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

Brutal Wang · 1 Dec 2022 at 13:59

SpellowHouse said:
Dell Sales haven't got a date at the moment. I know, I asked them yesterday.

Yes! Amazon did put it up for sale at the wrong price. Then they did it again on the 25th Nov. I was one of the people who bought it, I paid £879 for it. It just remains to be seen whether it will actually appear on that date and what the final price will be.

Here's where I saw it. Hopefully I'm allowed to post this link. I assume its genuine, I dont do Twitter https://www.reddit.com/r/Monitors/comments/yslevu/alienware_aw3423dwf_uk_launch_date_and_price/

SpellowHouse · 1 Dec 2022 at 18:35

The funniest thing is the amazon page that lists the weight in it's details.

Item weight: 9.29864358 kilograms :eek:

Noxia · 1 Dec 2022 at 18:52

I hope they keep doing the G-Sync model because if I need a warranty replacement in a few years I'll end up with the black one

SpartaP · 1 Dec 2022 at 19:13

Noxia said:
I hope they keep doing the G-Sync model because if I need a warranty replacement in a few years I'll end up with the black one

If they didn't continue the g-sync model (for arguments sake) and you required a warranty replacement, can it not be argued that by accepting the dwf model is technically a different spec. Could say G sync is required for your needs hence why you bought it. Dell may then offer a refund instead or something else with G sync module.

Just thinking out loud

SpellowHouse · 1 Dec 2022 at 19:44

Noxia said:
I hope they keep doing the G-Sync model because if I need a warranty replacement in a few years I'll end up with the black one

I am sure they will keep it going. Once they launch a monitor they keep it going for many years. I mean they are still selling the AW3420DW which has been out for more than three years, I think.

SpellowHouse · 1 Dec 2022 at 19:58

SpartaP said:
If they didn't continue the g-sync model (for arguments sake) and you required a warranty replacement, can it not be argued that by accepting the dwf model is technically a different spec. Could say G sync is required for your needs hence why you bought it. Dell may then offer a refund instead or something else with G sync module.

Just thinking out loud

In general the Dell staff are not very aware of compatibility so you could certainly argue that you need G-Sync.

Noxia · 1 Dec 2022 at 20:11

Yeah I mean it's only the colour bothering me, and once I get my monitor arm it will matter even less.

mrk · 1 Dec 2022 at 22:38

Just noticed something, why do the RGB lighting colour options include black? Black isn't an LED colour lol...

Noxia · 1 Dec 2022 at 22:50

Dell all about the inclusivity.

FireTwo · 1 Dec 2022 at 23:01

black is the best rgb colour

mrk · 1 Dec 2022 at 23:02

Meddling-Monk · 2 Dec 2022 at 03:21

If I remember right from the Corsair iCue side of things for controlling the LED on their RAM, the black "colour" is actually being used correctly, and being uses to denote a "lack" of any colour entirely; it's essentially turning the LED off.

Although it's certainly a strange way to go about it, given how it's normally perceived.

Grim5 · 2 Dec 2022 at 03:38

Normally you just have an off button rather than having to set the color black to turn it off

mrk · 2 Dec 2022 at 03:40

You do have off!

Grim5 · 2 Dec 2022 at 05:32

mrk said:
You do have off!

That's the problem, why does it have black and an off button lmao

SpellowHouse · 2 Dec 2022 at 06:29

Maybe it's an HDR colour you can't see.

OverDrive · 2 Dec 2022 at 08:32

Also considering the AW3423DW. I didn’t realise there was a Freesync version coming too! Would it be beneficial to go for this one over the G-sync version? What is the interoperability like between G-sync/Freesync monitors/GPUs now? I understand G-sync has now been opened up and can benefit Radeon cards too. As I would be keeping this monitor for quite a few years I would like the option to use either NVIDIA or AMD.

This will replace my current LG curved 34in ultrawide. It’s been great over the past 7yrs, however it’s IPS, has a max refresh of 75hz and no HDR, it has freesync though. I think this will be a natural successor!

Meddling-Monk · 2 Dec 2022 at 08:58

If I were to hazard a guess, turning the lighting off switches it entirely off. Whilst the black option allows it to be used in a pattern cycle to smoothly transition between selected colours.

SpellowHouse · 2 Dec 2022 at 09:29

OverDrive said:
Also considering the AW3423DW. I didn’t realise there was a Freesync version coming too! Would it be beneficial to go for this one over the G-sync version? What is the interoperability like between G-sync/Freesync monitors/GPUs now? I understand G-sync has now been opened up and can benefit Radeon cards too. As I would be keeping this monitor for quite a few years I would like the option to use either NVIDIA or AMD.

This will replace my current LG curved 34in ultrawide. It’s been great over the past 7yrs, however it’s IPS, has a max refresh of 75hz and no HDR, it has freesync though. I think this will be a natural successor!

Apparently either monitor works in either situation.

There are pros and cons to each monitor.

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I don't exactly agree with the review, since Linus seems to be really in favour of the F version, but in my opinion he focusses in on the wrong differences. He also emphasises tone mapping when there is a simple option to change it in the F (he even mentioned that, so why go on about it being a con?). All in all there is little between them.

I've got my order in for the F version, and that was mostly because it has one less fan in it and the firmware can be updated.

Noxia · 2 Dec 2022 at 17:10

I too thought the one less fan was a bonus until I got the monitor. Realised the noisy one is the one the f variant will have anyway.