Alienware's five-star QD-OLED gaming monitor hits a new all-time low price
A perfect score monitor at its lowest-ever price of $699 at Dell
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One of our favorite screens and one of the best gaming monitors, the Alienware AW3423DWF, has just dropped to its lowest-ever price of $699 on the Dell website.
Why is this a good deal? First, it's a $200 savings over its usual price of $899 and $300 off its MSRP. It is a great choice for a primary gaming monitor, especially with its superb color gamut, smooth frame motion, and immersive 1800R curved screen.
This monitor features Quantum Dot OLED screen technology, a 165 Hz refresh rate, and a rapid 0.1ms response time. No wonder we gave it a five-star review and the coveted Editor's Choice award. This monitor has all the pros and no cons, especially at this price point.
Alienware AW3423DWF 34-Inch QD-OLED Gaming Monitor: now $699 at Dell (was $999)
One of our favorite gaming monitors and 5-star Editor's Choice award winner, the Alienware AW3423DWF has $200 knocked off of its usual retail price. With a Quantum Dot OLED display and an immersive 1800R curve on a 34-inch panel, this gaming monitor shines with its motion clarity, inky blacks, and picture quality.
Alienware products are known for their build quality, and the AW3423DWF predictably excels here. The materials used on the panel are top-notch, and the stand is solid with nary a wobble to be found once assembled. You also get a swanky design with configurable RGB lighting to sync with your gaming rig.
Performance is class-leading (or near the head of the class), with its OLED panel covering over 107 percent of DCI-P3 (well above the 90 to 95 percent we typically see in this class). Because of its panel type, contrast is excellent, as is color saturation. And as you would expect from an Alienware panel, it comes from the factory without needing additional calibration.
Quantum Dot technology adds a light-emitting layer of film in front of the OLED array, emitting its own colors when light energy excites the pixels. Science aside, this produces amazing color response and a large color gamut for the best viewing experience.
Be it SDR or HDR content, the Alienware AW3423DWF will provide a stunning showcase with little or no calibration required. Great colors, deep contrast, and smooth motion processing with very low input lag means that your gaming and media sessions will look their best.
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oofdragon
It's a 3440p ultra wideemgarf said:It's only 1440p - odd that basic info like resolution isn't mentioned. -
Eximo
Well, no, it would still be 1440p Ultrawide.oofdragon said:It's a 3440p ultra wide
i(nterlaced) and p(rogressive) apply to the vertical resolution. Not the horizontal. Of course we don't really encounter interlaced video outside of some of the crappier cable and satellite broadcasts much these days. So the P is mostly not useful at this point. -
thestryker
While you're not entirely wrong there are also no current 34" ultrawide screens being sold in any other resolution (I believe there are probably some old 1080p stock still being sold somewhere) so I can understand it.emgarf said:It's only 1440p - odd that basic info like resolution isn't mentioned. -
UnforcedERROR
It's only 1440p because running 5120x2160 is even more demanding than standard 4K, which even a 4090 has issues with depending on the game.emgarf said:It's only 1440p - odd that basic info like resolution isn't mentioned.
Further, you'd be required to use DSC if pushing 120hz+ and HDR since you'll be hitting 42+ gigs of data. Technically an AMD 7000 card with DP 2.0 can cover the bandwidth, but why go half-hog when you want to go full?
You can find these monitors, but they're mostly for pro work. For instance, you can get a Dell U4025QW which is a 40" ultra wide with 120hz, but it's an IPS. It's also $1800. So, "just" 1440p is sort of a weird nitpick.