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Dell's 34-inch Alienware AW3425DW QD-OLED gaming monitor hits an all-time $649 low — glorious color accuracy out of the box, along with blistering 240 Hz refresh rate

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The Alienware AW3425DW5 34-inch curved QD-OLED is the successor to one of our favorite QD-OLED gaming monitors, the AW3423DWF. Several upgrades and enhancements have been made to this next-generation screen, including hardware spec upgrades and changes to the chassis and stand design. According to price-checking tools, this gaming monitor is currently available at its lowest price ever. The Dell Alienware AW3425DW is now available for just $649 at both Dell and Amazon ahead of the main Black Friday sales.

The Alienware AW3425DW refresh keeps many of the features of the older AW3423DWF monitor. It still has a large 34-inch curved 1800R QD-OLED panel with a 3440 × 1440 resolution. The pixel density of this screen is 110 pixels per inch, enough to give a crisp, clear image of the displayed content. Being a QD-OLED display, one can expect deep blacks and excellent contrast, alongside vibrant colors thanks to its wide color gamut coverage, including 99.3% of the DCI-P3 color gamut. The increase in refresh rate from 165 Hz to a whopping 240 Hz over HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4 is also a big step up.

All-time low price Save 19% ($150) Dell Alienware AW3425DW Curved QD-OLED (240 Hz): was $799.99 now $649.99 at Dell The Alienware AW3425DW is a 34-inch curved QD-OLED gaming monitor that offers excellent visuals with high-end performance. The panel offers a 3440×1440 resolution, 240 Hz refresh rate, 0.03ms response time, and support for both AMD FreeSync Premium Pro and G-Sync. The display also covers 99.3% DCI-P3 and hits 1000 nits peak brightness with VESA DisplayHDR True Black 400 certification.

We reviewed the updated Dell Alienware AW3425DW and awarded this luxurious gaming monitor an Editor's Choice award for its outstanding performance and build quality. Out of the box, the AW3435DW has some of the best pre-calibrated settings we've tested. In our benchmarks for screen uniformity, the AW3425DW aced the tests with one of the lowest scores we've ever recorded. 1.78% is about as good as it gets with no visible issues in any field pattern, color, or gray. This is excellent performance for out-of-the-box calibration.

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The AW3425DW has everything needed for top-flight gaming. It delivers perfect motion processing, carries G-Sync and FreeSync Premium Pro certifications, sports the lowest input lag we'd measured in the category at the time of testing. With a wide Quantum Dot-fuelled color gamut, it’s ready to play right out of the box, no tweaking required.

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