38 Curved Gaming Monitor - AW3821DW

I had a LCD Alienware 4k 38". I decided to go down to 2k with the LG 39 OLED and I love it. I will mever go back down the size of a monitot noe, the nrxt shpuld be 45" which I believr is the sweet spot for my gaming. Ngl you are gonna like itz and text is easily readable

I had one, I returned it, I disliked the FOV (distortion on the edges), and the head moving. Got a AW3821DW, happy !

I have a similar use case as you, and I love my Alienware AW3821DW. It truly is a great balance. It's a bit old at this point, but I would highly recommend you to consider the 38" -40" range with 21: 9 aspect ratio. It offers great real estate for work while not being absurly huge.

My 2c since the comment below I replied to was deleted. I’ve tried the 49 inch and 57 inch. Currently using this 5k2k because there was a great price on the Lenovo Canadian site lower than the advertised msrp. This is sad, but I received it in July, and have hardly gamed on it at all because work and life has been so busy. For work it’s been a fantastic solution and I haven’t missed 2 screens at all because I have a fancy zones layout that is effectively 3 full sized windows or combinations of smaller windows - since the monitor is so huge, you can have smaller, usable zones. The resolution on the 57 inch ruined the 49 for me for gaming. I bought my first 1440p monitor in 2011/2012 (whenever gsync came out). It was great for the time. But the detail and clarity in 4k or 4k ultrawide is something else, assuming you have the hardware to drive it. For work, I’ve loved the retina displays on MacBook pros forever. 4k screens provide a similar experience in text clarity. After you move from 1440p to 4k, it’s so hard to go back. Better for one to not experiment so as to not know what they’re missing. One of my fav ultrawides was the old 38 inch Alienware. Based on a 16:10 aspect ratio for equivalent normal monitor vs 16:9. But the colors were so washed out. And then oled became popular. Again, stuff has gotten TOO good. The 49 for me, where I work and game on the same screen, ended up being too “skinny”. In games it felt like you were peeking through blinds rather than being immersed in the world. The subtle curve actually wasn’t enough for a monitor of that width, leading you to turn your head a lot. The 57 was incredible for productivity. But it had smearing on the screen panel and ghosting if I recall right. All I remember is that the pixel density and larger sense of vertical space ruined the 49 for me in terms of size and resolution but then the ghosting triggered my OCD and was totally unacceptable for the price. It made me think how I wanted a 38 inch uw oled panel. The 5k2k is the closest we’ll get for a long time. Moved to 32 4k after that then the 5k2k once available. While work is great, due to the way I like to game and have something on a second screen, no ultrawide will truly replace a dual monitor set up - when I get time I’ll be setting the 4k panel beside the 5k2k since I still have it. The curve, while not being ideal and me preferring it to be less curved, has not been bad and I’d encourage people who have not tried it to experiment and not poo poo it without seeing if they adjust after 2-3 weeks of use.

Exactly what I did too. I had a 32:9, loved it for productivity/work but didnt like it for gaming, too short and had to move my head... plus fiddling with almost every game to make it work (HUD, resolution, black bars, etc.) I sold it and got the AW3821DW and its perfect for my needs.

Never heard about that issue. But i never looked into the cons of these monitors, lol. But monitors pricing has gone down so much lol. I still have aw3418dw, that was like almost $2000 canadian. My aw3821dw was over $2000. Crazy. Also i dont buy asus stuff. Ive heard bad stuff about the canadian asus boss.

I also wait for an "ideal" display. Currently using AW3821dw with a USB-C to HDMI&Power Delivery hub + USB switch (where this hub and my PC is connected). It's like less than 10s to switch between PC and Laptop this way. I change the source on the monitor and click a button on the USB switch. I prefer real estate and picture quality over KVM. Half baked solution are also fine for me :D

It's a perfect replacement for my AW3821dw - it's a perfect size when it comes to heigth and also it has non-aggresive curve. I just wonder how it'll behave when I'll connect a Switch 2 set at 1440p for 120Hz. Will the AI upscaling bump it to 4K with the black bars on the left and right? For PC gaming I'll just use DLSS, but for Switch I might allow the display to scale up since not many (if any) Switch 2 games are using DLSS.