This may actually be the first time that I'm not outright *shocked* at a monitor costing 1200 bucks. Seriously, compare every other 1000-1500 dollar (gaming) monitor to this one in terms of specs and performance and it's not even fair.
Hey man, just wanted to say that I've been running 3200dpi/low sens due in large part to your video. Haven't seen it in awhile but recognized your name instantly. Thanks for putting in the time!
Same. Although my LG B9 55" TV was only $700 in 2020. And it has everything this does basically. I would've expected this QD-OLED to have 4K. And I would also have loved it being big enough to function as a main monitor, and a squared secondary monitor (16:9+9:9=25:9 / 40-45" / 4K). It will come someday if we're lucky I guess. But then again, I'd still not be willing to pay more than what I can get an LG OLED for when its a generation old. EDIT: But i'm also cheap, and poor. Point still stands, this costing $1200 makes sense. I've never understood how the IPS panels were selling.
@@profesorz642 Your comment is nonsense if you don't provide any factual argument. Sure an LG TV is better for watching media obviously since it's larger and 16:9, but the display technology isn't better.
I'm actually surprised at how well priced this is. Granted I know it costs more than most people's whole pc, but compared to other high end screens in this range it's not bad at Lal.
I mean its still a crazy price for a monitor but considering the all the new tech and similar 34" inch with HDR, its fine. Still for 99% of users, a 1440p 144hz IPS for 300$ is more than enough. But for enthusiasts, its actually ok
I agree on the price, but I can't do Ultrawide, personally. Give me a 32" 16:9 screen with same everything else, price around the same and I'm 100% in.
32" 4K QD-OLED is most likely my next monitor purchase. I just hope QD-OLED lives up to it's expectations, especially on the burn-in aspect. Also, this would be excellent for VR-displays.
For everyone asking, there will not be any other sizes/shapes of QD OLED monitors for quite a while (up to a year or more). Samsung Display is currently only making 34, 55, 65-inch QD OLED panels because that is what can be cut from the mother glass with minimal waste. Even if they announced they were starting to produce other sizes there would be a significant lead time as they adjust their manufacturing before anything would be available in a product to buy. So for now, 34-inch ultrawide is the only available option. Sorry for anyone that wants a 4k, 27 inch, flatscreen, etc. And Samsung's version of this monitor uses the exact same QD OLED panel and thus is also 34-inch ultrawide.
@@mrxcs Not likely, at least not for a while yield wise...and seeing as 1080p is already on it's way out, even for esports displays (a lot of the latest ones are 1440p even), by the time it's viable I highly doubt that they'll do it.
We can wait. In the meantime LG is filling the "gab" with ease. Hope the Samsung high table hacks eeeeh CEO's will suffer consequences from holding back this brilliant screens for years.
I just unboxed mine yesterday and even though it's been a short ownership I'm nonetheless exceptionally pleased with it. A truly stunning monitor, for sure.
For me the top three: Vincent, Hardware Unboxed for monitors, and Rtings. Each deliver reliable in-depth testing, but Vincent adds humor. He turns a review into something more enjoyable than a technology dissertation.
Followed your advice on this monitor and got the freesync version. You didnt lie, aside from the color fringing (which is only a - relatively small - problem in text editing or coding) this monitor is absolutely insane. The image quality is just above and beyond anything you could hope to see from an LCD display.
I don't know.. I'm understanding and absorbing nothing but all I know is it brings me joy whenever I see some video reviews for the AW3423DW. Already ordered and it should be delivered this month.
As long as yours comes in perfect condition (mine needed to be RMA'd, but they were quick), you will not regret it! So gorgeous and vivid, and the response time is incredible
Great! Finally, OLED monitors in this size range and format are available that are also more attractively priced. However, I will wait for the next generation or the one after that, when the teething troubles have been eliminated. The standby fan for the GSync module is simply a disaster. And the color fringing at high-contrast edges is not nice either.
Owner of the monitor here. Its worth every penny. The fringing issue with text is not visible from a normal viewing distance. I have to put my nose very close to the panel to actually see it. The issue is totally overhyped. This is the best monitor you can get right now. I hope @HDTVtest will not overhype the fringing issue considering the fact that the issue is highly subjective and it is a gaming monitor after all.
I had pre-ordered this the moment it became available, with estimated shipping time in mid-may, which after a few days was pushed back to mid july. After learning that this display has a fan that runs constantly though, I immediately cancelled my order. I will not purchase a monitor with a fan, regardless how supposedly great it is. Learned my lesson from the LG 38GL950. These small fans tend to start rattling rather quickly, and my office is dead silent, and I have focused on silent builds above all else for years... No monitor is gonna ruin my silence, thank you very much!
I agree. Seems like most people can't notice any noise from the fan. But I quickly read some comments on reddit that it can be heard on a few (faulty?) units. For one who cares about pc silence, why add another worry.
Really interested to see how you feel this compares to the 42” C2 as a monitor as they’re in the same price bracket. One with WD-OLED, one with 4k, DisplayPort compared to HDMI etc.
Considering the VRR flicker wasn't fixed after *years* , it having a heavy price hike for next to no advantage in tech compared to the c1 and now possibly LG not even putting a proper EVO pannel in them, despite LG explicitely stating it has one - i am already incredibly turned off from LG atm.
@@sharpi2776 It's sold out. If you order one now the estimated shipping date is June/July. Might as well order now, and if you change your mind you can just cancel the order before it ships. If you keep considering you might end up without one till the end of the year.
This looks great but I need a 16:9 aspect ratio version in 4K with the newest DisplayPort standard so I don't have to move to 8-bit color. Thanks for the detailed look at the bleeding edge, it gets me excited for what is next!
Fyi, I was fully expecting HDR to not look as good in 8 bit as 10 bit but try as hard as I could, I could not tell a shred of difference. Even lowering the refresh rate all the way down to 60hz to see if it would cause the dithering to become obvious. It did not. I am thoroughly impressed with it and can now understand why Alienware and Nvidia were happy to give it Gsync Ultimate certification and go with only DP 1.4 instead of DP 2.0.
I just bought one, and I'm not sure if I will hold it. I have to say, that it is only really great for gaming. The picture quality is beyond everything I have ever seen. Truly breathtakingly good. And I mean, if you switch this monitor with your existing one, you think you play a different game, including the hysterical giggling. I'm a freak for high contrasts and that's my no. 1 priority, when it comes to gaming monitors, speed is second and boy's and gals, how this screen delivers. I'm playing War Thunder, and normally, incoming planes, some Km away I usually see them as some washed out fly poo in the distance, with this, it's sharp like in real. You see sparks on tanks hundred of meters away, and I'm guessing here, the units show you around 50 % more details. I can't imagine how it would look in 4k. It does not like low FPS, thought. When I play Total War Rome 2 with it, and this game is notorious for some FPS drops to 1-30, then some part of the screen shots off for a second or so. But only when AI turns are calculated, so nothing game breaking. But I have to confess, that I run it with an AMD card, maybe it would be better with a real Geforce card. No way to use it with office. Any whitish, full screen background, like with Excel, will heat the panel to approx 40-45° c and one vent will spool up to pretty loud noises, imagine a 120 mm case vent at 80 % at ear's high. Just the win background or gaming won't create this noise. Imagine having a heater on a hot summer day right in front of you. I also question, that this can be solved with any future OLED generation, it's just the way this technology works. And it can't even create a real white. Maybe I missed some options, but I have a 4k IPS standing beside it, and this screen creates a white, I can tell you. The OLED looks like my first 34" VA, when it comes to whites. Maybe it's the resolution. I compared the two in movie quality and took the Mandalorian in 4k as an example. I have an OLED TV, and it is outstanding when it comes to movies, but my relative cheap 4k Monitor looks better as the OLED from Dell. Probably because of the 4k material, but still, you would be disappointed, if a superior build quality in movies was what you expected from this display. It's good, but not better as my 320,00 € bargain 4k IPS. It's really a tough decision, even with two screens at hand, I demand from an UW that I can run at least Excel on it, without creating a second Catherine in my room. The fonts are pretty good, you won't notice any difference to other display types with this resolution. I would even say, because of the high contrast, I can sit a bit further away for the same clarity.
Me too but that is because of Dell's incompetence at manufacturing enough monitors to cover for the demand. The waiting times for one are more than 3 months in Europe.
@@aaliyahebonyevedeshawn2153 pretty sure it's the panel, since the yields are horrible. Dell's incompetence in this is marketing it as "in stock", I'd rather have never seen it "in stock" which would have been the correct statement reflecting the truth...
Was surprised when my phone went into HDR mode, appreciate the video being in it though. If this came out this time last year this would have 100% been a buy from me, but I picked up a LGCX which I'm incredibly happy with. Hopefully means by the time I come to upgrade there will be many more OLED choices.
Idk about you but reason #1 seems like a con to me. You have to use it in the dark to get the black levels you want??? That literally sounds like typical LCD tvs.
I don’t understand the things. I search a dark backlight for console sessions. Is the oled good for it? I see eizo has for office, but i dont know to buy one.
I've been mulling this monitor over for about a week and a half and your video convinced me to pull the trigger! My estimated delivery date is June 17th. 👍🤩 I only play CoD and the games support both HDR and 21:9 monitors.
I am getting ready to leave ps5 and only play COD Warzone. What would you recommend for a PC build? I was going to purchase the AORUS FV43U Gaming monitor. I'm so confused as what to buy. Thanks
@@TtownLarry .. If you only game then the Alder Lake i5-12600K or i7-12700K, for the money I like the ASUS TUF Gaming Z690-Plus WiFi D4, DDR5 at this point is a total waste of money, I'm using G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 3600 CAS 16 F4-3600C16Q-32GVKC you get a performance boost from both its low latency and the fact that it's 2-single sided per channel, Samsung 970 EVO PLUS M.2 2280 2TB (option 980 PRO for +$80 You won't notice the difference, but it's slightly faster), as far as a PSU I went with the SeaSonic Electronics Focus GX 1000-Watt 80+ Gold Power Supply (I'm pulling 650W+ with an i7 and EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 ULTRA with no overclock), for cooling I'm using the Corsair iCUE H115i RGB Pro XT 280mm Radiator .. but some cases only support 240mm and some larger. My temps are in the mid-60°'s to 70° C. As far as a GPU .. The tough part is the NEW RTX 40 series are coming out sometime around fall 2022. However if I had to buy something now I would buy an EVGA RTX 3080 TI. I haven't looked but you can sign up on a waiting list at EVGA or they may have some for sale now.
4k is what a lot of people would like to consider, but given the fact there's LG OLEDs with 120 refresh at 4k I'm contempt to stay on a familiar resolution. Most of the games I play can't even reach around 100fps at 4k but 1440p is a good trade off. It just sucks that some games don't offically support 21:9 ratio (Looking at you Elden Ring) but at that point you might as well game on an LG TV.
This should be a great monitor ! Now, the only thing left to do is, to replace the active colling fan by a passive cooling. Then the monitor will be perfect.
The temporal dithering to 8-bit RGB is done by Windows when converting from the DXGI format, not by the graphics card. I've been trying to convince people for years that 8-bit RGB HDR at a higher refresh rate is visually indistinguishable from 10-bit.
@@MonstieurVoid he literally only compared it back and forth to consciously determine. you should know that a lot of things are determined over time, like gsync, motion interpolation vs bfi etc. true 10 bit while viewing material particularly gaming for longer periods has an accumulative positive effect on your subconscious/brain
@@StevoHDA Prove it with a spectrophotometer. There isn't even a measurable difference with a meter between 8-bit with temporal dithering and 10-bit. The source content must be 10-bit, yes. The signal to the display does not if you run at a higher refresh rate. 8-bit temporal dithering at 30 Hz will look terrible and even 60 Hz has visible flickering. 120 Hz does not. There's a difference between temporal dithering in video and spatial dithering in a photo (which is visibly bad).
Hey Vincent, many thanks for great video as always. Would you be able to reach out to Dell regarding VRR Flickering? Maybe they should look into fixing it with Firmware as Acer X35/Asus PG35VQ also had exhibited similar flickering that was fixed with a firmware update to GSYNC module.
Hello, I love your content. Can you please give us some more details on this display's "glossy like" coating? The video you made awhile back mentioned this, but I think alot of people would like more details on your comments, as youtubers are conflicted on this. Some said it is matte, some said it is glossy. And could you compare this to the glossy Eve Spectrum? Alot of people including myself want a glossy display.
Yes, I feel the same way. I won't buy it if it has a matte or semi-matte screen. I hate matte screens so much. I will just stick with standard WRGB OLEDs if QD-OLED makes the mistake of going to matte screens.
@fastnbulbous: We never delete comments, and happily welcome all constructive feedback. Perhaps your comment was filtered out automatically by UA-cam for spam/ profanities? Also, spamming the same comment multiple times doesn't help. As stated at 10:16 in this video, we will address the subpixel structure in the follow-up video. Fan noise was inaudible on our review sample in our test room. The "Includes Paid Promotion" message in this video refers to the sponsorship by Opera browser. We are not paid by Dell/ Alienware for this video. If we were, then we're obligated to declare it, otherwise it's illegal.
thanks for the review!!!! i already buy this monitor some days ago, but it even start to production and i won´t receive it until august 2, but this amazing piece of godness will worth the wait!
A user named "Bob" seems to be a bit let's say "overmotivated", to let the world now that Vincent is a payed reviewer (which he isn't) and that this Monitor is bad (which it isn't).
Why are you "warning" people of a guy telling the truth? Do you LIKE to be bullcraped or something? This is the oddest behavior I've seen on the internet, and I've been here since 1995. People used to like the truth. What's going on?
This monitor IS bad, the enormously spaced out subpixel layout makes the monitor virtually unusable for almost every use case. This product simply should not have been released in its current state. Any reviewer who isn't pointing out the ATROCIOUS color-fringes on literally every single edge on screen is corrupt and can't be trusted.
@@generischgesichtslosgeneri3781 actually he is. Give me your discord info and you can come talk to both him and myself in voice on my discord server right now. We'll see real fast which of us is interested in truth and which of us is a FANBOY of this bowlcut.
Thank you Vincent for the review! Have bought my LG 42C2 yestersay (i cant choose between this Alienware here or the LG C2) and the C2 gives me more upcoming features (HDMI 2.1 and Dolby Vision, that both is missing on the Alienware). Bevore i got an old tech (non HDR) Asus PG348Q, alsl an 43" UWQHD and this was fine, but most of the time i have missed the vertical view. Because its more build on horizontal usage. Even 21:9 ratio. But with the LG C2, i dont missing the more horizontal view (because its only fine in shoters, not in most other games). With an 16:9 i have more view in all directions and the size of 42" is big, but not a problem. Move it more far away on your desk and all its fine. I dont have tested the Alienware, but the LG 42C2 is the perfect allround Monitor with modern and future based features! PM: The LG 42C2 need a calman calibration to get the best color.
Great review - I learnt a lot about OLED panels here! Just one thing: it's very subtle but at least on my monitor I can see a very faint square when the 1000Nit square is removed and black is displayed. Not sure if that's due to compression though. Thank you!
@@StevoHDA sorry dude can't give you the link to the comparison I've made, YT always deletes my comment when I try to attach it, this is such BS from UA-cam and it pisses me of
Anyone else notice the color issues in this video? It was as if QTV was the editor this go around 😅 I have a feeling this video was supposed to be in HDR?
Could be in HDR and YT just hasn't processed it yet? Last time I uploaded an HDR video it didn't offer the HDR option for like 12 hours, and it was much shorter than this one lol.
And... we unfortunately still have PC devs who refuse to implement ultrawide resolutions into their games. 🙄 What's the point of having a top of the line gaming monitor if the games you play don't even support the resolution. (Coming from an upset Samsung G9 owner)
having to wait until june is exactly why I am not ordering this and going with a G2 oled tv to replace my C9 another factor is 21:9 format is not supported by everything at least on the 2022 oled's they have an option to run it in ultrawide mode if I don't feel like using 16:9
@@ployth9000 All most played games do and any new game coming out aswell, its not an issue for most games. Sure its not a console monitor since its only 1440p anyways which is not supported by consoles so they´d go down to 1080p. Its a pure PC monitor and maybe the best atm
I had planned to wait for the 42" C2 and the 42" Sony OLED, but I think I might go ahead and get this instead. it's already a late June delivery if you order now....
Have the c1 48'' - while I can make arguments for it being the best multipurpose display. strictly speaking pc gaming it's the best display I've ever owned.
Literally just got the LG 27GP950 because I needed something for PS5 and PC as it's my two main platforms. If/when Alienware come out with a 4k OLED monitor, I'll be all over it.
Great video Vincent. Can you maybe go into the VRR flicker a bit more in that future follow up video Vincent? I've had this panel for ~2 weeks myself, and outside of extremely low fps / variable fps loading screens, I haven't seen any VRR flicker, much less the raised black look that I saw on the CX I used previously, even at ~50fps in dark scenes. Clearly you managed to capture some in game, but I am curious if that was more of an issue in the 175hz mode vs 144 (I've been using 144 almost exclusively), and how it directly compares to LG sets for you, since I personally have been having a massively better experience, even at lower framerates vs the CX.
@@hdtvtest Thanks for the reply! That's also very interesting, though I suppose not all that surprising. Some testing at 144 vs LG WOLED would still be interesting to see in a future video though, since it truly does seem improved quite a bit vs my experience on the CX at that refresh rate. Perhaps they've optimized whatever potential gamma adjustment the Gsync module may be doing (rumor based on a patent from Nvidia), around the 144hz mode?
Would love to test this monitor but unfortunately my monitor is used as PC AND PS5 monitor. And since Ultrawide is not supported by PS5 it would be wasted and my 48" LG Oled is still the better choice for me. But QD OLED looks awesome, hope we get 48inch 16:9 Panels in 1-2 years when i´m ready to upgrade.
@@MrGencyExit64 So you mean having huge black bars left and right and eliminating the purpose of an ultrawide display is not a problem if they are at least totally black? Nah man, that's even with 1440p support a huge downgrade compared to 4K LG Oled in terms of PS5 Gameplay.
A review of the new Alienware QD-OLED monitor by German magazine Heise.de (1, 2) reported color inaccuracies that occur in the pixels between bright highlights and dark lowlights. The results look like green or purple pixels between all-white and all-black areas of the screen. The culprit is most likely Samsung Display’s new pentile pixel design, which positions the three red, green and blue subpixels in a triangle formation rather than side-by-side in a striped, window-like configuration.
Hey Vincent, do you think this monitor will beat the LG C2 42" for PC gaming? Even if it does I just can't get myself to get this when I also play on console. The PS5 still doesn't support native 1440p res so I still think the better choice for both of my devices will still be the LG C2 42" tv.
C2 42" doesn't offer BFI at 120hz.... its removed as per Vincent's early C2 unboxing video and menu walkthrough. so in essence, you have 120hz vs 175hz.... so for PC gaming the monitor will blow the C2 out of the water in both motion clarity and color accuracy.... for console, obviously buying a gaming monitor that doesn't support hdmi 2.1 would be an idiotic thing. but its also ultra-wide which consoles dont support. so for console gaming, the c2 (or even c1/cx) are your only options (and sony varients)
@@fleyua7176 where do you trash gamers come from. "it will not make you a better gamer" you don't seem to understand the point. everything in a computer system will add latency. in the sense of just counter strike for example. the raw fps you get is the beginning to your reaction time capability. someone playing at 150fps will have a native response time of 6ms, while someone with 300fps has a native response of 3ms. couple that together with other sources of lag like PING or monitor pixel response/refresh rate, and it can add up. as someone who has been pc gaming in fps titles since pc has ever existed, if you want to be the best, you need the best equipment. this idea that "it can't make you better" is bullshit. even just going off "motion clarity" which is how our brains perceive an moving image. 120hz + bfi will look extremely smooth compared to 120hz without bfi.... so when it comes to the new LG C2, any "gamer" who is playing an FPS game even lightly competitively, could end up hindering gameplay. ESPECIALLY if they already own a C1 or CX and run 120hz + BFI..... when it comes to PC gaming, having 175hz raw will be BETTER than 120hz raw. however 120hz + bfi will look better than 175hz without BFI.... the great thing about black frame insertion is the ability for our minds to process that image. and at 120hz with bfi enabled, the minimum quality increase would be akin to a native 240hz display. which is a huge gain in motion clarity. so as you whip around 180 degrees to shoot someone behind you, without the bfi the image is a huge blur and you miss the an enemy coming up on you from the side. while with bfi enabled, you would have a clearer image, and you could choose to continue turning 180 to kill the guy behind you or prioritize the guy that was only 90 degrees to your left. even in PC gaming, my friends and I were playing PubG back when it was popular. one friend had a dogshit slow 60hz display while we all had 144hz or better. he literally dies and says "i didn't see him" but we all did see the enemy, who was in the doorway. his monitor was SO SLOW that he literally didn't even see the enemy peek out of the doorway!!! so display quality does matter, and yes it can make you a better gamer. it may be a small gain, but small gains help overall. not to mention "tracking" an enemy aka tracing them or following them with your cursor/crosshair. its a LOT easier when you have a smooth image in terms of motion clarity. if the image is blurry, its harder for your brain to process the image and follow the enemy properly. just because YOU dont play competitively doesn't mean everyone else isn't. but when YOU are trash at video games, i can see why you make such ignorant statements.
Great video as always. Can't wait for the follow-up video actually! Hope you will go into details for everyday office use for instance how the text looks in Windows OS and eye-strain.
@UCAf9_Y0vdAqPGN6Rid6MYbQ To me just matter that the pixel transition is fast like no other gaming monitor and burning is actually not a problem, just lower the price, and I'm in.
That anti glare coating can be really troublesome. Simple room light can make your images on the screen washed out. OLED must be Glossy. Other wise you lose all contrast with any layers of anti glare scattering.
How can you look at this thing and say its not glossy lol... It's not the anti glare coating doing this by the way, the Sony A95K exhibits the same behavior. It appears to be the panel itself. You can find a picture of this on techunwrapped's site, just google for it with that name. I'd link it directly but then you'd probably never see my comment lmao.
@@JTCPingas It's clearly not. Both here, and in Linus video when they compared to LG C2 side by side. This monitor looked absolutely washed out on camera, when C2 contrast was great. That coating is real problem.
I’m surprised you didn’t mention the constantly running fan even when the monitor is turned off or the chromatic aberration effect especially during office work due to the pixel structure.
@XeroNXS: Fan noise was inaudible on our review sample in our test room. As stated at 10:16 in this video, we'll address the subpixel structure in the follow-up video. However, if you're buying this monitor primarily for office work, then you're doing it wrong.
@HDTVTest amazing thank you for the quick response :) I don't suppose you can confirm VRR works flawlessly on AMDs 6000 series? I'm also curious how you stream content at the right resolution and aspect ratio? How does BBC iplayer work? I doubt most streaming platforms support 1440p ultrawide? Do you downsample from 4K?
Purchased. Yes, there will be better versions in the future but that is the way for everything. This monitor checks every box for my uses and wants. Now to wait for it to arrive....
I don't get the obsession with brightness. I have a cx48 and I've lowered both the OLED light and the brightness by a significant amount. It's too bright even in daylight. HDR is also burning through my skull.
@@sbardosi I've had a QLED display (for one day) and in HDR it was way too bright, in a dark scene the flashes would be uncomfortable to my eyes. Realistic? Probably! But i'd rather watch in comfort. OLED has less of this issue because of the ABL i guess? Because on my LG G1 is don't have the issue. Or it's just a lot less bright.
Hi Vincent, I have heard that this monitor has an active fan and it's quite lound on top of that. Can you confirm that it is the case? Because I can see that being a deal breaker for some people
Hello, thanks for your review on this. Question : Is the display coating matte or glossy and how does it impact the viewing experience? And what's G'sync/VRR range on this display? Cheers
Will you be doing a more direct comparison between this and the C2 42”? My main concern is that, which it only being 1440p vs the c2’s 4k, it might be nothing more than a novelty.
That's apples to oranges just because of the resolution alone. If resolution is important to you especially vertical space, the UW is not the one to get. If you don't event plan to use with a gaming PC would be somewhat of a waste.
@@demonwares that is a very narrow perspective, my friend. Granted that the use case for many people will be identical between the two, I’m much more interested in direct performance comparisons with data than I am in the poor response you just gave me. Ultrawide is not a factor that I am considering when weighing the two options.
@@ZioComposite Yep, I'm actually using my LG C1 as a monitor and wouldn't even be interested in the Alienware since it's only 1440p and has a lot less screen real estate. I enjoy my 55'' 4k on my PC.
@@ZioComposite for me, I’m a gamer as much as I’m a photo and video editor. Only thing is that the latter two make me money. Resolution, to me, is more of a forward looking thing. I can stomach 1440p for another 5 years, if the ultrawide panel is generally and significantly more performant than that of the 42” C2. Resolution and aspect ratio are only parts of the equation, albeit small parts in my book.
i would like to use the monitor, but i have seen that the edges of fonts etc. have terrible rainbow artifacts. i study and work a lot with my monitor so i think that would bother me. I am curious about the upcoming video.
I'm interested in how burn in could happen in extreme cases. I know that the substrate OLED is stacked Blue OLED pixels and the QD then convert that to the RGB spectrum, but does that mean you'd get a less defined ghosting unlike WRGB OLED if burn in was to occur?
@@bobsaget9182 hating on new tech doesn't make you cool. Feel free to spend nearly 2k on a shitty ips monitor with worse PQ than a budget TV smh. I couldn't even notice any color fringing in motion, quite honestly, and if it exists you'd have to be squinting to find it.
Thank you for this video I own this monitor And have been using 10bit 144hz should I switch to 8bit and 175hz then? Thank you, also what settings are you using for hdr 😊
I have the C1 @ 10bit, compared side by side, you literally can't tell the difference. no lines/banding/etc even on wide gradients. I personally use 8bit @ 175hz
The review I was waiting for. I have 2 generations earlier than this one, the aw3418dw. Should I just buy this or wait for 2nd generation OLED ultra wide?
I have that same monitor, never had any issues with it. Unless you're dying for more color accuracy and deeper blacks, I don't really see a dire reason to upgrade yet. I think we have the luxury of waiting another year or so!
There's always a better thing coming next year. If you are happy with the pros and cons of this model, and are fine paying this much - I'd say just get it. This is a big jump in the picture quality, next model will be incremental upgrade in comparison. My monitor is perfectly fine too and only a couple years old, but it is no match for an OLED panel. Have been waiting for a good and relatively affordable OLED monitor since I got my first OLED TV.
This and the C2 are great.... but are the wrong sizes. I want a 16:9 32 inch, and I know it's what the that the majority of PC gamers would like to have.
Glad to see you will be covering the color fringing from the triangle sub pixel layout which makes this less then ideal for office use. Perfect gaming monitor. Not the best all rounder though.
Excellent review as always, Vincent. I'm very curious to hear your thoughts on the dreaded Pentile subpixel layout. As a person who works with text pretty much all day, anything non-RGB is immediately obvious to my eyes, no matter the Cleartype settings and other tricks, and is very annoying. When I heard that these new panels would be true RGB I was very excited, but the Pentile subpixel structure seems to me to be worse with regards to fringing/artifacts than the RGBW one used by LG panels...
Has nothing to do with pentile. Windows needs to be adjusted for this pixel matrix to look good though, just like they had to do when LCD became the norm with Windows and not CRT. Look at CRT pixel structure...
@@mattinm that's correct, I was under the mistaken impression that Samsung Display in their statement referred to it as Pentile but they in fact did not use this name. They just call it a 'proprietary structure'. Either way, we've been using RGB layout LCDs for the past twenty years (and CRTs before that) and anything that deviates from this geometry will inevitably have issues with text, window borders etc
@@Deffine any non-RGB display I've used has benefitted greatly from Cleartype adjustment but in the end, it never, ever looks as good as a true RGB layout display, text-wise. A lot of apps sadly ignore Cleartype settings. CRT tvs and monitors have, IIRC, used RGB stripes/dots, sometimes diagonally, but never in such a 'triangular' manner as Samsung is doing here
your channel is my favorite source for display tests. what im really interested in would be your opinion on difference in performance between gsync premium and freesync/vrr. not sure you have the setup to do this test but im waiting for this screen to reach availability hopefully at some point and im currently on a top end amd card and wonder if would have to switch.
@TechTT Because about half the content I would use it for would have black bars on either side. I don't mind the black bars, but I don't trust that that much abuse wouldn't cause burn in. Not all games support ultrawide aspect ratio. Certainly not my console games.
Too small? Thats the biggest youd go for on pc lol, if you want a 55 inch then just grab a tv and scoot all the way back and plug in the family console
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I managed to pick one up at launch. It is amazing!
Already use it. :>
No I don't think I will.
Hello can you review the new dell g3223q
Could you mention/test the upscaling algorithms that some tv has? For e.g. what the tv can do with 1080p games vs this monitor 1080p.
This may actually be the first time that I'm not outright *shocked* at a monitor costing 1200 bucks. Seriously, compare every other 1000-1500 dollar (gaming) monitor to this one in terms of specs and performance and it's not even fair.
1000-1500? Compare it to any 2000-3000 dollar monitor, and it's still a wash.
It's ultrawide though, so it's not an option for most.
Hey man, just wanted to say that I've been running 3200dpi/low sens due in large part to your video. Haven't seen it in awhile but recognized your name instantly. Thanks for putting in the time!
Same. Although my LG B9 55" TV was only $700 in 2020. And it has everything this does basically. I would've expected this QD-OLED to have 4K. And I would also have loved it being big enough to function as a main monitor, and a squared secondary monitor (16:9+9:9=25:9 / 40-45" / 4K). It will come someday if we're lucky I guess. But then again, I'd still not be willing to pay more than what I can get an LG OLED for when its a generation old.
EDIT: But i'm also cheap, and poor. Point still stands, this costing $1200 makes sense. I've never understood how the IPS panels were selling.
@@profesorz642 Your comment is nonsense if you don't provide any factual argument. Sure an LG TV is better for watching media obviously since it's larger and 16:9, but the display technology isn't better.
this monitor is my first experience of ultrawide, first experience of OLED, and first experience of HDR. I'm blown away and it was so worth it!
That's awesome, happy for you!
How’d you get it so soon?
@@danw7864 it’s out already
I can't wait for mine to show up.
@@Stagnant_Gravy yeah but I’m seeing order from Dell taking until June?
I'm actually surprised at how well priced this is. Granted I know it costs more than most people's whole pc, but compared to other high end screens in this range it's not bad at Lal.
These days a high end GPU will cost more than $1300... That's before you add in the cost of the rest of the components.
You know, you can price an item at whatever you want, whatever low you want that is, if you aren't actually selling any ...
And it was already on sale in the Netherlands for example for just 1000€.... (tax included)
I mean its still a crazy price for a monitor but considering the all the new tech and similar 34" inch with HDR, its fine.
Still for 99% of users, a 1440p 144hz IPS for 300$ is more than enough. But for enthusiasts, its actually ok
I agree on the price, but I can't do Ultrawide, personally. Give me a 32" 16:9 screen with same everything else, price around the same and I'm 100% in.
32" 4K QD-OLED is most likely my next monitor purchase. I just hope QD-OLED lives up to it's expectations, especially on the burn-in aspect. Also, this would be excellent for VR-displays.
Well this is first OLED monitor that covers burn-in specifically AFAIK dunno if he mentioned that!
32" at 4k will take quite some time on QD-OLED
I use 65inch 4k OLED TV for games which i use controller.
But this Alienware monitor is going to be my daily driver.
@@philipbabilonia almost there few months!
For everyone asking, there will not be any other sizes/shapes of QD OLED monitors for quite a while (up to a year or more).
Samsung Display is currently only making 34, 55, 65-inch QD OLED panels because that is what can be cut from the mother glass with minimal waste. Even if they announced they were starting to produce other sizes there would be a significant lead time as they adjust their manufacturing before anything would be available in a product to buy.
So for now, 34-inch ultrawide is the only available option. Sorry for anyone that wants a 4k, 27 inch, flatscreen, etc. And Samsung's version of this monitor uses the exact same QD OLED panel and thus is also 34-inch ultrawide.
Will 1080p be viable or just wound't make sense to produce? This mother glass has a pixel density/resolution or this comes later or from other piece?
@@mrxcs Not likely, at least not for a while yield wise...and seeing as 1080p is already on it's way out, even for esports displays (a lot of the latest ones are 1440p even), by the time it's viable I highly doubt that they'll do it.
We can wait. In the meantime LG is filling the "gab" with ease.
Hope the Samsung high table hacks eeeeh CEO's will suffer consequences from holding back this brilliant screens for years.
@@soulshot96 no serious esports player uses 1440p. 24" 1080p will always be the standard.
@@bigbadslimee Predicting is hard, especially about the future.
I just unboxed mine yesterday and even though it's been a short ownership I'm nonetheless exceptionally pleased with it. A truly stunning monitor, for sure.
The only display reviewer you should trust on youtube.
we for sure can't trust quantum tv lol
I think Hardware Unboxed does goes monitor reviews.
Not the only. Hardware Unboxed and Rtings also do some great testing.
He didn't mention the annoying fan 👎
For me the top three: Vincent, Hardware Unboxed for monitors, and Rtings. Each deliver reliable in-depth testing, but Vincent adds humor. He turns a review into something more enjoyable than a technology dissertation.
Happy to see this review from you! Best source for displays by far.
@@bobsaget9182 tell us how u really feel 😂
@@bobsaget9182 same as every other person who’s talked about this display?
Best source of paid advertisement by far*
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A flat 27 inch and 32 inch would be great. As well as would love to see more monitors from other manufacturers with qd oled.
unfortunately not this year
Followed your advice on this monitor and got the freesync version.
You didnt lie, aside from the color fringing (which is only a - relatively small - problem in text editing or coding) this monitor is absolutely insane. The image quality is just above and beyond anything you could hope to see from an LCD display.
FINALLY! WOOO! Took you quite some time to put this together. Thank you.
@Payne: You wouldn't believe the amount of tests, measurements, side-by-side comparisons and filming we had to do... :-)
@@hdtvtest those efforts are very much appreciated. thanks for the review
I don't know.. I'm understanding and absorbing nothing but all I know is it brings me joy whenever I see some video reviews for the AW3423DW. Already ordered and it should be delivered this month.
As long as yours comes in perfect condition (mine needed to be RMA'd, but they were quick), you will not regret it! So gorgeous and vivid, and the response time is incredible
Great! Finally, OLED monitors in this size range and format are available that are also more attractively priced. However, I will wait for the next generation or the one after that, when the teething troubles have been eliminated. The standby fan for the GSync module is simply a disaster. And the color fringing at high-contrast edges is not nice either.
Owner of the monitor here. Its worth every penny. The fringing issue with text is not visible from a normal viewing distance. I have to put my nose very close to the panel to actually see it. The issue is totally overhyped. This is the best monitor you can get right now. I hope @HDTVtest will not overhype the fringing issue considering the fact that the issue is highly subjective and it is a gaming monitor after all.
Must.. resist.. urge.. to.. buy..
Buy it :)
Backordered , Delivery until August!! DAMNNNN!!!. Good review man!
I had pre-ordered this the moment it became available, with estimated shipping time in mid-may, which after a few days was pushed back to mid july. After learning that this display has a fan that runs constantly though, I immediately cancelled my order. I will not purchase a monitor with a fan, regardless how supposedly great it is. Learned my lesson from the LG 38GL950. These small fans tend to start rattling rather quickly, and my office is dead silent, and I have focused on silent builds above all else for years... No monitor is gonna ruin my silence, thank you very much!
Yeah this is definitely a negative that should be mentioned.
I agree. Seems like most people can't notice any noise from the fan. But I quickly read some comments on reddit that it can be heard on a few (faulty?) units. For one who cares about pc silence, why add another worry.
Was about to get one too, thanks for the advice!
W%, @@kmilou2244
Ît's not so much the noise but fans get dirty very fast and I suppose you can't access the fan easily to clean it.
Really interested to see how you feel this compares to the 42” C2 as a monitor as they’re in the same price bracket. One with WD-OLED, one with 4k, DisplayPort compared to HDMI etc.
This. We need the comparison!
42" is still huge for a monitor, but the AW has hdmi 2.0 and no DP compression because of the Gsync module limitations, so the LG has better inputs.
Whole heartedly agree.
Yeah totally want to see this compared to the 42" LG
Considering the VRR flicker wasn't fixed after *years* , it having a heavy price hike for next to no advantage in tech compared to the c1 and now possibly LG not even putting a proper EVO pannel in them, despite LG explicitely stating it has one - i am already incredibly turned off from LG atm.
wow, an Alienware product that seems to be adequately priced & of good quality. You don't get to see that combo very often!
I totally agree on that. I consider picking one up at this point.
@@sharpi2776 It's sold out. If you order one now the estimated shipping date is June/July. Might as well order now, and if you change your mind you can just cancel the order before it ships. If you keep considering you might end up without one till the end of the year.
@@Edvardas96 Not really. Samsung is releasing its own brand of QD-OLED gaming monitors this year.
@@aaliyahebonyevedeshawn2153 Exactly proving my point. Order now, cancel in case Samsung becomes available earlier.
it's just missing the quantity aspect...
I'm hoping for them to also release an 38 inch Version with QD-OLED.
This looks great but I need a 16:9 aspect ratio version in 4K with the newest DisplayPort standard so I don't have to move to 8-bit color. Thanks for the detailed look at the bleeding edge, it gets me excited for what is next!
Fyi, I was fully expecting HDR to not look as good in 8 bit as 10 bit but try as hard as I could, I could not tell a shred of difference. Even lowering the refresh rate all the way down to 60hz to see if it would cause the dithering to become obvious. It did not. I am thoroughly impressed with it and can now understand why Alienware and Nvidia were happy to give it Gsync Ultimate certification and go with only DP 1.4 instead of DP 2.0.
Just wait for Samsung neo g8 it will be superior in everything:)
Same, we need a normal 4k 16:9 (or even 16:10) 32" for content creation.
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@@ezioauditore1588 curved = pass. and it's 1000r which is double pass. why can't monitors stop using curved like TV's did?
Can we please see the LG OLED 42" next to the Alienware AW3423DW for us who are trying to decide which one of them to buy as a gaming monitor?
8:02, Warzone/MW19 supports 21:9 and 32:9 aspect ratios. There was no need to apply 16:9 streched.
Lol, funny.
8:20 isn't 16:9 stretch you blind?
This monitor is ultra wide game is using the correct AR in this video
@@abeachristine5446
It is, look at the radar, is not a proper circle.
@@GAMIR_SFM I believe it is because the monitor is curved, the capture of the camera is inward curved distortion on the side.
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I just bought one, and I'm not sure if I will hold it.
I have to say, that it is only really great for gaming. The picture quality is beyond everything I have ever seen. Truly breathtakingly good. And I mean, if you switch this monitor with your existing one, you think you play a different game, including the hysterical giggling. I'm a freak for high contrasts and that's my no. 1 priority, when it comes to gaming monitors, speed is second and boy's and gals, how this screen delivers. I'm playing War Thunder, and normally, incoming planes, some Km away I usually see them as some washed out fly poo in the distance, with this, it's sharp like in real. You see sparks on tanks hundred of meters away, and I'm guessing here, the units show you around 50 % more details. I can't imagine how it would look in 4k. It does not like low FPS, thought. When I play Total War Rome 2 with it, and this game is notorious for some FPS drops to 1-30, then some part of the screen shots off for a second or so. But only when AI turns are calculated, so nothing game breaking. But I have to confess, that I run it with an AMD card, maybe it would be better with a real Geforce card.
No way to use it with office. Any whitish, full screen background, like with Excel, will heat the panel to approx 40-45° c and one vent will spool up to pretty loud noises, imagine a 120 mm case vent at 80 % at ear's high. Just the win background or gaming won't create this noise. Imagine having a heater on a hot summer day right in front of you. I also question, that this can be solved with any future OLED generation, it's just the way this technology works.
And it can't even create a real white. Maybe I missed some options, but I have a 4k IPS standing beside it, and this screen creates a white, I can tell you. The OLED looks like my first 34" VA, when it comes to whites. Maybe it's the resolution.
I compared the two in movie quality and took the Mandalorian in 4k as an example. I have an OLED TV, and it is outstanding when it comes to movies, but my relative cheap 4k Monitor looks better as the OLED from Dell. Probably because of the 4k material, but still, you would be disappointed, if a superior build quality in movies was what you expected from this display. It's good, but not better as my 320,00 € bargain 4k IPS.
It's really a tough decision, even with two screens at hand, I demand from an UW that I can run at least Excel on it, without creating a second Catherine in my room.
The fonts are pretty good, you won't notice any difference to other display types with this resolution. I would even say, because of the high contrast, I can sit a bit further away for the same clarity.
I'm going to wait for more QD-OLED options, seems promising. G9 as QD-OLED with higher resolution would be king.
Me too but that is because of Dell's incompetence at manufacturing enough monitors to cover for the demand. The waiting times for one are more than 3 months in Europe.
@@aaliyahebonyevedeshawn2153 pretty sure it's the panel, since the yields are horrible. Dell's incompetence in this is marketing it as "in stock", I'd rather have never seen it "in stock" which would have been the correct statement reflecting the truth...
@@kombatres That may be true, but Dell's customer service is blaming the delays on the lack of monitor stand parts.
@@aaliyahebonyevedeshawn2153 sounds like BS from them
I need a 4K 32" qdoled
It has do be a Clear Glass Version for this Type of Monitor... Thanks for testing!
Was surprised when my phone went into HDR mode, appreciate the video being in it though.
If this came out this time last year this would have 100% been a buy from me, but I picked up a LGCX which I'm incredibly happy with. Hopefully means by the time I come to upgrade there will be many more OLED choices.
QD OLED you mean.
@@PSYCHOV3N0M OLED in general, either QD or different variations just anything better than bloody LCD
Your insights are an integral part of my purchasing process for displays. Many thanks for all of the work you do, Vincent.
Fantastic video Vincet. I can see the effort put in this video. Amazing quality, just like the monitor reviewed
Been waiting for this video since release! Loving mine so much. Looks better than anything else I've ever used.
The video I've been waiting for! Looking forward to seeing the 5 negatives of the monitor, can already see console use and color fringing on text.
To use a console with this monitor would be a sin man!
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@fastnbulbous Obviously you have seen this monitor in real life and isnt only talking out you ass after being to much on reddit.😂
Idk about you but reason #1 seems like a con to me. You have to use it in the dark to get the black levels you want??? That literally sounds like typical LCD tvs.
I don’t understand the things. I search a dark backlight for console sessions. Is the oled good for it? I see eizo has for office, but i dont know to buy one.
Can someone please explain how we can enable Nvidia dithering while using 8 bit for this monitor?
I've been mulling this monitor over for about a week and a half and your video convinced me to pull the trigger! My estimated delivery date is June 17th. 👍🤩
I only play CoD and the games support both HDR and 21:9 monitors.
I am getting ready to leave ps5 and only play COD Warzone. What would you recommend for a PC build? I was going to purchase the AORUS FV43U Gaming monitor. I'm so confused as what to buy. Thanks
@@TtownLarry .. If you only game then the Alder Lake i5-12600K or i7-12700K, for the money I like the ASUS TUF Gaming Z690-Plus WiFi D4, DDR5 at this point is a total waste of money, I'm using G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 3600 CAS 16 F4-3600C16Q-32GVKC you get a performance boost from both its low latency and the fact that it's 2-single sided per channel, Samsung 970 EVO PLUS M.2 2280 2TB (option 980 PRO for +$80 You won't notice the difference, but it's slightly faster), as far as a PSU I went with the SeaSonic Electronics Focus GX 1000-Watt 80+ Gold Power Supply (I'm pulling 650W+ with an i7 and EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 ULTRA with no overclock), for cooling I'm using the Corsair iCUE H115i RGB Pro XT 280mm Radiator .. but some cases only support 240mm and some larger. My temps are in the mid-60°'s to 70° C. As far as a GPU .. The tough part is the NEW RTX 40 series are coming out sometime around fall 2022. However if I had to buy something now I would buy an EVGA RTX 3080 TI. I haven't looked but you can sign up on a waiting list at EVGA or they may have some for sale now.
@@TtownLarry .. I just looked and right now you can purchase the EVGA has the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 ULTRA GAMING, 12G-P5-3967-KR for $1,430.
@@DJaquithFL Thank you!!
@@DJaquithFL your awesome! Great info!
I just bought one today. went on sale at best buy. It's amazing. Does require some setup and the thing is heavy.
I hope there's a 32-42" 4K version of this some time soon. This is great for PC gaming but I'd love something that works with PC and consoles.
4k is what a lot of people would like to consider, but given the fact there's LG OLEDs with 120 refresh at 4k I'm contempt to stay on a familiar resolution. Most of the games I play can't even reach around 100fps at 4k but 1440p is a good trade off. It just sucks that some games don't offically support 21:9 ratio (Looking at you Elden Ring) but at that point you might as well game on an LG TV.
I believe right now there are only plans for a 34, 55, and 65 with QD OLED. Next year, hopefully.
32" 4k is honestly a bit of a waste of pixels and just unnecessary GPU drain if your gpu can't max it's frame rate
doesn't samsung have such sizes coming with their neo line same qd oled
@@melxb The Odyssey Neo G8 32" 4K 240Hz is a VA panel. QD-OLED is only in 34" for monitors, which is an off-cut from the 55" TV glass cuts.
WOWW!!! I'm sold. Upvoted!!!! Thanksssssssssssssssss
This should be a great monitor !
Now, the only thing left to do is, to replace the active colling fan by a passive cooling. Then the monitor will be perfect.
I read it’s only because of the Nvidia GSync chip inside
UPS has my AW OLED Ultrawide out for delivery! Ordered it in March.
The temporal dithering to 8-bit RGB is done by Windows when converting from the DXGI format, not by the graphics card. I've been trying to convince people for years that 8-bit RGB HDR at a higher refresh rate is visually indistinguishable from 10-bit.
disagreed, on a local dimming lcd yes but on an oled let alone a qd oled.. no
@@StevoHDA He literally said they're indistinguishable in this video...
@@MonstieurVoid he literally only compared it back and forth to consciously determine. you should know that a lot of things are determined over time, like gsync, motion interpolation vs bfi etc. true 10 bit while viewing material particularly gaming for longer periods has an accumulative positive effect on your subconscious/brain
@@StevoHDA Prove it with a spectrophotometer. There isn't even a measurable difference with a meter between 8-bit with temporal dithering and 10-bit. The source content must be 10-bit, yes. The signal to the display does not if you run at a higher refresh rate. 8-bit temporal dithering at 30 Hz will look terrible and even 60 Hz has visible flickering. 120 Hz does not. There's a difference between temporal dithering in video and spatial dithering in a photo (which is visibly bad).
@@MonstieurVoid has it been proven with a spectrophotometer?
Beautiful. Looking forward to future QD-OLED Monitors, was really tempted to get this but I will wait to see what comes along.
This monitor has horrific color fringing and looks like garbage. This video is just another paid advertisement.
@@bobsaget9182 whatever you say. LOL
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Hey Vincent, many thanks for great video as always. Would you be able to reach out to Dell regarding VRR Flickering? Maybe they should look into fixing it with Firmware as Acer X35/Asus PG35VQ also had exhibited similar flickering that was fixed with a firmware update to GSYNC module.
That wasnt VRR flickering, that was triggered by certain dark patterns.
Great price for the technology provided. Can't wait for a flat 27" panel with HDMI 2.1 support.
Hello, I love your content. Can you please give us some more details on this display's "glossy like" coating? The video you made awhile back mentioned this, but I think alot of people would like more details on your comments, as youtubers are conflicted on this. Some said it is matte, some said it is glossy.
And could you compare this to the glossy Eve Spectrum? Alot of people including myself want a glossy display.
Yes, I feel the same way. I won't buy it if it has a matte or semi-matte screen. I hate matte screens so much. I will just stick with standard WRGB OLEDs if QD-OLED makes the mistake of going to matte screens.
But honestly, it looks pretty glossy from what I can see.
This monitor has horrific color fringing and looks like garbage. This video is just another paid advertisement.
@@bobsaget9182 Did Dell hurt you, child?
Not sure if it’s matte but keep hearing that in light
blacks look grey that’s for sure.
Order placed a week ago. Can't wait to receive it in May. It's S$2429 in Singapore (roughly US$1800).
Hope we see a 16:9 QD OLED PC monitor soon. Preferably with internal 3D-Lut calibration.
@fastnbulbous: We never delete comments, and happily welcome all constructive feedback. Perhaps your comment was filtered out automatically by UA-cam for spam/ profanities? Also, spamming the same comment multiple times doesn't help.
As stated at 10:16 in this video, we will address the subpixel structure in the follow-up video.
Fan noise was inaudible on our review sample in our test room.
The "Includes Paid Promotion" message in this video refers to the sponsorship by Opera browser. We are not paid by Dell/ Alienware for this video. If we were, then we're obligated to declare it, otherwise it's illegal.
@fastnbulbous This is no. 34 of identical (bs) comments here ... come on ... there is room for some more ... we are waiting
thanks for the review!!!! i already buy this monitor some days ago, but it even start to production and i won´t receive it until august 2, but this amazing piece of godness will worth the wait!
A user named "Bob" seems to be a bit let's say "overmotivated", to let the world now that Vincent is a payed reviewer (which he isn't) and that this Monitor is bad (which it isn't).
Why are you "warning" people of a guy telling the truth? Do you LIKE to be bullcraped or something?
This is the oddest behavior I've seen on the internet, and I've been here since 1995. People used to like the truth. What's going on?
This monitor IS bad, the enormously spaced out subpixel layout makes the monitor virtually unusable for almost every use case. This product simply should not have been released in its current state. Any reviewer who isn't pointing out the ATROCIOUS color-fringes on literally every single edge on screen is corrupt and can't be trusted.
@@nirv He ist telling "the truth (TM) since 1995... :)
@@generischgesichtslosgeneri3781 actually he is. Give me your discord info and you can come talk to both him and myself in voice on my discord server right now. We'll see real fast which of us is interested in truth and which of us is a FANBOY of this bowlcut.
Thank you Vincent for the review!
Have bought my LG 42C2 yestersay (i cant choose between this Alienware here or the LG C2) and the C2 gives me more upcoming features (HDMI 2.1 and Dolby Vision, that both is missing on the Alienware).
Bevore i got an old tech (non HDR) Asus PG348Q, alsl an 43" UWQHD and this was fine, but most of the time i have missed the vertical view. Because its more build on horizontal usage. Even 21:9 ratio.
But with the LG C2, i dont missing the more horizontal view (because its only fine in shoters, not in most other games). With an 16:9 i have more view in all directions and the size of 42" is big, but not a problem. Move it more far away on your desk and all its fine.
I dont have tested the Alienware, but the LG 42C2 is the perfect allround Monitor with modern and future based features!
PM: The LG 42C2 need a calman calibration to get the best color.
Great review - I learnt a lot about OLED panels here! Just one thing: it's very subtle but at least on my monitor I can see a very faint square when the 1000Nit square is removed and black is displayed. Not sure if that's due to compression though. Thank you!
It's there but you have to really have a good close look to see it
Update: after analyzing the 4K material there is no retention on qd-oled
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@@BlackBullPistol didn't you just say there's a faint square?
@@StevoHDA UA-cam's compressed video is so shit that it was some artifacting because of the compression and not retention on the monitor
@@StevoHDA sorry dude can't give you the link to the comparison I've made, YT always deletes my comment when I try to attach it, this is such BS from UA-cam and it pisses me of
Anyone else notice the color issues in this video? It was as if QTV was the editor this go around 😅
I have a feeling this video was supposed to be in HDR?
Could be in HDR and YT just hasn't processed it yet? Last time I uploaded an HDR video it didn't offer the HDR option for like 12 hours, and it was much shorter than this one lol.
And... we unfortunately still have PC devs who refuse to implement ultrawide resolutions into their games. 🙄
What's the point of having a top of the line gaming monitor if the games you play don't even support the resolution.
(Coming from an upset Samsung G9 owner)
What do you mean? All the games I’ve tried support it…
Got mine ordered, can't wait for Friday!
Oh man....I was trying to hold out for the 42" ASUS PG42UQ, but this video pushed me hard. Placed an order, but have to wait until mid-June!
Seems to be in high demand.
having to wait until june is exactly why I am not ordering this and going with a G2 oled tv to replace my C9 another factor is 21:9 format is not supported by everything at least on the 2022 oled's they have an option to run it in ultrawide mode if I don't feel like using 16:9
@@ployth9000 Its supported by pretty much anything other than videos or movies on UA-cam. And ofc looks better than fake 21:9
@@froznfire9531 not all games support 21:9 that would be my primary purpose and if you game on consoles with this monitor you have black bars so
@@ployth9000 All most played games do and any new game coming out aswell, its not an issue for most games.
Sure its not a console monitor since its only 1440p anyways which is not supported by consoles so they´d go down to 1080p. Its a pure PC monitor and maybe the best atm
Can't wait for a larger 40"+ version of this display.
I had planned to wait for the 42" C2 and the 42" Sony OLED, but I think I might go ahead and get this instead. it's already a late June delivery if you order now....
Have the c1 48'' - while I can make arguments for it being the best multipurpose display. strictly speaking pc gaming it's the best display I've ever owned.
Lucky u, when I try to order it said 8 August...
Late June order for LG c2 42 ?
@@MrGrzegorzD is that August for LG C2 42 or is it for the Alienware?
@@lllongreen Alienware, mine is 3d august
Literally just got the LG 27GP950 because I needed something for PS5 and PC as it's my two main platforms. If/when Alienware come out with a 4k OLED monitor, I'll be all over it.
Great video Vincent. Can you maybe go into the VRR flicker a bit more in that future follow up video Vincent? I've had this panel for ~2 weeks myself, and outside of extremely low fps / variable fps loading screens, I haven't seen any VRR flicker, much less the raised black look that I saw on the CX I used previously, even at ~50fps in dark scenes.
Clearly you managed to capture some in game, but I am curious if that was more of an issue in the 175hz mode vs 144 (I've been using 144 almost exclusively), and how it directly compares to LG sets for you, since I personally have been having a massively better experience, even at lower framerates vs the CX.
@Soulshot96: Yes, the VRR flicker cropped up more often at 175Hz refresh rate, due to greater deviation from optimised gamma vs 144Hz.
@@hdtvtest Thanks for the reply! That's also very interesting, though I suppose not all that surprising.
Some testing at 144 vs LG WOLED would still be interesting to see in a future video though, since it truly does seem improved quite a bit vs my experience on the CX at that refresh rate. Perhaps they've optimized whatever potential gamma adjustment the Gsync module may be doing (rumor based on a patent from Nvidia), around the 144hz mode?
Still waiting for the comparison..
Would love to test this monitor but unfortunately my monitor is used as PC AND PS5 monitor. And since Ultrawide is not supported by PS5 it would be wasted and my 48" LG Oled is still the better choice for me. But QD OLED looks awesome, hope we get 48inch 16:9 Panels in 1-2 years when i´m ready to upgrade.
Aspect ratio's not the problem there, since it's an OLED. The problem is PS5 doesn't support 2560x1440 and this isn't a 4K monitor.
@@MrGencyExit64 So you mean having huge black bars left and right and eliminating the purpose of an ultrawide display is not a problem if they are at least totally black? Nah man, that's even with 1440p support a huge downgrade compared to 4K LG Oled in terms of PS5 Gameplay.
A review of the new Alienware QD-OLED monitor by German magazine Heise.de (1, 2) reported color inaccuracies that occur in the pixels between bright highlights and dark lowlights. The results look like green or purple pixels between all-white and all-black areas of the screen.
The culprit is most likely Samsung Display’s new pentile pixel design, which positions the three red, green and blue subpixels in a triangle formation rather than side-by-side in a striped, window-like configuration.
@@youtubesuresuckscock Wildly overblown for clickbait or just plain ignorant reasons, and not visible at normal viewing distances lol.
@@youtubesuresuckscock It is not pentile design its RGB
can you do a video with the best settings? via the monitor and via nvidia control panel?
Great review as always Vincent , I can't wait to see the qd oled tvs with processing.
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Fantastic review as usual Vincent!
Super tempted to get this, but I pulled the trigger on a G7 Odyssey recently..
i wonder how would this compared to the 42" LG C2 when used as a PC monitor
the LG C2 42" doesn't have the 30% brightness increase EVO panel so it will lose in brightness by a large margin.
Watching this on my AW3423DW and it looks absolutely mind blowing.
I would like to see this in a higher resolution (5120x2160p) and slightly bigger screen size. (38"/40")
AKA 4K Ultrawide.
Vincent please cover the AW3225QF if possible. Thank you.
Hey Vincent, do you think this monitor will beat the LG C2 42" for PC gaming?
Even if it does I just can't get myself to get this when I also play on console. The PS5 still doesn't support native 1440p res so I still think the better choice for both of my devices will still be the LG C2 42" tv.
C2 42" doesn't offer BFI at 120hz.... its removed as per Vincent's early C2 unboxing video and menu walkthrough. so in essence, you have 120hz vs 175hz.... so for PC gaming the monitor will blow the C2 out of the water in both motion clarity and color accuracy....
for console, obviously buying a gaming monitor that doesn't support hdmi 2.1 would be an idiotic thing. but its also ultra-wide which consoles dont support. so for console gaming, the c2 (or even c1/cx) are your only options (and sony varients)
I am curious as well. In my case however I am considering splurging on the Sony A95K. Let us know Vincent. Thank you
@@goblinphreak2132 It will Not make you a better gamer.
@@fleyua7176 where do you trash gamers come from. "it will not make you a better gamer" you don't seem to understand the point. everything in a computer system will add latency. in the sense of just counter strike for example. the raw fps you get is the beginning to your reaction time capability. someone playing at 150fps will have a native response time of 6ms, while someone with 300fps has a native response of 3ms. couple that together with other sources of lag like PING or monitor pixel response/refresh rate, and it can add up. as someone who has been pc gaming in fps titles since pc has ever existed, if you want to be the best, you need the best equipment. this idea that "it can't make you better" is bullshit.
even just going off "motion clarity" which is how our brains perceive an moving image. 120hz + bfi will look extremely smooth compared to 120hz without bfi.... so when it comes to the new LG C2, any "gamer" who is playing an FPS game even lightly competitively, could end up hindering gameplay. ESPECIALLY if they already own a C1 or CX and run 120hz + BFI..... when it comes to PC gaming, having 175hz raw will be BETTER than 120hz raw. however 120hz + bfi will look better than 175hz without BFI.... the great thing about black frame insertion is the ability for our minds to process that image. and at 120hz with bfi enabled, the minimum quality increase would be akin to a native 240hz display. which is a huge gain in motion clarity. so as you whip around 180 degrees to shoot someone behind you, without the bfi the image is a huge blur and you miss the an enemy coming up on you from the side. while with bfi enabled, you would have a clearer image, and you could choose to continue turning 180 to kill the guy behind you or prioritize the guy that was only 90 degrees to your left.
even in PC gaming, my friends and I were playing PubG back when it was popular. one friend had a dogshit slow 60hz display while we all had 144hz or better. he literally dies and says "i didn't see him" but we all did see the enemy, who was in the doorway. his monitor was SO SLOW that he literally didn't even see the enemy peek out of the doorway!!! so display quality does matter, and yes it can make you a better gamer. it may be a small gain, but small gains help overall.
not to mention "tracking" an enemy aka tracing them or following them with your cursor/crosshair. its a LOT easier when you have a smooth image in terms of motion clarity. if the image is blurry, its harder for your brain to process the image and follow the enemy properly. just because YOU dont play competitively doesn't mean everyone else isn't. but when YOU are trash at video games, i can see why you make such ignorant statements.
Great video as always. Can't wait for the follow-up video actually! Hope you will go into details for everyday office use for instance how the text looks in Windows OS and eye-strain.
So QD-Oled is the near-future/present. I'm really impressive with the lack of retention.
@UCAf9_Y0vdAqPGN6Rid6MYbQ To me just matter that the pixel transition is fast like no other gaming monitor and burning is actually not a problem, just lower the price, and I'm in.
@@mrxcs price is already low that's why people have to wait until June if they order
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Was waiting for this review before pulling the trigger. Was in stock at the time. Now it is back ordered. :)
Thanks for the review!
It was never in stock really, unless you were in the first 5 people who ordered it...
That anti glare coating can be really troublesome. Simple room light can make your images on the screen washed out. OLED must be Glossy. Other wise you lose all contrast with any layers of anti glare scattering.
How can you look at this thing and say its not glossy lol...
It's not the anti glare coating doing this by the way, the Sony A95K exhibits the same behavior. It appears to be the panel itself.
You can find a picture of this on techunwrapped's site, just google for it with that name. I'd link it directly but then you'd probably never see my comment lmao.
Exactly, anti glare destroy the OLED purpose. You can only use it in a dark room.
Glossy is the only option at the moment to achieve great contrast.
It's glossy, smooth brain.
@@JTCPingas It's clearly not. Both here, and in Linus video when they compared to LG C2 side by side. This monitor looked absolutely washed out on camera, when C2 contrast was great. That coating is real problem.
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Wow that Opera sponshorship video was so smooth that I thought it was part of the review process.
Lg 48 C2 Review?
Any chance they will update their 38 inch ultra wide with oled ?
I’m surprised you didn’t mention the constantly running fan even when the monitor is turned off or the chromatic aberration effect especially during office work due to the pixel structure.
@XeroNXS: Fan noise was inaudible on our review sample in our test room.
As stated at 10:16 in this video, we'll address the subpixel structure in the follow-up video. However, if you're buying this monitor primarily for office work, then you're doing it wrong.
@@hdtvtest is it possible to turn the lights off on the back of the display?
@Speng: Yes.
@HDTVTest amazing thank you for the quick response :)
I don't suppose you can confirm VRR works flawlessly on AMDs 6000 series?
I'm also curious how you stream content at the right resolution and aspect ratio? How does BBC iplayer work? I doubt most streaming platforms support 1440p ultrawide? Do you downsample from 4K?
Purchased. Yes, there will be better versions in the future but that is the way for everything. This monitor checks every box for my uses and wants. Now to wait for it to arrive....
I don't get the obsession with brightness. I have a cx48 and I've lowered both the OLED light and the brightness by a significant amount. It's too bright even in daylight. HDR is also burning through my skull.
Its not about the whole image brightness, its about the peak brightness in a 1-10% Windows to display the specular highlights in HDR content.
@@sbardosi I've had a QLED display (for one day) and in HDR it was way too bright, in a dark scene the flashes would be uncomfortable to my eyes.
Realistic? Probably! But i'd rather watch in comfort.
OLED has less of this issue because of the ABL i guess? Because on my LG G1 is don't have the issue. Or it's just a lot less bright.
You should try a high end Samsung.. it will burn your retinas.
Thanks for the review Vincent, keep up the great work
This monitor has horrific color fringing and looks like garbage. This video is just another paid advertisement.
Hi Vincent, I have heard that this monitor has an active fan and it's quite lound on top of that. Can you confirm that it is the case? Because I can see that being a deal breaker for some people
He said he couldnt hear it in comments
@@akeluify which one? the only comment I saw him made is the one asking to download opera for free
Notice how he conveniently ignored every glaring flaw this monitor has in the review? He's a s h i | |.
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I have the monitor - yes i hear it if it’s quiet in my room - it’s very very quiet BUT you will hear it if you have no sound or headphones on
Hello, thanks for your review on this.
Question : Is the display coating matte or glossy and how does it impact the viewing experience?
And what's G'sync/VRR range on this display?
Cheers
Will you be doing a more direct comparison between this and the C2 42”? My main concern is that, which it only being 1440p vs the c2’s 4k, it might be nothing more than a novelty.
Not the same, one is ultra wide the other is inferior haha. If you want ultra wide there is no comparison it's just this.
That's apples to oranges just because of the resolution alone. If resolution is important to you especially vertical space, the UW is not the one to get. If you don't event plan to use with a gaming PC would be somewhat of a waste.
@@demonwares that is a very narrow perspective, my friend. Granted that the use case for many people will be identical between the two, I’m much more interested in direct performance comparisons with data than I am in the poor response you just gave me. Ultrawide is not a factor that I am considering when weighing the two options.
@@ZioComposite Yep, I'm actually using my LG C1 as a monitor and wouldn't even be interested in the Alienware since it's only 1440p and has a lot less screen real estate. I enjoy my 55'' 4k on my PC.
@@ZioComposite for me, I’m a gamer as much as I’m a photo and video editor. Only thing is that the latter two make me money. Resolution, to me, is more of a forward looking thing. I can stomach 1440p for another 5 years, if the ultrawide panel is generally and significantly more performant than that of the 42” C2. Resolution and aspect ratio are only parts of the equation, albeit small parts in my book.
Received my good yesterday, awesome. I tried it on Doom Eternal with HDR, love it !
i would like to use the monitor, but i have seen that the edges of fonts etc. have terrible rainbow artifacts. i study and work a lot with my monitor so i think that would bother me. I am curious about the upcoming video.
great review, was waiting for your input before purchasing!
I'm interested in how burn in could happen in extreme cases. I know that the substrate OLED is stacked Blue OLED pixels and the QD then convert that to the RGB spectrum, but does that mean you'd get a less defined ghosting unlike WRGB OLED if burn in was to occur?
@@bobsaget9182 hating on new tech doesn't make you cool. Feel free to spend nearly 2k on a shitty ips monitor with worse PQ than a budget TV smh. I couldn't even notice any color fringing in motion, quite honestly, and if it exists you'd have to be squinting to find it.
@@insertnamehere8723 Yeah and you probably can't see over 30fps either.
@@bobsaget9182 stay mad pal lmaoo. I'm not wasting any of my time on you.
Love Opera, Love Vinny, Love the New Tech vids!
Thank you for this video I own this monitor
And have been using 10bit 144hz should I switch to 8bit and 175hz then? Thank you, also what settings are you using for hdr 😊
I have the C1 @ 10bit, compared side by side, you literally can't tell the difference. no lines/banding/etc even on wide gradients. I personally use 8bit @ 175hz
How long have you had this display?
@@2Guys1ControllerShow little over 2 weeks-ish
@@bobsaget9182 first I’ve heard of that
@@bobsaget9182 u must work for LG!
Great review been waiting for a while lol, manage to order mine from Dell UK last week... keep up with the amazing work you do... Thank you
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The review I was waiting for. I have 2 generations earlier than this one, the aw3418dw. Should I just buy this or wait for 2nd generation OLED ultra wide?
I have that same monitor, never had any issues with it. Unless you're dying for more color accuracy and deeper blacks, I don't really see a dire reason to upgrade yet. I think we have the luxury of waiting another year or so!
No need to wait - This is a giant leap forward, the next one will be 5% better. OLED vs LCD. A 2006 OLED TV is still better than the best “LED” (LCD)
Wait because availability and pricing should improve. Even if you bought one you're not getting it anytime soon anyway.
There's always a better thing coming next year. If you are happy with the pros and cons of this model, and are fine paying this much - I'd say just get it. This is a big jump in the picture quality, next model will be incremental upgrade in comparison. My monitor is perfectly fine too and only a couple years old, but it is no match for an OLED panel. Have been waiting for a good and relatively affordable OLED monitor since I got my first OLED TV.
You'll have to wait anyway. Sold out anywere. Orders are pushed back till july.
Pretty exciting. Will probably plan to build a new computer around one.
This and the C2 are great.... but are the wrong sizes. I want a 16:9 32 inch, and I know it's what the that the majority of PC gamers would like to have.
Yep, that would be perfect.
I would like to have a 16:10, 30"
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One review to rule them all, thanks 🙏 Vincent
Glad to see you will be covering the color fringing from the triangle sub pixel layout which makes this less then ideal for office use.
Perfect gaming monitor. Not the best all rounder though.
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Than.
NOT then.
@@PSYCHOV3N0M No1 cares
Nice segue into the sponsored segment. I was about half way through it before I realized what was going on. Sly devil! lol
Excellent review as always, Vincent. I'm very curious to hear your thoughts on the dreaded Pentile subpixel layout. As a person who works with text pretty much all day, anything non-RGB is immediately obvious to my eyes, no matter the Cleartype settings and other tricks, and is very annoying. When I heard that these new panels would be true RGB I was very excited, but the Pentile subpixel structure seems to me to be worse with regards to fringing/artifacts than the RGBW one used by LG panels...
It isn’t Pentile. Pentile shares subpixels between individual pixels. This is a non-standard (non-stacked) RGB subpixel arrangement.
Has nothing to do with pentile. Windows needs to be adjusted for this pixel matrix to look good though, just like they had to do when LCD became the norm with Windows and not CRT. Look at CRT pixel structure...
@@mattinm that's correct, I was under the mistaken impression that Samsung Display in their statement referred to it as Pentile but they in fact did not use this name. They just call it a 'proprietary structure'. Either way, we've been using RGB layout LCDs for the past twenty years (and CRTs before that) and anything that deviates from this geometry will inevitably have issues with text, window borders etc
@@Deffine any non-RGB display I've used has benefitted greatly from Cleartype adjustment but in the end, it never, ever looks as good as a true RGB layout display, text-wise. A lot of apps sadly ignore Cleartype settings. CRT tvs and monitors have, IIRC, used RGB stripes/dots, sometimes diagonally, but never in such a 'triangular' manner as Samsung is doing here
your channel is my favorite source for display tests. what im really interested in would be your opinion on difference in performance between gsync premium and freesync/vrr. not sure you have the setup to do this test but im waiting for this screen to reach availability hopefully at some point and im currently on a top end amd card and wonder if would have to switch.
Now make it 4K and 16:9
No thanks. Once you go ultra wide you never go back.
Why 16:9?? Watching movies on this without black bars is awesome and good for the panel
I'll one up you to t 4k @ 16:10 thanks. ;) oh and not curved.
@TechTT
Because about half the content I would use it for would have black bars on either side. I don't mind the black bars, but I don't trust that that much abuse wouldn't cause burn in. Not all games support ultrawide aspect ratio. Certainly not my console games.
Your wish came true at CES 2024
I love the fact that this monitor is QD OLED but I wish there are 16:9 or 16:10 Variant
34" UW is just.... too small.
(I have a 34 uw monitor and a 55 oled and I 99% of the time game on the oled... bigger=better immersion)
I also have a 34" UW and 55" oled beside it, but I personally prefer playing on the UW so I'm very excited to get this monitor.
Too small? Thats the biggest youd go for on pc lol, if you want a 55 inch then just grab a tv and scoot all the way back and plug in the family console