Dell Alienware 34'' IPS 3440x1440 100Hz Native (120hz OC) 21:9 Monitor with G-SYNC

Bluntwrapped · 6 Dec 2017 at 13:13

Seems like a nice monitor but the price is crazy. My U3417W cost £560, brand new unopened.

Glanza · 6 Dec 2017 at 13:20

Bluntwrapped said:
Seems like a nice monitor but the price is crazy. My U3417W cost £560, brand new unopened.

Gsync puts the cost up.

Undesirable · 6 Dec 2017 at 15:52

Glanza said:
Gsync puts the cost up.

Unjustifiably.

tyler_jrb · 6 Dec 2017 at 17:10

Delete

Bluntwrapped · 6 Dec 2017 at 17:40

Glanza said:
Gsync puts the cost up.

Nvidia and Apple. Like two peas in a pod

aoaaron · 27 Dec 2017 at 12:57

MINUS12 said:
If only this was HDR

Sadly don't think this will come to an ultrawide IPS panel for 1-2 years.

This screen is VERY tempting. Shocked its not spoke about more tbh. Design is way better than the other 2.

kitkat9933 · 27 Dec 2017 at 22:03

Would buy if it had USB C and/or thunderbolt 3 so I could connect MacBook in one cable too.

Vicious · 29 Mar 2018 at 12:45

Hello, I got this monitor the other day and when I went to clean the screen with an LCD screen cleaner I notice behind the screen all this blk dots... Have you heard of anything like this before with this monitor (my old monitor never had this when I cleaned the screen). Hope it's not screen burns...

Any help will be grateful... (will give scan a call now and see if they know of this issue).

naefeart · 29 Mar 2018 at 13:57

I haven't noticed anything like this. Have you got a picture?

3t3P · 29 Mar 2018 at 22:59

I finally ordered one today was tired of wanting UW for so long!

Vicious · 3 Apr 2018 at 14:44

naefeart said:
I haven't noticed anything like this. Have you got a picture?

Hi Will try to take a photo and post on here tomorrow... The thing is I never see them when I'm using the monitor, only when I switch it off... Hmmmm....

3t3P · 3 Apr 2018 at 17:12

Trying to work out for gaming how essential calibrating it myself is?
Would be willing to get a Spyder 5 express if needed but if copying TFT central's settings get me within 5% that will do me

rawuk · 3 Apr 2018 at 19:54

3t3P said:
Trying to work out for gaming how essential calibrating it myself is?
Would be willing to get a Spyder 5 express if needed but if copying TFT central's settings get me within 5% that will do me

Used a Spyder 5 Express with DisplayCal - It definitely makes a difference - Worth £85 for a normal person? Probably not. But spending this amount on a monitor an extra 10% to know it's at it's peak? Worth it imo.

Vicious · 3 Apr 2018 at 23:08

rawuk said:
Used a Spyder 5 Express with DisplayCal - It definitely makes a difference - Worth £85 for a normal person? Probably not. But spending this amount on a monitor an extra 10% to know it's at it's peak? Worth it imo.

Guys, I've always wanted to buy some kind of calibration tool for monitor colouring, however how does it work... I see them using all kinds of kit but never understood them... Plus I used the TFT review on how to set the colour but think I did it wrong lol.... (I want one correct colour for gaming and one for when I switch over to watching movies) Anyone with this monitor tell me what colour settings they use etc... Thanks..

Steven_RW · 4 Apr 2018 at 12:02

I received mine a couple of weeks ago. I really like it.

One issue I have found is that whilst the included Display Port cable works great, when I replaced it with a 10ft long Startech cable (which claims to be certified to the needed data rates for the full res and 100 to 120hz) it quite simply does not produce a picture.

It may be typical issues with Display Port cables but I have had to return this cable and request another one.

Has anyone else managed to get a 10ft one to work and if so which one?

Cheers,
Steven_RW

Vicious · 4 Apr 2018 at 15:46

Steven_RW said:
I received mine a couple of weeks ago. I really like it.

One issue I have found is that whilst the included Display Port cable works great, when I replaced it with a 10ft long Startech cable (which claims to be certified to the needed data rates for the full res and 100 to 120hz) it quite simply does not produce a picture.

It may be typical issues with Display Port cables but I have had to return this cable and request another one.

Has anyone else managed to get a 10ft one to work and if so which one?

Cheers,
Steven_RW

Hi Steven,

I too am using the DP cable that came with the monitor, I was going to buy this cable https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XSV3...colid=H7QJO6DQ2XAD&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it but the cable that comes with the monitor seems to do the job well. On a side note (Do you have any custom color setting?).

Jeff

rawuk · 4 Apr 2018 at 19:54

Vicious said:
Guys, I've always wanted to buy some kind of calibration tool for monitor colouring, however how does it work... I see them using all kinds of kit but never understood them... Plus I used the TFT review on how to set the colour but think I did it wrong lol.... (I want one correct colour for gaming and one for when I switch over to watching movies) Anyone with this monitor tell me what colour settings they use etc... Thanks..

I followed this guide ( https://www.ceos3c.com/misc/calibrate-your-screen-with-displaycal-and-a-spyder-5/ ) and just went for a true "media colour space" of as close to 6500k as I could get. I've only done a short run of 30minutes on it however but I can confirm it is noticably more "accurate" than the default profiles on my Acer X34P which appears to be the same panel as the Dell.

WantoN · 5 Apr 2018 at 21:13

Vicious said:
Guys, I've always wanted to buy some kind of calibration tool for monitor colouring, however how does it work... I see them using all kinds of kit but never understood them... Plus I used the TFT review on how to set the colour but think I did it wrong lol.... (I want one correct colour for gaming and one for when I switch over to watching movies) Anyone with this monitor tell me what colour settings they use etc... Thanks..

I believe you use a program which generates colours in an area on the monitor screen, where you stick the sensor too.

You run the tests and generate an ICC profile specific to that monitor.

Vicious76 · 11 Jul 2018 at 14:43

Hello, I got this monitor the other day and when I went to clean the screen with an LCD screen cleaner I notice behind the screen all this blk dots... Have you heard of anything like this before with this monitor (my old monitor never had this when I cleaned the screen). Hope it's not screen burns...

Any help will be grateful...