World first QD-OLED monitor from Dell and Samsung (34 inch Ultrawide 175hz)

mrk said:
They have offered me current models which I've declined and I've not seen any NDA other than a basic loan agreement for the purpose of reviewing etc. So looks like I can post details about it here :cool:
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Do you have an lg OLED to compare it against?
 
rix95 said:
https://youtu.be/GR7pQtBzHl0

a95k first impressions
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They even call it a "review" in the title but it's terrible

in a TVvreview I want to see lots of benchmarks and numbers and direct comparisons next to other screens. There's a section called gaming in the "review" and he is just says "I'm sure it will be great for gaming" because didnt test anything

actually I'm just going on a rant here I hate digital trends, all their reviews suck
 
Nexus18 said:
Hopefully it won't ever go live :p



For those who have never experienced oled goodness, you're in for a treat, from the above imgur link:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ultrawidemasterrace/comments/t8wu3g/alienware_3423dw_vs_lg_34gn850b_images/

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Going to be interesting to see how much different it is to my lg e7.

And some more comments from the OP:
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Colors look a bit flat and foggy compared to my C9. I think it's the matte coating instead of glossy - it's especially apparent in that metro screenshot, game looks much more vibrant on the c9
 
Robert896r1 said:
a couple of guys in a group I’m in got theirs yesterday in US. In amblient light the AR coating is doing it’s job and thus some of the tint you see on pictures being taken.

Once lighting is controlled, not an issue and pitch black as expected.
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That's interesting, so to see deep blacks you need to use the screen in a dark or dim light controlled room otherwise blacks appear grey from light reflections coming off the coating.

Its unfortunate as OLED TVs with gloss coating can still achieve deep blacks in a bright room but this monitor due to coating needs a dark room to look it's best

Now it makes sense
 
Curlyriff said:
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What is that showing in the image. It isn't on the C1. Looks like a grid pattern over it all?
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Panel defect is my guess time for RMA, it's like one of the filter layers underneath is showing through for some reason
 
mrk said:
Also on the calibration side of things, this guy uploaded a video now too which covers that side of things which I found useful:


I have to say I don't really care about HDR modes in general. I just want to run in SDR with epic calibration results for colour accuracy, and then benefit from the pure blacks OLED is known for whilst gaining the higher refresh rates and virtually instant latency in games.
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this might be a sensitive or unpopular opinion but IMo sdr on an OLED looks better than hdr on an LCD. So go ahead mate SDR will still blow you away
 
Perfect_Chaos said:
Alienware 34 QD-OLED (AW3423DW) gaming monitor review | PC Gamer

LCD still has better latency according to them, something about pixel shifting due to the anti burn in measures, sounds a bit annoying if you can notice it.



Guess I'll be sticking with my LG27GP950 a while.
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Did you read the article? Pc gamer put out rubbish all the time and this is no different

They did not measure any latency, yet in their summary they say latency is not great. I begrudgingly read through the whole thing and the only thing they says about latency is this

"when it comes to refresh rates and therefore latency, LCD monitors with 360Hz-plus refresh are clearly quicker. Latency is traditionally a weak point for OLED, and while we didn’t sense any subjective issue with this 175Hz monitor, there’s little doubt that if your gaming fun and success hinges on having the lowest possible latency, there are faster screens available."


That's it, they simply "think" 360hz monitor has lower latency without actually measuring Jack squat and forgetting (or claiming ignorance) to tell the reader that every single 360hz monitor in the world today has massive blurring problems at 360hz because the pixels on LCD screens simply can't switch fast enough to reach 360hz without clipping
 
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Curlyriff said:
Interestingly it is the input lag at 3.3ms compared to gaming monitors that are 1ms or less (see link below) that I think they are referencing rather than latency but they got all their terminology wrong. It also seems that these monitors really are not colour accurate from most reviews giving figures. There also zero USB ports on the monitor so that has 100% killed my purchase as I cannot run my setup without utilising monitor USB connections. Hopefully this tech keeps improving and next year there another contender with all the features needed and no stupid locked menu preset setups.

https://uk.pcmag.com/monitors/139129/alienware-34-qd-oled-aw3423dw
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There will be many more oled monitors and models from other companies this year I'm sure so just hand in there. 3.3ms is very good, so total latency is 3.4ms then (3.3ms input + 0.1ms response = 3.4ms total latency) - it will be hard for other monitors to do that
 
Looked at it again, imo the colors just pop more on the C1.

but while imo the C1 looks better than this monitor, I think the Sony TV will do a better job, it will post processing tricks to do a better job




 
Besty said:
C1 instead of the Alienware? Its fun to compare but ones a telly and one is a monitor.

And yes, a Sony monitor would probably have the best motion out of any of these displays but until they do a monitor sized release, we won't know.
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I said Sony TV, as far as I'm aware Sony doesn't make gaming monitors. I can understand why a monitor would have lower image quality for entertainment purposes than a TV, monitors don't really do any post processing with the image input data it receives
 
Haggisman said:
I wonder why no other reviews have mentioned it if it's so noticeable?

Also anyone have any ideas why they would have chosen such an unusual subpixel layput rather than standard?
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Depends how sensitive you are too it, I suspect most normal users don't care

here you can see the issue - top of the white letters have a Green haze and the sides and bottom has a Red/Purple haze

The letter "e" is quite affected, it has both green and red/purple glow/haze


 
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