Alienware 32 4K QD-OLED Hands-On Review - AW3225QF - What No One is Talking About

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In this video, the new Alienware 32 4K QD-OLED Gaming Monitor demotes my 42" LG C2 OLED from its throne. The new AW3225QF 240 hz display combines a Gen 3 4K QD-OLED panel with a high 240 hz refresh rate and makes me giddy with color-accurate excitement.

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ALIENWARE 32 4K QD-OLED GAMING MONITOR - AW3225QF:

Alienware AW3423DW Curved Gaming Monitor 34 inch Quantom Dot-OLED (last-years model)

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Edited via Davinci Resolve on the 16" M2 Max MacBook Pro, the 42" LG C2, and Apple Studio Display.

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00:00 - INTRO & SPECS
00:52 - AMAZING RESULTS
01:10 - OEVEO
02:05 - CONSOLE GAMING
02:28 - WHY QD-OLED
03:00 - Pixel Density
03:15 - Industrial Design
03:38 - Bright & Responsive
04:05 - CURVED
04:32 - BEST COLOR SETTING
05:35 - MAC USERS!
06:16 - For Photography Design & Video
06:59 - BEST COLOR
07:17 - OUTRO

[IshkahHD]

Watching this on my 34" 2k Alienware OLED, it's digging its own grave

[trippalhealicks]

Just got mine last Saturday, replacing a 42" C2 TV as well. This thing is marvelous.

[kiekiek]

I just got the AW3423DWF, oh boy the picture quaility is out of this world. The blacks, the dynamic range, the response times (it all looks so clean all the time). It probably enhances your games more than going from a last gen pc (like my own RTX3080, Ryzen 5600 combination) to the fastest pc one can buy today. I feel i have turned the clock at least 5 years ahead in terms of graphical fidelity with this screen.

[JEFFREYSOLORIO]

I'm gonna give this a go coming from an ultra wide screen mainly based on the color accuracy while still being OLED with the resolution of 4K and high refresh rate.

[amnforge]

I too have the C2 42 and got this monitor as well. I love how fantastic the display is and the 240hz gives us room to grow for the next +2-4 years. My 4090 doesnt even come close to utilizing the headroom but can anticipate the 50xx and 60xx doing so. The price is still shocking low as well. The curve is so slight that it doesnt bother me. I personally like flat displays like the c2 and c3. I was leaning on getting the c4 but was kinda upset that LG really didnt do much in terms of an evolution over the c2 and c3. They probably didnt want to push the limits due to cost and the c series eating into their G series and ultragear pc centric monitors. Dell totally took advantage of the market for high end gamers and hit it out of the park with this monitor. Also a plus that this Alienware monitor has 2, 2.1 hdmi ports for the ps5 and xbox. my #1 concern was the dead pixels when my monitor arrived last Saturday. It was perfect but ppl should know that Dell is quick in their service. I did have 2 past AW monitors have dead pixels in the past and they were quick getting out replacements for me with very little effort on my part. They get an A+ for that as well.

[issacmustacich]

Ive had this along with the AW Aurora R15 with a 4090 and 7900x for about a month now and its been amazing. Nothing less then beautiful.

[centauri]

Still waiting for mine to ship, I decided to go with this one because its the only 4k 32" of the new OLEDs to be curved. When you use a curve display you never want to go back to flat.

[GriffinCorpOne]

Great video and thanks for talking about the MacBook Pro. I've just built a gaming PC but I use my Mac as my daily driver and this monitor looks perfect. I think I'm sold.

[Stagenj]

Mi
Mine comes Thursday! Can't wait! Great Review....

[Malinkadink]

100% replaced my 42 c2. What stood out to me the most is how much less reflective the qd oled is while still having the glossy pop factor. One issue I found is creator srgb 2.2 gamma is broken hopefully they fix it in a firmware update

[ShuFromChina-SYE]

Could you please share what settings you did when connected to your Mac? For example, did you set it to Creator mode? Should I turn HDR on or off (on the Mac settings)?Thanks a lot.

[GrowlingGoose]

Mine should be arriving in a couple days! I can't wait.. Liked the video!

[odebroqueville]

Thank you for this video. Would be interested to know how you calibrated this monitor and what gear you used. Also, how comfortable is reading text on this monitor. On my 5k iMac the text is so crisp and sharp, I'm wondering if I wouldn't be disappointed with this monitor (and I'm not into gaming).

[Goblue]

Got mine Last Friday it’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen🥲 the perfect life partner for my 4090.

[tronam]

Thanks for the review. I’d love to see what the calibration process is like. Did you have to calibrate both the MacBook Pro and Dell displays to get them to match?

[stevens]

I liked your review. Felt laid-back and focused on relevant issues, such as pointing out that the curve isn't aggressive. Put my mind at ease and I'm going to buy it, I decided. I've been on the fence for a long time, but I think I'm ready for 4k and for OLED.

[ZayelJames]

Because you asked so nicely I have you a thumbs up!

[doomscyte]

bro quick question before i buy this monitor

any news when the variant for UltraWide comes for Alienware?

[TylerMcCool]

Thank you for including the macOS section in this video (a thorough and well put together one at that), as it is so very often overlooked in the Gaming & Performance segment.. I have the 3423dw and seriously considering selling it to acquire this for both PC and mac use as a creative tool, it seems to be "The One' I wish was available when I purchased this one at release.

*And a question - which calibration software / device did you use, I am curious?

[snellage]

Ej Johnny great review, but how does the screen handle a proper punch after losing some rocket league?