The Hz wars have arrived, and Alienware is shining a light from its spaceship, taking its own steps into the refresh rate realm with a pair of big, beautiful monitors that take their place in the world of QD-OLED gaming monitors. Oh my god, hello, this 32-inch 4K QD-OLED curved monitor is amazing.
The AW3225QF sports a fairly modest 1700R while touting a 240Hz native refresh rate and 0.03ms pixel response time, so its baseline specs should put it well within the ranks of other competing gaming monitors. The Alienware boasts 1,000 nits of peak brightness and is VESA DisplayHDR True Black 400 certified for vibrant colors and intense contrast. If you really need it, it’s also compatible with Nvidia G-sync and VESA AdaptiveSync.
Personally, this monitor is truly eye-catching, with the deep, rich colors you’d expect from a premium organic monitor. For those who are not used to curved monitors (such as this writer), the 32-inch, 1700R monitor won’t take much getting used to.
Of course, neither your PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X will be able to hit the full 240Hz at 4K, but you should be able to get 120Hz at the same resolution using a good HDMI 2.1 cable. The company claims you can turn on dedicated console mode to optimize HDR, but since we still don’t know the total price we’re looking at, you may want to consider all the other options.
Speaking of which, Alienware’s other large display is a 27-inch 360Hz QD-OLED with a refresh rate of up to 360Hz. Keep in mind that a super-fast refresh rate won’t matter for most competitive gaming above 240Hz, but it’s still a heavy-duty gaming monitor with a 0.03ms response time.More important than refresh rate is color, and these QD-OLEDs will likely see a jump from other large display launches, such as LG’s UltraGear OLED models Can jump to 480Hz.
Alienware’s last large curved gaming monitor Stick to smaller resolutions.Still, the company will have to compete with other large curved screens, such as Samsung’s own 32-inch, 240Hz and 270-inch, 360Hz QD-OLED Odyssey displays declare Before CES. If you’re a little confused about the difference between QD-OLED and regular OLED, know that it’s based on using quantum dots to display color, as opposed to QLED, which uses those same dots to enhance the screen’s backlight.
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