Alienware - AW3418DW

That Alienware is the one I currently have, along with a vertical Dell 27". Would like to get beyond 100hz.. :D

I have the Alienware aw3418dw ips ultrawide. I bought it for $150 on FB marketplace. I also recently bought the Alienware AW3425DWM Va Panel ultrawide for $350 with tax on Amazon. For work and general daytime browsing, the ips is better. For videos and gaming, the VA wins. The VA panel can be a little distracting for work since it's got the typical gamma shift and black level raise issues. However there is absolutely zero black smearing on my panel so text scrolling is smooth. I also briefly owned the AOC CU34G2XP VA monitor and that panel was atrocious.

I have this, and while it's a VA panel, it's BARELY a VA panel. Really great implementation of the technology.

i’m upgrading from an aw3418dw. And literally just bought 2 hours ago the Dell u4025 I used to have a 3090 gaming pc. but that’s been sold as life changed and a ps5 downstairs to my oled 120hz tv is fine as i now only casually game. and my esports days are behind me. So my main needs are 90% work as a 4 day from home hybrid data scientist. 10% Content consumption watching from bed. The main deciding factors for me were £1200 dell vs £1700 LG. £1200 is still a lot of money. and an extra £500 for not playing any games on it, was hard. Almost considered it in case i came back to the PCMR, to future proof. The nail in the coffin, was the curve. Since i watch a lot of TV from bed (desk is opposite my bed). having a flatter display seemed more optimal. i’ll probably upgrade again in a few years, depending on how my use case changes, but that’s the thing: Everyone’s needs are different and depends how much you’re willing to spend for what you need.

I've been on a AW3418DW for a long time now and have been itching to upgrade, but I'm in the same boat as you. I work from home full time, so I'm doing 9 hours of static screens, etc. OLED is an absolute no-go for me. But I do game at night. I just ordered an LG 38WN95C from Amazon. They are currently on sale for $800. It's a 38" nano IPS 3840 x 1600, so a little bigger than my current monitor. It's got HDR 600, 144mhz & 1ms response time. For $800, I'm going to give it a shot and see if that will tide me over until Mini-LED becomes more mainstream. I'm also currently running a 3080 FE and am planning on getting a 5080, so that should power the extra screen real estate.

Alienware, whatever uw model they have Alienware aw3418 been used for 7 years very heavily during the pandemic Still works without any issues Trying to find an excuse to replace it with oled but the damn thing wont die In alienware i trust, as far as monitors

AW3418DW is great at that price. The truth is that 34" IPS never actually got all that much better than that. The 34GP83A-B also seems good but I don't have experience with it. I've used some 34" VAs recently and quite honestly I was unimpressed. Viewing angles are a bit problematic and the smearing is distracting, especially for productivity (any time you're scrolling light-colored text on a dark background it's obvious). The main thing they have going for them is higher refresh rates, but I felt like the higher refresh rate motion on a VA didn't actually provide a clarity benefit I could perceive over 120 Hz on the AW3418DW. And contrast ratio, I guess, but I don't use my monitor in a dark room so I can barely notice the improvement to be honest.

upgraded from the AW3418DW. mind was freaking blown.

I'm currently using an AW3418DW, which is a 34 inch ultrawide from 2017, been using this screen for about 8 years now. It's not quite big enough, and I'm interested in trying out larger displays. I think the sweet spot would be a 39/40 inch 5k2k with an 1800R curve, for both work and immersive gaming. I would love to try the 45 inch screen, as my desk is large enough to accommodate. It's probably super immersive for gaming, but I'm curious how it does for productivity tasks, given the more aggressive curve.

I run dual 34" 3440x1440 ultrawides (stacked) with a 32" tv and a 24" 1080p screen on the side. Pictured [here](https://ibb.co/fnRDJ6Z). Ill never not have an ultrawide. My only regret is the Alienware AW3418DW (top) only does 100hz (120hz oc ) and no HDR and the MSI MAG342CQR doesn't do good HDR at all but it does do 144hz.

Ya the 57 is king of ultrawides Imo. The real estate, the 240refresh rate, brightness, colors. Ppi of 140. It's just 7680*2160 of fucking sweet. Oled is also sick but imo it's not as good for office work and they don't have em this big or high res. And maybe burn in on a 2k device Idk lol. I had my last IPs for 8 years and it still runs perfect. Aw3418.