Alienware's 34-inch QD-OLED gaming display is not one of those prohibitively expensive items. The monitor made its debut at CES and will be available for less than $1,300 soon.
The Alienware AW3423DW features a 3440x1400 resolution, a brightness of 250 nits, and a peak luminance of 1000 nits (for OLED). The 175 Hz curved panel is branded with Nvidia's G-Sync Ultimate technology (enough to drive the best graphics cards to their limit in modern games, but you have to use a GeForce GPU). In terms of HDR, the unit legally conforms to the DisplayHDR TrueBlack 400 specification, therefore take the unit's advertised peak brightness of 1000 nits with a grain of salt.
We're excited to announce that the Alienware 34 QD-OLED Gaming Display will arrive early this Spring for $1,299 USD.
Additionally, the monitor features all of the advantages (and disadvantages) of an OLED display, including a high contrast ratio, deep blacks, and a 0.1 millisecond response time. A quantum dot layer over an OLED display is the monitor's primary selling point. Samsung's $1 billion quantum dot organic light-emitting diode (QD-OLED) initiative promises to improve color reproduction while lowering prices. This color space covers 99.3 percent of the DCI-P3 color space and 149 percent of the sRGB color spectrum. Apart from being branded with Nvidia's G-Sync Ultimate technology, the curved 34-inch monitor features all the benefits (and drawbacks) of an OLED panel.
The Alienware monitor is priced at $1,299, which is a little higher than you might anticipate for a monitor of this grade.
| Alienware AW3423DW key specs | |
|---|---|
| Panel tech | Quantum Dot enhanced OLED |
| Display size | 34 inches, with 1800R curve |
| Resolution | 3440 x 1400 pixels, for 21:9 aspect ratio |
| Refresh rate | Max 175Hz (DisplayPort), or 100Hz (HDMI), with Nvidia G-Sync Ultimate |
| Response time | 0.1ms gray to gray response time |
| Color | 99.3% DCI-P3, 149% sRGB, VESADisplayHDR TrueBlack 400 certification |
| Brightness | 250 nits (typical), 1000 nits (peak) |
| Ports | 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, 3x USB 3.2, audio line-out, headphone |
| Stand | Adjustments for height, tilt, and swivel, VESA mount option, cable management |
| Special features | AlienFX lighting, TUV-certified ComfortView Plus, gaming and creator modes |
| Dimensions | 32.1 x 14.3 x 5.4 inches |
| Price / release | Price TBA, released on March 29, three-year warranty |
At $1299, Alienware new QD-OLED 34-inch monitor is available for preorder soon.
