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expirediconian | Staff posted Jul 12, 2024 07:32 PM
expirediconian | Staff posted Jul 12, 2024 07:32 PM

34" Alienware Curved QD-OLED Gaming Monitor

(Or Less) + Free shipping

$700

$1,100

36% off
Dell Technologies
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Dell Technologies has 34" Alienware Curved Gaming Monitor (AW3423DWF) on sale for $699.99 (or Less for New Customers). Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Editor iconian for finding this deal.

Note: New customers may receive an additional 10% off via email sign up; this email sign up offer is only good for new Dell customers (email typically arrives within ~1 hour).

Specs:
  • Resolution: 3440x1440
  • Refresh Rate: 165Hz (DisplayPort) or 100Hz (HDMI)
  • Panel Type: Quantum Dot OLED
  • Curvature: 1800R
  • Response Time: 0.1ms gray-to-gray
  • Contrast Ratio: 1M:1 (typical)
  • Adaptive-Sync Technology: AMD FreeSync Premium Pro
  • VESA Mountable: 100x100mm
  • Ports:
    • 1x HDMI 2.0
    • 2x DisplayPort 1.4
    • 2x SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen1) downstream port
    • 2x SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen1) downstream port
    • 1x SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen1) upstream port
    • 1x Audio line-out port (rear)
    • 1x Headphone-out port (bottom)

Editor's Notes

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  • About this deal:
  • About this product:
    • 4.8 out of 5 stars rating at Dell based on over 1,600 customer reviews
  • About this store:
    • You can view Dell's Return Policy here.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.

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Written by iconian | Staff
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Dell Technologies has 34" Alienware Curved Gaming Monitor (AW3423DWF) on sale for $699.99 (or Less for New Customers). Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Editor iconian for finding this deal.

Note: New customers may receive an additional 10% off via email sign up; this email sign up offer is only good for new Dell customers (email typically arrives within ~1 hour).

Specs:
  • Resolution: 3440x1440
  • Refresh Rate: 165Hz (DisplayPort) or 100Hz (HDMI)
  • Panel Type: Quantum Dot OLED
  • Curvature: 1800R
  • Response Time: 0.1ms gray-to-gray
  • Contrast Ratio: 1M:1 (typical)
  • Adaptive-Sync Technology: AMD FreeSync Premium Pro
  • VESA Mountable: 100x100mm
  • Ports:
    • 1x HDMI 2.0
    • 2x DisplayPort 1.4
    • 2x SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen1) downstream port
    • 2x SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen1) downstream port
    • 1x SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen1) upstream port
    • 1x Audio line-out port (rear)
    • 1x Headphone-out port (bottom)

Editor's Notes

Written by RazorConcepts
  • About this deal:
  • About this product:
    • 4.8 out of 5 stars rating at Dell based on over 1,600 customer reviews
  • About this store:
    • You can view Dell's Return Policy here.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.

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Jepoyjepijep
10 Posts
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Do not buy this monitor...I have the exact same one and it started flickering on and off after 4-5 months. Called support and they don't care about you. Put you on hold for 2 hours, tell you its your PC and not the monitor (would also try to blame the power cord, power socket, DP cable, HDMI cable - literally everything). Will lie to you and say they don't have the option to call the manager and eventually they do. So at the moment, I have a $700 monitor that I really don't have a warranty for. There's a reason they are discounting this a lot. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. It's sad, I have owned Alienware/Dell products for a while but after what I have just gone through - I will never buy another alienware/dell branded product. If someone from Dell can reach out to me I would be glad to file my formal complaint.

Edit: Yes, literally changed everything. Even reformatted PC. Used my laptop, still the same effect. Plugged in a different monitor, 0 issues (ironically a Dell monitor).
j.fuze
556 Posts
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and, importantly, has user-upgradable firmware
Pyrocumulous
36 Posts
34 Reputation
Model AW3423DWF, which is the 165hz AMD FreeSync Premium Pro version.

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Jul 15, 2024 04:05 PM
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eviredJul 15, 2024 04:05 PM
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Quote from Jepoyjepijep :
Do not buy this monitor...I have the exact same one and it started flickering on and off after 4-5 months. Called support and they don't care about you. Put you on hold for 2 hours, tell you its your PC and not the monitor (would also try to blame the power cord, power socket, DP cable, HDMI cable - literally everything). Will lie to you and say they don't have the option to call the manager and eventually they do. So at the moment, I have a $700 monitor that I really don't have a warranty for. There's a reason they are discounting this a lot. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. It's sad, I have owned Alienware/Dell products for a while but after what I have just gone through - I will never buy another alienware/dell branded product. If someone from Dell can reach out to me I would be glad to file my formal complaint.

Edit: Yes, literally changed everything. Even reformatted PC. Used my laptop, still the same effect. Plugged in a different monitor, 0 issues (ironically a Dell monitor).
2 years no issues and have dealt with dell in the past pretty easily yea def don't take this guys experience as likely.
Jul 15, 2024 04:11 PM
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Joined Mar 2021
SharpStraw760Jul 15, 2024 04:11 PM
16 Posts
Quote from WTFD4V1D :
Did you get the new Dell customer coupon or the Alienware Arena coupon (from a separate thread which you can search)? I used the Alienware Arena one and it worked with just the monitor in the cart
Alienware arena is working for me, but the guy I responded to made it sound like he stacked both 10% off, which would be awesome.
Jul 15, 2024 04:27 PM
67 Posts
Joined Nov 2015
BlackCarGuyJul 15, 2024 04:27 PM
67 Posts
This is a great monitor for a separate gaming/video computer.

But if you want to use this monitor for your main computer and use it for reading text for a extend period of time the subpixel layout is a issue and the text clarity will hurt your eyes. OLED needs more advancement in technology to fix this issue. Would recommend IPS for reading text, until OLED tech gets better.
Last edited by BlackCarGuy July 15, 2024 at 10:54 AM.
Jul 15, 2024 04:33 PM
78 Posts
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MerrickGJul 15, 2024 04:33 PM
78 Posts
First off this monitors has been on sale for $700 many times before. It's a decent deal, but not world breaking. I'd suggest getting the new 34" MSI 240 Hz that should be available any day now.

second, the flickering is inherent with OLED. It's not a monitor specific issue, 99 times out of 100 it occurs when the frame rates are wildly unstable. That will happen on any OLED monitor. The solution to that is to drop the refresh rate down to like 120 and/or drop some of the settings down so that the games can stay closer to a locked refresh rate. If you choose to keep the refresh rate at 165 (which you should it is what you paid for!) then dial back some in game settings so you are not getting rapid frame rate fluctuations.

As long as you can dial in the settings such that your games aren't fluctuating in frame rate too much (10-20), flicker should be nonexisted even with VRR enabled.
Last edited by MerrickG July 15, 2024 at 10:35 AM.
Jul 15, 2024 04:50 PM
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Lord_BusinessJul 15, 2024 04:50 PM
1,089 Posts
I think I've realized I am not ready to move from my AW3418DW to this yet, given watching a lot of pros/cons on OLED for other uses besides gaming/movies. I'm not really concerned about burn-in, that's the nature of these things, but not sure I am ready for the text clarity, natural lighting glare/color issues with QD-OLED. This monitor looks gorgeous for HDR, but really not sure if its worth it for day to day workload.
Jul 15, 2024 05:25 PM
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motaku96Jul 15, 2024 05:25 PM
4,419 Posts
I bought the 32" 4k qd-oled last week and have been using it for a few days. I think the auto dimming on oled displays is actually pretty annoying if you're a multi-tasker which is what this ultrawide is best suited for. Just imagine, you have a webpage open and on the side you have a youtube video running. Every time that video goes between a dark and light scene, the entire screen is auto dimming so your webpage is constantly flickering between the different brightness levels. I think if you're spending the money on an oled, use it for full screen applications.
Jul 15, 2024 05:27 PM
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Sig00Jul 15, 2024 05:27 PM
547 Posts
I've been using this monitor for over a year now, it has incredibly bad coil whine that can get pretty loud even while wearing over the ear headphones. That's my biggest complaint, it's a very solid monitor otherwise but the coil whine is a huge problem that many people have reported having issues with.

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Jul 15, 2024 05:38 PM
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Mr_MakeitsoundbetterJul 15, 2024 05:38 PM
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Quote from motaku96 :
Have 18% cb offer on capital one shopping. ymmv
Same!
Jul 15, 2024 06:50 PM
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Wip3doutJul 15, 2024 06:50 PM
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10% Alienware Email Signup Coupon - Make an account, get key, apply coupon/key at Checkout (https://na.alienwarearena.com/ucf/show/2171183)

Cashback site has 15% Cashback

Amex Credit Card Offers (Amex has $105 cash back on $550+) (dell.com)
Last edited by Wip3dout July 15, 2024 at 12:58 PM.
Jul 15, 2024 07:15 PM
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Mr_MakeitsoundbetterJul 15, 2024 07:15 PM
99 Posts
Quote from SharpStraw760 :
Alienware arena is working for me, but the guy I responded to made it sound like he stacked both 10% off, which would be awesome.
Add a $30 alienware wired mouse and it will apply it to the whole thing. Both coupons will work. Worth it
Jul 15, 2024 07:59 PM
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FeistyWeather187Jul 15, 2024 07:59 PM
1 Posts
Quote from CnC_Citizen :
Check your Amex offers, I have $50 back on a $250 or more purchase.
Definitely check your Amex offers, my Gold had $105 back on $550 or more. Probably pulling the trigger on this one.
Jul 15, 2024 08:26 PM
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WillRep4HelpJul 15, 2024 08:26 PM
441 Posts
Quote from Sig00 :
I've been using this monitor for over a year now, it has incredibly bad coil whine that can get pretty loud even while wearing over the ear headphones. That's my biggest complaint, it's a very solid monitor otherwise but the coil whine is a huge problem that many people have reported having issues with.
You should keep RMA'ing monitors until you get one without coil whine. Keep letting these companies off the hook for shitty quality.
Jul 15, 2024 11:08 PM
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alexisv635Jul 15, 2024 11:08 PM
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Quote from Wip3dout :
10% Alienware Email Signup Coupon - Make an account, get key, apply coupon/key at Checkout (https://na.alienwarearena.com/ucf/show/2171183)

Cashback site has 15% Cashback

Amex Credit Card Offers (Amex has $105 cash back on $550+) (dell.com)
I just try it with my account and it says "All out! There are no more keys left in this giveaway!" Frown
Jul 16, 2024 01:50 AM
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ExDeusJul 16, 2024 01:50 AM
117 Posts
Owned this model since November and it's been great.

125% font scale in Windows resolves issues with text legibility, not as a workaround but an actual mitigation for the text rendering issues.

G-SYNC compatible even though it isn't certified.
Last edited by ExDeus July 16, 2024 at 01:50 AM.

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Jul 16, 2024 02:27 AM
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st33lersfan1968Jul 16, 2024 02:27 AM
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Decided to pull the trigger on this one after doing some research. Thank you for letting me know about the 10% dell rewards as well as the $105 off of $550 from Amex. Total should come to $564.37.

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