One thing to sit up for: Dell seems eager to take care of its pole place within the OLED gaming monitor race. The corporate’s envelope-pushing AW3423DWF will quickly obtain two follow-ups with increased refresh charges and the identical or higher decision. Dell plans to launch the high-end displays in January however hasn’t revealed actual specs and pricing.
Dell unveiled two upcoming Alienware QD-OLED displays at TwitchCon this week. Like the corporate’s top-ranked AW3423DWF, the curved panels will mix excessive resolutions with bleeding-edge refresh charges once they ship in early January.
The AW3423DW was the primary OLED to achieve 175Hz at 34 inches with Samsung’s newest QD-OLED panels when Dell launched it final spring. Later that yr, the corporate considerably lowered the providing’s value with the AW3423DWF by dropping G-Sync (whereas sustaining FreeSync) and is now presenting high-end gamers with a brand new alternative between pixels and frames.
Between the 2 upcoming fashions, the bigger AW3225QF appears positioned to exchange final yr’s product. Though barely smaller at 32 inches, it raises the decision from 1440p to 4K and the refresh charge to 240Hz. Moreover, just like the AW3423DWF, it incorporates a curved display screen.
In the meantime, customers who do not thoughts sticking to 1440p or need extra frames can have the 360Hz AQ2725DF. The 27-inch flat-panel display screen presents an excellent various for aggressive esports gamers.
Dell hasn’t revealed particulars like pricing, obtainable ports, response time, curvature, or coloration and HDR efficiency, however plans to quickly. Wccftech expects extra info to come back throughout CES 2024, which appears doubtless given the early January launch date. The outlet leaked a Dell product slide confirming that the 2 merchandise embody a three-year burn-in guarantee.
Excessive-resolution QD-OLED displays aren’t the one Alienware shows not too long ago pushing limits. In March, the corporate’s AW2524H grew to become the primary 500Hz monitor to hit the market. Asus is making ready a 540Hz competitor however hasn’t revealed a value or launch date.
Each ultra-high-performance screens are restricted to 1080p, and Dell used an IPS show whereas Asus opted for a TN panel. Nevertheless, topping 500fps in any title, even at 1080p, will tax any GPU at present in the marketplace.
Hitting that efficiency profile in Counter-Strike 2 requires the almighty GeForce RTX 4090, although the flagship card managed that framerate at 1440p in Overwatch 2. These and related titles will doubtless profit essentially the most from the upcoming AW3225QF and AQ2725DF.
