The Acer seems to have build quality issues at times and Dell warranty and quality is second to none. Wasn't in a mad rush for a new monitor as I was moving house and it wasn't available anywhere else when I was placing my order.
alienware AW3418DW Availability in the UK?
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The Acer seems to have build quality issues at times and Dell warranty and quality is second to none. Wasn't in a mad rush for a new monitor as I was moving house and it wasn't available anywhere else when I was placing my order.
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Same reason here too. Originally had my eye on the acres x34p and it was only £750 at the time too but still wouldn’t pull the trigger due to all the black light bleed and other quality issues. even though it’s cheaper, I still didn’t fancy gambling that much money.
I went with Dell for the reason above, had a few different monitors but my original "premium" 2713HM has out lasted all of them but it looks like its not to be, its just had its date slip again to 25/5
Hope it arrives cogrady - let us know either way!
Mine still says 23/05, but I'm not holding my breath either. I almost bought one direct from a retailer a month ago, for £150 over what I will pay for the Dell-direct shipment (if it ever arrives), and I kind of wish I'd followed through with it now.
As for "why this screen"; it's a combination of factors. For me the main one was 120Hz vs 100Hz, and relative performance at higher refresh rates (as per the tftcentral review). The higher curvature and thinner bezels are a nice aesthetic touch as well. At the reduced Dell price it's pretty similar to the other screens, so it was more a case of "can I wait a few weeks for a better quality screen".
Mine still says 23/05, but I'm not holding my breath either. I almost bought one direct from a retailer a month ago, for £150 over what I will pay for the Dell-direct shipment (if it ever arrives), and I kind of wish I'd followed through with it now.
As for "why this screen"; it's a combination of factors. For me the main one was 120Hz vs 100Hz, and relative performance at higher refresh rates (as per the tftcentral review). The higher curvature and thinner bezels are a nice aesthetic touch as well. At the reduced Dell price it's pretty similar to the other screens, so it was more a case of "can I wait a few weeks for a better quality screen".
I've cancelled my order and placed one with another retailer for delivery tomorrow. Sick of waiting now and the lack of transparency from Dell is starting to frustrate me
Just had an email from the retailer on my new order saying its going to be delayed until tomorrow, which means I wont be home to accept delivery now, so probably wont get it until Saturday/Sunday if I can collect...
The universe is determined to not let me have this monitor!
*EDIT* - They sent it to the wrong depot by mistake... "VERY" helpful
The universe is determined to not let me have this monitor!
*EDIT* - They sent it to the wrong depot by mistake... "VERY" helpful
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Mines slipped yet again to 30th nowMine slipped from 11th to 22nd.. and that’s after ordering and waiting from the 31st March. Not happy
Mines slipped yet again to 30th now
Damn, sorry Chappie
Not looking good.Mine still says 23rd, but I'm assuming it'll get pushed back at some point in the next few days.
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Picked it up yet? What's your first impressions?
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Let us know how you get on...
Any luck on getting some money off? My shipment is due on 25/05 but I suspect it will be delayed.
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Probably more chance of giving yourself a bj, but worth a go I guess!!!
Got it, at last! Wow what an absolute beauty. No pics at the moment, haven't had much chance over the weekend.
Very slight backlight bleed in the lower left, but not noticable when idle at the desktop or in games, only during startup and black borders. Nothing worth returning for.
The anti-glare coating initially looks like something that should be peeled off, so that was a confusing moment, got used to it now. Although there is a nVidia G-Sync sticker that encroaches on the lower left of the screen slightly and when peeling it off it left a sticky gum on the bezel which took some faffing to get rid of, so be aware!
Got it overclocked to 120hz and switched to 120hz in Windows, what an unbelievable difference it makes from 60hz, its so fluid, feels amazing in games. Also applied the TFT Central ICC profile, which looks great. No artifacts or anything dodgy with the overclock, although the top vents do get pretty warm!
The curve is subtle, perfect really.
Tried some BF4 and PUBG in ultrawide and it makes such a huge difference, love it, never going back!!
Some pics later!
*EDIT* - It is a huge monitor, so make sure you have the room for it, the stand is great, allowing horizontal and vertical tilt. PUBG struggles at ultra settings at 3440x1440, so dropped it to medium for now, looks like I need an upgrade from the 1070.
How do I find out? I'm at work at the moment, so can't check until later on if its a setting on the monitor.
It should say on the back of the monitor
Would it say on the box anywhere? Might be a bit too much effort to get to the back of it now, my desk is huge and faffy