Review Alienware AW3423DWF QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Review: Contrast and Color for Days

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Alienware’s AW3423DWF leads the way for OLED 21:9 gaming monitors with a curved 34-inch QD-OLED screen sporting WQHD resolution, 165 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, a large color gamut and infinite contrast. It’s hard to imagine a better picture from any non-OLED desktop monitor.

Alienware AW3423DWF QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Review: Contrast and Color for Days : Read more

 

[SpadeM]

What FW version did this ship with?

 

[s1aver]

Great now I really don't know which to get. The input lag is better than the AW3423DW but EOTF in HDR 1000 which tracked perfectly for the AW3423DW, for the AW3423DWF is a mess.

 

[ssj3rd]

Is 10 Bit with 165hz (DSC) possible now? And not a word about the Fan(s)/Cooling/Noises?

 

[ikernelpro4]

Great now I really don't know which to get. The input lag is better than the AW3423DW but EOTF in HDR 1000 which tracked perfectly for the AW3423DW, for the AW3423DWF is a mess.

input lag doesn't exist, get over it.

 

[anonymousdude]

What FW version did this ship with?

Updateable firmware and the first update supposedly only affects the fan, so all results should be valid here.

Is 10 Bit with 165hz (DSC) possible now? And not a word about the Fan(s)/Cooling/Noises?

No DSC. Also no 10 bit 144hz like the DW had in its supported resolutions weirdly enough. So if you want that you'll have to use a custom resolution though I have seen people having trouble getting that working. 10 bit 120hz is confirmed to work as a custom resolution though.

 

[kiniku]

"Alienware, like its parent company Dell, ships its monitors in sustainable packaging where most of it is recyclable." I've been holding out on buying a $1000.00+ monitor until now. that sold me today.

 

[s1aver]

Updateable firmware and the first update supposedly only affects the fan, so all results should be valid here.



No DSC. Also no 10 bit 144hz like the DW had in its supported resolutions weirdly enough. So if you want that you'll have to use a custom resolution though I have seen people having trouble getting that working. 10 bit 120hz is confirmed to work as a custom resolution though.

DWF has a higher pixel clock this why it can only 120hz. If 144hz at Displayport 1.4 HBR3 limit by 103% so even custom res would kick you to 8bit at 144hz. If account lag and response the DWF is probably faster at 120Hz than DW at 144Hz. Though like I mentioned above bad HDR 1000 EOTF tracking on DWF vs the DW is a deal breaker for me. Hopefully they fix via firmware update.

 

[PsychicAnomaly]

Something doesn't make sense, how is there a 7ms difference between dw and dwf when dw has under 5ms signal processing time (source:TFT)

 

[s1aver]

Can you guys test the HDR 1000 EOTF with source tone mapping enabled( game>console>and source tone map in the monitor controls ) and see if fixes the EOTF tracking? Ppl are suggesting it does but no one has actually tested it. Please confirm. Thanks