monitors and really like them the Dell G3223Q fits in your criteria but there are many 4k 32 inch out there

[@jarradocallaghan2431]

I've noticed that everyone with the aw3423dw and dwf has that panel health indicator in the OS, but It's not there for me... I've got the latest software

[@RobsCorner]

That's weird there isn't really a setting for it, it was always there for me. Have you tried running a monitor reset in the settings

[@fvallo]

Maybe its a difference between eu and us os

[@Jake-0011]

Hello, I just got this monitor and I was curious how it works with gsync and hdr enabled. Do you experience any flicker and does it work well?

[@RobsCorner]

Works well for me I keep the hdr setting to hdr 400 true black gave the best results, and have no issues with gsync enabled. Just remember which model you have the aw34dw has the gsync module built in the aw34dwf has freesync but is gsync compatible.

[@Jake-0011]

@RobsCorner did you hear about the firmware update that fixes hdr 1000? I'm really happy to hear it works well with gsync! All my worries are settled and I can finally rest knowing I've got a good monitor in a few days( I got the F model) I'm returning an Asus Pg329q for this since I found it to be abysmal for the price tag. I managed to get this monitor for £750 which is a good price for this kind of hardware. Thank you for your speedy reply!

[@RobsCorner]

I did the update but still find hdr 400 thenkkst consistent depending on the game or content I watch I will sometimes switch in between other hdr modes

[@gustavojorge2134]

Refreshing is done manually or just turning off the monitor and wait should be done?

[@RobsCorner]

You can keep it to manual where the monitor remind you after 4 hours of use and you decide yes or no, or you cab set it to auto where it will do it when the monitor is on standby

[@gustavojorge2134]

@@RobsCorner thank you friend I actually have a Corsair xeneon 27 240 oled just some minutes ago I got the message, it seems like new monitors the time is 8 hours now and if you just turn off when the message appear it will start refreshing Greetings from Brazil

[@RobsCorner]

@gustavojorge2134 very nice screen too!

[@TacoBurger213]

What is the name of your ips monitor? THANKS!

[@RobsCorner]

The 2 side monitors are the same it's the s2721dgf from dell

[@propix]

How about Text readability? I see a lot of people complain that they are "unuseable" as the Samsung OLED Displays use triangular LEDs and this causes text to have a red and green outline. Has this beeen an issue for you or did you find its mainly people overreacting? (I am doing Webdesign and editing in PS, LR... mainly 8h a day).

[@RobsCorner]

Ya I went through the difference and compared them in my Oled vs ips video you can see the difference too

[@FioYT]

Why is it not good to have wallpaper engine running vs having a static image?

[@RobsCorner]

If the wallpaper is dynamic and is constantly changing and moving that's fine but long time static image can potentially cause burn in

[@mikevanschaijk]

@@RobsCornereven if i have a playlist with 20+ wallpapers on 20 min timer?

[@HenriBoucher666]

What is the screen on left ? Its look like better black than the aw3423 on the middle ? Or is just the angle of the video ?

[@RobsCorner]

Both side screens are the same s2721dgf ips from Dell. Definitely the angle of the video and camera settings I'm using because I can confirm by looking at it, the side monitors do not have better blacks than the OLED.

[@Sfw85]

I really want the same monitor and wondered if the burn in issue was overstated. I would be gaming and word processesing documents for work...any deal breaker there?

[@RobsCorner]

I don't think it's a deal breaker at all I use it for productivity as much as content and gaming so you should be good

[@testAccount-eb2ve]

i use it, no issues

[@ΣπήλιοςΣπανός]

Does anyone know if "premium panel exchange service" and "advanced exchange service " are both under the 3 year warranty? Coz i read that some countries might not cover burn in.😢

[@RobsCorner]

I would guess you'd have to check with the warranty in your country to see if it's covered. I think the advanced exchanged service is an extra cost that is added on top of the cost of the monitor if you want it

[@evgenyskokov3090]

U got any micro scratches right now ? On gloss )

[@RobsCorner]

I'll check when I'm back tonight but last I checked there weren't really any noticeable scratches but I will verify close up

[@evgenyskokov3090]

@@RobsCorner Yep. With flashlight . Its can show small micro scratches , But is no problems at all :)

[@RobsCorner]

@evgenyskokov3090 no micro scratches on the screen itself just a few around the bezel area probable from mounting and moving it around

[@evgenyskokov3090]

@@RobsCorner Which cloth do u use for cleaning?))

[@RobsCorner]

@@evgenyskokov3090 the one that came with the screen

[@JedEye374]

They should offer out of warranty repair for a fee

[@RobsCorner]

As in the kontiro costs less but you don't have a warranty? I think legally they have to offer warranty on any electronic.

[@JedEye374]

​@@RobsCorner I am just saying if I start having issues after the warranty period runs out they should still repair it even if I have to pay for it but I am not able to find any compan that offers that. They can't expect people to just throw away expensive monitors like this after 3 years use.

[@RobsCorner]

@JedEye374 throwing something like this out after 3 years should be a crime lol for sure there are repair options even outside warranty, maybe not from Dell but some specialty repair shops for sure

[@glorfindel75]

Do you really think software like Wallpaper Engine are not recommended for a OLED Monitor even if you change the wallpaper after 0.5 or 1 hour?

[@RobsCorner]

I don't think it's going to damage it that much but, I don't see it helping the screen that being said I use wallpaper engine but most of the time the wallpapers are not static so the image keeps changing at least

[@testAccount-eb2ve]

i actually disagree with people saying that Wallpaper Engine is not recommended for OLED monitors. I believe that since you are able to have animated backgrounds, it reduces the static elements on the screen thus reducing the chance of burn in

[@RobsCorner]

@testAccount-eb2ve as long as it's not a static images your right

[@testAccount-eb2ve]

@@RobsCorner yep, I was referring to animated backgrounds. But even if you are not using Wallpaper Engine, then you are most likely using a static background anyways.

[@RobsCorner]

@testAccount-eb2ve ya and if you are using wallpaper engine you have a setting to pause the animation while your in another application to save resources to so no reason not to use it with an animated background with oled but if you want to be extra cautious with burn in then turn it off if anything

[@TheJms1977]

so you didn't explain your 1 year durability test you told us all about oled technology lol

[@RobsCorner]

Ya I focused more on the fact that there is no burn in since that what everyone asks about when they mention oled durability

[@RobsCorner]

If you want to know something specific about it I'll be happy to help

[@semmert]

I have 2 computers hooked up to the same monitor. One is my work PC where I do CAD design, and the other is my gaming PC. My major concern is that my CAD program has a UI that doesn't really move around, and may cause burn in. But I really want an OLED monitor for PC gaming (I have 2 OLED tvs). Do you ever use a program where you have a UI that is static for upwards of 8 hours or so? Do you think this could cause issues, or would just require me to "Scrub" the pixels more often?

[@RobsCorner]

The most static UI I use would probably be DaVinci resolve, but maybe 4 hours of use at a time. Unfortunately I can't say for sure that having an 8 hour static ui on the screen will be ok or not but I believe if anything you might just have to do more pixel refreshes based on usage.

[@Tripokaridos22]

1 Year Later , With Turn Off Lights and Windows for perfect blacks ... :)

[@RobsCorner]

Nothing like complete darkness for full immersion

[@Hahahanoyes]

Just too much damn money

[@RobsCorner]

Definitely the monitor could cost more than the pc. But I feel like no matter how good your pc performs, you only experience as much as your screen can provide.