Ultra wide HDR with G-Sync

BS Dave · 22 Sep 2023 at 16:12

My 27" QHD 144Hz G-sync display - the OG ASUS TN one - is getting long in the tooth and I've got the upgrade itch. I don't want to go 4k but fancy ultra wide with HDR. I do some video work so the extra space and better colour will have some use other than games too.

Is it worth it? What monitor would you recommend? I can't stretch to an OLED but is HDR10 good?

Convince me

JediFragger · 22 Sep 2023 at 20:49

BS Dave said:
What monitor would you recommend?

Only one to look at really, the Alienware AW3423DW if you want hardware gsync, DWF if you're not too bothered. As for convincing you that's not really our job is it, buy or do not buy it's totally upto you.

BS Dave · 22 Sep 2023 at 21:03

Does the dwf still do g-sync though, even if it's not hardware?

MatteRB26 · 22 Sep 2023 at 21:13

BS Dave said:
Does the dwf still do g-sync though, even if it's not hardware?

The DWF is the FreeSync model, so it'll still work

JediFragger · 22 Sep 2023 at 21:36

BS Dave said:
Does the dwf still do g-sync though, even if it's not hardware?

Yup.

JediFragger · 22 Sep 2023 at 21:38

Also for info @BS Dave the DWF has been on sale on Dells site for a few weeks and due to go back to full in a couple of days iirc, if you look on Hotdeals you'll find a link for a further 10% off code (Alienware Arena) taking it down to £710 plus you have Quid/Topcashback if you use them. At that pricing it's a really appealing option.

BS Dave · 22 Sep 2023 at 23:51

Under £700? It's still more than I was thinking of but it is an OLED I guess. Is burn in still a thing?

bimbleuk · 23 Sep 2023 at 07:50

BS Dave said:
Under £700? It's still more than I was thinking of but it is an OLED I guess. Is burn in still a thing?

The Dell OLED is a good gaming/media monitor not necessarily the best production monitor due to the possible burn in with static screen elements.

Also you might not like the text presentation as it uses a non-standard pixel layout. Doesn't bother me but I mostly game with the occasional forum/browser sessions.

I've not had any issues using monitors with Freesync premium and nVidia GPUs. The DWF (Freesync) version of the Dell OLED can be firmware updated. The DW version cannot and the early revisions do have some glitches.

So basically I've just put you off buying one

martos123 · 23 Sep 2023 at 08:37

I use my DWF for work, so plenty of MS office and Teams stuff and no issues with burn in. I let the monitor do it's refreshes when it wants and run in dark mode (I use dark mode anyway).

3 year warranty too, so if it does get burn, just get a new one from. Dell.

jwilliamson47 · 23 Sep 2023 at 10:49

martos123 said:
I use my DWF for work, so plenty of MS office and Teams stuff and no issues with burn in. I let the monitor do it's refreshes when it wants and run in dark mode (I use dark mode anyway).

3 year warranty too, so if it does get burn, just get a new one from. Dell.

Interesting to hear it's been fine for office use. I tend to do a fair bit of text reading so was concerned about getting the DWF and thought about settling on the Neo G7.

martos123 · 23 Sep 2023 at 12:34

Text isn't quite as clear as my old IPS scree, but after a couple of days I didn't notice. I also used a clear type app (can't remember the name, but it's mentioned in the main oled thread) which helped too.

Haggisman · 29 Sep 2023 at 11:18

martos123 said:
I use my DWF for work, so plenty of MS office and Teams stuff and no issues with burn in. I let the monitor do it's refreshes when it wants and run in dark mode (I use dark mode anyway).

3 year warranty too, so if it does get burn, just get a new one from. Dell.

I'll echo this. Use mine daily for development & office, and no issues with burn in yet. Text clarity is fine

. As above, it's not quite as crisp as a monitor with a standard RGB layout, but it's certainly far from unusable.