Alienware - 34 Curved Gaming Monitor – AW3425DWM

It’s very personal. I find multiple monitors annoying/distracting, so I use a 34” UW (AW3425DWM). This model regularly goes on sale for $100 less than list price. I play pretty much exclusively single player games that benefit from UW, so there’s that too.  That being said, I know someone that uses 8 monitors, and wouldn’t have it any other way. He finds less than 4 stifling.

Ah I just got mine today. Here were the top 3 picks I narrowed down to: * MSI MPG 346CQRF X24 * Alienware AW3425DWM * AOC CU34G4Z There were several other options but I eliminated them. Ended up going for the MSI. MSI has a higher refresh rate than the Alienware, and the Alienware had smearing at Extreme response time. MSI also had higher static contrast and an AI tools function (not sure how good it is). There isn't much information on the MSI though.

Yea I just ordered this one as well to replace a similarly priced Asus tuf monitor. The Asus tuf has terrible blacks and it looks worse than my Asus tuf ips 27in. So I’m hoping this works better. Otherwise I’m going to have to get one for twice the price.

The monitor is really good for the price. The colors are good and the blacks are deep as a good ips. Much better than asus tuf. The stand is really nice imo it allows full rotate and swivel etc.. just heads up the stand is actually a more purple blue tint to it not black, I didn't realize it in the photos but it looks good. The osd is amazing and has so many settings to tweak. The biggest downside for me personally was that it's VA and the smearing, while not noticeable to me in gaming was still noticeable during web browsing in dark mode with white text. I ended up returning it only because I found an older Asus ips 34in XG349C. And it doesn't exhibit the smearing issues. I got it for about $50 cheaper and it works for me. But If the ips was not an option, no doubt I would buy the AW again.

I tried the Asus and it had laughably bad blacks. Sitting next to my 27in Asus tuf IPS, it looked awful. I would go with the Samsung, haven’t tried it but it has to better than the Asus. I ended up trying the new Alienware 34in VA and it matches my ips with color and blacks which I’m most concerned about.

I just bought AW3425DWM and I must say I am very happy with it. Havent tried much work on it yet since I got it yesterday, but for gaming it is really good for that price. Didn't notice any ghosting or VRR flicker playing ARC Raiders. I am coming from 27" IPS, 1440p 144Hz and overall i lile the Alienware

I got Alienware 34 Curved Gaming... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZL719V1?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Color and text is amazing for work and games

Ghosting and smearing is pretty non-existent as long as the response rate is set to Super Fast or the middle setting. I was genuinely impressed by how well this monitor performs. If you're not expecting OLED-level quality, you'll be more than satisfied. While playing games like *Resident Evil 4*, which features plenty of dark scenes, I didn’t notice any smearing, and the contrast looked significantly better compared to my IPS screen, which struggled with IPS glow in darker moments. I was expecting to return this monitor after trying it, but that's not the case. I am using the HDMI 2.1 Port and have my settings for picture set to Console Mode.

Playing RE4 has a lot of dark scenes, I noticed no smearing on the Very Fast response time. Extreme Response is a stupid setting for IPS and VA monitors as they always ghost or smear at that setting.

Yes, enabling Extreme response time leads to overshoot on nearly all non-OLED monitors. On my IPS panel, I’ve observed ghosting when using the Extreme response setting. Just don't use this setting.

If you're worried about black smearing, this monitor doesn't suffer it like the earlier VA panels. Playing RE4 which has a lot of dark scenes, I didn't notice any.

Best one hands down ^

I ordered the AW3425DWM, it's pretty new and seems good for a 180hz monitor

AW3425DWM, Just got one last week during a sale here in Canada. Pretty good review by Rtings

Just grabbed the AW3425DWM a few weeks ago and I’m blown away. The new VA panel quality, and motion handling are great. The rtingd review really sealed the deal for me, their take on the color accuracy and response time was spot on. No regrets at all

100%, i'm doing exactly the same thing as you haha. I didn't want to go in the OLED route because of the high risk of burn in. I'm still amazed by the quality of this monitor, no regrets at all.

Just got the AW3425DWM last week and it’s awesome. The Rtings review talked for itself. The new VA panel has come a long way and it works flawlessly with my Macbook Pro paired with BetterDisplay.

For anyone wondering about this monitor, it's really great. The pictures of the AOC with the same panel don't do it justice. It's really great in person and I'd say the colors are more than 'decent' that the other poster stated, once setup properly. HDR is actually usable too. I initially couldn't cancel the order for this monitor and ordered the LG 38" IPS. I was initially struck by the huge size of the LG and was going to return the AW. However, I tried the AW one more time before returning it, and the contrast ratio is just so much better than the LG 38" IPS. The LG held its own at times, surprisingly, but the AW was just obviously better in some games/scenes. I also grew to like the size better, 34” is better for competitive FPS as 38" can be a bit too big to see everything at once. But the best thing about this is the VA panel. I previously had a 32" 1440p Dell VA which I thought was great, but this one is a lot better. Backlight bleed is almost non-existent, there is actually only a little in the top left corner which is annoying as the display would literally be perfect without it (no dead pixels, or other light bleed). \*\*Also the smoothness/responsiveness/lack of black-smearing is a HUGE upgrade over the Dell. I've adjusted to the higher PPI vs the 32" @ 1440p, and honestly this is a great size. I thought I couldn't go back down to the smaller size (since 34" is basically 27" but ultrawide), so was considering LG 38" IPS or 39" OLED, but as the former is IPS (low contrast) and has potential for other issues, and the OLED can burn in, this is by far the best option. I will admit I haven't tried more expensive VA monitors but I do have a Sony X90L TV with an excellent VA with local dimming, and this is almost as good if not better in color saturation. Update: Found some pretty serious image retention with this monitor while using HDMI from my work laptop, was pretty confused and wondered what was the point of going VA if this is goin to happen. Returned the monitor and went with the Alienware 32" 4K OLED.