Latest owner reviews

Two years with the AW3225QF and spoiled by it: everything else looks worse and they feel much more productive at home on it.

“I have been using an AW3225QF [4K, 240Hz, etc.] for 2y now, and I got spoiled.”

Uses the AW3426DW for work and gaming with the 3-year warranty, dark theme and a hidden taskbar; text clarity is great and gaming even better.

“Text clarity has been great. Gaming on it has been even better.”

About a year after buying the ASUS ProArt PA27JCV and never moving it, a thick band of vertical red lines appeared in the middle of the screen.

“I bought an ASUS ProArt PA27JCV 5K monitor around a year ago.”

Uses the PG32UCDM 4K OLED next to a Mini-LED, sees no text fringing even sitting close, and prefers its shadow detail.

“I use both a 4k mini led (odyssey g8 neo) and 4k oled (pg32ucdm) and I can't for the love of God see any text fringing on my OLED.”

Kept the BenQ EX321UX Mini-LED over an ASUS WOLED last year for its excellent HDR and has used it happily since for gaming; after testing the newer EX321UZ QD-OLED they still prefer the Mini-LED's brightness.

“I ended up keeping the BenQ Mini LED for the freaking awesome HDR and been using it happily since.”

Bought the AW3926QW mainly for 5K2K productivity with gaming secondary and is happy with it; downscales newer games on an RTX 3070 laptop.

“I have just purchased the AW3926QW and I'm happy with it”

Finds the Neo G9 57-inch the best monitor they've worked on, with huge real estate and no text-clarity issues, unlike an LG C2 42-inch TV.

“the 57" Samsung is the best monitor I have worked on. The real estate is god-sent and there are no issues with text clarity.”

Owns the LG 39GX950B and finds it incredible; worth the extra over the Alienware, with zero regrets.

“I have the LG and it's incredible. Yes it's a little more expensive than the Dell but I have zero regrets.”

Their AW3425DW had an unbearable high-pitched coil whine that went silent when they plugged a USB device into the port under the monitor.

“It went from an unbearable high pitch whine to a dead silence almost instantly.”

Five months with the MSI MPG 491CQP QD-OLED on a 9070 XT and no burn-in using the built-in protection settings.

“No burn in here had I’d for about 5 months now, I use the protection settings it comes with.”

Has had the S85TH Thunderbolt video-drop problem for months since buying at launch in Australia and, with no firmware fix, is seeking a refund.

“I've had this problem for months now, I bought this monitor as soon as it came out in Australia.”

Has used the U4025QW for a couple of years and finds motion smearing much worse on macOS; misses their old AW3821DW.

“The smearing is so much worse on MacOS for whatever reason.”

Bought and returned the Dell UltraSharp 52-inch: overpriced, with design flaws that made it hard to work on and a flat panel that made the extra space less useful.

“I bought the Dell UltraSharp 52in and returned it. It was overpriced and had many design flaws that made it hard to work on.”

Picked the MSI MPG 341CQPX QD-OLED over an LG with the same panel for about less; a day in, after older Acer Predators, the contrast and blacks without bleed look far better and 34-inch 1440p feels sharp enough.

“I've had it for a day, my previous monitors were older acer predators. This MSI looks SO much better. The contrast is night and day different.”

Their MSI MAG 274QRF QD E2, used for art and gaming in a dual-monitor setup, has started failing; they valued its wide colour range, which other IPS monitors don't seem to match.

“I currently use an msi mag274qrf qd e2 which has been failing on me recently”

After trying the LG 39GX950B, switched to the 45GX950B: the most immersive experience they've had, with softer text that isn't bad and gaming on another level.

“For me it's the most immersive experience I've had. Text is softer, but it's not bad, and gaming is on another level.”

Uses the MSI MPG 321URX QD-OLED for professional photography and gaming and says it has been perfect for both.

“My msi mpg 321urx is unbelievable. I do professional photography work and gaming and it's been perfect for me.”

A long-time OLED user whose main monitor is now the PG32UCDM3; finds 4K a night-and-day step up from 1440p and the monitor breathtaking.

“I am currently using a PG32UCDM3 as my main monitor and it’s breathtaking”

An LG 32GS95UE owner reports no issues with their unit, says everything is clear and crisp, and uses the 480Hz mode a lot with very good results.

“I got no issues on my unit everythings clear and crispy. I also use the 480hz mode alot and its very good.”

A buyer returned the ASUS XG27AQDMG shortly after purchase because of grey banding, which they say is a common problem on this model and the forum fixes did not help.

“No it is not fine and is exactly why I returned this monitor shortly after buying it. It is a common problem on this model.”

A first-time OLED owner upgrading from a 10-year-old IPS says the Alienware AW3226Q has not blown them away: HDR makes Windows look washed out, colours don't pop without it, and the settings are overwhelming.

“I don’t want to say I am having buyer's remorse, I am sure there's a sweet spot to get this running better, but I am upgrading from a 10 year old IPS monitor and just expecting more.”

Their AW3225QF's OSD joystick has misbehaved since day one; Dell blamed a controller fault, and after three years they took the monitor apart to inspect the joystick and ribbon cable themselves.

“I have a AW3225QF and had the same problem since day one.”

Upgraded from a VA Odyssey G9 to the AW3426DW and doesn't notice any flicker, unlike on the Samsung.

“I've upgraded from a VA odyssey g9 to the aw3426dw and don't notice any flickering.”

After about 600 hours, their AW3926QW suddenly showed banding on the left side mid-game; it faded over a few days while a replacement was ordered.

“About 604 hours power on time with the monitor, all of sudden mid game I get a banding on the left hand side of the screen.”

Works late on the Neo G9 57-inch and finds the heat it puts out feels like a sunburn on their face.

“There are times where I’m up working super late and it legit feels like I’m rocking a sunburn on my face”

Owns the LG 39GX950B and was pleasantly surprised that the matte coating isn't bad, coming from an AW3423DW.

“I have the lg and the matte is honestly not even bad. Was pleasantly surprised with it coming from a aw3423dw”

Bought the AW3425DW last year and regretted it within two months: their unit's uniformity is poor and dark grey screens look atrocious in nearly every game.

“I got the 3425DW last year and regretted it after about 2 months. I didn't win the panel lottery and dark grey screens look atrocious.”

Just bought the MSI MPG 491CQP QD-OLED and ran Helldivers 2 smoothly on a 9070 XT after adjusting FOV; still deciding whether to keep it.

“I just got my 5k2k (MSI QD-OLED 49” 491CQP) and I run a 9070 XT with a 7800X3D.”

Has had constant trouble with the ViewFinity S8 S85TH on both an M5 and an M1 Mac.

“I've had nothing but trouble using this monitor on all my Macs, M5 and M1 both have problems.”

Bought both the AW3926QW and the U4025QW and kept the Dell for 90% productivity: IPS Black looks very good next to their old AW3821DW, though they'd like faster response and a steeper curve.

“IPS Black, while no OLED, looks damned good -- especially next to my old AW3821DW.”

Loves the Dell 52-inch 6K on an M5 Max MacBook: very sharp at 200% scaling, no black screens, and it delivers 140 W charging.

“I use 6k 52 inch on my m5 max. I love it. 200% scaling does make things look big but it's very sharp.”

After replacing a scratched QD-OLED, an owner says the matte coating on their LG 32GS95UE has proven durable and much easier to clean.

“The matte coating on my LG 32GS95UE has proven to be pretty durable, and is so much easier to clean.”

Moved from a 1080p TN panel to the AW3225QF with an RTX 5070 Ti and calls the first time using 4K 240 Hz OLED an almost religious experience.

“I recently got the AW3225QF together with a 5070ti and it was an almost religious experience trying this out for the first time. I moved from a 1080p TN panel to this.”

Tried the AW3426DW as an upgrade from an AW3423DW but VRR flicker was much worse, especially in dark greys, so they returned it.

“I tried out the AW3426DW as an upgrade to my AW3423DW and unfortunately the VRR flicker was quite a bit worse.”

After three weeks, the rear plastic of their AW3926QW started separating from the screen along a two-inch seam, so they sent it back; it was great otherwise, but their AW3225QF is far better built.

“the back of the screen plastic enclosure just started separating from the screen, about a two inch seam”

Their Neo G9 57-inch developed a flashing black bar and white lines in under a year, even with cables disconnected; Samsung sent a technician under warranty.

“I’ve had the monitor for less than a year, and now there’s a flashing black bar near the center of the screen.”

Their LG 39GX950B has no uniformity issues; they use a separate ProArt IPS for fine sRGB colour work.

“Yeah I’m happy my LG 39 doesn’t have any of the uniformity issues that the Dell has.”

Bought the 240 Hz Alienware 34-inch (AW3425DW) last year to replace an AW3423DW and returned it straight away because of heavy VRR flicker.

“I bought the 240hz 34” model last year (trying to replace my OG 3423dw) and immediately returned it because of all the VRR flicker.”

Uses the ViewFinity S8 S85TH with three Thunderbolt Windows devices and it works flawlessly.

“I don't use any apple devices but do use this monitor with 3 different TB capable Windows devices and it works flawlessly.”

Owns both the U4025QW and the AW3926QW; the Dell is the one to work on, with decent black levels, lots of ports including Ethernet and a KVM that switches easily between a Linux box and a MacBook.

“The U4025QW is perfect for your use case and the black levels aren't too bad. The KVM rocks.”

A month with the U5226KW on an M3 Max MacBook Pro; the latest firmware fixed an earlier issue and they love the huge workspace at native resolution.

“I use native resolution, I don't even have 20/20 eyesight, but it works for me... I love the huge workspace.”

VRR flicker on their AW3426DW is bad in most games even with frame caps, much worse than their AW2725DF, so they run V-Sync or nothing.

“So far on my unit VRR flicker has been bad in most games.”

Likes their AW3926QW; it improved a lot with use, leaving only a very faint dirty-screen effect.

“My 39 got so much better with use. Still have a little dirty panel look but it's very faint.”

Owns the Neo G9 57-inch and finds its HDR glorious after running the Windows HDR calibration tool.

“if you aren't using HDR you are seriously missing out, it's glorious.”

Owns the LG 39-inch 5K2K OLED and finds it great; for competitive games they'd pick 4K, and some indie games work better on a 16:9 screen.

“I really like it. I have the LG 39inch 5k2k OLED and it’s been great.”

Switched from a 43-inch Samsung QN90B 4K TV to the AW3425DW and only regrets not finding it sooner.

“I went from a Samsung QN90B 43" 4k to an Alienware AW3425DW and my only regret is that I didn't know about it earlier”

Bought the ViewFinity S8 S85TH for Thunderbolt 5, but over TB5 it drops video after seconds to minutes on their Mac while USB-C works; the only firmware hasn't fixed it.

“Out of the box, the TB5 connection drops video after seconds to minutes while the monitor stays powered on.”

Uses the Dell U4025QW with a Mac and it works well; the only gripe is the large jump between macOS scaling steps, and it is fine but not great for gaming next to a glossy OLED.

“I have the 40” Dell it works well my only gripe is on a Mac the difference between “Most Space” in Displays and the next step up is too aggressive.”

Has had the U5226KW for nine months without those problems and finds it bright enough, though the rear port placement is inconvenient.

“I have had the U5226KW for 9 months and none of that plus it seems bright enough to me.”

Doesn't notice VRR flicker on the AW3426DW except briefly on a loading screen.

“I don’t notice it at all. The only time I’ve seen flickering is on a loading screen”

Finds the AW3926QW the ultimate display; prefers it to matte LG screens and found the PG34WCDN great but too expensive for 1440p.

“AW3926QW is the ultimate display for me. I have been waiting on something of its specs.”

After 7–8 years on a 21:9 LG, bought the Neo G9 57-inch and calls it probably their best PC purchase ever.

“Finally decided to pull the trigger and got the 57” g9 neo. It’s probably the best purchase I’ve made for my pc ever”

Moved from a nearly flat 34-inch to the LG 39-inch with 1500R and loves it, though they'd like a slightly stronger curve.

“I still love what I have but ya know.”

Moved from a 42-inch LG C2 to the AW3425DW and is still adjusting; it feels small by comparison and they wish they had gone for a 39- or 45-inch.

“Went from C2 42" to AW3425DW, still trying to get used to it, but at same time wishing I went with 39" or even 45" as it feels tiny in comparison to my C2.”

After five days with the ViewFinity S8 S85TH on a MacBook M4 Pro for office work, finds the extra horizontal space a game changer over their old 32-inch, like multiple displays without bezels; 144 Hz was a pleasant surprise.

“this monitor was a game changer for me as i was earlier using Samsung UHD 32 inch curved monitor since past 6 years.”

A year with the Dell U4025QW, 80% work and 20% gaming, and very pleased; prefers IPS for work.

“Been using the Dell U4025QW for about a year now, 80% work 20% gaming, and I've been very pleased with the 40 inch 5k2k screen.”

Two days with the U5226KW: noticeably dimmer than their Alienware monitors at 100%, and switching between a PC and a Thunderbolt laptop sometimes leaves it black and unresponsive until a long power cycle.

“I've been using the Dell U5226KW for a couple of days now, and so far I'm not impressed at all.”

Cancelled their AW3926QW order and bought the AW3426DW instead to suit an RTX 3090, and loves it.

“I ended up canceling my 3926 order and getting the 3426 which has been sitting on my desk for a few days now and I love it.”

Returned an LG monitor because chrominance overshoot ruined HDR in games, then bought the AW3926QW at launch; theirs has no issues.

“I managed to order an AW3926QW for €1,040 at 11 a.m. on its launch day in europe, it was delivered within a week, and the monitor has no is”

Has owned the Odyssey Neo G9 57-inch for over three years, runs it more than eight hours a day and still loves it; notes it draws only 50–60 W without HDR.

“Can't believe that I have it since three years and one to two months. Love it and it's running over aight hours a day”

Bought the LG 39-inch 5K2K and finds it perfect; colour saturation can be tuned and they don't miss a glossy screen.

“I got the LG39, it’s perfect imo.”

Moved from an AW3420DW IPS to the AW3425DW OLED and is pleased: very immersive in single and multiplayer games, more desktop space than standard 1440p and much easier to drive than 4K.

“I've owned two 34" ultrawides, the AW3420DW (120hz IPS) and later the AW3425DW (240hz OLED) and have been pleased with both.”

Runs the Dell U4025QW at 5K2K from an M3 Mac over Thunderbolt and it works great.

“I have a 5k2k with a Mac Pro M3 and it works great over a thunderbolt cable. Dell U4025QW.”

Runs every game at top settings on the AW3426DW with a 9070 XT, unlike their previous 32-inch 4K.

“9070xt runs every game I've thrown at it at the highest settings (minus a touch of ray tracing stuff) on my AW3426DW”

Uses the AW3926QW for gaming and work and thinks it rules; coming from a 2014 monitor, the complaints seem like nitpicks.

“Got the monitor, it rules. I play games on it, work on it”

Has used the Neo G9 57-inch for a few years and finds it amazing, to the point of ignoring new releases; just hopes it lasts ten years or more.

“I’ve had mine a few years now and it’s been amazing. I don’t even pay attention to new monitor releases because I can’t imagine finding anything “better” for my needs.”

Uses the LG 39-inch 5K2K for Mac productivity and Windows gaming and is delighted; runs the Mac at 60 Hz with HDR to avoid text fringing.

“I use the LG39” 5k2k for Mac and Windows. Mac is productivity and windows for gaming. Delighted with it for both.”

Upgraded from a flat Gigabyte M34WQ IPS to the curved AW3425DW and saw a big jump in dark scenes and blacks, but VRR flicker is rough and only goes away with VRR off or a locked frame rate.

“One thing i will caution is oled flicker is really rough on mine.”

Uses the U4025QW for coding and calls it a straight upgrade if it fits on the desk: sharp text and very nice to use; the only downside is a slow response time, which rarely matters for them.

“If it fits on your desk, it’s basically a straight upgrade. Text is sharp, feels very nice to use, one issue is the response time isn’t that good”

Upgraded from an AW3423DWF to the AW3426DW and is really enjoying the 280 Hz and near-instant response, which feel unbelievably smooth.

“Really digging the 280hz and 0.03gtg. It's so smooth man its unbelievable.”

A few weeks with the AW3926QW: the panel and everything else are great, but even a 5090 loses about a third of its frame rate versus 4K, and dual-mode 1080p looks bad at this size.

“After having this monitor for a few weeks now, the panel is great and everything else with it.”

Sold their Neo G9 57-inch, regretted it and bought another; after trying an LG C2, the AW3225QF and a Samsung 32-inch QD-OLED, still finds the 57-inch the most satisfying.

“I regretted selling mine a while back. Decided to get another one a couple weeks ago. Definitely my favorite monitor.”

Tried the LG 39GX950B-B for work and wasn't impressed by its auto-brightness limiting, occasional colour fringing in Excel and burn-in risk; kept the U4025QW.

“I tried the LG 39GX950B-B and wasn't thrilled about the ABL, color fringing (in rare cases, especially in Excel), and also the risk of burn in.”

Has had the U4025QW for a month and is very happy; the extra screen space at its higher resolution is a game changer.

“Its been great. Very happy with it so far; I've had it for one month and got a price match for it through Dell directly. The extra screen space is a game changer with the higher resolution.”

Bought the AW3426DW on sale for about $624 to stack above an ASUS XG27UCDMG; happy to skip the pricier XG34WCDMS since the Alienware gives up little and is often discounted.

“you aren't missing out on much going with this option considering how often it goes on sale paired with Dell's 10% discount.”

Really likes the AW3926QW on an RTX 5090 and finds it a solid upgrade from an AW3423DW.

“I really like my 3926qw with 5090, was a solid upgrade from my older 3423dw.”

Bought the Neo G9 57-inch open box nearly two years ago and it has been perfectly fine with the 2.0/2.1 firmware update; used it for work, now only for gaming, and sometimes wishes it were OLED.

“I got this monitor open box on Black Friday for $780 nearly two years ago and still can’t believe my luck.”

Finds the LG 39GX950B's matte coating a bit hazier than their old 38GN950B in a bright room, and 5K2K gaming very GPU-intensive.

“The matte on the 39” one is a bit hazier than my old 38GN950B was.”

After a month with the U4025QW beside the AW3926QW: the Dell has the better text clarity and is the pick for colour-critical work and mostly-productivity users; its response time is perfectly fine for Arc Raiders.

“Does the Dell objectively have better text clarity? Yes. Is it an deal breaker over the AW? Absolutely not.”

Replaced an older 34-inch LG LCD with the AW3426DW alongside a GPU upgrade and found the OLED a huge step in visuals; Cyberpunk 2077 looks like a different game in HDR.

“Cyberpunk 2077 looks like a totally different game for me in HDR.”

Their AW3926QW developed vertical bars without warning; a pixel refresh cycle cleared them.

“I had the same thing happen to mine without doing anything unusual leading up to it, and it went away with a pixel refresh cycle.”

Recently bought the Neo G9 57-inch and still thinks it's great, but it runs hot enough that they keep a desk fan on it to move the heat away from their hands.

“I got it recently but I have to have a fan pointed at it to circulate the heat away from my hands.”

Software engineer using the LG 39GX950B-B with a work laptop and a PC; works fine with no issues, and its coating is only lightly matte.

“I have the LG 39gx950b-b. I use it for work in addition to my PC. It's fine. No issues.”

Owns both the U4025QW and the AW3926QW; can't get the Dell's IPS brightness dialled in comfortably and finds its matte finish more noticeable than the Alienware's gloss with a light behind the monitor.

“I also I found that the IPS panel is too bright for me, I still can’t dial that in correctly”

Got the AW3426DW for about $630 and finds the colours beautiful and the monitor a blast, even on an older 2080 Ti, though they have some FOMO about the 39-inch 5K2K.

“Still beautiful colors on the 34 and it’s been a blast.”

Tried the AW3926QW and found its VRR flicker noticeably worse than their AW3423DW.

“I just tried the AW3926QW and AW3426DW and both flicker noticeably worse than the AW3423DW.”

Bought the Neo G9 57-inch at launch and returned it because of how much heat it gave off.

“I had one of those when it released in the summer. My face is still read from heat burns from the amount of heat it puts out. I returned it because of that.”

Their LG 39GX950B came with bad grey banding (horizontal lines) and will be returned.

“I got a LG 39 as temporary to wait while AW39 will arrive, and got a shit bending panel”

Bought both the U4025QW and the AW3926QW; the Dell's matte finish handled reflections better, its brightness was easier to tune with no hotspots, and the candle-light mode is very comfortable on the eyes.

“IPS brightness was way better and easier to tune with no hotspots in the center. Candle light feature makes it ultra comfortable on the eyes”

On their third Alienware ultrawide in seven years, the AW3426DW blew them away out of the box in Cyberpunk without any calibration.

“I have yet to dial this one in an I'm just blown away by everything.”

A day in with the AW3926QW, sees no CPC dimming so far and little difference in picture from their AW3426DW.

“I received it yesterday and honestly cannot see much of a difference to the AW3426DW which I've had since release.”

Uses the Neo G9 57-inch for productivity on a 55-inch desk; needed a desk mount to push it back and still feels heat on their face, and an FPS game made them dizzy within minutes.

“It's ridiculously big. I use mine for productivity. I played a FPS game once with it and got dizzy AF after few minutes, never again.”

Bought the LG 39GX950B and returned it because the matte coating looked visibly grainy.

“I hated the matte coating as you could visibility see the graininess of it”

Owns the Dell U4025QW and finds its colour and detail excellent.

“I have the Dell U4025wq and it’s absolutely blissful in color and detail.”

Swapped an Alienware AW2725Q 4K for the AW3426DW on an RTX 5090 and finds graphics and text superb, if anything better than the 4K monitor.

“the graphics and text are superb if not better than my last year’s 4K monitor”

Finds the AW3926QW at 100% dimmer than their AW3423DW was at 60%, though 90% is fine in a dark room.

“Mine's the same, I ran my AW3423DW at 60% and that's still brighter than the AW3926QW at 100%.”

Owns the Neo G9 57-inch and finds games like Forza Horizon 6 and Destiny 2 look unreasonably good on it with settings maxed.

“Forza Horizon 6 has been consuming my life because of this display. It looks unreasonably good with all the options cranked.”

Replaced an AW38 with the LG 39GX950B; after calibrating it the picture is fantastic, and the matte finish works in both bright and dim rooms.

“Calibrated it with my Calibrite Display Pro HL and the picture is fantastic.”

After an AW3821DW and two AW3423DWs with flickering and burn-in, moved to the U4025QW and calls it maybe their best purchase ever.

“I had issues with the OLED monitor, including flickering and burn-in. So I decided to move back to IPS and an Ultrasharp model.”

Coming from an ASUS 4K OLED, found the AW3426DW washed out and dim in SDR and in every HDR mode (True Black and Peak 1300) even after adjusting settings, and is returning it; other owners in the thread say theirs look great.

“compared to the Asus the Alienware doesn’t even feel like an OLED, the colors look super washed out and brightness seems horrible”

Prefers the AW3926QW to the LG C4 TV they used as a monitor; it is bright enough that they run the desktop at 40%.

“For desktop mine is at 40%, at 100% me eye are burning.”

Uses the LG 39GX950B for gaming and coding in a dim room: very bright when needed, inky blacks, clean greyscale and no reflections.

“Mine completely slaps. Bright as F when you want it to be, inky blacks and not a single streak of anything in any grayscale %”

Tried the LG 38GL950G, 45GX950A and 39GX950B and the U4025QW over a year; the Dell was their favourite, used 80% for Mac productivity and 20% PC gaming, with a little ghosting coming from OLED that doesn't bother them.

“The Dell was my favorite by far, and it's what I'm using today. I absolutely love it. I use it for 80% productivity on my Mac, and 20% gaming on my PC.”

Finds the AW3426DW great with perfect text; their only complaint is the lack of USB-C charging for a work laptop.

“This monitor is great, and text is perfect. I cannot fault it apart from no USB-C charging for work laptop.”

Returning the AW3926QW because both sides look grey, especially at the 80% or lower brightness they need.

“Just requested a return from Dell, and this monitor is going back.”

Two weeks with the LG 39GX950B for gaming and graphic design and can't fault it; the coating is lighter than a typical matte LCD finish.

“I use it for both gaming and graphic design and I can't say a single bad thing about it.”

Replaced a Dell S3422DWG VA with the AW3426DW and was underwhelmed at first by washed-out colours in SDR and HDR games; Windows HDR settings and toggling HDR modes on the monitor mostly sorted it out.

“my AW3426DW showed up today and I immediately swapped out my Dell S3422DWG. When I first booted it up, colors looked washed out.”

First impressions of the AW3926QW: colour as good as QD-OLED and no banding, 5K2K is majestic, but CPC dimming is really bad, turning the edges dull and grey soon after a game starts.

“CPC is REALLY BAD, this monitor seems to have an algorithm of its own”

Owns the LG 39GX950B and finds it mostly awesome; coming from glossy QD-OLED, the matte coating, though the best they've seen, is still sometimes noticeable.

“I have this monitor and for the most part it is awesome.”

A month in, finds constant HDR tweaking on the AW3426DW miserable: some games look amazing, others crushed or washed out, and ABL dimming in bright daytime scenes makes sunny areas look awful.

“There is no way you don’t notice the dimming when playing a game that’s in the daytime. The screen becomes so dark it makes the sunny areas look awful.”

A couple of days in, has noticed no edge dimming or other problems on their August 2026 AW3926QW.

“Only had mine for a couple days now but I haven’t noticed anything.”

Uses the LG 39GX950B next to an AW3225QF and finds a big difference in its favour in daylight or with background lights on.

“Bright room or ambient light, 100% go LG.”

Picked the AW3426DW over 4K to avoid the frame-rate hit with a 5070 Ti and loves it as their first OLED.

“I really love the monitor, it's my first OLED”

Uses the AW3926QW's KVM between a work laptop and a gaming PC, but with only one rear USB port they need a hub for keyboard, mouse, webcam and speakers.

“Monitor has only 1 usb port on back to use, so I have a hub connected to it with all devices”

Owns the LG 39GX950B and loves it; would pay more for it over the Alienware to avoid uniformity issues and get more brightness.

“I have the LG and I love it.”

Moved from an LG 34GP950G-B to the AW3426DW and is happy so far; G-Sync compatibility has been fine, though the joystick shortcuts can't switch between HDR modes.

“I got the AW3426DW last week (sidegraded from an LG 34GP950G-B) and so far I am happy.”

On their second AW3926QW, the built-in KVM can't wake a sleeping PC from the shared keyboard and mouse after switching away to the Mac.

“I have my second aw39 and it also does it.”

Tested the LG 39GX950B before settling on the Alienware and found its colour reproduction poor.

“I made sure to buy and test monitors like the 39GX950B (Shit color reproduction)”

Highly recommends the AW3426DW for its QD-OLED picture and the best screen coating they've seen; no anomalies or flicker, but they miss DisplayPort over USB-C for their laptop.

“It is a fantastic monitor. Between being a qd oled and probably the best screen coating I've seen among all oleds. I can highly recommend it.”

Uses the AW3926QW's KVM with a Windows 11 PC and a Mac mini with no issues, with a one-click shortcut to the input menu.

“I use it with my win11 pc and the new m6 Mac mini.. never experienced any issues.”

Found the LG 39-inch OLED gave them crippling eye strain and judges it poor for content creation and 3D work.

“There is also an eye strain issue that absolutely crippled me with the LG39.”

Their AW3426DW's control board failed after three days: the OSD kept opening and scrolling on its own, then stopped responding; they ordered a replacement.

“had the AW3426DW for 3 days before there was a control board failure”

Loving the AW3926QW on an RTX 5080: with upscaling or frame generation when needed it runs without stutter and looks very crisp.

“I got the aw 39 5k2k on a 5080 and im loving it.”

Came from an ASUS QD-OLED and finds the LG 39-inch 5K2K excellent and noticeably brighter than the Alienware; the matte coating shows only on white or very bright backgrounds.

“I have the LG 39inch 5k2k and it’s excellent.”

Enjoying the AW3426DW: great text clarity and much brighter HDR than earlier OLEDs they've used; uses HDR True Black 500.

“I’ve been enjoying it a lot so far. Text clarity is great, and the overall brightness in hdr is way better than previous oleds i’ve used.”

Tried the AW3926QW and sent it back because its build quality was far worse than their U4025QW and AW3821DW.

“Tried the new AW3926QW and sent it back. The build quality is abysmal”

Returned the LG 39-inch three times over six months: great for gaming, but smearing in web browsing and productivity under their office lighting bothered them.

“I’ve legit returned the 39” LG like 3 times over 6 months.”

Replaced a first-gen QD-OLED with the AW3426DW and finds colour very nice, especially with Dolby Vision, and lines and text much crisper.

“The lines and text is much crisper than the first gen qd dot I replaced.”

Returned the AW3926QW in favour of the U4025QW because the glossy screen's reflections were distracting even in a controlled room and they didn't want to micromanage OLED burn-in.

“My decision wasn't influenced so much by eye strain as it was by dislike of the glossy finish (reflections too distracting even in a light-controlled room)”

Bought the LG 39GX950B and the AW3926QW and kept the LG: its matte screen works better even in dim rooms, it is visibly brighter side by side, and it avoids the Alienware's dimming on white content such as hockey ice.

“The LG Matte screen is much better- even in dim or light controlled rooms. The Alienware really needs pitch black to shine.”

After returning an AW3926QW with QC issues, picked up the AW3426DW; amazing, but after 5K2K they missed the bigger screen and plan to return it.

“No doubt it’s amazing but after using the 5k2k, I was kinda disappointed as I missed the bigger screen”

Two weeks with the AW3926QW after returning the LG 39-inch: the glossy finish gives more depth and contrast, brightness is plenty coming from QD-OLED, and the RGB layout makes text clearer than expected for coding.

“After spending more time with the AW, I’m extremely happy with my decision to keep it over the LG.”

Ordered the LG 39GX950B and the AW3926QW and returned the LG: slightly brighter, but the Alienware's colours and clarity popped more for gaming.

“I ordered both. Returned the LG. While it is a tad bit brighter.. its not a deal breaker at all”

A week in with the AW3426DW on a 5090: fantastic, apart from needing a Chrome fix for oversaturation; switches inputs between work and home machines with hotkeys.

“Just got mine a week ago. Hooked up to a 5090. It's fantastic.”

After three weeks, their replacement AW3926QW shows grey ripples near the top and greyish blacks in dark scenes in Peak 1300 mode; their first unit had also been faulty.

“I see gray ripples all over my screen near the top of the screen and also it also looks like the black levels on my monitor are now very grayish”

Chose the LG 39GX950B over the Alienware and calls it the best decision: it handles the lighting in their home very well for content, games, movies and photo and video editing.

“Best decision of my life, it handles all the lighting in my house amazingly”

An Alienware AW3426DW owner testing HDR modes says True Black 500 with in-game brightness raised looks incredible in bright games, though it can feel slightly dim at default settings.

“In games with high average picture levels like Battlefield, True Black 500 with in-game World Brightness pushed around 80 looks incredible.”

Owns the AW3926QW and the U4025QW: the Alienware is phenomenal for media and games after an AW3821DW, but not the monitor to work on, partly for lack of USB ports for a KVM setup.

“The Alienware is phenomenal (at least, upgrading from an older AW3821DW IPS panel) for media and games.”

Recently bought the LG 39-inch 5K2K and loves it; replaced a 27-inch 1440p and 32-inch 4K pair and finds it big enough to split into two windows for work.

“I have the 39" 5K2K LG and I'm in love with it.”

An Alienware AW3426DW owner coming from IPS uses True Black 500 at modest brightness and says it is so bright in Cyberpunk 2077 that they can't understand complaints about it being dim.

“Personally i use tb500. I use modest brightness settings, coming from ips if I crank it up and look at a neon light in cp2077 it burns my retinas lol.”

Returned the AW3926QW because of bad uniformity on both sides and annoying dimming, switching to an ASUS PG34WCDN.

“Same here, bad uniformity at both sides and dimming was annoying. Returned mine today and got a pg34wcdn.”

Found the LG UltraGear GX9 39-inch 5K2K beautiful on the desktop but unusable in games because of severe VRR flicker; turning G-Sync off fixed it, which they found unacceptable for the price.

“Until now I didn't understand the flickering people were speaking about. Holy hell...this thing was a mess!”

Returned their AW3926QW: no uniformity problems, but after two weeks the screen stayed dim despite troubleshooting.

“just returned mine. didnt have uniformity issues but after using for 2 weeks. the screen just stayed dim even after all the troubleshooting.”

Saw no flicker on the LG 39GX950B but returned it because the matte coating made the image a little soft and hazy.

“I ended up returning it because the image was a little soft and hazy due to matte coating and size.”

Tried the LG 39GX950B for a week and returned it, then bought the AW3926QW as an upgrade from an AW3423DW with zero regrets.

“I purchased the AW, and I've had zero regrets upgrading from an AW3423DW.”

Bought the LG 39GX950B on sale as their first ultrawide after a 32-inch 4K; the mild curve suits them, brightness and colours are fine, and they are very happy.

“Overall very happy with the upgrade and with the setup, coming from a 32” 4k monitor”

Had the AW3926QW and the LG 39GX950B and preferred the Alienware despite its flaws.

“I had both at one point and decided I liked the AW better, even with all its flaws.”

Owns the LG 39GX950B and loves it for mixed work.

“I have the 39 and love it for cross functional work.”

Found the 45-inch too big and picked the Alienware 39-inch 5K2K over the LG, which they think is better.

“I went with the Alienware 39” over the LG. It’s better”

Likes their LG 39-inch 5K2K, but some in-game UI elements are too small to read at that resolution and the monitor is a bit bigger than they'd like.

“I like my LG 39 5k2k but the biggest issue for me is that some ui elements in game don't play nice for me.”

Chose the Alienware 39-inch 5K2K over LG's options because its glossy coating looks much better to them.

“I much prefer the glossy coating, it just looks way better”

Had the LG 39GX950B for a few days and was impressed by its brightness with no auto-dimming problems; the matte screen wasn't a big deal and colours were good after some tweaking.

“I had it for a few days and was genuinely impressed by the brightness.”

Their AW3926QW arrived in perfect condition after delivery delays and looks perfect to them.

“Arrived in perfect condition, on Monday Oct 6. Monitor looks perfect to me.”

Has used both the LG 39-inch 5K2K and the Alienware 39; the LG's brightness and pop in bright HDR scenes stand out, the matte finish was a non-issue, though reds looked a little off and it lacks the glossy screen's inky blacks.

“The brightness and pop can’t be overstated.”

Found the AW3926QW too big to keep game information in view without turning their head, and the 5K2K performance cost too high.

“It's too big, for me at least.”

On their second LG 39GX950B, the cooling fan still makes a whine that is audible at a normal sitting distance.

“This is my 2nd unit already and it does the noise. I don’t even have to put my ear next to the vent to hear it. It’s audible at a normal distance.”

Returned the AW3926QW because it wasn't bright enough and the 5K2K performance cost on a 4090 wasn't worth it; would pay more for the brighter, better-built LG.

“Returned mine cause it wasn’t bright enough.”

Went through several LG 39GX950B and AW3926QW units and each had banding, colour uniformity problems or damage; dislikes non-QD OLED and matte coatings and is back on a PG32UCDM3.

“Either there's terrible banding on them, color uniformity issues, or the unit itself was damaged. This is between both the LG39GX950B and the AW3926QW.”

Returned the AW3926QW because their QD-OLED AW3225QF looked better, though they loved the ultrawide format.

“I bought it but returned it because I thought the imagine quality on my QD OLED aw3225qf was superior”

Bought the AW3926QW and is extremely happy; a firmware option to reduce edge dimming would be a bonus but isn't a worry.

“I didn't. I bought it and am extremely happy with it.”

Bought the AW3926QW to replace an AW3225QF but it gave them headaches, so they returned it.

“Bought it to replace my AW3225QF. I don’t know why, but for some reason using that thing gave me a headache.”

Uses the AW3926QW mostly for work with some strategy gaming; runs 5K at 165 Hz over DisplayPort from a 7800 XT without issues.

“Yeah I use it mostly for work.”

Used to colour-calibrated photo displays, finds the AW3926QW's edge dimming barely noticeable in practice and the complaints overblown.

“IMHO, it's an overblown issue unless you consider yourself very sensitive about it.”

Works on the AW3926QW in SDR at 50% brightness and games maxed out without seeing the edge dimming.

“I work on it in SDR @ 50% brightness. And I don’t see it.”

Within minutes of setting up the AW3926QW, the sides, especially the right, were noticeably dimmer and less saturated than the centre on the desktop, so they returned it.

“within a few minutes of plugging it in, I could see that on normal desktop use the left and right sides, but especially the right, were notably less bright/saturated than the center of the screen.”

On the AW3926QW, switching to 1080p 330 Hz is instant and the KVM works well between a PC and a laptop, apart from brief artefacts during setup.

“The KVM works great for my use case (PC plugged into USB-B and laptop plugged into USB-C).”

Gets headaches and burning eyes on the AW3926QW, as with four other Alienware OLEDs, even in True Black 400 with anti-flicker on; returning it for IPS.

“Eyes feel like they are bleeding, headaches, skin around eyes feels like its burning off.”

Returned other OLED monitors for blurry text, but the AW3926QW's text clarity is great; uses it 80% for office work and 20% gaming and rates it 10/10.

“Not so with the aw39. Its text clarity is great. No issues no headache for me.”

Upgraded from a 2015 Acer X34 to the AW3926QW and finds it amazing for reading code and text at work.

“Software dev so a lot of reading code and text. It has been amazing for work”

Very happy with the AW3926QW for gaming and development on Windows and macOS; the pixel density suits both and the space is great for code and spreadsheets.

“I am very happy with my AW3926QW purchase. I use it with Windows and macOS.”

Moved from an MSI 321UPX 32-inch 4K to the AW3926QW: slightly less punchy but more natural colour, sharper text and very useful extra width for work on PC and Mac.

“text is even more sharp on my AW than it was on the MSI, likely due to the RGB stripe subpixel arrangement.”

Switched to the AW3926QW from 10-year-old monitors and is amazed daily by gaming visuals and the room for work; an M3 MacBook Air drives it effortlessly.

“every day I’m amazed at how good it looks in gaming and how much I can fit on the screen for productivity at work.”

Uses the AW3926QW with an M4 MacBook Pro for work; everything works fine with three windows side by side.

“I have the aw39 paired with a m4 mbp. Everything works fine and I usually use 3 windows side by side.”

Their AW3926QW failed within a day: after a game the screen went black and the OSD stopped responding, and power cycling didn't help.

“Within one day the monitor failed to work. After playing a game, the screen went black and OSD was unresponsive.”

Had the AW3926QW and found their eyes got tired after about 15 minutes of reading, unlike on IPS.

“I had the AW39 and my eyes got tired after 15 minutes.”

Testing the AW3926QW side by side with the LG 39GX950B and finds the Alienware's CPC dimming and uniformity issues clearly visible.

“I have both of them right now and I’m still testing.”

Moved to the AW3926QW from an MSI 321URX after also testing the LG 39GX950B and the MSI 341CQR X36; worth every penny if you value colour depth over brightness.

“AW3926QW worth every penny if you value color depth over brightness.”

Upgraded from a 34-inch Philips Evnia to the AW3926QW and loves it; its gentle curve feels very comfortable compared with the 800R/1000R 45-inch screens.

“The AW3926QW curve feels amazingly comfortable for me and is similar to my old Evnia.”

Their new Alienware 5K2K (AW3926QW) has great picture quality, but there is a gap between the back panel and the screen that they worry will widen or let in dust.

“Only problem is the monitor has a gap between the back panel and screen.”

Their AW3926QW was dead on arrival and arranging a return took over an hour on the phone; considering the LG instead.

“Mine was DOA and it wont even give me the option to return/exchange.”

Their AW3926QW arrived damaged and Dell hadn't responded to the exchange request after five days.

“I've had a similar experience with my AW3926QW showing up damaged.”

Received two broken AW3926QW units, the first with a cracked screen and the replacement flickering above 60 Hz, and took a refund.

“I bought it, got a broken one, cracked screen in the box. Got a replacement. also broken, but this time the screen had a horrible flickering at any refresh over 60hz.”

Their AW3926QW arrived dead, and getting an exchange meant being transferred eight times by Dell support.

“This has gotta be the worst support experience of my life.”

Got the AW3926QW and loves it: little to no VRR flicker so far, unlike the 34-inch Alienware they returned, and it looks beautiful.

“So far with the 39”, I’ve had little to no instance of flicker. It’s so amazing, so beautiful.”

Traded an LG 45GX950A for the 39GX950B and the AW3926QW; in TrueBlack 500 the Alienware's HDR matches the 45-inch, and Peak 1300 adds some ABL but outstanding colour vibrancy.

“if you use the Peak 1300 mode, you'll gain some ABL, but also gain some outstanding color vibrancy.”

One day in, finds the AW3926QW's uniformity and green tint annoying.

“I have this monitor now also for a day, the uniformity and green tint is annoying.”

Chose the AW3926QW as their first OLED, partly on price; happy with it so far in a room that isn't very bright.

“I went with the AW39 based on price and it would be my first oled, I’m happy with it so far.”

Their AW3926QW doesn't show the edge-dimming issue; they call it a cinema screen, though not the pick for bright PvP games.

“I have it and I dont have that issue on my unit but maybe I dont run it as bright as everybody else!”

Finds the AW3926QW only okay: tired of washed-out edges from auto-dimming and prefers brightness over OLED blacks, so is considering returning it for a bright LCD.

“The Alienware is okay but I'm getting tired of the washed out saturation on the edges due to auto-dimming.”

Their AW3926QW arrived with the right side noticeably dimmed; the dimming eased after a few hours and nearly disappears in HDR 1300 Bright at full brightness.

“Same situation here, EU, Dec delivery brought forward and received today. also exactly the right side noticably dimmed”

Had both the AW3926QW and the LG 39GX950B and returned the Alienware because the uniformity was so bad; matched the LG's sharpness with a tweak.

“I had both and the uniformity was so bad I returned it.”

Their July-built AW3926QW had the same uniformity problems, so they returned it and bought the LG 39-inch on sale instead.

“Mine was from July and was just as bad. After seeing so many examples with the same issue I decided to send it back.”

Their AW3926QW from Dell France shows severe uniformity problems: only the centre looks right, with a green tint and lower brightness along the top and sides on white pages.

“It turns out that wasn't the case at all, in fact for me it looks even worse in person than in the photo from my iPhone.”

Moved from LG's 45-inch 5K2K to the AW3926QW and won't go back: better value, a less aggressive curve and a newer tandem panel.

“I "upgraded" from the 45" 5K2K and I am not going back.”

Bought the AW3926QW alongside the LG 39GX950B and returned the Alienware: liked its menus, PIP and KVM, but it needs a pitch-black room and its dimming and uniformity issues show clearly on white scenes like hockey ice.

“The panel dimming and uniformity issues on the Dell become VERY apparent when watching something with a white sheet of ice.”

Ordered the AW3926QW and the LG 39GX950B and kept the Alienware: decently bright, with colours, text clarity and image pop noticeably better for gaming, and no uniformity issues on their unit.

“The biggest thing I noticed was the Alienware colors and clarity just pop more.. and it’s definitely noticeable.”

Switched from LG 5K2K monitors to the AW3926QW and their unit is flawless: no noticeable dimming or tint in HDR 1300 Bright, with razor-sharp clarity, blacks and colour.

“Mine is literally perfect, either I got lucky or Dell has ironed out the issues. I put it through the paces on hdr 1300 bright. No noticeable dimming or tint”

Uses the AW3926QW for single-player games, which look amazing; doesn't notice the dimming issue and calls it the best monitor they've used.

“I only use it for single player games and they look amazing. Dimming issue i dont even notice it not as bad everyone says.”

Moved from a 1440p mini-LED to the AW3926QW and loves it: the 5K2K resolution is very crisp, brightness is better than expected and there is no green tint at the edges on their unit.

“Loving this monitor been using it the last 4hr and its definitely nice to bump up to 4k.”

Two days into owning the AW3926QW, loves it; the high resolution and glossy coating are their favourite parts.

“Got mine 2 days ago and have been loving it! The high resolution and glossy coating are my favorite parts.”

Runs the AW3926QW on a 9070 XT, mainly for work with some gaming; with FSR and frame generation gets 90–140 fps in major titles and is glad they chose the bigger screen.

“Really glad I went with the bigger screen as my primary purpose was for work”

Upgraded from a 49-inch 1440p VA to the AW3926QW with no panel or QC issues; the 2160p height is a game changer, text and images look much sharper, and a 9070 XT with FSR handles games well.

“Upgraded from 2nd gen 49” 1440p VA panel and honestly this is a night and day difference!”

Their AW3926QW also drops the DisplayPort 2.1 signal repeatedly while gaming on an RTX 5090, even on the latest monitor firmware.

“I also have this issue while playing ARC Raiders with the same Silkland cable and a 5090.”

Tried three DisplayPort cables and still can't run the AW3926QW at full resolution and refresh rate from a 9070 XT; stuck at 120 Hz.

“I’ve tried three dp cables. My 9070xt can’t get the monitor to run at full speed and full resolution.”

Moved from a Dell G3223Q to the 39-inch AW3926QW: the OLED upgrade is amazing, and they use the KVM and PIP to switch between a MacBook Pro and a gaming PC.

“The OLED upgrade alone is amazing over my Dell G3223Q (4k 144hz) and bump to 165 hz is nice.”

Bought the AW3926QW at release: colours and text clarity were excellent, but it died after two weeks.

“It looked amazing, colors were much better and text was crystal clear. It died on me in 2 weeks”

Tried the AW3926QW and returned it because of poor panel uniformity and CPC edge dimming, preferring LG's 45-inch 5K2K.

“tested the AW and returned it.”

Compared the LG 45-inch and the Alienware 39 in store, got eye strain on the 45, and chose the AW3926QW for its higher pixel density and glossy screen; no regrets.

“With the higher ppi and preference for glossy, I got the 39AW and no regrets.”

Runs the AW3926QW on a 5080 and finds it handles 5K2K well unless you need 144+ fps everywhere, e.g. 80+ fps in Crimson Desert with DLAA.

“I have the AW39 with the 9800x3D and 5080. Before purchasing the monitor I went mad thinking my GPU would not be enough.”

Really happy with the AW3926QW: insanely immersive, the 330 Hz mode is a bonus, and after a few pixel refreshes even 5% grey uniformity looks excellent; auto dimming is the only real complaint.

“39" at 5K is insanely immersive and OLED looks ridiculous in games like this.”

Their first AW3926QW order from Dell had issues and was sent back; the unit they bought from Best Buy has had no issues so far.

“I got one from Best Buy, no issues so far (got 10/5).”

Upgraded from the AW3423DWF to the AW3926QW and says the bigger size and pixel density were worth it: much sharper than the older 1440p QD-OLED with similar brightness, though the older panel's colours have a slight edge.

“the new one is significantly sharper, brightness to my eyes about the same. Brighter if you use Dolby Vision mode.”

Went from an AW3423DW to the AW3926QW and now uses both; the QD-OLED has a bit more native colour pop, but the AW3926QW is easily matched, shows cleaner greys and has clearly better text clarity from its RGB layout and higher resolution.

“the Wo is very close/easily adjusted to match while having superior clarity in text due to rgb layout and resolution increase. QD has dirtier looking grays while the Wo is clean.”

Upgraded from the AW3423DWF to the AW3926QW with no regrets: it can look dimmer than the old monitor, but films and games at 5K2K are worth it; notes it takes a 4090 or 5090 to run games at high settings.

“I went from the DWF to the QW and don’t regret it at all. It can appear dimmer than the DWF, but watching movies and playing games at this resolution is well worth it.”

Has used the 39-inch Alienware 5K2K for six weeks: the edge dimming bothered them for the first two weeks, but they no longer notice it when gaming, and colour saturation and highlights pop more than their previous LG C5 TV.

“I've had the AW39" for 1.5 months. The edge dimming bothered me for the first two weeks while I was reading all the static (good/bad) about it.”

Stopped noticing the AW3926QW's edge dimming after a couple of weeks, except in Teams meetings where the participant list at the screen edge looks washed out; accepts it because the monitor is otherwise so good.

“I always notice how washed out the participants list looks on the edge of the screen. I’m okay with this given how good the monitor is otherwise.”

Owned the Alienware 39-inch 5K2K and returned it because of poor uniformity for productivity work, calling it otherwise the better screen; switched to LG's 39-inch 5K2K.

“If you care for uniformity for productivity even a slight bit, get the LG. The AW is fundamentally flawed, unfortunately, because otherwise, it is the better screen.”

Swapped an LG 45-inch 5K2K for the Alienware 39-inch 5K2K and finds it amazing, with great-looking text.

“I swapped my LG5K2K 45 for the Alienware 39” 5K2K. Honestly it’s been amazing and text looks great!”

Bought and returned the Alienware 39-inch 5K2K: the edge dimming was unacceptable and the anti-glare coating sub-par, with text clarity from the RGB layout its only real strength; recommends LG's 39-inch instead.

“Had AW, returned. My bet is that AW must have an insane return rate. Edge dimming is shit, unless your okay with compromises.”

Has owned both 39-inch 5K2K OLEDs; the Alienware has excellent, punchy colour and inky blacks from its glossy screen, but overall brightness leaves something to be desired and the CPC edge dimming is annoying for productivity.

“The Alienware is excellent and the colors do have a pop. Decent brightness but the overall brightness of the screen does leave a bit to be desired.”

As an AW3926QW owner, finds the uniformity issues only show up if you go looking for them; in gaming and HDR content they aren't noticeable and the monitor is great.

“In ordinary use, gaming and HDR content, you will likely not notice uniformity issues.”

Uses the AW3926QW mostly for work with some gaming and finds it fantastic: cheaper than their previous 39-inch with higher resolution and better colours; brightness could be better but is fine turned up, even in afternoon sun.

“I bought the display and have been using it for mostly work, bit of gaming, and it's fantastic. Cost way less than my last 39", higher res, better colours, etc.”

Picky about image quality, their AW3926QW shows uniformity issues on single-colour test images, but in normal use they notice only bright colours, sharpness, deep blacks and the huge size; not for all-day white spreadsheets.

“What I notice is the beautiful bright colors, sharpness, deep blacks and huge size.”

Upgraded from an LG C2 TV to the AW3926QW for World of Warcraft and is keeping it; can't see any issue in regular use and has no complaints.

“Keeping it, bought it for WoW forever, upgrading from an LG C2 TV and couch keyboard”

Upgraded from a 38-inch Alienware IPS to the Alienware 39 OLED and finds it beautiful and far more immersive; ran it on a 4090, and now on a 5080 relies on DLSS and frame generation.

“It's beautiful and worth it the 39 Alienware OLED is such a worthy upgrade from my 3840x1600 AW IPS 38. Everything is so much more beautiful and immersive.”

Switched from a 34-inch 3440x1440 Samsung ultrawide to the Alienware 39-inch 5K2K with a 4090 and loves the extra height and the sharpness from the higher pixel density, with no performance problems so far.

“I'm loving it so far, the extra hight you get makes it more immersive. And the sharpness from the extra ppi is great!”

After a month using the AW3926QW beside a Dell U4025QW for office work, coding, CAD and gaming: great for documents and games, but colour isn't accurate across the whole screen for photo work, and bright morning light causes glossy glare.

“Somebody else thinks the AW3926QW is soooo sub-optimal to view word documents, I've used it for a month and say - no way it's actually great.”

Owns both the AW3926QW and the U4025QW; the Alienware is far better for content and input lag, easy to set to a comfortable brightness, and its text is nearly as clear as the Dell's.

“the AW3926QW in my opinion is insanely better for content consumption, the input lag between the two is night and day.”

Bought both; the AW3926QW was noticeably better for watching content but worse for productivity because of edge dimming, pixel cleaning and glossy reflections.

“Do agree content watching on the AW was noticeably better but everywhere else from a productivity standpoint was noticeably worse.”

After two weeks with the AW3926QW, their first OLED: stunning picture, crisp text and deep blacks; the glossy screen's anti-reflective coating makes it more usable in a bright room than their matte Dell UltraSharp.

“stunning picture, crisp text, amazingly deep blacks. Standout feature for me is the glossy screen and the AR coating on it. This monitor is more usable in a bright room than my matte Dell ultrasharp next to it.”

About a month after mounting their AW3926QW straight from the box, a gap opened between panel and frame in two spots along the top; Dell support first called it wear and tear or physical damage not covered by warranty, then the social media team offered to look into it.

“About a month now after receiving it I noted that there was a gap forming in two spots along the top of the monitor.”

Bought two AW3926QW units and both had issues and a dim screen; coming from a PG32UCDM3 it felt like a brightness downgrade, and the LG 39GX was brighter without the problems.

“I brought 2 of these and all had issues and the screen was dim. LG39GX is brighter and doesn’t have these problems.”

Returned the AW3926QW partly because SDR brightness was poor next to LG's 39-inch, though text looked really good thanks to the RGB-stripe layout.

“Yes I returned it and this was one of the reasons. SDR brightness is piss poor on this panel.”

Tested the AW3926QW side by side with LG's 39-inch at matched brightness and returned the Alienware: a white-to-grey gradient on the left side was distracting on white backgrounds, a dealbreaker for a monitor that doubles for work.

“I wanted to keep the AW, but the left side of the screen had this gradient from white to gray that I couldn’t get over.”

Coming from an LG 34-inch IPS and an LG C1, found the AW3926QW too dim for SDR browsing, with eye strain, and later returned it.

“Not really happy with the brightness overall.”

Has played about 50 hours of Destiny 2 on the AW3926QW in TB500 mode with Auto HDR and enjoyed it; the low-resolution dual mode looked terrible.

“I’ve played D2 for like 50 hours on the AW39 and I have enjoyed the experience”

Plays Destiny 2 on the AW3926QW with native HDR and finds highlights pop and colours accurate; edge dimming only shows on solid white and pale orange looks slightly green at the right edge, not enough to return a 5K2K RGB OLED that costs $600 less than the LG.

“Dimming isn't really noticeable in anything that isn't a solid white pane.”

Their AW3926QW showed significant dimming on the right side with white pages on the latest firmware; gorgeous in CS2, but bought for 80% productivity work, so they are returning it.

“It's a shame as I played some cs2 and it was absolutely gorgeous, such a lovely display. But I did buy this for 80% productivity.”

Went through three AW3926QW units (a scratch and a visible gap on the first two) and measured them with a calibrator: the edge dimming behaved practically the same on all three; finds 120 nits comfortable and HDR can get uncomfortably bright.

“I’ve tested three panels”

Returned the AW3926QW despite its good £1000 price because the aggressive CPC edge dimming, which they say affects every unit, was unacceptable.

“I'm glad I returned mine even though the monitor is very well priced for £1000, is still alot of money and the CPC implementation is not acceptable.”

Their AW3926QW passed dead-pixel, banding and uniformity checks; it is a little darker than the 27-inch IPS it replaced, fine for browsing after HDR calibration, and they are happy with it.

“Tested for dead pixels, banding, uniformity, colour dimming etc. All looks good to me, perfect in fact.”

Found the AW3926QW much darker than expected out of the box; got SDR and HDR looking good after tuning, but some games such as Forza Horizon 6 still felt too dark.

“I found out of the box the AW39 felt way darker than it should be.”

New AW3926QW owner in the UK: some power flickering at first that they blame on the cable, slight edge dimming on white screens that isn't too bad, otherwise great and keeping it.

“I have seen a slight dimming on the sides white screens but its not too bad so far.”

After about two days, their AW3926QW flickered and then the display went blank for good despite power cycling and new cables; they enjoyed it while it worked but are returning it for a refund.

“the 39” decided to start flickering on and off before the display totally went out. Power light is still on but the display is blank.”

Their AW3926QW flickered and went dark after half an hour of gaming; power cycling brought it back only for a few minutes.

“Was a glorious 30 minutes of gameplay then flickered a few seconds and that was it.”

Returned two AW3926QW units: the image always looked dimmer or washed out towards the edges; the LG 39 they switched to is consistent edge to edge.

“The AW39 always felt like it had a sweet spot dead center, with the image looking noticeably dimmer or washed out as you moved toward the edges.”

Has played close to 50 hours on the AW3926QW and hasn't seen any of the uniformity issues others report.

“I've played for close to 50 hours on mine so far and I haven't seen anything of the uniformity issues.”

Their July 2026 AW3926QW shows no visible problems, and they find its quality and features for the price outstanding; the KVM works fine for them through a hub.

“But the quality and features of this monitor for the price is insane and I don't see any problem here.”

Only notices the AW3926QW's edge dimming on a plain white browser after staring hard; in games, including World of Warcraft with UI at the edges, everything looks perfect.

“If I am in a game I have tried my darnedest to see it and just do not.”

Tried the AW3926QW and the discolouration at the sides was bad enough that grey and white chat messages looked the same; returning it within the return window.

“the discoloration is bad enough on the sides that I can't see the color difference between grey and white colored chat messages.”

After a couple of weeks with the AW3926QW: CPC dimming never showed in HDR gaming but was very noticeable at low brightness on white documents at first, since less so; off-axis gamma shift is noticeable but not annoying.

“I never noticed the CPC issue during HDR gaming. But initally for work where I use low brightness it was very noticeable.”

Their first AW3926QW had atrocious edge dimming; the September 2026 replacement is far better, with only faint green tint on all-white images, and has been rock solid.

“My first panel was atrocious for the edge dimming, especially viewing an all-white or all-orange image. Returned it for a replacement and the new one is way better.”

Returned their AW3926QW because of quality-control issues but loved the monitor overall, running it with a 5070 Ti and frame generation.

“I recently returned the AW3926QW because it had some QC issues but overall I loved the monitor.”

Two days into owning the AW3926QW, can see the edge uniformity issue only when looking for it, not in games or everyday use, and thinks the rest of the monitor makes it a great choice.

“Tbh i dont even notice it myself in any game or everyday usage, i can see it if i focus but seems to be acceptable level”

Bought the AW3426DW on sale and loves it; ultrawide took some getting used to, but games leave them in awe, coming from a 27" 240Hz WOLED.

“I bought the aw3426dw on the recent sale and love it. Ultrawide takes some getting used to but I’m in awe every time I turn a game on.”

Nearly 3 years on the AW3225QF with zero burn-in; an amazing monitor.

“AW3225QF - going for the 3 year now, 0 burn-in, amazing monitor.”

Uses the PG32UCDM3 next to a PG27AQWP-W and is wowed by its clarity, uniformity and picture quality every time.

“Every time I switch back to the PG32UCDM3 for single-player titles I’m wowed by the picture clarity, uniformity, and quality of the PG32UCDM3.”

Uses the MSI MAG 341CQP QD-OLED X28; the worst thing is still scratch resistance despite the new film, which they've learned to live with.

“I’m currently using the MSI MAG 341CQP QD-OLED X28 which is a 5th gen qd oled ultrawide. The worse thing about qd oleds even with this new armour film is still the scratch resistance”

Their new AW3226Q was dead on arrival (power LED blinking SOS); Dell arranged an exchange via email support.

“TLDR: if the power button blinks red, spells sos in Morse code (...---...) it has hardware problem.”

The XG27ACDNG had amazing colors but some flicker at 360Hz and dim whites; after trying a tandem WOLED that looked flat, they bought the ASUS back.

“Started with the ASUS XG27ACDNG (360Hz QD-OLED) from Micro Center. Colors were amazing, but I had some flicker at 360Hz, and bright white stuff looked kinda dim next to my IPS.”

Compared a larger monitor against their PG32UCDM and found the PG32UCDM has the nicer panel, though it now feels small.

“I plugged my PG32UCDM back in to compare and that thing feels tiny now. One downside is that the PG32UCDM definitely has a nicer panel.”

Comparing against the AW3926QW, their AW3425DW QD-OLED has noticeably more color pop and depth and better viewing angles.

“I tried the Tandem OLED Alienware AW3926QW and compared it with my QD-OLED AW3425DW, and the difference is absolutely noticeable. The colors on QD-OLED have more pop and depth.”

Their XG27UCDMG QD-OLED shows color banding in gradients too.

“I've the same monitor as yours, as well as an XG27UCDMG QD-OLED. The banding is there on both models.”

Uses the MSI MPG 271QR QD-OLED X50 at 500Hz for CS2 and finds it beautiful and great for their game.

“Is 500Hz too much for CS2? Probably! Does it maximize my endorphins and make me better in my head? Absolutely! Also, it just looks beautiful.”