Way back in 2023 when I first reviewed the Alienware AW3423DWF, I gave it five stars and said it was [[link]] my new favourite among all OLED gaming monitors. The problem was price. It was $1,100. Ouch.
The Alienware AW3423DWF had the advantage of sporting Samsung's first-gen QD-OLED panel tech, which had decent full-screen brightness from the get go. It also had a glossy screen coating, which really let that per-pixel OLED lighting sing.
In practice, the gap between this monitor and Alienware's latest 34-inch ultrawide, which I also reviewed recently, [[link]] is puny. It's really only the 240 Hz referesh of the new panel where there's a noticable advantage. But 165 hz is plenty for most types of gaming.
And, actually, I far prefer the styling of this OG model to Alienware's new "AW30" aesthetic on the AW3425DW. To my eye, the new model has a slightly dated '90s vibe.
Anywho, at $550 [[link]] from Amazon, ultrawide OLED gaming is now far more accessible than ever before. In fact, it's about the same price as a conventional LCD-based high-refresh ultrawide panel would have been a couple of years ago. And that's a very good thing indeed.
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1. Best overall:
MSI MPG 321URX QD-OLED
2. Best 1440p:
MSI MPG 271QRX
3. Best ultrawide:
Asus ROG Swift OLED PG34WCDM
4. Best 32:9 ratio:
Samsung Odyssey OLED G9
5. Best budget ultrawide:
Alienware 34 QD-OLED AW3423DWF
6. Best WOLED:
LG UltraGear 32GS95UE
7. Best 27-inch:
Alienware 27 AW2725Q
