Latest owner reviews

Owner of a few months finds it excellent for productivity, gaming and 4K HDR media thanks to pixel density.

“it has been one of the best purchases I’ve made in years regarding QoL.”

Owner at 5868 hours with all OLED care on reports no burn-in and nothing significant.

“Mine's at 5868 hours, no burn in, nothing of significance to report.”

Their ASUS XG27ACDNG plays fine with no issues.

“I have a XG27ACDNG, seems fine to play it no issues.”

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.”

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.”

Owner sees a group of pixels flashing randomly in one game, even with the original cable.

“When I’m playing deadlock my monitor has a group of pixels flashing randomly while in a match.”

A recent XG27AQWMG buyer says HDR is simply amazing in games after calibration, but SDR is still poor with unbalanced brightness despite ICC profiles and tweaks.

“HDR is simply amazing in games (you'd have to tweak almost each game separately in its HDR/Brightness settings unfortunately, there's no escaping that”

Upgraded from an AW3423DW to the PG34WCDN and found the difference small: everything looks a little crisper thanks to the RGB-stripe layout and HDR is a bit brighter, but not a big improvement.

“Went from AW3423DW to a PG34WCDN. Wasn't a huge difference tbh.”

Their first OLED, the PG32UCDM3, leaves them very satisfied.

“i have almost same monitor (PG32UCDM3) and its my first oled. im so satisfied with this monitor.”

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 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 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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

Their AW2726DM had the flicker defect; their MSI is brighter, and they'd keep the Alienware for dark rooms.

“This is the flickering issue I had on theAlienware aw2726dm.”

Their first unit had banding almost everywhere and went back; the second is much better, with banding only at very low grey levels and some dirty screen effect.

“I got the second XG27AQWMG today (April 2026 batch) and it's so much better. It's still visible in very low grey percentages”

Really great with no banding in blacks; in Resident Evil Requiem its brightness made their Sony OLED TV look weak.

“That screen is really great. Didn’t see any so called banding in black.”

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.”

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.”

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”

They really like it at a decent price and just ordered a second one.

“I really like the asus xg27acdng and price point is decent. Actually just ordered a 2nd one”

After a year with Alienware's curved 32-inch OLED they find it very beautiful and don't notice the curve at all, though their flat TV now takes adjusting to.

“I've had the Monitor aswell for the past year & its very beautiful. I don't even notice the curve at all”

A really good monitor after a year, but 4K is needlessly hard to drive at high refresh rates for them.

“Had the LG 32GS95 for just over a year with these specs 4070 Ti Super 7800X3D 32GB 6000 DDR5 It’s a really good monitor”

Having owned many OLED monitors, this one blew them away; its coating removes the purple tint QD-OLEDs get when light hits the screen.

“If you have a big budget, take the ROG PG32 UCDM3. I had a lot of Oled monitors but this one blew me away.”

After 200+ hours the grey banding hasn't improved and they notice it in almost every dark scene in games and movies.

“I thought the monitor would "break in" after about 100 hours, but I've now used it for 200+ and it hasn't improved.”

An owner of Alienware's curved 32-inch 240Hz OLED finds the curve subtle and sensible at 32 inches and recommends it.

“I know a lot of people hated on the Alienware 32inch 240hz oled for being curved. I have it and I do think that the curve makes sense at 32 inches.”

Bought it after reading many reviews and finds it an amazing display they are very happy with.

“PG32UCDM3 is what I purchased after reading a tons of reviews and it was always listed as the top recommendation or one of the top ones. It's an amazing display”

Owns the XG32UCWMG personally and rates it as top tier.

“personally got XG32UCWMG and its top tier”

After two RMAs the last one fixed 90% of the issues, but expecting banding or DSE to come back they are weighing the refund.

“After 2 RMAs, I was offered a refund option for my monitor. I must admit, this last RMA solved 90% of the issues”

Upgraded from an AW3225QF and likes it a lot: phenomenal glossy coating with no black raise, better HDR and useful dual mode for Overwatch, but it has grey banding.

“I just upgraded from an AW3225QF to the XG32UQWMS and I like the Asus a lot. TrueBlack glossy coating is phenomenal”

Bought the ASUS PG34WCDN and highly recommends it, though it is pricier than other 34-inch 5th-gen QD-OLEDs.

“I grabbed the Asus pg34wcdn. Bit pricey for some but I can highly recommend it for those that are able.”

They absolutely love it: looks sharper at 4K than 1440p with a few settings lowered, and they see no text fringing.

“I recently got the Gigabyte MO32U24 because everyone was recommending it and I absolutely love it.”

A great display for games after a 144Hz IPS, with bright tandem-OLED highlights at 1440p high refresh.

“I have it, it’s a great display for playing games. Upgraded from 144hz IPS.”

Their first OLED arrived with lines on grey backgrounds that stayed after several pixel-cleaning runs.

“I’ve noticed some lines on grey and dark grey backgrounds. Is this normal for OLED screens?”

Their first OLED, the Samsung G50SF 27-inch, has been fantastic.

“Ordered myself my first OLED last week, Samsung 27” Odyssey OLED G5 (G50SF). It's been fantastic.”

Under a week with the G95SD: it sometimes fails to detect the PC over DisplayPort and randomly thinks the PC is off; Samsung support was no help.

“I own a Samsung Odyssey OLED G95SD 49", paid $1200 at microcenter.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

Upgraded from an AW3423DWF to the AW3426DW a week ago and finds it amazing for gaming and work.

“Upgrade to the aw3426dw last week and I have no regrets it is an amazing display.”

They absolutely love their PG32UCDM; coming from an LG 39-inch OLED, the picture quality is night and day.

“I have ASUS PG32UCDM absolutely love it”

They returned their PG27AQWP-W for grey banding, though it had the wow factor the QD-OLED lacked.

“My woled is asus pg27aqwp and the qd is the msi mpg x50 27 inch 1440p. The woled had the wow factor.”

They've used the AW3225QF since last year: an awesome OLED panel.

“is that AW3225QF? I've been using this since last year, awesome OLED panel.”

Switching from a WOLED to the MSI MPG X50 27-inch 1440p QD-OLED, games look grainy, like 720p-1080p, and colours are oversaturated unless HDR is on.

“I sent my woled back becuase of the grey banding issue and got the qd oled and my god is it so bad.”

Side by side with the EX321UZ OLED, the mini-LED is too contrasty with crushed blacks.

“the same issue I have on my EX321UX miniled vs the EX321UZ OLED, the miniled is just way too contrasty meaning crashed blacks.”

Preferred it side by side over the EX321UX mini-LED.

“after having them side by side it's just too difficult to unsee it, my next monitor is gonna be an OLED for sure.”

Owned since July 2026: the banding line seems to fade after 700 hours, with no burn-in and only occasional image retention.

“I'm aware of the line, but it seems to start to get less after 700h. I've had it since July 2026.”

Calls it the best for the price and beautiful, with no grey banding on their panel.

“XG32UQWMS is the best for this price”

Owns one and finds it so good, with no regrets and zero flaws.

“MO32U24 is so good. I have one. No regrets, zero flaws.”

Has loved it for about a year on a 5080 and 9800X3D.

“I’ve had this monitor for about a year now and I love it. I have a 5080 and 9800x3d .”

On the same model the pixel cleaner sometimes leaves lines that take up to six manual runs to clear, which they blame on firmware.

“I have the same model, sometimes the image cleaner leaves mine exactly like yours, then i run it manually again and it gets a lot better”

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.”

After returning other OLEDs for gray banding and text fringing, the AW3426DW is the first they kept, and they like it.

“The AW3426DW is the first OLED i've tried that I didn't have to return right away”

Side by side, their old AW3225QF beats the AW3926QW they switched to; they can't get the WOLED as satisfying and its ABL is annoying.

“I had worked out my perfect settings on the aw3225qf.”

Not impressive: dimmer than their regular 4K IPS, so they're moving to mini-LED.

“I got the new Benq mobiuz ex321uz with the best current OLED panel, True Black 500 but its just not impressive as its dimmer than my regular 4K IPS.”

Really good and one of the best OLED monitors to them, though it has grey banding and the glossy panel picks up micro scratches from a cloth.

“İ am using the exact same model, it is really good but have 2 bad sides, first grey bending obviously”

Not happy with it: they cite banding, mura and near-black artifacts typical of tandem WOLED panels.

“I have LG 27GX700A-B and I am not happy with it, but I am talking in general about Tandem WOLED”

A couple of days in they noticed banding in Google dark mode and are considering a QD-OLED instead.

“Just picked up this LG 27GX704A-B monitor a couple days ago and noticed some banding yesterday while using Google dark mode.”

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.”

After a flat Samsung OLED underwhelmed them, switching to the AW3225 finally delivered impressive HDR.

“Returned it because i hate flat screens, for a AW3225, and holy shit, there was the HDR!”

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”

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.”

A month after moving from the AW3225QF to the AW3926QW, it's great for immersion but they regret it and would return it if they could.

“after a month of using my aw3926qf, I have regrets.”

Won over by the glossy finish and blacks; little banding noticed in games.

“From the very first moment, I was won over by its glossy finish and how it renders black”

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.”

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”

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.”

Their G60SF is full of annoyances: poor profile software, slow or failed wake and constant input pop-ups.

“I have the g60sf, my first and last Samsung monitor. So many annoyances and the software for tweaking the monitor and creating auo-switching profiles is complete garbage.”

Their second XG27AQDMG panel also glitches briefly to the right, repeatedly in intense games.

“This is the second one of these panels I’ve had with this issue. Every now and again it’ll quickly glitch to the right.”

After a month of daily use, they noticed glinting flecks under the surface of their MPG 272URX panel, mostly near the middle.

“I purchased this MSI MPG 272URX QD-OLED a month ago and it has been in daily use since.”

They were really happy with the AW3225QF they owned before.

“I also previously owned an Alienware AW3225QF, which I was really happy with.”

The banding on their MO27Q28G is horrible and appeared quickly, so they're thinking of returning it.

“so i have a mo27q28g woled and the banding is horrible and didn't take too long to be noticeable”

They absolutely loved the PG32UCDM3's 4K QD-OLED, 240 Hz, Dolby Vision and design, but it developed a display defect within a month.

“My ASUS ROG Swift PG32UCDM3 unfortunately developed a display defect within just a month of purchase.”

Their FO27Q3 had brightness flicker on the desktop with DSC, which they fixed with custom timings via CRU.

“on my FO27Q3 I've had brightness flickering on desktop via dp or HDMI when DSC was in use”

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 more than two years with the AW3225QF they clean it easily with distilled water and the included cloth, though it gets dirty fast.

“i own aw3225qf since 2024 for more than 2 years”

They own the MO27Q28G and honestly love it.

“Gigabyte mo27q28g or the mo32u24 (32' 4k qd-oled). I have both of them and I honestly love them both.”

Tired of switching between monitors, they bought the PG32UCDM3 as a single monitor for everything and are quite happy.

“bought the Asus PG32UCDM3 as a single monitor for everything and I am quite happy with it”

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 1000 hours and about 150 pixel-clean cycles their MO27Q28G still shows visible grey banding in dark games, and hiding it costs picture detail.

“After 1000h of use and about 150 pixel clean cycles. Same as it was on beginning.”

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.”

Their new MO27Q28G flickers on the Windows desktop with G-Sync on, even with VRR and power saving off.

“I have just bought my first OLED monitor and noticed flickering in desktop with GSync On”

Their XG27AQWMG's automatic pixel clean causes heavy gray banding that needs a manual clean; they filed a bug report with ASUS.

“I've been seeing more and more posts both here and on Asus forums regarding a bug on the automatic Pixel clean causing exaggerated grey banding and DSE which requires a manual clean to fix.”

Their XG32UQWMS is very good and their panel has no gray banding.

“I have that monitor (XG32UQWMS) it is very good and my panel has no gray banding”

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.”

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.”

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”

Just after warranty ended, a defect appeared along the right edge of their 27GR95QE-B and has been spreading for a month.

“I noticed this appear just a few days after the warranty period, and since then, it's been around a month and it's spreading throughout the right edges of the monitor.”

Upgraded to the G60SF for 500 Hz OLED, but the plastic around the OSD joystick broke after 2 weeks on two units.

“After just 2 weeks of normal use, the plastic around the OSD joystick/button literally disintegrated.”

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.”

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”

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.”

Runs the AW3926QW in its 2560x1080 330 Hz mode with a Steam Machine and it still looks amazing.

“Of course, I'm running the monitor at 2560x1080p 330hz mode. To be honest... it still looks amazing”

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.”

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.”

Their AW3926QW has some edge dimming that doesn't bother them.

“Mine has similar-looking edge dimming (although hard to say from a photo) and it doesn’t bother me at all.”

The MPG 274URDFW E16M only matches the cheaper MAG's blacks at local dimming level 3, which turns greys brown, crushes blacks and shows visible zones following the mouse.

“Causes greys to become brown, the gamma curve becomes a bit weird, crushing of blacks, and just creates an unusable and unpleasant experience”

Loved the 27GX700A-B's picture despite gray uniformity and VRR issues, but it showed burn-in after only about 600 hours.

“I loved the picture, despite some issues with gray uniformity and VRR instability. However, I don't think burn-in is supposed to happen after only 600 hours”

Over a year with the AOC Q27G3XMN: HDR factory calibration was way off until they built a custom LUT; brighter than their Philips OLED, but worse in contrast, saturation and clarity.

“Factory calibration for HDR was way off for my sample”

Just got the AW3226Q as their first OLED and finds it absolutely beautiful.

“It’s my first OLED but I’m in disbelief. Absolutely beautiful”

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.”

Just got the XG27ACDNG and is underwhelmed by its colors.

“Just got ASUS ROG Strix XG27ACDNG and the colors are NOT blowing me away.”

Their AW2725DF (1440p 360Hz, RTX 5070 Ti over DP 2.1) randomly blacks out and power-cycles in a loop while gaming, even after NVIDIA's hotfix driver.

“Occasionally, while gaming, my monitor suddenly goes black and starts turning on and off repeatedly in a continuous loop.”

Uses the PG32UCDM Gen 3 with an Apple TV 4K and finds it great for both media and gaming.

“the PG32UCDM line are great, especially the Gen 3, which is what I use.”

Their first G80SH 32 arrived with a deformed frame and bulging glass, and the replacement has DisplayPort failures and artifacts.

“I'm on my **second Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 (G80SH, 32", 4K 240Hz)**, and this entire experience has been a complete shitshow.”

After 13 months and 5000 hours with all care features on, their XG27AQDMG developed a bright streak in the middle of the screen.

“The bright streak in the middle of the screen has only appeared in the last 2 weeks and is noticeable in dark games.”

Finds the MSI 271QPX32 amazing: natural colors, excellent HDR highlights, excellent uniformity, easy setup, and a black film that deepens blacks.

“This monitor is amazing, haven’t been a fan of previous MSI models”

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.”

Uses the MSI MPG E16M Mini-LED for PS5 and PC: HDR looks amazing with no flicker, blooming or black crush.

“I have the MPG version which is more premium tier. Used it for PS5 and PC, the HDR looks amazing”

Using the Q27G3XMN with a PS5, they can't get HDR at 1440p (it forces 2160p and looks grey), so apart from its brightness it feels like wasted money.

“The only good think i got out of this monitor is the brightness. So it feels like I've poured money down the drain.”

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.”

Their AW2725DF developed a slight pink tint; Dell replaced it under warranty but the replacement shows the same tint.

“I purchased this monitor back in April 2024. A few months ago, I noticed something was different then the previous day, and it ended up being that the monitor had a very slight, almost imperceptible pink hue”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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”

Their new late-2025-batch XG27AQWMG shows bad banding lines in dark scenes and grayscale tests despite firmware updates and pixel cleaning.

“This morning it looked fine, but I could see some lines playing Hunt Showdown, now in the dark it’s pretty bad.”

Tried newer QD-OLEDs but went back to their XG32UCWMG, which they consider the king for deep blacks.

“I have tried the newer QD-OLED panels and found myself going back to my XG32UCWMG.”

Got the XG32UQWMS and loves it; a night-and-day difference from their AW3423DWF.

“Coming from a older panel QD oled(AW3423dwf) this is a night and day difference to me.”

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”

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.”

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.”

Switched to the PG27UCDM after three years on an MSI QD-OLED and is happy with it, though it doesn't auto pixel-clean after shutdown like the MSI did.

“i have been used MSI 271QRX for almost three year after that i switch to the pg27ucdm, im happy with the monitor”

Has owned the AW3225QF for 2 years and loves it, praising the factory calibration and Dell support.

“I do use an AW3225QF and love it so much!”

Bought the 27GR95QE-B at launch and used it heavily daily for about 4 years of work and gaming with no burn-in.

“I used the HELL out of it. College work, work "work", and gaming were things I did on it daily for god knows how many hours. There is not a single sign of burn-in to this day.”

Calls the MSI 321URX the best QD-OLED they've tried: great text clarity, good brightness, and a KVM switch and USB-C charging they use constantly.

“MSI 321URX. Hands down the best QD-OLED monitor I've tried. 4k 32 inch 240 hz.”

After 3775 hours in a year of daily text and web use, the FO32U2P works great with outstanding clarity, but its non-VESA-compliant back nearly damaged it on an arm, and stripes appeared until it pixel-cleaned.

“Apart above two, working great, clarity is outstanding, even now when I have open window at right hand”

Owns an XG27AQWMG and doesn't find its tandem WOLED banding bothersome.

“I have a XG27AQWMG and for my use case I don't find it bothersome but your milleage may vary”

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.”

Finds their XG27UCDMG unbelievable and amazing, their favourite of their two OLEDs.

“I have an XG27UCDMG that is unbelievable. It’s amazing.”

Had both: the PG27UCDM had less ABL dimming and slightly better colors with a semi-gloss coating, but they returned it because its text fringing caused eye strain.

“I returned the UCDM because I am sensitive to text fringing and couldn't use the monitor without eye strain.”

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”

Really enjoys the XG27UCDMG, chose it over the PG version, and has watched 4K movies on it via PS5.

“Really enjoy the XG27ucdmg, I was going to get the PG version but I don’t really watch movies that much”

Just got the AW2726DM, coming from a cheap TCL TV, and was blown away by the picture.

“I just got the same 1. I was blown away by the image!”

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”

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.”

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.”

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 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.”

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.”

Moved from a 35" ultrawide to the LG 32GX870A-B: a keeper, crisp 4K with great color depth and contrast out of the box.

“Overall, it's a keeper and I'm quite pleased with it.”

After 17 trouble-free months, their XG27AQDMG developed a persistent artifact that survived resets, cables and driver updates, likely needing an RMA.

“Had this monitor for about 17 months now, no issues at all. turned the monitor on the other day and this is appearing?”

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.”

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.”

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.”

Their ASUS PG32UCDM3's colours are crazy good after returning two ASUS tandem models.

“the PG32UCDM3 colors are crazy good”

Their August-2026 AW3926QW arrived looking good with no apparent uniformity issues.

“mine got delivered today, aug 2026 manufacure date. looks good no apparent uniformity issues”

Received the glossy GR variant (XG27AQDMGR) and loves it; no gray banding yet in games.

“I also got the GR variant, received it today and I love how beautiful the glossy screen looks”

Super happy with the Gigabyte MO32U24 after 8 months on the MO27Q28G: the new QD-OLED fixed everything they disliked, at half the price of ASUS's version.

“I just bought it a few days ago and I'm super happy with it!”

No real issues on their LG 27GX700A-B; VRR flicker only on load screens.

“I have the newer 4th gen tandem one (700A-B) and havent had any real issues.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

Bought the AW2725Q alongside an ASUS XG32UQWMS and found the ASUS blew it out of the water on brightness, black levels and features.

“I also bought the alienware 27" AW2725Q qd-oled and the XG32UQWMS blew it out of the water.”

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.”

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.”

Coming from the AW2725Q, finds the Gigabyte MO32U24 amazing: a brighter panel with much less raised blacks in a bright room.

“i completely agree with you, this monitor is simply amazing.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

Compared a Gigabyte WOLED to their PG32UCDM and says it's not even close; the PG32UCDM is far better.

“I bought the gigabyte WOLED M027 something and compared to my Asus PG32UCDM it’s not even close. QD OLED is way better imo.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

Tried the AW3926QW tandem OLED and found its colors had noticeably less pop and depth than their AW3425DW QD-OLED.

“I tried the Tandem OLED Alienware AW3926QW and compared it with my QD-OLED AW3425DW, and the difference is absolutely noticeable.”

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”

The AW3426DW has been amazing at 1440p; OLED was a life-changer and they can't go back to IPS.

“AW3426DW has been amazing for me”

Owner has the same corner bleed plus a slight bend in the middle, and LG service says it's normal.

“I have the same issue with the same monitor. The service team of LG says they dont have to fix it as its normal.”

Their new AW3226Q looks overbright and washed out in every HDR mode; only Dolby Vision looks right.

“Any smart HDR mode looks overly bright and washed out in Windows and games”

Owns the MSI MPG E16M on firmware 26 and is very happy with it, running local dimming off in SDR and using dual mode for competitive games.

“I have MSI MPG E16M with FW26”

Owns the MSI 341CQR X36: the AI dimming feature is poor, but everything else is great, with text clarity noticeably better than their 3rd-gen QD-OLED.

“The AI dimming is pretty shit. Everything else is honestly great”

Tried the PG34WCDN after several 5K2K monitors; it came closest to what they wanted, but dropping from a 32-inch 4K to 34-inch 1440p cost too much sharpness and vertical space.

“I tried the PG34WCDN and this came the closest to being the one that fit what I wanted but dropping from a 32" 4K to a 34" 1440p was too much of a hit to both sharpness”

Likes HDR gaming on their LG 27GX700A-B with an RX 9070 XT; dislikes the local price.

“What i like the most about my LG 27GX700A-B(Semi-gloss) is gaming on HDR with RX 9070xt”

Bought the LG 45GX950A-B and finds it disappointing after a few days; their PG32UCDM looks much better.

“I got the 45GX950A-B a few days ago and I have to say that it's pretty disappointing. My PG32UCDM looks way better.”

Using the AW3926QW since release: the best 5K2K OLED available, with no uniformity issues on their unit.

“It is the best oled 5k2k panel available today. My panel doesn’t have any uniformity issue.”

Loves their AW3225QF with an RTX 5080 and 9800X3D.

“We have the same setup and I love my AW3225QF”

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.”

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”

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”

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 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.”

Bought the MSI MPG E16M and it works great after switching the oversaturated default colour profile to Adobe RGB; the companion app doesn't work on Mac.

“I got the MSI MPGE16M and it works great.”

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).”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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 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”

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.”

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.”

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.”

Moved from a Samsung Neo G8 Mini-LED to the XG27AQDMGR and finds it much better for less money.

“Now I have a asus 3rd gen woled xg27aqdmgr (2nd gen) and it’s much much better for lower price”

Moved through an LG 34-inch and AW3418DW to the AW3426DW and finds 34 inches the sweet spot.

“i owned the original LG 34" way back in the day and then moved to the aw3418dw to a aw3426dw”

Bought the AW3225QF a few days ago and loves it.

“I bought an AW3225QF a few days ago and I love it so far”

Has owned the LG 27GR95QE since release with the taskbar always showing and the desktop often left on, and has no burn-in.

“I have it since release date, no burning at all, with taskbar on all the time”

Uses the MO27Q28G with a PC and PS5 Pro: the PS5 is limited to YUV422 at 1440p 120Hz HDR, and the monitor is slow to switch inputs and wake from standby.

“Another issue I have is that the monitor takes it's sweet as time to switch signal inputs and to wake up when in standby (PC).”

Their PG27AQWP had perfect text clarity next to an IPS; the only downside was gray banding.

“my PG27AQWP had perfect text clarity next to my IPS, only downside is the gray banding”

Owns the AW3425DW and loves it.

“I have the AW3425DW and its the bees knees”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

Their AW3225QF developed white spots that got worse; they're requesting a fourth replacement.

“And it got worse. I am calling for a replacement tomorrow. This will be my 4th replacement”

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.”

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.”

A year with the AW3225QF: HDR sometimes looks great and sometimes washed out, and they had to turn off in-game HDR in some games.

“I own this monitor and sometimes it looks great - sometimes shi\*.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

Loves the MSI MPG 341CQR X36 34-inch ultrawide: RGB-stripe subpixels mean no text fringing, it's immersive, and causes no eyestrain.

“It's 5th gen so it has rgb stripe, so no text fringing. i love it so much”

About four years with the AW3423DW, run in dark mode, and it has minor burn-in.

“I'm currently running the Alienware AW3423DW and I ended up with some minor burn in after about 4 years.”

Was happy with the XG27AQDMGR but a high-pitched coil whine in standby forced them to return it.

“I noticed a very high frequency sound (my research said it might be coil whine) **only** when in standby.”

No banding or text fringing on their XG32UQWMS in a sunny room; only VRR brightness flicker. The proximity sensor is a big plus against burn-in.

“I cant see any banding on my XG32UQWMS.”

A few days in, obsessed with the MO32U24, an upgrade from a 27-inch 1440p IPS that's worth every dollar at its $800 sale price.

“I got my MO32U24 a few days ago and I’m obsessed with it.”

Bought the LG 27GX700A-B for $384; looks really good, especially in dark scenes, but gray banding shows in some light-gray areas.

“However, overall, it looks really good especially in dark areas”

Owns the PG27UCDM 4K QD-OLED and loves it.

“i have pg27ucdm and i love it”

Loves their MSI MPG 321URX QD-OLED.

“i love my 321 urx, cant go wrong with an MSI imo”

Upgraded from a 32-inch Samsung Odyssey G5 to the AW2726DM; side by side, its colour and contrast are far better and they can't go back to IPS.

“I honestly don't think I can ever go back to an IPS panel”

Had the AW3425DW; in the 1000-nit HDR mode, ABL keeps full-screen white dim, unlike True Black 400.

“Unfortunately it just doesn't get very bright full screen in the 1000 nits mode.”

Bought the AOC AG276QZD2 for $350 as a budget 280Hz QD-OLED, warning that early units without the update had to be returned.

“I went for the AG276QZD2. 280hz QLED for $350, if you don't get the updated version you'll have to return it though.”

Their Samsung Odyssey OLED G5 was so dim, with an awful matte coating and a terrible stand, that it almost sent them back to LCD.

“My first OLED was actually the Samsung G5, and it almost made me switch back to LCDs.”

Just bought the LG UltraGear 34-inch OLED and loves it; no colour banding, unlike a Samsung they had, and good blacks.

“Just bought the ultragear 34 inch monitor, I absolutely love it.”

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.”

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”

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.”

Their first OLED, the MSI 341CQR X36, kept changing brightness until they turned off AI dimming, and colour is inconsistent: oversaturated in some apps and games, fine in others.

“I've had some games look fantastic (e.g. Armored Core 6), and other be almost unplayable (Doom Eternal), all due to color.”

Upgraded from a 1080p 280Hz IPS to the XG27AQDMGR and regrets not doing it sooner; relying on the 3-year burn-in warranty.

“Asus XG27AQDMGR one i have is 3rd Gen woled”

Their XG32UQWMS had high-pitched coil whine from the moment it powered on, so they returned it the next day.

“As soon as I powered it on: immediate high pitch coil whine.”

Owns the PG27UCDM; pretty good, with no text-fringing problems.

“i got the asus pg27ucdm. it's pretty good. no problem with text fringing either.”

Moved from the MSI 321URX to an LG 5K Mini-LED and finds the new one notably better in clarity and bright scenes.

“the mini led I have, the lg gm9, is notably better than my old MSI 321 URX.”

Over a year with the AW3425DW and no complaints; runs pixel refresh when asked.

“I’ve had my QDOLED for over a year now. No complaints here.”

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.”

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 heavy WoW player, finds the MSI 321URX 4K 240Hz probably their best upgrade for the game, running 200+ fps outside cities on a 5090.

“it was probably the best upgrade for wow I’ve made.”

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”

Owner says theirs is as good as new after a year.

“My 321urx is still as good as when I bought it a year ago”

Bought the MSI MPG E16M for €390 and is happy with it on a PS5 and a MacBook Pro.

“Recently got the MSI UPG 27URDFW E16M for 390€ and am happy with it.”

Their MSI 341CQR X36 showed lines right after a prompted pixel refresh that persisted after more refreshes, a cable swap and a reset.

“straight after it finished these lines showed up.”

Their ASUS XG27AQWMG has burn-in after 2,100 hours.

“After 2100 hours of my first OLED monitor it now has burn in”

Tried two XG32UCWMGs: one had a red tint in near-black greys, the other was neutral.

“I have auditioned two XG32UCWMGs and one of them exhibited a red tint in near black greys.”

Uses the Neo G9 57-inch split 50/50 between work and personal use, and a line down the middle has appeared that shows only on grey.

“I’ve noticed that there is a noticeable line running down the middle that’s ONLY visible in gray scales.”

After two to three hours of gaming on the PG27UCDM they get dry, red eyes, headaches and dizziness, even at brightness 10 with VRR off, so they're looking at non-OLED options.

“after 2-3hours of gaming i get very dry red eyes, headaches and a kind of dizziness.”

Got the AW2725Q as their first OLED for an RTX 5080 build after seven months on an LG 1440p 75Hz monitor, and is blown away.

“today after tasting the OLED I’m blown away.”

Over a month with the MO27Q28G: gray banding is very low and invisible in games.

“in pictures graybanding is very low and even lower on my eyes, maybe I got lucky”

Their MSI 271QPX E2 had no issues beyond the usual QD-OLED ABL, unlike an ASUS XG27AQWMG.

“The MSI had 0 issues outside of the usual QD-OLED ABL”

First ultrawide after years on an AW2725DF: the AW3426DW is mind-blowing, with Creator mode 2.0 looking phenomenal in SDR.

“This is a mind blowing monitor. Creator mode 2.0 for SDR looks phenomenal.”

Bought the Samsung G85SD new for CAD 800 as a 1440p ultrawide OLED for sim racing at 175Hz.

“I got this for 800 cad new”

The AW3225QF's colours hurt their eyes at first; lowering brightness and disabling G-Sync helped.

“at first the colours hurt my eyes as well, try changing brightness.”

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.”

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.”