Got the Alienware dwf 34” recently and it’s amazing. First oled, and the colors are amazing.
For racing it’s nice and have a good FOV imo. I notice racing at 60fps is less smooth than 165fps, didn’t test inbetween, so maybe the cap of difference is lower than 165hz. Saw a somebody comparing and they said that after 140hz they didn’t notice a difference anymore (tested 60, 140, 244).
I got my monitor from amazon returns. You get good discounts on good as new products. In my case the box was opened (it looked shit) but nothing was wrong with the monitor itself, still got 30% discount. I also have 2 year warranty as normal for new monitors.
Currently on an AW3423DWF. I’ve outgrown it. Daily workload is 2 to 3 Excel models, multiple LLM projects, Outlook, Teams, browsers. I need way more real estate.
Was holding out for the 2026 releases, but:
\* 52G930B is a VA panel at $2,000. Pass.
\* Samsung isn’t refreshing the OLED G9 this year. New Penta Tandem 49” panel doesn’t hit mass production until H2 2026.
\* 39GX950B looks perfect on paper (39” WOLED, 5K2K, 142 PPI) but has zero US availability info.
So what’s actually buyable within the next 30-45 days? The Samsung G9 OLED at \~$1,200 seems like the default, but 110 PPI with triangular subpixels for all-day spreadsheet work makes me nervous. The Dell U5226KW (52” 6K IPS Black, $2,900) is a productivity monster but terrible for gaming. The LG 45GX950A is on sale around $1,400 but that 800R curve is polarizing.
No price cap. OLED preferred. Would you buy now or wait for something better ?
Upgraded from the DWF. I felt like the curve would be to extreme as well. But having used the 5K2K for about two months now I can say that the curve is more immersive and it doesn’t bother me at all.
Get the 45.
Honestly, I liked it so much that I got the DWF for work. I find it fantastic for productivity, and I don’t have to worry about OLED burn in with that one.
I‘m asking me the same question for a few days. Right now I got the Alienware AW3423DWF 34 inch QD-OLED here and it is amazing for games like WoW. But not as much for console games as you get black borders with the 16:9 aspect ratio.
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45-inch 800R OLED: immersive gaming, polarizing curve for work.
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