I really love your videos, the way you present them is great.

Thank you for the review, very informative. Got the Asus pg32ucdm few weeks ago, almost perfect as monitors go for me. Quite expensive but now I have the picture quality I have been waiting for oh so many years. And quality will only get better and more affordable as years go by. It's so good to be a PC enthusiast in 2024.

@laggmonstret

Ай бұрын

Until color degradation or burn-in kicks in ;)

@ertemesiner

Ай бұрын

@@laggmonstret It doesnt happen if you know what you are doing. I have been using 4k oled since CX\C1, and sold them brand new condition when I got the aw3225qf.

@BenkaiDebussy

13 күн бұрын

@@laggmonstret Burn-in isn't nearly as much of an issue as it used to be (and I think the Alienware actually has a 3 year warranty for burn-in). It can still happen, but you have to fuck up and leave the wrong kind of static image on your screen constantly.

I've had mine for about a month now, It's lovely!

I am so interested in your tests of monitors. Thank you for posting this excellent review of the Alienware product. I think the quality of your presentation is outstanding and so, too, is the videography. I often wish I could have a tour of your testing facility and the chance to meet you and your team. I will watch for your discussion of competing monitors such as the MSI product. Since I am a software developer -- on Tier 1 systems, you see, where text is quite common -- I often wonder if a really high end monitor would make a difference to my performance. I'm on the older side and usually watching monitor displays of some kind for 8 to 10 hours per day, sometimes quite a lot longer. Thank you for a very welcome product review and evaluation.

The monitor I was waiting for. 👌🏻

Been waiting to hear what you think of this one.

Thank you for this test that I was impatiently waiting for ! I bought this monitor 1 month ago, I am generally happy with it, except for the gsync support which is unusable because of the flickering it causes. I have to disable Gsync and enable vertical sync in games to no longer have this problem. Despite the latest update, there are also some problems with HDR under Windows. It's an excellentmonitor , but it still has some flaws. Dell still needs to fix some issues to make it truly great.

Hello, and thanks for another great and detailed review. My next monitor will most likely be 32inchs for MS FS2020 use. For flight sims this just may be ideal. Thanks again for your efforts.

@TechTesters

Ай бұрын

Hope I helped!

Awesome vid love it waiting for u to review 32 inch oled dual mode lg monitor

The internal power brick is underrated. Pretty much all the other models have a giant brick to cable manage. It doesn’t have KVM or 90s USB-C but it has good enough usb for phone charging and all the essential connections. The curve is also not really for immersion like an ultra wide it’s for warping reflections from the immediate field of view which is a disadvantage of glossy panels. It looks pretty much flat in use.

Great video ❤

Thanks for this friendly review. 🙂 I got my AW3225QF three days ago and I love it. The slight curve, the glossy QD-OLED Panel and the eARC feature, wich works perfect with my ELAC Debut ConneX DCB41. The availability and price make it a no brainer over the 32" ASUS and MSI OLEDs. It's a shame to charge these insane prices in Europe. The only concern is the burn-in topic. We will see if this is an issue.

@EarthIsFlat456

Ай бұрын

Burn-in shouldn't be an issue if you don't let the same images stay on the same areas of the screen for long durations (like several hours a day and every day). I've had my Alienware OLED monitor for a year and a half now and I use it extensively but I haven't got any burn-in yet (none that I can see at least). On the other hand my headphones' wireless receiver which has an OLED screen has very noticeable burn-in because it's almost always displaying the same image on the same area.

@andreaswoehler26

Ай бұрын

@@EarthIsFlat456 well, I do 2-3 days per week home office with static content on it. My headphone amp has an OLED screen too. Steelseries Arctis Nova Pro.

@BenkaiDebussy

13 күн бұрын

@@andreaswoehler26 With 2-3 days per week I probably wouldn't worry too much. You really have to fuck up pretty badly to get burn-in. I had it happen to me once on a TV (I think an LG C8), and it was because I left the TV sitting on my receiver's home screen constantly for months (which had this picture of a piano that was the worst thing possible for causing burn-in). And I also think OLEDs back then had inferior burn-in protection compared with current ones. My current LG C1 has been fine and experienced 0 burn-in since I got it a couple years ago. If you're concerned, you can also do something like turn down brightness when doing work.

Looks very nice and tidy

Got it two days ago, it's amazing

I upgraded from aw23 and this thing is amazing

Got this and a 4090 on the way I can’t wait

Great monitor

Looks nice. Alienware always has a cool looking monitor

watching this from my AW3225QF...yup, one heck of a monitor for sure. This one's staying in my setup for yeeeeaars

@NotHimJim

Ай бұрын

Same! :)

@jayros

Ай бұрын

Does it has PbP (Picture by Pciture)?

@KentBurgess

Ай бұрын

@@jayros Yes.

@davidrogers5443

Ай бұрын

Ditto

@topbanana.2627

Ай бұрын

Will it look significantly better than my IPS Samsung G7 4k? Ive heard a lot of issues with it, some that are mentioned here. Seems like you really have to mess with the monitor settings to get everything right

Sound on the video seems bit treble heavy but it could be my end. Thanks for the review. Once >= 38 inch oled ultrawides come out i will buy

Excellent work as always. Please also try to review the Asus once it's available to you.. 🙏

@TechTesters

Ай бұрын

I will be!

@andrewmorris3479

Ай бұрын

@@TechTestersIt’s absolutely amazing! It has two sRGB modes targeting a flat 2.2 gamma and an sRGB gamma with exceptional accuracy.

Watching this review from my AW3423DW :D

Looking forward to a review of the LG UltraGear 32GS95UE-B that is a competitor of this Alienware monitor.

I am using one of these right now. My Favourite mode is Custom Colour HDR with saturation turned to 65 (except for green on 50), and contrast 100. Full screen brightness, 1 and 10% window brightness differ between HDR modes. I think the HDR 1000 is great for highlights but does lacks the 'perceived' full screen brightness of the other HDR modes, especially when gaming, and is objectively dimmer in the 10% window. Custom Colour HDR is the best HDR 10 mode because of the ability to increase colour saturation.

Mine arrives in two (2) days & can't wait to set it up, I have an EVGA 3080Ti FTW3 GPU & a Ryzen 9 7800X sexy beast!

I received this monitor about 2 weeks ago, replacing my m32u, it is amazing

@sethviews

Ай бұрын

Worth every penny?

@MarcAureIe

Ай бұрын

​@@sethviewsdefinitely

@MarcAureIe

Ай бұрын

@@sethviews To be more precise, I think it depends on what you come from. If you have an IPS monitor, yes. If you already own a 4K miniled or a 1440p Oled, maybe less

Had mine since they first came out and love it. The only complaint I have is the panel defaults to 120Hz when you I turn it on. To get 240Hz, I have to turn it off then on again. This seems silly to me. The OSD should have a setting available that allows you to set it to 240Hz all the time. But, I haven't found one. Anyway, I still love this monitor despite this one gripe.

Are there any larger versions of this monitor coming out later?

If you turn off Display Scaling and turn on GPU scaling 1440p resolution actually doesn’t look bad. Also, I mostly use the True Black 400 mode, plenty bright enough for me as I work during the day and game at night. If you have windows you will have to black them out as the glossy display shows hella reflection. Anything is better than a disgusting matte coating

More OLED reviews please!

After using it for a week I can concurr that this monitor is a beast so far. It is beautiful and I have had no issues with glare or anything else. The only con I can think of so far is that it is a bit tricky to clean without leaving scratches. So be careful to use only water and a clean cloth. Otherwise i love it and would definitely recommend it.

@rixiorx

22 күн бұрын

Is really Glossy or semi?

@emmanuelj18.

22 күн бұрын

@@rixiorx It is advertised as glossy.

@Viper1171

15 күн бұрын

@emmanuelj18 Use EVEO Screen Cleaner, it's expensive BUT an excellent product! 👍

I'll take Hdmi earc/arc over internal speakers. Will make it possible to use a dolby atmos soundbar with PC and console

*Use HDR PEAK 1000 BECAUSE it turns off the ABL* I've owed this for about 60 days. It's been the best 60 days of gaming of my life. OLED hype is worth it. I have a 7800x3d & a 4080 & I LOVE gaming on this beast. ZERO issues. Also, I don't think mine has a fan because I've NEVER heard it. I turn down the brightness because this monitor is bright. Also, the curve is VERY subtle!👍

@Weissrolf

Ай бұрын

You can test the two fan rpm levels via OSD self test feature. But the fan only turns on at a certain temperature (roughly around 40°C exhaust air temp, but it will keep running below that).

@Dlo_BestLife

Ай бұрын

​@Weissrolf I was really just making a joke about how quite it is😊

@NunzioLP

Ай бұрын

I have the exact same CPU & GPU can u share your exp. about gaming in 4k? Im very close in ordering this monitor and im curious about your experience with this.

@Buck2218

Ай бұрын

What games are you playing and what fps? I have a 4080, just want to know if it can hit 240fps or close consistenly.

I've got this one for around 15 days: I'm glad I didn't wait (MSI / ASUS / Gigabyte models, besides the fact they are much more expensive, they are not available) But, after 2 weeks use, I wish the monitor was bigger (eg: 38") - why ? because, I need to use 125% scale in Windows to be useable... and with a 38 inch monitor, I could use 100%) And finally, I received it with the firmware M2B102, already updated twice (M2B104, then M2B105); and HDR in Windows 11 is a bit cumbersome (I have to disable/enable each time I wake it up, and I have to use tools like HDRFix when playing games like Ghost of Tsushima; and if I disable Dolby Vision, this monitor is barely useable using Windows desktop + HDR enabled (because brightness is dropped; not the case with Dolby Vision enabled)

I just got mine yesterday and am not sure if it is the right one or if I should have gotten something else???

No audio jack? I was considering this monitor but that literally forces me not to.

Would streaming/recording on this monitor be too difficult? Maintaining 60 fps etc

I was on the fence for this and the ASUS. And given the ASUS is $300 more and never available, I went with the Dell. :)

You need to calibrate your OS to see the HDR show up properly. Use windows HDR calibration app and set the black level in that to 0. Then you won't see any weird over-exposed darks.

Is this a good monitor for playing Apex? Or are there better options?

Unless I'm mistaken I did not see/hear if the panel is still the original QD-OLED or the new version of the panel the QD-OLED2 which is now on the new high end tv model from samsung. Also you did not mention that Dell have a very good policy for burn in which is the premium panel exchange, where they replace the panel if it burns in in the 3 years waranty

@TechTesters

Ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure I mentioned the warranty ;)

Great review!

Really itching to get one to replace my "old" AW3420DW ^^

@matthewwharton8698

10 сағат бұрын

Me too, not sure if it's much of an upgrade.. but with burn in being an issue it makes sense to sell our old ones

As things stand, I believe this monitor is my baby, largely due to its curved design. You also showed _Microsoft Flight Simulator_ running on it, and I think this monitor, with its 4K OLED panel and its curved form factor, is the perfect monitor for the games I'll be playing. _MSFS_ is one of them.

Great review, as always. I have a 48" C2 (LG), and I have to say that I LOVE it and I doubt that I could ever go back to a smaller screen. I'm actually thinking of going 65" G4 to use as my daily monitor. But pairing it with an RTX 4090 may be a bit of a waste as these TV's only go upto 120hz. The Samsung goes upto 144hz, but Samsung just doesn't have the build quality as LG (this TV has fallen off my desk TWICE ---- a good 30+ inches of height ---- , and not a "noticeable" scratch on it. That made me a true believer in LG build quality). Could the same be said of Alienware? "

@rixiorx

22 күн бұрын

C1 48 here, how far you have yours?

@apolinocaballo1145

22 күн бұрын

@@rixiorx Around 8 months. Still looks amazing!

@apolinocaballo1145

22 күн бұрын

@@rixiorx Around 8 months and I still love it.

@rixiorx

22 күн бұрын

@@apolinocaballo1145 nice, idk if this happens to you, but I always look to find something better, that’s why I was looking this 32inch, I know have better ppi but, the inmersión part from biggest screen is just amazing.

@apolinocaballo1145

16 күн бұрын

@@rixiorx I went from a 32" LG monitor to the LG C2 48". I use it for work and play. The larger screen is ideal because I can have my work app on one side and do whatever else on the other side (games, videos, movies, and web searches). I could not go back to a smaller screen. The C2 is a 4K TV, and verything looks perfect.

Whats the purpose of it if you can not buy it anywhere 3 months after the release.

This is the best QD-OLED 4k 240hz when you factor in reliable and easy to work with customer support. It’s got the same panel as all the other QD-OLEDs this year. The ASUS gets the most praise but that’s assuming nothing goes wrong.

I definitely need a replacement. though i'm more for larger screens 43+ non ultra wide (currently Samsung G9 ultrawide.. and most games dont' work well with it (menu's go offscreen etc etc). Though OLED is intresting, the fact that spending so much money and having a "limited" life (burnin) puts me off.

I really want to move to OLED, if only they can do something about the burn in issue as I use my system for mostly work

@peterpickguitar

Ай бұрын

Are you implying that your screen stays static while you work....😂

@otakuchan3173

Ай бұрын

@@peterpickguitar not sure why you are laughing.. I'm on a spreadsheet most of the time while on a video call with my client.. so there are parts of the screen that are not changing.. that's spreadsheet or other doc app on my PC while video call on my laptop

@beta5770

Ай бұрын

Key is to have a game running in the background so you can take a break and switch to it

Would this monitor work well with my Radeon 7900XTX?

hey, thanks for the video! do you think you'll try the LG 38WR85QC-W? i'm looking for a work / gaming monitor but i'm not really comfortable getting an OLED and i saw you were using an LG ultrawide a few years ago for a similar use case to mine.

@TechTesters

Ай бұрын

No plans for testing that monitor, but I guess it's the successor of my own old 38" LG panel wise. I'm on a 49" OLED currently and the gaming upgrade over IPS is really big, I don't think I can go back to those mid-ish contrast LG IPS panels. But for editing though, I'm still undecided, 1440p vertical isn't that great. For now I'm going to use a 32" 4K OLED for a while to see if that can convince me, but currently I'm just wishing there was a 38" 1600p OLED option.

@skrambledagg

Ай бұрын

@@TechTesters thanks for replying, i feel like it's kinda an awkward time to buy a monitor that isn't 100% for gaming. i can only get one monitor and there're all these really great gaming options but i know the anxiety of me potentially ruining an OLED monitor while using it for work will completely destroy my experience of using it :/

Love me a curved screen.

Please test Teamgroup Z540 SSD

Wow it's perfect, although so far there is no truly perfect monitor, I stream to my tablet a lot and I know for a fact I would be worried about letting that beautiful thing run all day with a hud burning into the screen, while I'm not even looking at it. I still want one!

Will there be a 27 oled 4k monitor this year?

Hello i got a query..i am building my first pc and i chose i7 14th gen processor so should i buy asus z790 strix H motherboard? Is it compatible???? Thank you!

Really cool, now bring it back in Romania, cuz it's out of stock since feb😫

I need help Can you suggest me single sided 4tb gn4 nvme. I tried searching on internet but some brand dont show th detail

it should have usb-c video input at $1200. but the firmware and dolby vision issues are the real reason to avoid it.

Watching this review from my AW3225QF hihi

@TechTesters

Ай бұрын

Nice, happy with it?

@giulioparisa8794

Ай бұрын

@@TechTesters yes, everything looks really great on this monitor. Unfortunately, i'm sensitive to the vrr flickering so i had to turn off gsync completely but luckily there isn't too much tearing if you can keep the framerate within the refresh rate of the monitor, so not a big deal for me. An interesting point is that to me, it seem that monitor was flickering only in games that support frame gen (nvidia) like horizon forbidden west and cyberpunk. I've tried Assassin's Creed Valhalla and it works fine with gsync enabled. Maybe it's something related to HAGS in windows, cause i've noticed that turning it off seems to completely removed vrr flickering

@spacecy

Ай бұрын

@@giulioparisa8794 flickering on a $1,200 monitor , no thanks lmfao 😂😂

@giulioparisa8794

Ай бұрын

@@spacecy that’s the way it is with oled…

@DrakonR

Ай бұрын

​@@giulioparisa8794unfortunately that's a big problem.

Thank you Tech Mama for the Alienware AW3225QF monitor review 💯🙏

If you told me my first thought watching a monitor review would be “dope earrings” I’d call you a liar - but here we are.

Not sure where you got those input lag numbers. Every other site has it at 2.8 ms

@TechTesters

5 күн бұрын

From testing? :)

Hello. Can you please review mateview gt 34 ?

I would love to get three of these for my sim rig setup but I read people are having problems getting triples to work. Has anybody here tried setting up triples?

I highly advice against this monitor at this point in time. Not for performance reasons but it has a critical flaw on how it's packed, leading to (partially not so subtile) scratches. This isn't affecting only a small number of units but a general flaw of the packaging process. Only the degree at which individual units are affected differs. At that price point I wouldn't buy it until Dell has changed this.

@andreaswoehler26

Ай бұрын

In the meantime Dell has fixed this issue. Mine came four days ago with perfect panel.

@Sly_404

Ай бұрын

@@andreaswoehler26They changed the packaging but it still comes scratched. Simply check Google you will find reports including pictures as late as May.

As a game dev, It’s amusing to note that while this comes with a 3-year warranty, I’ve switched monitors at least six times in three years. I’ve used a variety of monitors, including a 144Hz TN panel with 1920p resolution, a curved VA panel, a 1920p IPS panel, a 2k 144Hz IPS panel, a 60Hz 4k IPS panel, and a 144Hz 4k IPS panel. Now, I have this current one. However, I find it unlikely that anyone would retain a screen for three more years without encountering this specific issue. It just doesn’t seem plausible.

I'm gonna sum up the last few comments: I said when I could get a GLOSSY 4k QD-OLED 240Hz panel I'd bite. I've had mine for a few days, and I have absolutely zero regrets upgrading from a Xenon Flex 45".

Does this new model have some kind of OLED burn-in warranty?

@TechTesters

Ай бұрын

3 years with burn-in like before. At least for my region but I assume it's the same elsewhere.

I want a 34in version. Why would they do 32? Kills me.

The LG C3 wiped the floor with it .. Blacks are so much deeper, it has sound and it's actually 50% less expensive ..

@rixiorx

22 күн бұрын

You mean the 42 inch?

@nikolajovicic174

22 күн бұрын

@@rixiorx yeah

So to get high fps of 240 to match and at ultra pic settings I have to put somehow 2 x4090's in my system? I have a 27" LG Oled and 4090 and at games like FarCry 5 I can't get close to matching the 240htz with my fps.

@nossy232323

Ай бұрын

Wait for RTX 5090. LOL/

@WilliamSutton-pl8xs

Ай бұрын

@@nossy232323 i have already put a 2nd mortgage on my house so I can get one 🙂

can you test Samsung OLED G8 G80SD 32" 4K 240hz I would like to buy this, but had yet to review it firs

I can’t believe people are completely ok with the dim look of these OLEDs. Some games are stunning and some look terrible. I want a panel that just always looks great. Where are they!?!?

How about flicker on this model ?

@TechTesters

Ай бұрын

I talk about flicker in the video too :)

@riannair7101

Ай бұрын

@@TechTesters So...this model have flicker ore not? Some users complain about flicker on dark areas at faster framerate change.👍

everything is perfect except for OLEDs being prone to burn in, such a deal breaker.

Can anyone recommend a good one that is flat (Not curved) and maybe a bit cheaper?

@hokayson6518

Ай бұрын

Depending on your region, probably not. The Asus, MSI & Gigabyte options are all flat, but they're also all more expensive than the Alienware here in the UK ☹️

It's impossible TODAY, to buy one of those 3 displays in Netherlands Alienware, not available in any store (Only Dell, and there the Time for delivery keep changing) MSI and Asus, it's not available in any store.... I think my option will be the TV LG C4 series.

@channelmdnz

Ай бұрын

Also live in the Netherlands, bought mine via the Dell site, took maybe 4 days to ship.

After having used ultra-wide display (21:9) I just can't go back to non-ultra-wide anymore, no matter how great the display is. A 4K display allows you to see stuff with greater clarity but ultra-wide allows you to see stuff that's otherwise invisible. Shame there hasn't been a 4K ultra-wide OLED display as I would buy it in a heartbeat.

@GrainGrown

Ай бұрын

"4K ultra-wide" Bleh, another one of you. And what would that be in pixels, entertain me?

@EarthIsFlat456

Ай бұрын

@@GrainGrown And what's your problem with the pixel count? Ever heard of DLSS or FSR? Frame Generation? Upcoming GPUs?

@GrainGrown

Ай бұрын

@@EarthIsFlat456 So you couldn't give an answer. I already expected that.

@Drix7

Ай бұрын

@@GrainGrown 5120 × 2160

@GrainGrown

Ай бұрын

@@Drix7 If you're born without a brain, sure, why not!

Do we need to take a mortgage for this ?

biggest issue with oleds is, they make amazing media devices, like TVs. They do not make the best monitors, especially for productivity where your software has file structure that is static most of the time, as well as a windows task bar. Nobody wants to baby a monitor and spend that kind of money with the potential for burn in. I'd rather just settle for a Mini-led monitor and get close to the picture experience without the downside.

Tempting. I would go Dell's way before either MSI or Asus. All companies have their issues but I REALLY distrust those two.

Curved monitors at this size suck. You don't need a curve!

This looks ridiculously incredible and sexy, yes, I know, but it IS! I want one lol...

Ugh, only 240Hz kills it for me. Bigger and better just around the corner.

Yeah its awesome and it costs only 4700 PLN, i payed for my monitor 800 PLN and i thought i was barely acceptable price for my 24 inch. I don't plan to change like ever. This is only for a rich people

No mention of the only one wirth it... the gigabyte AORUS FO32U2P

@hokayson6518

Ай бұрын

Why do you prefer that one out of interest?

@Games_and_Tech

Ай бұрын

@@hokayson6518 it is the only one full bandwidth displayport 2.1

Nice, een review van de AW3225QF monitor van Techtesters! Ik ben aan het twijfelen om deze monitor te halen of de 1440p variant. Ik ben benieuwd of je ook de Gigabyte FO27QR en FO32UCP gaat reviewen en de Asus PG32UCDM(P).

Too bad dell likes to ship it with plastic that scratches the screen 😤, had to return mine

@TechTesters

Ай бұрын

Ouch :-/ I didn't have that issue. What region are you in?

I think my threshhold for any monitor is like 800€ lot gonna pay 1140€ for that, Oled has been out for a while there is no reason why it needs to be this expensive

@TechTesters

Ай бұрын

Just wait a bit, I'm sure they'll be cheaper soon :D

Man if only there was a 57 inch version of this..

@bennibenni4347

Ай бұрын

there is,samsung got 57inch version.

👍👍❤❤❤

Thanks for the detailed review. $1200 for a monitor with the potential for burn in? That’s not a risk I’m willing to take until my bank balance starts showing a lot more zeros.

@TechTesters

19 күн бұрын

Thanks! And definitely more a product for when you can easily replace it in 3-5 years.

I've had this monitor since launch here in the US. It's the best monitor I've ever had.

Dell warenty and support vs msi or Asus, easy decision.

240hz on 4k. So it’s DP 2.1 i guess

6:00 you don't use a curved monitor for creative work😭

Yeah this monitor kicks ass.

Comments for the algorithm.

Gigabyte DP2.1 model is the best of the year, only dp 2.1 model coming out

@thomasboob

Ай бұрын

ridiculous comment, there are no dp 2.1 gaming gpus

@zenon3021

Ай бұрын

DP 1.4 with DSC is visually lossless - meaning you will see no visual difference going from DP 1.4 to DP 2.1

@mz1929

Ай бұрын

@@zenon3021 worthless comment. Disregarding the future and viability of your monitor, when 50 series is months away

@zenon3021

Ай бұрын

@@mz1929 once again, DP 1.4 with DSC provides "visually lossless compression" "Display Stream Compression (DSC) which provides a compression technique that is lossless visually and works very well." source: TFT Central's articled titled "A Guide to DisplayPort 2.1"

@hokayson6518

Ай бұрын

Checkout the Monitors Unboxed video about that Gigabyte model & DP2.1. I was prioritising that one above the others for the DP2.1 support but their video convinced me that actually the DP2.1 support is kinda pointless, even as a "future proofing" step.