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Alienware 34" AW3423DW Curved QD-OLED Gaming Monitor QHD 3440 x 1440 at 175 Hz $1839.20 Delivered @ Dell eBay

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Alienware 34" AW3423DW Curved QD-OLED Gaming Monitor QHD 3440 x 1440 at 175 Hz $1839.20 Delivered @ Dell eBay
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matictac on 27/03/2022 - 12:46 ebay.com.au (3033 clicks)
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The new Alienware AW3423DW monitor is now available on their eBay store, meaning it's available with the current 20% off Dell eBay promo. Good for those who missed getting the monitor with the couple different discounts that were available on launch. Note that the delivery date is estimated between 28 April and 6 May, which lines up with dates for orders on the Dell website.

I was lucky enough to have already received my Dell order, it's a 10/10 monitor in my books. The HDTVTest review went live earlier this morning, with the video being titled "The Best PC Gaming Monitor. PERIOD.", which sort of says it all.

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  • Arcticfox on 27/03/2022 - 12:53
    +1

    Phew… so glad I got the first deal for this. Makes me feel like I saved 400 bux…

    • merajaan on 27/03/2022 - 13:04
      +6

      Did Dell actually end up honouring the price or are you still waiting for delivery?

      • Believ3r on 27/03/2022 - 13:22

        I paid on 10th of march money has been deducted from my account with an eta of 4th of may, you reckon I made it in or could they cancel order anytime

        • FireRunner on 27/03/2022 - 14:09
          +2

          I think they would have canceled by now

      • BHolyCow on 27/03/2022 - 15:05

        Oh was that a pricing error or something? I saw the 1st deal aswell, but there weren't any reviews at the time

      • matictac on 27/03/2022 - 16:03

        I ordered for $1700 once they went live and it arrived two days later.

      • Arcticfox on 27/03/2022 - 20:59

        Yeah they already took my money. Expected delivery in May.

      • Kazusa on 30/03/2022 - 12:55

        Yup, dell honoured the price! Mine is shipped already.

        • Arcticfox on 30/03/2022 - 18:11

          Ooo yeah, got notification mine has shipped today as well (with Star Track tracking number) - over a month earlier than expected.

          Awesome sauce…

    • jabroni on 27/03/2022 - 13:42

      dont think that price will ever be beaten until the successor to this is announced

      • Solrak on 28/03/2022 - 13:51
        +1

        The Oz-bargainer in me wants this monitor but won't pay more than the cheapest price it's been $1500. So the wait will continue I guess till EOFY sales?

    • botchie on 27/03/2022 - 18:16
      +3

      as per usual Dell this will be 50% off in less then a year

      • sharky_k on 27/03/2022 - 20:39
        +3

        I doubt it. Not with the high end monitors. 20-30% off maybe

  • NotAnAudiophile on 27/03/2022 - 13:02

    I'd get this , but my problem is i have a 50" ultrawide….are 50" ones on the horizon?

    • ruddiger7 on 27/03/2022 - 13:16
      +1

      I would like to imagine a samsung g9 variant with a QD-OLED panel is on the horizon this year.

      • jasswolf on 27/03/2022 - 14:25
        +1

        There's a G8 model on the way, same panel as this Alienware.

      • [Deactivated] on 27/03/2022 - 16:04
        -1

        You're going to need quite the active imagination I'm afraid. These are 34" for a reason, they're made up of off cuts from the TV screen production process pretty much.

        • Larsson on 27/03/2022 - 18:04

          Sorry where are you getting that info?

          TV pixel density and monitor pixel density are entirely different. TVs are 55’ 4K while this is a 34’ 4K. As far as I know, entirely different mother sheet.

          • [Deactivated] on 27/03/2022 - 18:51

            @Larsson: QD-Oled panels come in other sizes too mate, I can't remember where I read it but what i saw was that a motherglass sheet is 2200mm*2500mm, that usually yields 3x65" TV displays with some sites claiming the same sheet could also yield 2x55" and others claiming that the remnants were waste, something to do with which gen fab is used in the manufacturing process. Pretty sure I read that the monitors panels are offcuts from the 65" tv manufacturing process. Looking at the links below I'd guess if they could feasibly get between 3 - 6 of these 34" panels from the same sheet as the 65" tvs.

            http://global.samsungdisplay.com/28976/

            https://www.samsungdisplay.com/eng/media/news/detail/ssdsNew…

            • PAEz on 27/03/2022 - 20:19

              @[Deactivated]: Yeah, but wasnt it also that at the moment the failure rate is to high to rely on just 2 or 3 per master? Which is why theyre doing the 34. Thatll get way better over time.

            • [Deactivated] on 27/03/2022 - 21:41

              @[Deactivated]: The Alienware is 1440p screen resolution and TV'S are 4k though.

              • TheFyrd on 28/03/2022 - 02:13
                +2

                @[Deactivated]: A panel is cut from a giant sheet of glass called motherglass. Think a giant window.

                From this one piece of glass they make panels that go into TVs. The motherglass panel that Samsung uses can be cut up in a way that makes 3 65" panels with some left over glass. This left over glass can be cut into 6 32 inch panels or a few less 34 inch panels.

                The pixels comes later this is just about the sheet of glass that makes up the screen.

                I hope that helps.

                • Larsson on 28/03/2022 - 20:18
                  -1

                  @TheFyrd: I still don’t understand how 65’ 4K off cut can become a 34’ 4K monitor mate. Different ppi.

        • sharky_k on 27/03/2022 - 20:43

          Not off cuts, but afaik this size does allow a lot of panels per master which improves yeild (or rather, compensates for worse yields)

    • beeze on 27/03/2022 - 15:44

      I hear the size was a big part of keeping the price down, if they do, going to be expensive

  • BargainBogan99 on 27/03/2022 - 13:15

    Thoughts on if there'd be a 38" soon?

  • Shadowsfury on 27/03/2022 - 13:23

    Is this worth triple the Dell 3422DWG

    • Gladioli on 27/03/2022 - 13:58
      +6

      Depends how highly you value the QD-OLED display really. For most users I would assume not worth the extra money, but if you've got money to burn and want the very best then this is it.

  • mackdonaldzzz on 27/03/2022 - 13:26
    +1

    Anyone think it may be better to get a 4k gaming monitor instead?

    • PensionerXXL on 27/03/2022 - 13:29
      +6

      personal preference, everyone that goes ultrawide swears they wont ever go back
      iv never seen someone comment that lol. however id wait for the 38" version if they make one

      • plmko on 27/03/2022 - 13:49
        +1

        I switched back to standard 16:9 from ultrawide after 4 years. After a while I just got tired of bandwidth issues and incompatibility from USB C based resolutions/refresh. Also the choices you get to choose low latency, high colour accuracy and low price is simply unrivaled.

      • p1 ama on 27/03/2022 - 15:06

        everyone that goes ultrawide swears they wont ever go back

        I second this, having switched from 2 x 27" 1440p panels to an ultrawide 34" 3440 x 1440 + 27" 2560 x 1440 (they line up perfectly), this is really a great setup for both gaming and work.

        Really good for editing documents because you can comfortably have two documents next to each other (whereas on a 16:9, it feels a bit cramped sideways), and really good for Excel since you can see more columns. If you do any photo / video work, it's great as well - e.g. in Lightroom, when I'm editing a 3:2 shot, there's more room on the side for your navigation, panels, tools…etc. - also easier to do a 2-up comparison…etc.

      • backslashio on 27/03/2022 - 15:13

        I've got a 29" 1440p ultrawide but I did replace it with a 16:9 43" 4K. Ultrawide bothered me for some content, especially media and applications so its really more ideal for gaming and cinema ratio movies

    • meeowth on 27/03/2022 - 13:33
      +6

      I'd say if you have a console that might share the monitor then a non-ultrawide would make more sense

    • peternow on 27/03/2022 - 14:36

      Love my Aw3821dw but some games like Elden Ring, don't natively support ultrawide resolutions. There are workarounds avail, but just a consideration.

    • justtoreply on 27/03/2022 - 14:54

      16:9 big screen, yep. Ultrawide is ok, but still a compromise imho. It's more about them cutting more panels from a sheet than it is about the end user

      • mctubster on 27/03/2022 - 18:21
        +1

        Love ultrawide 38” for working and gaming. Can fit three windows side by side when working. Even better for gaming, really pulls you into the game. I upgraded from 34” UW to 38” last year and was surprised at the difference

        So fingers crossed for an OLED 38” less than 2K, would be an instant buy from me

        • Muten-Roshi on 27/03/2022 - 19:39

          Does the 38 inch provide more vertical height?

          I’d want to upgrade from the 34 inch but would want a little bit more verticality for the home office.

          • BargainMelbourne on 27/03/2022 - 21:51
            +1

            @Muten-Roshi: Yes it does, I've got the AW3821DW which I came to after my Acer X35 was refunded under warranty.
            It's very hard to go back to a 34 after the 38, it's just so much more space!

            The res on the 38 is 3840x1600 compared to the 3440x1440 on the 34.

            Having said that I also ordered the AW3423DW for $1500 with the previous deal, purely because if I can't stand the downsize to 34, I'm pretty sure I'd be able to resell to get my money back.

            But I've got an LG C1 OLED as well which looks fantastic, so I'm still torn as to which I'll be keeping, the 34" QD OLED or the 38".

            If they do release a 38" QD OLED you can bet yer ass I'll be jumping straight onto that though

            • Muten-Roshi on 27/03/2022 - 21:57

              @BargainMelbourne: I’ve read that the C1 exhibits motion blur, stuttering issues at 120 Hz and some people were feeling sick.
              But then again, the equivalent Sony is way too expensive.
              Panasonic is quite good, but I’m not sure about Oled, QDled, miniled or whatever they have.

              Yeah currently I have a 34inch ultrawide and a 32 inch 4k monitor.
              I appreciate the extra 6cm vertical space for documents sometimes.

              • BargainMelbourne on 27/03/2022 - 22:02
                +1

                @Muten-Roshi: It sounds like those suffering from motion blur and stuttering don't have their TV's set up correctly.
                Mine's been flawless with my Nvidia Shield, PS5 and gaming PC.

                That's on both the 48" and 55". I used the 48 for a little while as a monitor. While there was no stuttering or motion blur, I hated how text looked on it when sitting at arms length away from it. Went back to the 38 AW.

                I think that's more an issue of WRGB panels than anything else though

            • Solrak on 28/03/2022 - 13:57

              @BargainMelbourne: I think if you can only have 1 screen go the 38" for the extra vertical real estate. If however, like me you have a second 1440p 27" monitor the 34" pairs up well with the 27" (same vertical height)

    • Flyingmoo on 27/03/2022 - 20:54
      +1

      I have a 1440p 21:9 ultrawide next to a 4k monitor and almost exclusively game on the ultrawide. I find it a better experience than slightly higher pixel density.
      Plus 3440x1440 is way less resolution to drive than 3840x2160. So you can get higher refresh rates

      • mackdonaldzzz on 27/03/2022 - 21:00

        Thanks. Wanted to get input from someone that has done both.

  • Its not unusable on 27/03/2022 - 13:32
    +1

    Does this come with DC dimming or PWM dimming? If it is DC dimming, It is worth the price.

    • jasswolf on 27/03/2022 - 14:26
      +1

      It DC dimming of sorts, OLEDs have a slight brightness pulse with frame refreshes, but it's a vastly diminished effect compared to PWM. Very few people even notice it at all.

  • MagnamoniousRex on 27/03/2022 - 13:38

    Do we know if the subpixel issue is getting fixed?

    • jasswolf on 27/03/2022 - 14:27
      +1

      It's not getting fixed, it's a design choice. Depending on the curvature of your eye, you'll either notice it a little on text or high contrast scenes, or you won't notice it all unless you go looking for it.

      Inspect one of these before purchase, it's not necessarily a deal breaker. OS updates may also reduce the effect.

      • MagnamoniousRex on 27/03/2022 - 18:04

        OS/driver updates is what I mean by a fix. Just wondering if it's something there will be actual efforts to mitigate or if it's just going to be another almost great but fundamentally flawed monitor from Samsung.

        • jasswolf on 27/03/2022 - 18:28

          Even without an OS fix, it may not be a problem for you. Worth demoing the A95K or this to check that out.

          Eventually Microsoft will step up, because this isn't the only unusual subpixel arrangement floating around these days.

    • tmr3 on 27/03/2022 - 14:28

      Given that the sub-pixel layout is just a fact of the hardware, it's up to operating systems to add better software support.

      Microsoft for instance could update their ClearType utility to support this sub-pixel layout. How soon, if ever, that happens, is anyone's guess.

      If you buy this monitor, the colour fringing is just going to have to be part of your purchase decision.

  • seerious on 27/03/2022 - 13:48
    +2

    Going to wait for the Samsung version.

    Much prefer to deal with Dell… but the Samsung version has an endgame stand imo.

    • j1nx on 27/03/2022 - 13:52
      +4

      Good luck with their VRR support, that's all I'll say.

      • MagnamoniousRex on 27/03/2022 - 18:06

        If nothing else it might push the price down on the Alienware

        • j1nx on 28/03/2022 - 08:32

          Doubt it. It won't compete with the Alienware for gaming. The Alienware will come down in price at some point, for sure, but I highly doubt it'll be influenced by Samsung's initial offering.

  • [Deactivated] on 27/03/2022 - 13:49

    Woulda snagged it out for the first deal then used the price difference to get a good monitor arm.
    Such an awesome monitor.

  • chew_chew on 27/03/2022 - 13:54
    +1

    Review from HDTVTest:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNG2s0yPIDY

    • askbargain on 27/03/2022 - 14:13

      Can you also link the original coupon code?

      • superdoedoe on 27/03/2022 - 16:25

        it's expired. Just search ozb for the previous aw3423dw deal.

  • payton on 27/03/2022 - 14:24

    If you wanted to use an OLED TV for a monitor and a wide budget, which one would you go for?

    Back in 2018 our family bought the first generation 'C' LG OLED TV but when we used the built in LG web-browser, text clarity was poor. Still an issue with OLED TVs nowadays?
    Main reasoning would be to have something suitable for PS5 and a larger screen.

    Something beside the upcoming Sony A95K

    • jasswolf on 27/03/2022 - 14:28

      This year's LG TVs do not have 120Hz BFI, so that diminishes their value as gaming monitors IMO.

  • CyberMurning on 27/03/2022 - 14:54
    -1

    Is this 4x better than xiaomi 34"?

    • MrMoo on 27/03/2022 - 15:25
      +2

      Yes

      • 2024 on 27/03/2022 - 16:14
        +3

        It’s beyond 4x better lols

        If you care about contrast and black levels - it’s basically infinitely better aha

        • MrMoo on 27/03/2022 - 16:19
          +3

          I think he was asking it to be smart, but it's the equivalent of asking if a colour TV is better than a black and white TV. If you don't care about colour then black and white is fine.

  • Flognuts on 27/03/2022 - 16:37
    +2

    I feel like if you have a 144hz 1440p / 120hz ultrawide its worth sitting on them for a while until the next batch of tech matures.

  • AusDaniel on 27/03/2022 - 16:58
    -3

    I spoke to a few chat sales people to see if they would be able to match the $1500 price from the other week.

    Best they could do is offer me $1960 which was a "phenomenal deal". Told them to get stuffed

  • cille745 on 27/03/2022 - 17:25
    +1

    Key detail a lot are missing from the HDTVTest review as well as a lot of owners posts etc. The polariser they use on these QD-OLED's are terrible, they essentially make blacks look grey under any kind of ambient light, meaning that you'll only get the OLED blacks in a pitch black room

    • tmr3 on 27/03/2022 - 17:53
      +2

      The HDTVTest review mentioned the polariser turning blacks grey, so suggested it's best to use in a dark room. He's also got another video upcoming on some of the other issues the monitor has (likely to do with the sub-pixel layout causing colour fringing on text and at the desktop, among other things like lack of HDMI 2.1).

  • botchie on 27/03/2022 - 19:28

    Anyone with ultrawide that plays competitive games ? Like rainbow 6 etc? Just wonder if it's easier or harder

    • Muten-Roshi on 27/03/2022 - 19:46

      I used to play Warzone a lot and it was helpful for peripherals. You get visibility on a lot more and you can turn up your FoV without it looking too strange.

      But since it’s harder to drive, and from the YouTube review, 175 fps may not be good enough visual quality.
      I have a 1080, and only got about 100 fps max.

      • botchie on 27/03/2022 - 20:32

        Yeah, it seems a good visual monitor but not really for fps games , I have 240 fps now so hard to go back

    • Solrak on 28/03/2022 - 14:08

      Yep I play Warzone on an Acer Predator 34p and I love the ultrawide perspective. I'm getting around 160fps (3440x1440p) with mix of high/low settings. My rig is pretty beefy (AMD 5900X/6900XT) Something to keep in mind if you do jump up to 3440x1440p res. I was reading somewhere 3440x1440p is 3/4 of native 4k from memory??
      I find it easier to play on my ultrawide compared to my 65" LG C1 OLED. Perhaps it's just me but I feel more connected sitting at my desk close to the screen rather than on the couch 6 feet away from the TV

      • animasoIa on 29/03/2022 - 18:50

        (3440 x 1440) / (3840 x 2160) = 0.5972 so around 60% or 3/5.

  • BuIIy on 27/03/2022 - 23:13

    Code not working unfortunately

    • BuIIy on 27/03/2022 - 23:52

      REP to this gusy @thenewandy - copy/pasted his post from the other Dell 20% thread. This worked for me

      I couldn't apply the coupon (kept getting an error about it not being able to be applied to my order).

      Eventually, I managed to use it by checking out as guest. Then, the catchpa thing didn't work either, which was either because I was in private mode or using uBlock Origin.

      So if you are having trouble, then try those things

  • yy89 on 28/03/2022 - 03:18

    “This code cant be applied to your order”

    Dell 34 Curved Gaming Monitor – S3422DWG AMD FreeSync Premium Pro WQHD 144 Hz

  • JockeyTrader on 28/03/2022 - 05:33
    -4

    Too
    Much waste of money 💰

  • abctoz on 28/03/2022 - 13:39
    -5

    more input lag than the LG oled tv lol

    lack of quality reviews

    still not even 4k

    doesn't seem like a good long term investment

    • matictac on 28/03/2022 - 13:51
      +2

      Definitely consult with a financial advisor before investing in monitors.

      • abctoz on 28/03/2022 - 13:56

        forgot to mention not financial advice

    • Solrak on 28/03/2022 - 14:13
      +2

      Lack of quality reviews?? HDTVTest is pretty much a guru on all things OLED. Although I can appreciate why people would wait for a second opinion (Hardware Unboxed or Rtings)

  • superdoedoe on 28/03/2022 - 15:03

    Anyone received any of these monitors yet? My ETA is May

    • matictac on 28/03/2022 - 15:13

      I ordered mine on the 9th of March from the Dell website and received it on the 11th.

      • superdoedoe on 28/03/2022 - 18:53

        Guess you got in before the 1.5k sale on the 10th. Most I've seen ordered on the 10th are arriving early May.

        • matictac on 28/03/2022 - 19:05
          -5

          Yup I got one for 1.7k the day before. Also have a 1.5k order that I plan to selling for a friend for 1.7k once it arrives. Best of both worlds.

  • Bingles on 29/03/2022 - 12:24

    Struggling to resist the urge to buy one of these - but I have a CX48 as my current monitor so it's hard to justify

    • [Deactivated] on 29/03/2022 - 20:49

      As do I, still bought one anyway. Dewit.

  • animasoIa on 30/03/2022 - 13:07
    +1

    Update, just got the SMS that my order has shipped via startrack. ETA is tomorrow :)

    • matictac on 30/03/2022 - 13:10

      Same.

      • animasoIa on 30/03/2022 - 13:45

        Ah I'm in the wrong thread, lol. I bought from the Dell store at 1500

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