Customer Ratings & Reviews

Perfect upgrade from the last model and it’s beautiful. Great time to try an OLED monitor. Highly recommended if you’re looking for ultrawide.

Absolutely an amazing monitor! Just be advised, SDR shows better Blacks than HDR True Black.

No issues with the screen but since it still uses a oled oled panel, text quality isn't as good as I like. Other then that for gaming and videos its fine.

Great monitor amazing for Star Citizen! Been using it for about a month

I like it a lot. I like the way it looks. I like the way my games look on it.

pretty good I like it alright its pretty nice hi I like

I have been utilizing Alienware products for several years as I find that they are always at the forefront of innovations with respect to gaming monitors. This monitor is an eye-opener with its stunning display, and fantastic specifications. The QD-OLED display leaves the competition in the dust with breathtaking screen colors, and the "curve" pulls you into the action. This monitor utilizes "QD"-OLED technology which quite honestly, I hadn't heard of. Research reveals the following, and I quote: “QD-OLED is a new technology that has better colors, brightness and possibly higher peak brightness”. That being said, I totally agree with that statement. As per the manufacturer, this monitor has a 4K UHD resolution, a rapid 240HZ refresh rate, and a swift 0.3ms response time. It supports Free-Sync technology and features HDR capabilities, including Dolby Vision and HDR600. All of these statistics and hardware enhance my gaming experience. This monitor is built for speed as it handled whatever "games" I threw-at-it with ease with no noticeable lag, bog-down and or ghosting. The stand assembled with a single hand-tightening of a single screw. The monitor has an adjustable stand which enables me to view the screen at my perfect viewing level. All of the controls are easily accessible and positioned perfectly. I found the stand to be sturdy in nature, which tilts and swivels on demand. This monitors display is just gorgeous and has great color accuracy. The factory-calibrated display required no additional adjustments and was just perfect right out of the box. Colors are amazingly vivid and accurate as I haven't experienced in the past. It has awesome color definitions coupled with amazing color clarity. No matter what viewing angle I tried, results were fantastic. The monitor has several ports such as 1 DisplayPort, 2 HDMI 2.0 Ports and a USB 3.2 hub. The new "QD"-OLED monitor technology delivers a stunning visual experience, color accuracy, superior brightness, and deep contrast that surpasses traditional OLED and LED panels. I am highly impressed with this monitor, and I love everything about it. Its ultra-wide view coupled with its superb QD-OLED display offers a top-notch gaming experience. This Alienware AW3425DW is most definitely a class-act worthy of ownership and should be considered for hardcore gamers and ordinary users alike. This is absolutely a beautiful product! Highly recommended.

Great monitor, this is my first gaming monitor and it has exceeded expectations, definitely recommend.

This was a great monitor, but for me it was a little small. Other than the size, the oled is gorgeous. Also you can’t go wrong on the price!

Looks incredible. Worth the hefty price. League of Legends has never looked better.

Good monitor and monitor and monitor the system and monitor the temperature and humidity of the house

I didn’t know Alienware made monitors. But this thing is a best for the price.

Good entry Monitor but I would spend the extra money for a better OLED.

Very nice! My son loves it! Was a birthday present.

Real nice monitor for the $$$$$$ looks and works great

Love it i want to buy another one but its spendsib

Perfect, it's an improvement over it's predecesor.

After spending time with the Alienware AW3425DW, it’s clear this monitor strikes a solid balance between performance, image quality, and value. It’s a revamp of Dell’s older 34” ultrawide OLED monitor, but now with an improved (and much smaller) stand and 240hz refresh rate, all at a lower price point, and while it isn’t without tradeoffs, it delivers where it matters most. First off, and this shouldn’t come as a surprise, the display quality is excellent. The OLED panel offers deep blacks, wide color coverage, and strong contrast—great for gaming, content creation, or general use. Color accuracy is impressive right out of the box, covering close to 100% of DCI-P3 and AdobeRGB, making it a good option for creators who need reliable color performance. I used this for some comparative work with the Alienware 32” 4K OLED monitor (one that I use for photo and video editing) and, while the resolution is lower on the 34”, colors were practically identical. This is always good to see. In terms of gaming, the AW3425DW is built for speed. It has a 240Hz refresh rate and a 0.03ms response time, which translates to smooth, responsive gameplay. Whether in fast-paced shooters or open-world titles, motion stays clear and input lag is practically unnoticeable. G-Sync compatibility and FreeSync Premium Pro support keep things tear-free across different setups. I never felt or had any issues with lag or being able to push 240hz. That said, just note that 34” 240hz at 1440p will be harder to drive than your standard 1440p at 240hz. HDR performance is solid in highlight areas, with peak brightness approaching 1,000 nits in small zones. However, full-screen brightness is closer to 250–260 nits, which is fine in controlled lighting but may feel dim in very bright environments. One limitation: HDR brightness is fixed—you can’t manually adjust it other than the few picture modes that are included. The screen is also glossy, which is something to note. Some monitors use a matte panel, and while I believe the glossy helps colors pop, it performs worse in bright environments and produces more glare. Design-wise, the monitor has a clean, modern look, which is supposed to be due to Alienware’s 30th anniversary. The stand, completely reworked and with a lot smaller profile, is sturdy and offers full adjustability (height, tilt, swivel), and the setup is tool-free. This is what I hope Dell uses in all its Alienware monitors moving forward. RGB lighting is minimal, limited to a logo and subtle lighting on the power button. It fits nicely in both gaming and work-focused setups. Connectivity is where the monitor is a bit limited. It lacks a USB-C video input, there’s no built-in KVM, and the USB hub is basic (just one USB-A and one USB-C port for peripherals). There are also no built-in speakers or audio jack. All that said, the new AW3425DW excels in visual quality and fast-paced gaming performance—offering perfect contrast, a better refresh rate, and accurate color at an appealing price. Its trade‑offs are modest HDR brightness and pared‑down connectivity. If you prioritize immersive gameplay and image fidelity over bells and whistles, it's one of the most compelling ultrawides available today though.

Significant coil whine right out of the box. Toggling settings somewhat reduced noise but only temporarily. Coil whine returned turning screen off and on. Text clarity is subpar. Returned the monitor.

The AW3425DW is Alienware’s refresh of the AW3423DWF. What did Alienware refresh? First, the panel refresh has been increased from 165hz with a .1ms response to 240hz with a .03ms response. The HDMI ports have been increased from one to two ports. And both now support HDMI 2.1. One of the two Display ports was removed. The specification remains at 1.4. The number of high-speed USB ports has also been reduced from four to two. One port is USB A and the other is USB C. The monitor still has the USB B input and includes a cable to connect to your computer. The RGB “34” on the back of the AW3423DWF monitor has been replaced with a pictogram molding of Alien speaker for…something… The RGB Alien head remains the same. The display panel itself is thinner and lighter than the older AW3423DWF. And finally, Alienware updated the stand from the strange pitchfork design of old to a more traditional, space saving foot. Overall, if you loved the older monitor, or was priced out of the older monitor, then this refresh is an excellent entry point for anyone looking to upgrade their system to 1440 OLED goodness. Gaming: Gaming is amazing! Period. Colors are vibrant, the screen is fast, and graphics are smooth. If you are coming from the AW3423DWF, then you will be happy with the improved screen refresh and pixel response. The monitor controls allow quick transition from multiple screen performance presets including three customizable Gaming presets. All the presets are customizable. But having dedicated modes expands the options beyond the factory presets. It also allows me to the factory optimized presets while I optimize specific presets for specific games. I played Mechwarior Online, Mechwarrior: Clans, Call of Duty Black Ops 6, Diablo IV, and Forza. I played these games using two different computers: The Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 gaming laptop sporting an Intel Core 9 275HX Processor with an RTX 5080 graphics card, and a home-built gaming desktop consisting of an Asus TUF Gaming X870-Plus with an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor supporting an RTX 4070 GPU. The laptop was connected via HDMI 2.1 and the desktop was connected via Display Port 1.4. Cables for both ship with the AW3425DW. Performance, including variable refresh rate via G-Sync compatibility in the RTX driver, was fantastic in almost every circumstance except one. I found, on both the HDMI and Display Port, that a variable refresh rate applied to a game or gaming screen FPS locked to 60 FPS caused a lot of screen flicker. This is the kind of flicker that can trigger a eye strain or a headache. The solution was to turn off G-Sync in the Nvidia driver. Thankfully, this was only true on a small number of older games that benefited more from a static screen refresh than from a variable refresh. Hopefully, Alienware can look into this and resolve the issue via a drive update. Would I recommend the AW3425DW for gaming? Yes! Absolutely YES! I love this monitor for gaming! I loved it predecessor and, thus far, everything I loved about it is present in the AW3425DW. Daily mundane stuff: Gaming is probably 10% or less of my use for this monitor. Meaning, at least 90% of my monitor use is either Work related, web browsing, YouTube and Netflix, personal finance, Word, and Excel. My work laptop is connected to the AW3425DW for 8 to 10 hours a day, 5-6 days a week, in a dual Monitor/Laptop screen configuration. The laptop is a low-end business Dell Laptop that is absolutely nothing special. The connection is handled via the Alienware included HDMI cable. The laptop drives both displays, at full resolution, without any issues. A white background with black text will bring color fringing to the forefront in things like webpages, Word, Excel, and other similar circumstances. This is a symptom of the screen’s pixel layout. I also found that thin and small text suffer from aliasing, or jagged edges. It is not terrible but not as clean as one would see from a tightly packed LCD screen or a higher resolution 4K monitor. The solution, least for me, is Windows Dark Mode. How does Windows Dark Mode save the day? First, white text on a black, or dark grey, prevents color fringing along the top and bottom of letters and lines. It also addresses any jaggies that the white screen with black text may exhibit. It is not perfect, but the results are much cleaner and clearer text. Second, dark mode saves my eyes from unnecessary eye strain related to blasting myself with bright white light all day. It really helps! Finally, Dark Mode reduces power consumption. A black pixel is off and there is no backlight to worry about. Less electricity also lowers heat. Finally, I use one of the monitor presets to reduce both brightness and contrast to a comfortable, non-gaming level. All of which are important to me since my employer does not pay for, or even supplement, any of my electrical bills. The only thing I do not like with white text on black is the illusion that the text is ghosting as I scroll up and down the page. This is not the case with black text on a white background. Essentially, it is a tradeoff. Glare: Glare is not much of a concern for me. My home office has a window that faces the sun for most of the morning and into the early afternoon hours. The sun may hit the monitor from the side which does not cause an issue for me. Closing my shade is typically in response to the sun bother me specifically rather than indirectly via glare on the monitor screen. My overhead room lights also do not cause any issue for me. Burn In Concerns: As mentioned earlier, I used the AW3423DWF as a daily, fulltime monitor for two years without any burn-in issues. After using the AW3425DW for a week, I am confident that burn-in will not be an issue going forward. I employ a few best practices to offset burn-in issue including Windows Dark Mode, lowering brightness/contrast for office work, and auto hiding the Task Bar. The Task Bar can be of particular concern because, by default, it is the most static item on the screen and will eventually cause burn in issues if left alone. Like the AW3423DWF, the AW3425DW will run a pixel refresh algorithm after every eight hours of continuous use. Alienware also devised a way to keep this feature from being a nag. At the end of my work day, after I power off my laptop, I allow the monitor to slip into sleep mode. This is about five minutes of no signal to the monitor. The pixel refresh process will run right before the monitor goes to sleep. The power button will turn green during this process. To check monitor health, press the monitor joystick. There will be information boxes at the top of the screen including a monitor health indicator: Green, Yellow, or Red. If you are gaming for 2 days straight, or continue to turn off the monitor after use, then eventually monitor health will slip to red. If this happens, you will then get a pop-up asking to run the pixel refresh. And the monitor does not care at this point what you are doing. You can still skip it. My recommendation is to manually kick off a refresh at your earliest convenience. Keep your monitor healthy and you will be rewarded with the best gaming visuals available. Setup: Finally, the monitor stand. The old one took up a lot of space on the desktop. The new one takes up less space and works with your space instead of against it. The AW3425DW will also easily work with a monitor arm or third-party monitor mounting system. Mine is suspended over my desk with a monitor arm. The screws are provided by Alienware. Conclusion: First, I loved the original AW3423DWF. The AW3425DW is the same great monitor with updated specs, updated aesthetics, and in a lighter weight and thinner chassis. The monitor looks and performs amazingly with any game I threw at it. If you are into graphic design work, then I would avoid this monitor and look for either a 4K monitor or an OLED with a different pixel layout. The AW3425DW is excellent for my day-to-day office work when properly configured. And the automatic pixel refresh will keep the panel in top shape and working at peak performance for a good long time.