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Dell Launches Two New Alienware QD-OLED Gaming Monitors, Starting at US$550

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TheLostSwede
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Back in January, Dell/Alienware announced the 27-inch 4K AW2725Q QD-OLED monitor, which is now being joined by the 27-inch 2560 x 1440 resolution AW2725D and the 34-inch 3440 x 1440 resolution AW3425DW, both also sporting a QD-OLED panel. The AW3425DW offers a 240 Hz refresh rate, a 0.03 ms grey to grey response time and a peak brightness of 1000 cd/m². The monitor is NVIDIA G-Sync Compatible, as well as AMD FreeSync Premium Pro and VESA AdaptiveSync certified and it supports HDMI VRR for console gamers. Dell has equipped it with one DP 1.4 port, two HDMI 2.1 ports—there's support for both picture by picture and picture in picture, something normally only seen on more business savvy monitors—one USB Type-B upstreams and one USB Type-A as well as one Type-C downstream ports, all being limited to a 5 Gbps data rate, although the Type-C port supports 15 W device charging.

As for the AW2725D, we're looking at a 280 Hz refresh rate, but Dell didn't provide much else in terms of specifications, as this model isn't expected to be available until sometime this summer. However, it will be the cheapest QD-OLED monitor from Dell's Alienware brand at US$549.99. The AW3425DW will have an MSRP of US$799.99 which it launches on April 29th. Finally, the AW2725Q which launches today, will retail at the announced US$899.99. All three models will come with a three year OLED burn-in warranty.
Sources: Dell, via Flatpanelshd

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32 Comments on Dell Launches Two New Alienware QD-OLED Gaming Monitors, Starting at US$550

#26
Upgrayedd
TheLostSwedeIt doesn't make these products DOA though, considering that up until last year, every monitor shipped with it.


So then buy a monitor with DP 2.1, problem solved.
These are clearly targeting a certain price point.
DP 2.1 is likely to be a premium feature for at least another couple of years, even at lower data rates.
If they were rated gsync on HDMI it wouldn't be so bad. Sure you can turn it on with hdmi but it's not always right, it usually is but not always.

I see these as more of a console display than a pc display. Imo monitors should last for 2 or 3 gpu generations at least.
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TheLostSwede
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UpgrayeddIf they were rated gsync on HDMI it wouldn't be so bad. Sure you can turn it on with hdmi but it's not always right, it usually is but not always.

I see these as more of a console display than a pc display. Imo monitors should last for 2 or 3 gpu generations at least.
Well, considering that until this year, there was what, 2-3 cards that had DP 2.1, it hasn't even been possible to take advantage of DP 2.1, so it's no so strange that there's a bit of a lag, especially as from my understanding, there's a real cost difference between the display controller ICs with DP 2.1 vs the common type with DP 1.4. This is likely to change as DP 2.1 becomes the norm, but as I said, it'll take 2-3 years until there's some kind of cost parity, as always.
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#28
Rover4444
TheLostSwedeWell, considering that until this year, there was what, 2-3 cards that had DP 2.1, it hasn't even been possible to take advantage of DP 2.1, so it's no so strange that there's a bit of a lag, especially as from my understanding, there's a real cost difference between the display controller ICs with DP 2.1 vs the common type with DP 1.4. This is likely to change as DP 2.1 becomes the norm, but as I said, it'll take 2-3 years until there's some kind of cost parity, as always.
RDNA 3 has DP 2.1 and Arc has 2.0. It's already been over 2 years. Even if it can't hit full bandwidth, the compression improves with higher bandwidth.
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#29
trsttte
Alan SmitheeAlso, they should have added a KVM, apparently that trend caught them sleeping.
I'll take that as a hint that you shouldn't use this for work :D
Rover4444Arc has 2.0
Arc is 2.1 as well, everything certified to DP2.0 also meets DP2.1. The difference is bandwidth with Arc only doing UHBR10 and RDNA3 doing UHBR13.5
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#30
Fishymachine
TheLostSwedeDSC doesn't exist? Also, prior to this gen of graphics cards, how many graphics cards support DP 2.1?


See above. Would you be willing to pay $100 for DP 2.1 over DP 1.4 with DSC? It's hardly a nickel and dime situation as long as DP 2.1 is a premium feature, whereas DP 1.4 has been a standard feature for years and thus carries a zero premium.
Does DP 20 really cost 100$? Or even 50?
That said I would pay 50 extra for a 13.5 or even 10 port on a monitor of that bandwidth requirement. And no, I don't want compression on a monitor that's 600 + taxes, let alone 900
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#31
TheLostSwede
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FishymachineDoes DP 20 really cost 100$? Or even 50?
That said I would pay 50 extra for a 13.5 or even 10 port on a monitor of that bandwidth requirement. And no, I don't want compression on a monitor that's 600 + taxes, let alone 900
No, that's not what I said, I asked if that's the premium people are willing to pay. I don't know the actual cost difference between the two ICs, but the cost difference to consumers appear to be around $100 or more, so the actual chip cost is kind of irrelevant when this is what the monitor makers charge you and me.
The $900 one is DP 2.1.
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#32
asianjabba
I see a lot of people talking about how it only has dp 1.4, but is there a reason why it's not good to use hdmi 2.1? I have a 7900xtx with hdmi 2.1 - that should work pretty well with the 34 inch 240hz, right? also, they said the starting price on this monitor is 799 which i think is a great price considering the 10% off and some credit card discounts, you can potentionaly get the monitor for under $600 right out of the box. it sucks that it doesn't have a gaming crosshair thing since all alienware monitors do not have gaming crosshair.
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