Update: This popular deal is still available.
Dell Technologies has
34" Alienware AW3423DWF Curved Gaming Monitor on sale for
$999.99.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member
kjvmartin for finding this deal.
Specs:- Resolution: 3440x1440
- Aspect Ratio: 21:9
- Refresh Rate: 165Hz (DisplayPort) or 100Hz (HDMI)
- Response Time: 0.1ms gray-to-gray
- Panel Type: Quantum Dot OLED
- Contrast Ratio: 1M: 1 (typical)
- Adaptive-Sync Technology: AMD FreeSync Premium Pro
- VESA Mountable: 100x100mm
- Ports:
- 1 x HDMI (ver2.0)
- 2 x DP (ver1.4)
- 2 x SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen1) downstream port [Front bottom, one with BC1.2 charging capability at 2A (max)]
- 2 x SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen1) downstream port (rear)
- 1 X SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen1) upstream port (rear)
- 1X Audio line-out port (rear)
- 1 x Headphone-out port (bottom)
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The minor annoyance aside - the thing that does greatly bother me is the coil whine. It ... is ... IRRITATING. Sometimes I can calm it down some by enabling/disabling the monitor's built-in lighting effects. For mine it gets louder when there is less image being lit up by the pixels. Screens that are predominantly black... higher coil whine sound. I pretty much have to wear my headphones to help me ignore it.
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I'm going to try this out. I got cap shopping cash back to give me 20% from dell.
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The minor annoyance aside - the thing that does greatly bother me is the coil whine. It ... is ... IRRITATING. Sometimes I can calm it down some by enabling/disabling the monitor's built-in lighting effects. For mine it gets louder when there is less image being lit up by the pixels. Screens that are predominantly black... higher coil whine sound. I pretty much have to wear my headphones to help me ignore it.
Perhaps more impactful than that though and exacerbating the fringing issue is the pixel density...it just isn't ideal on a panel this size. PERFECT for gaming of course; not ideal for desktop work. Basically 1440p is perfect pixel density on a 27' display IMO but any larger and you really start seeing those pixels and in this case it amplifies the fringing.
All that said, in no way is this monitor incapable of being a daily driver for everything...just saying if you really need that emphasis on desktop clarity this isn't your best choice. This monitor is all about HDR content and gaming.
EDIT - might as well complete my mini-review since I've gone this far. You're limited a bit on the HDMI side (2.0 instead of 2.1) so expect to use DP. Firmware is upgradeable unlike the DW model. Do NOT turn the power off every time you're done using it, panel management relies entirely upon the monitor being in standby mode. There is no polarization filter so bright rooms will easily wash out your black levels. Personally I've never heard the fan at all much less coil whine so would say total non-issue compared to the DW. HDR1000 is pretty much broken until they fix it via firmware at some point.
All that said I'm perfectly happy with it as desktop work is 'fine' while gaming is just an absolute treat.
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Text fringing is the biggest problem and an exercise in personal tolerance. Some people will not notice it, some will see it but tolerate it, and some will hate it. Personally, I strongly dislike it and it is a kind of deal breaker since I work from home 40+ hours a week.
The color, contrast, viewing angle, black level performance, and HDR are OUTSTANDING on qd-oled monitors. Literally light years better than regular monitors and a big improvement over mini LED backlit displays (but mini LED back lit displays do not have text fringing issues).
Finally, burn-in IS still a potential problem with qd-oled. The model on display at Microcenter definitely had a little burn-in visible in the lower right corner, where there must be a white text box most of the day. The task bar did not appear to be burned in (yet) though, and they probably have that monitor on 12+ hours a day. There monitor has probably been on display since December or January. If you mostly game, avoid long periods of static content, and use standard mitigation options, you can probably avoid burn-in. I have seen some reports of burn-in for these monitors start to appear on reddit though.
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Text fringing is the biggest problem and an exercise in personal tolerance. Some people will not notice it, some will see it but tolerate it, and some will hate it. Personally, I strongly dislike it and it is a kind of deal breaker since I work from home 40+ hours a week.
The color, contrast, viewing angle, black level performance, and HDR are OUTSTANDING on qd-oled monitors. Literally light years better than regular monitors and a big improvement over mini LED backlit displays (but mini LED back lit displays do not have text fringing issues).
Finally, burn-in IS still a potential problem with qd-oled. The model on display at Microcenter definitely had a little burn-in visible in the lower right corner, where there must be a white text box most of the day. The task bar did not appear to be burned in (yet) though, and they probably have that monitor on 12+ hours a day. There monitor has probably been on display since December or January. If you mostly game, avoid long periods of static content, and use standard mitigation options, you can probably avoid burn-in. I have seen some reports of burn-in for these monitors start to appear on reddit though.
Guess I don't understand how, especially considering the 42" LC C2 could be had for as low as $700 a couple months ago.
So is this really worth $300-$400 premium over the 42" LG?
My friend has the g9... It's show stopping in a good way. It's not overwhelmingly big, surprisingly comfortable to use and the curve is perfect on it.
I was gonna get the g9 neo or this and just couldn't decide.... But fingers crossed, I think the OLED version is gonna be my end all be all dream monitor that I will keep for a very long time.
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Guess I don't understand how, especially considering the 42" LC C2 could be had for as low as $700 a couple months ago.
So is this really worth $300-$400 premium over the 42" LG?
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