Alienware - AW3423DW

To add to that, I got the DW and to get the 10 bit color depth you have to set it to 144Hz anyway.

Yeah, the [AW3423DWF](https://a.co/d/ivttxsk) probably the way to go. I don't see the justification of +$230 for the AW3423DW.

Hardware Unboxed has been daily driving the slightly older AW3423DW and has been doing burn in test for the last few years, very minor burn in under daily use, a bit in the middle Where he snaps the windows to the left and right. Most phones use OLED panels. The only place I've really noticed burn-in on my phone after years is my notification bar. To me it's worth the risk, I just hid my Taskbar.

I have the AW3423DW, works great and love the 175hz refresh rate with my 4090.

Dec 2023 there was a firmware update form the DW from Dells site. Dropped the latency.

I have the Alienware AW3423DW and absolutely love it. Favorite monitor I've ever owned.

I am a little concerned. Had the monitor a year and haven't had any issues yet.

OLED burn in is not an issue. I've had the Alienware AW3423DW non F since it came out in 2022. I've got a lot of hours on it, nothing so far. Lots of stagnant images too since I play stuff like WoW and Path of Exile so much on it. I have absolutely no issues with text clarity on this screen. I upgraded to this from my old Samsung S34E790C VA 34" 3440x1440 panel that I used since 2015 as my main and loved. It is now my secondary. Do not go IPS, I repeat, do not go IPS. It pales in comparison to OLED!

Fr. Panel is my biggest issue atm with my aw3423dw. Idk how but I've had 3 panels now with burn in from one game. THE FINALS. And what's wierd is I've had other static stuff on screen more then that game and somehow not gotten burn in from all the other shit. But the UI from the final burns in in less then a month on a brand new panel. I've tested rtx hdr off. Low brightness, low contrast. Nothing seems to be working. The screen just hates that game. I saw Samsung unveiled a new UW panel a week or two ago. 360hz seems to be a gen 3 or even 4 panel. Definitely gonna upgrade to it if that's true

I’ve been running an OLED for like 2 or 3 years now as my main WFH monitor and haven’t had a lick of burn in if that’s what you’re worried about. I use it 8 hours a day M-F

I have the Alienware AW3423DW

I just recently got one for my sim racing rig and I love it. I do wish it had the tighter curvature for my use case but if I were using it for productivity and regular desktop gaming it wouldn’t be an issue. I have an AW3423DW for my desk which is another great monitor and I’m considering grabbing another G9 OLED to replace it. I think the OLED is way better compared to the VA panel, once you get an OLED monitor or TV you will slowly start replacing every screen with an OLED lol. The VA version has some pretty nasty backlight bleed from what I found online. I was looking at the VA originally because it was like $700 at Best Buy but I went for the OLED for a couple hundred more due to the backlight issues. If anyone in the US is looking to pickup this monitor Amazon has it on sale right now for $950.

I'm still rocking the Alienware AW3423DW. I don't know if it's still available but it's a good one. It's little brother the AW3423DWF is and you'd save money. But there may have been better ones released since. This one is so good I haven't been following them in a while.

Any particular reason you are looking at non-oled ultrawides at $600 pricepoint? Main reason im asking is alienware aw3423dw/f may get to that pricepoint this upcoming black friday and if not even finding one barely used for 500-600 hasn't been very hard for me. But if you prefer LCD i totally get it

I’ve had my Aw3423dw since it came out, had very slight burn in on the bottom right corner after 2 years which honestly I feel like was me being ignorant and cleaning the screen during pixel refresh (don’t do this, and if you do just do pixel refresh a couple times and it should self-fix) but even with the tiny burn-in dell replaced the panel for me in 20-30 days. Going on almost 3.5-4 years with this monitor and only now thinking about moving to the next gen panels this upcoming year. The tech has gotten way better and while it’s not impossible for burn in to happen it’s gotten *really good* at preventing it. The few disadvantages of OLED are burn-in worries (personally after a few years I’m not worried about it), brightness, and for QD-OLED specifically you need a more light controlled environment because bright light will raise the blacks and show a magenta tint, if you get WOLED or the RGB oleds coming next year it’s less of an issue. If you end up buying into OLED, my main things are 1.) use the screensaver functionality to turn the monitor off when you’re inactive 2.) The more light control you have the better and 3.) be prepared to not be able to go back to LCD after OLED unless mini/microled makes a huge leap in the next few years. It’s just that good of a tech, super crispy, great contrast levels, and .03 Ms response times.

because WOLEDs have a white subpixel so LG just boosts that and bam, spec sheets says its super bright. colours still dont match qd-oled and the brighter the WOLED display gets, the more dominating the white subpixel is which negatively affects the colour saturation/vibrancy even further

did a lot of reading cause damn, is the QD-OLED UW space stale and yea, guess I'm staying on my AW3423DW. best case scenario i concluded from the dozens of posts is that you can get the colour vibrancy close but it'll still not be at QD-OLED level

Running the AW3423DW since launch which despite annoying fans has no coil whine but I know what you mean - when I tried upgrading to the MSI 341CQPX, when the monitor was on, all was good but in standby, horrible coil whine from its power unit was audible. My pc is in my bedroom so had to send it back. Holding out for newer gen QD-OLED UWs.

AW3423DW was $1299 on release (I bought one). Prices only came down once other monitors with the same QD-OLED panel started to be common.

The G-sync version has 175Hz refresh rate (vs. 165) and can run adaptive refresh down to 1Hz, while DWF only works down to 30Hz. Really not that big of a difference in practice. Main downside of the DW is that is has an integrated cooling fan for the g-sync module that can be audible if you don't wear headphones. I'm also not sure if the G-sync version supports adaptive refresh on AMD or intel GPUs if you ever plan on getting one of those. G-sync version is also white instead of black. You used to not be able to update the firmware on the G-sync version, but Dell fixed this about a year ago. If they are the same price I'd probably get the G-sync version, but I wouldn't pay extra.

I have the AW3423DW so that's what I'm comparing it to

bro got the drop my A3423DW fan has started to get a bit yikes, wondering if Dell will easily fix that or if I can just swap out to this. model. Guess I should just put in a ticket with dell.

G-sync ultimate is \*only\* on the 23dw and there isn't another oled (from anyone) with it. The 240z is supposed to be G-sync compatible + FreeSync Premium Pro

I have the Alienware AW3423DW and while it’s cool and looks great, my win percentage is definitely not as high when using it for competitive shooters.

I own an AW3423DW and I would replace it with the Msi 341cqpx if I could. The kvm, faster refresh rate, better ports, it’s a no brainer. The AW3423 is old hat, I’ve had mine for almost 3 years. Best monitor I’ve ever had but I’d still take the msi.

I also upgraded from a AW3423DW and have pretty much the exact same complaints, esp with the overall brightness, the aggressive ABL (all HUD elements and text in games like KCD2 look like they're at 50% brightness or less), as well as the weird "inside of a globe" effect when scrolling side to side in top down games (Factorio). With that said, I've had buyers remorse for basically every monitor I've ever gotten on day 1, but quickly gotten used to them, and a couple weeks later I'm really digging the big screen size upgrade for gaming and excel work, along with some other QOL improvements (waking from sleep and switching inputs gracefully 100% of the time without requiring unplugging the monitor is amazing coming from the Alienware). So yea, I'm also planning on keeping mine. I've also seen the other reviews saying how this should be one of the brightest monitors out there though, so if anyone has the magical settings to transform this thing I'd love to hear it lol.

I'm not necessarily recommending the monitor, but a 21:9 1440p monitor does pair great with the 5080. I have a 5080 with a aw3423dw (21:9 1440p). It's certainly not the newest QD OLED but I do love it, and it's a great match for the 5080. Although- with an overclock, which every 5080 can support, I think you'd get away with max settings almost every time at 4k. You've got more power than you need, and 9 times out of 10 I use DLDSR to render in 4k + downscale, then use DLSS 4 to upscale, which looks amazing- definitely a trick you'll want to employ with that much GPU headroom. Looks very noticeably better than DLAA at 1440p in most games. I was surprised that a 1440p monitor can look that high-rez. Path traced / super modded Cyberpunk 2077 is the one game I've tried where DLDSR to 4k gets pretty clunky, and it's more because of the latency- it can keep the framerate up with FG. Every other modern game I use DLDSR.

I would kindly recommend that you do a bit more research, and maybe a bit more considering about what exactly is important for your team with this monitor. IMO, OLED is really for entertainment first (gaming and movies). It's not really ideal if productivity is the primary use for the following: 1. Text fringing (really bothers some people, and I see it mentioned a lot from people that code. I do some hobby coding and it never bothered me, so idk) 2. Burn-in is a real concern, especially if you're doing lots of static stuff on your screen (I've had my aw3423dw for 2.5 years and have burn in around my task bar, and with some icon spots on my desktop. And where I snap windows to the left and right of my screen, there's a defined center line of burn-in). 3. The built in safety features to prevent burn-in can be cumbersome and annoying, and unless the notifications and reminders are turned off (which increases the risk of burn-in), they can interrupt productivity. 4. They just require more consideration and babying, which if you buy it yourself for personal use, you probably are more willing to do, but if everyone is getting them for free from the boss...idk, sometimes people just aren't as delicate with things they didn't buy themselves. I'm not trying to assume, I'm just thinking of this from your "has to be faultless" point. So if, for the moment, we take OLED out of running, then the next best panel type for "good color" is IPS. Your remaining criteria are: needs to be larger than 34", needs to be under $1k, needs to not reflect (so matte finish). So 34" is physical size, but you need to consider resolution, as well. For modern use by tech people, IMO 1080p is old news, and I'd look at at least 1440p. Higher resolution also increases screen real estate. Regarding refresh rate, for basic stuff like productivity, coding, web browsing, 60hz is probably still ok, but for gaming, I'd think 120hz+ at a minimum. But does everyone really need that? I would say the most common 34" ultrawide is a 3440x1440p monitor. Compare this to a standard non-UW (so a plain widescreen) 1440p monitor, which is 2560x1440p. This means a 3440x1440 UW is ~1.34x wider than a 2560x1440, which personally I love and really increases immersion in gaming and movies, and is a good balance for productivity (I can have unity and visual studio open pretty comfortably on the same screen). The next standard increment larger is a super ultrawide, which at 1440p would be 5120x1440. This monitor is awesome. It's 2x the width of a standard 2560x1440p monitor, so it's essentially two 2560x1440p monitors side-by-side in a single panel. The issue is: you are paying a premium for basically two 2560x1440 monitors on 1 panel. From a productivity standpoint, you can basically achieve the same with a multi-monitor setup with just two separate 2560x1440p monitors. The "need" for super UW is really more for entertainment as the primary use. And in my searching, there seems to only be two IPS panels that are 5120x1440, and they're both beyond your stated budget. Here's a [good site for comparing](https://comparepcmonitors.com/?r1=120&p=WOLED%2CQD-OLED%2CVA%2CTN%2COther&c=Glossy%2CSemi-Glossy%2CUnknown&a=on%2CStandard%2CUltrawide) where I searched "ips, super UW, matte". Another consideration is that when you get to these super UW monitors, their bandwidth requirements are large, especially at higher refresh rates. You'd want to be sure the employee's PC's have the necessary ports and ability to drive a monitor like that.

It really is wild. I bought an LG WOLED TV in 2019 and was amazed by the contrast and vibrancy. Then I got my AW3423DW QD-OLED and I swear the colors on the LG (especially the reds) actually looked washed out in comparison. TBF the LG still looks great, and if you aren’t using them back-to-back you don’t really notice, but I was shocked that QD-OLED looked so much better.

Yeah; both are great and the difference is subtle. I’m just a picky SOB, lol. Of course I still have that TV, so it’s definitely good enough for me.

I have the LG 5K2K and I'm using my 4090 to run it. No issues for me and 4090 handles this display really well. I get roughly 70 FPS on 2077 with DLSS (Quality) and Frame Gen + MAX Settings which is more than enough for me. The same settings got me \~100 FPS on my previous AW3423DW

I've had my AW3423DW for over a year now and absolutely love mine. I'm planning to use mine till there is an good 38 in 4K OLED Display either from Alienware or LG at some point. Have no issues with my current display.

I’m with you on this entirely. Feeling a little held back by 175 hz on the 3423dw and my 5090 too haha hence how I arrived here. Is there already a confirmed 5k2k 240 hertz monitor yet?

ASUS ROG Strix OLED XG27AQDMG if you like glossy screens like me, best monitor I ever owned. I had an Alienware AW3423DW but sold it after a year because I didn't like the 21:9 aspect ratio because when watching videos, you get black bars on each sides of the monitor and if you stretch the video to fill the screen it looks like crap. Then I got a Samsung G60SD but sold it within a month, it has a matte screen which made the colors look no different than any non OLED IPS monitor.

As 0dio said, a used Alienware AW3423DW is almost definitely the best option at $500 (and as Don said, 2K is not 3440).

The DW fan is definitely audible. It's the loudest thing in my desktop when not under load. I wish I'd waited for the DWF which doesn't have the G-Sync ultimate module (hence no need for active cooling). At least they've discontinued the DW now, so DWF is the only option.

aw3423dw here. Constant fan noises and 'sighs' from constantly increasing/decreasing rpm. Was hoping this one is quieter since no Gsync ultimate module, but :(

Anyone have an opinion of this vs the awd3423dw? I have that one but I painted the legs black so it looks more like the one in the post and paid a little less for it than this from a friend who kept it in mint condition and still has a few years left on the extra warranty he paid for

That's what I did. Love it so much on my AW3423DW in fact I cancelled my preorder for the LG. Matte coating, not the PPI I was hoping for, then throw in the vignette and then the price being almost 3x that of the AW3423DWF (on sale) - it's a hard sell for me. I doubt the LG will wow me more than seeing 5K2K on my old AW3423DW.

> we pay out the butt for the early adopter tax First gen oled (aw3423dw) that was only ultra-wide were reasonable priced.

I primarily used flat 16:9 monitors and switched to AW3423DW as my first oled and first ultrawide/curved monitor. 1. The black bars are not noticeable at all with oled screens when viewing videos, feels very natural but yes the middle portion will deteriorate faster but its honestly not noticeable at all as well, had this panel for 2.5 years and I can barely notice it, like you have to really look for it on gray backgrounds. 2. The curve feels very natural because its only a slight curve compared to some other monitors and honestly I prefer the curve to the flat versions of UW I saw at some stores, the curve and width was like going from 60Hz to 144Hz for the first time, very noticeable but also very natural and pleasing, instantly couldn't go back to a 16:9/flat screen. 3. More immersive but not that much, the curve is on the mild side so its not that game changing for content consumption.

100% 39" monitor with 5K 2K resolution! I'm currently using a AW3423DW and I feel like 39" would be the PERFECT monitor due to the massive upgrade to PPI with a 5K2K res.

This is my usecase. I use the aw3423dw. No issues. Though I really want more resolution. But waiting for 5120x2160@ 240hz

I have the AW3423DW, anybody think this would be worth an upgrade?

I’m on Mac and have a 49” G9 Neo and the AW3423DW and the lack of brightness on the 5k2k in comparison is staggering…. It even seems slightly less bright than the DualUp I have sitting next to it. I’ve tried all kinds of settings and changes but I’m hoping I’m just doing something wrong because otherwise underwhelming is definitely the word for this panel.

DWF. I got the Alienware DW version, I considered the Evnia, the black frame version, but several reviews mentioned that the fan was audible, whereas with the (or rather my) DW its not. Also, considered the MSI too, but in the UK at that time it was still £300 more expensive than the second hand DW's I was watching on eBay, as it is, I got a £495 DW in almost perfect condition with some warranty from eBay and I'm very pleased with it.

I switched from a really nice VA panel to an Alienware OLED, I'd never go back. You can almost get one for your budget from eBay. [https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?\_nkw=alienware+ultrawide&\_sacat=0&\_from=R40&\_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=alienware+ultrawide&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313)

21:9 is best in my opinion - I've been waiting to upgrade from my aw3423 for years, hoping that something curved and in the 21:9 UW format would take the next step with new tech. This seems to be the new trendsetter so thanks for pushing the limits on the best UW sweetspot.

This is still my primary monitor, and I'm disappointed that Dell discontinued it without even a mild refresh. I tried the 3423 OLED at the same time and rejected it because of text quality, but based on CES news, it seems my best hope is that the new 40" 5k2k OLED panels have improved on that front, because it seems like there's nothing else on the horizon.

I got the AW3423 for a year now and I’ll tell you I’ll stick with Alienware for a while. My next monitor will be either the 4K 32 inch or the ultra wide 4K with higher pixel density. If one of my buddies was looking for a monitor, I’d tell him to get the AW3423DWF

I have an ultrawide 34in Alienware oled. Only complaint is that it’s only 165hz. I think they just released a new version that’s 240h though. Some people say ultrawide is bad for fps games but I’ve never had an issue and had really good ranking in marvel rivals and a high kd in Warzone.

OLED is a serious game changer. It even makes World of Warcraft, a 20+ year old game, look gorgeous. I wouldn't go back, and I've had zero burn-in on both my monitors with this panel (one MSI, one Alienware).

I kind of regret giving my original Alienware OLED to my wife when I grabbed the newer MSI 240Hz OLED. That hardware G-Sync module was underappreciated.

I have the Alienware 34 inch oled. The frame on the front is black but the back is white with led built in.

Get the Alienware or Samsung (same panel, just different 'software') 34" OLED, it hits all your requirements. Is usually 699-799 on sale.

Yeah though I’d recommend the Alienware version, as an owner of the Samsung. I’ve had a few minor annoying issues, still a great monitor though

It really depends on your usage. Why do you have 2 monitors atm ? If you use one to game on full screen and the other one to watch movies/whatever on full screen too, then a single bigger monitor (the 49" 5120px) won't do the trick. I wanted to buy that to replace a 2x24" old setup and gave up because you can't split in a satisfying way. These 32/9 monitors offer either hardware split (PBP) but you need 2 cables even if you plug 1 computer (and that'll usually imply using a hdmi as most monitors have 1 dp 2 hdmi, in my case the gpu's hdmi output is taken for projector) or software split. In hardware split, you alter the monitor's specs (goodbye hdr, goodbye gsync/freesync, at least halve refresh rate). In software split, you won't be able to play "fullscreen" on part of the monitor : a game or movie asked to go fullscreen will take the whole space no matter if you define zones or virtual monitors. So you either game on the whole thing, or in windowed mode. Also no 49" oled has as much curve as I'd like given desk depth/FoV (they're all 1800r). If it's for gaming while keeping a space for internet / discord, same issue. Better have 2 separate monitors. That's why I ended replacing my 2x24" (+19" on the side) with something quite close to your current setup : a very curved oled 34" 3440x1440 and a curved 27" 2560x1440 (just received the latter, is still in its box). If it's for working / multitasking, a single 49" 5120px will be great. It's less pixels than what you have, but it'll still give plenty of space to spread whatever you need at a given time, all in a more comfortable area (less of looking left and right). Also if you game and multitask at different times and don't mind not having a "2nd monitor" space while gaming, the 49" will give you even more immersion. Btw, be careful with Oled, as burn-in is a thing. Perfect for gaming but not so much for working. If you have an Oled and do tasks that imply having taskbar or other ui elements (like software's ui) being static for hours on a regular basis, better still have non-oled available so don't make a huge oled your only monitor. That's why I ordered a 2nd 34" 3440x1440 (I fell in love with the format since I got the first one a few weeks ago) - a cheaper non-oled MSI - for remote working rather than simply plugging my work laptop into my 34GS95QE's 2nd input.

I am currently running a 34” Alienware oled, which I use for both work and gaming. The sweet spot for most people is evolving rapidly due to the availability of GPU upscaling tech on modern cards. What people lust for is immersion - so the bigger the better. With lots of people also in hybrid or fully remote, their displays do double duty and need to be good for productivity as well.

I have the Alienware OLED 34in, can confirm it's amazing.

Currently running a stacked setup of an alienware 34" oled on bottom and 27" on top. I find that I don't use the top monitor much as it hurts my neck. Been thinking about a single 49 but it feels a bit too wide so I think the 5k2k monitor could be the best balance and the ultimate goal

Alienware Oled ultra wide. Amazing with to tobii eye tracker. It’s like be without the headset.

7800x3d/7900xt/32gbs of ddr5 6000 playing on the 34” Alienware QD OLED 165hz. It’s a good time 😊

I have an M4 mini with a 3440x1440p OLED. I use it with PC for gaming also. Once you go Widescreen you won’t go back.

The "potentially less burn-in" on WOLED panels is nothing less than smart in-direct marketing. LG's WOLED tech has to filter its blue/yellow semi-conductor emmiters thorugh a gauntlet of layers on its backplane. This inherently results in having to push the emitters harder, thus requiring a white sub-pixel to be able to reach a standard of brightness that is acceptable for content with-out severe risk of burn in. This also drastically effects the way it processes colour due to having a white subpixel that the processor now has to factor into all of its colour processing. I will hand it to LG, they have slightly improved colour processing over the years despite the inherent downsides to having to deal with the dreaded white subpixel. One addition in recent years was the MLA (micro lens array) layer they added, which I might also add is pretty awesome technology. Adding over 5000 little micro lenses to each subpixel is a pretty ingenius way of adding luminence. However this only makes the picture brighter, it doesnt make the color processing better. So, back to my first point. LG indirectly market their panels by allowing people to assume WOLED tech mitigates burn-in "because it uses a white subpixel and MLA tech". When in fact its something LG simply needs to due to keep up with market demands for brighter content. What they wont tell you of course is that they have done nothing to address colour processing issues such as the mustard yellow effect in HDR, where the red subpixel is subdued due the brightness of the white sub pixel. This can also cause banding issues in oranges and yellows.They also dont tell you about colour fringing on yellow either, this is due to the vetical allignment of the subpixels themselves and looks terrible. Lets face it LG have really done nothing but small updates to processing and add MLA to their higher end panels in 11 years. QD-OLED on the other hand is a complete overhaul of self emmissive led tech. QD-OLED is blue light quantum dot colour conversion NOT filtration, leading to a simplistic inherent way of making a brighter picture with less risk of burn in. Sorry for the rant, I am by no means flaming back at your comment but more just informing anyone who cares to read this. I just purchased and returned an LG 45GS96QB after thinking that it might not be as bad as I suspected when in fact I was wrong. I was hoping that the immersion of the 45" ultrawide screen and the 800r curve would outweigh my opinions on the downfalls of WOLED tech. I must admit the size, speed of the 240hz panel and the curve were amazing. However i just could not unsee the horrible colour processing. Sadly 45" QD-OLEDs dont exist (yet). Going back to my 34" QD-OLED.

Ive had my Alienware oled since launch and have had zero issues with burn in. I would pick the oled no question.

I have had the alienware qdoled ultrawide for 2-3 years now and I use it to game on and hook up my work laptop to it to WFH all day and I have no burn in whatsoever. I know it's only a sample size of 1 but I feel like burn in is overblown.

I believe so, I haven’t had a single complaint since installing it. I remember constantly looking for an upgrade when I had the 34” Alienware ultrawide. That went away with this LG monitor. I mean, triples would be the ultimate but I don’t have the space for that

I have both - Alienware 34 and LG 39 GS. For simracing LG with 800r curve is defintely the best. 39inch gives a bit wider fov too.

I currently have a LG 45gr95qe-b. Before this I was using Alienware 34" 1440p. I used to think 45" was too big for desktop but after using LG 45gr95qe-b. I realized 45 is infact the perfect spot for me. But 1440p resolution is too small. 800r also I thought it was too much curve but after using this one, It is infact the perfect curve. Unfortunately, you guys are not selling the new GX 5k2k in my country. So yeah, the sweetspot is infact, 45" 5k2k with 800r curve.

Agreed. Go with be qoled 34 inch Alienware UW

The G9 is the other monitor I was considering for a while, to be honest, alongside the AW34. I was close to caving in and getting the G9 over the LG5K2K, but that extra verticality you get is just perfect. I went from LG C3 42", and an AOC AGON PRO 45" to my current LG 52K2... The color definitely isn't as good, but I have managed to calibrate everything on my LG 5K2K to where I am perfectly happy with it.

You’re fine, I’ve had the 1440 LG 45 Ultragear and Alienware 1440 34. They both looked phenomenal, I really had no issue even w the 45, granted the text could have been better it didn’t bother me. Now on the LG 45 4K, it’s beautiful.

I almost feel like this is me. I had the aw34 and tried the 32 inch 4ks and they made me want the 5k2k. I have the 45 inch 5k2k as well and I love it but for me I really need this to be a 39 inch as it's the size that nothers me. I do love glossy as well.

I’ve got a 3070, personally using a AW34 and it’s perfect for it. If you don’t mind black bars when watching content i’d say go for that or Samsung G8

Thanks for this post I’m on the Alienware right now and was thinking about upgrading but I don’t think I care as much about screen size. 34” is plenty, so I’d rather have the fidelity increase with 4k and OLED as well. I’ll wait for a better monitor. I think a better middle ground would be like 38” 4k OLED maybe.

As someone who also has the AW34 and was seriously considering the 5k2k. This makes me rethink it. I love the glossy panel on the Alienware, and the colors are super vibrant. I hope Alienware releases an update to this monitor and bumps up the size/resolution. I’ve used mine since launch for 8hours a day and it still blows me away

You'll be good! I just did the same build a few weeks ago and have been loving it on a 34" Alienware 1440 ultrawide.

Lookup va black level smearing before you go with a VA panel. I'd recommend checking out a video of say the Dell 34 inch VA panel as that's basically what you will end up with. Specifically look up black level smearing on any VA panel you are browsing. If you go cheap it could be worse than that. If you can't stand the black level smearing an IPS should be midrange for the price. There are plenty of options at 144 Hz. If you can get one I'd say go for the LG 38 inch 1600 p monitor as that is my daily driver for 3 years. I actually own the Alienware one but it's the same panel just 144 Hz and I'm not sure how common Alienware is as a brand in Europe. Otherwise you can go with an OLED 34 inch but they are expensive. I'd guess easily $1000 Euros. Imo increase your budget a bit for your monitor of choice. It's gonna usually last you 5 years. So an extra $200 can go a long way for peace of mind.

It’s probably the difference between glossy and matte and the way the QD oled operates. I have the Dell/alienware too, it’s an incredible monitor especially when you correctly put the HDR in sRGB mode, surprisingly bright. Would love for them to make the exact same monitor in 5k2k