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Alienware has released the AW3926QW, a 39-inch QD-OLED ultrawide gaming monitor that builds on the company's earlier 32-inch OLED display. The review found the larger panel delivers an even more immersive viewing experience, though it comes at a premium price.
A longtime curved-monitor owner outlines the format's appeal, highlighting how ultrawide and super ultrawide curved displays like the 49-inch Samsung Odyssey G9 OLED enhance cinematic gaming and productivity by offering extra screen real estate comparable to dual 27-inch monitors. The writer also notes downsides, such as many story-driven games still rendering cutscenes in 16:9, leaving black bars on wider curved screens.
WIRED's review of the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE finds strong daylight photos, a useful 3X optical zoom telephoto lens, and good 4K/8K video with stabilization features like horizontal lock and My FanCam framing. However, at $700 for the base 128 GB model, the reviewer says it's priced too close to the superior standard S26, which often sells for the same amount with a faster chip, more storage, and a better telephoto camera.
Dell has launched the Alienware AW3926QW, a 39-inch 5120x2160 ultrawide OLED gaming monitor with 165Hz refresh rate and a 1500R curve, priced at $1,100. It uses an RGB stripe subpixel layout with a glossy coating and LG Display's latest Tandem WOLED panel, differing from the LG 39GX950B's RGWB matte design despite sharing the same resolution and refresh specs.
A roundup identifies six external monitors recommended for Mac users, highlighting the Dell 27 Plus 4K as a budget-friendly standout among pricier options. The guide walks through four buying criteria: screen size, resolution, adjustability, and refresh rate, noting that Apple's own displays often lack height adjustment unless buyers pay extra.
A group of programmers who previously built the DK64 Randomizer have released DK64: ReKONGpiled, a project that recompiles Donkey Kong 64's original N64 machine code into C using the N64: Recompiled framework and RT64 rendering. Users must supply their own ROM, after which the game runs natively on Windows, Linux, and Mac without emulation overhead, gaining ultrawide support, uncapped framerates, and faster load times.
Deco Gear has launched the DG49OLED240, a 49-inch curved 32:9 QD-OLED gaming monitor that effectively merges two 27-inch QHD displays into a single seamless screen. The $1,230 monitor runs at 5120x1440 resolution with a 240Hz refresh rate, Adaptive-Sync, HDR400 support, and wide color gamut coverage.
A hands-on review of Dell's Alienware 39 5K ultrawide gaming monitor finds it strikes the ideal balance between screen width and height, matching the vertical space of the Alienware 32 OLED while adding wraparound peripheral vision. The panel isn't QD-OLED like its 34-inch sibling but still delivers 300 nits SDR, 500 nits sustained HDR, and peak brightness up to 1,300 nits, producing vivid highlights in games like Control and 007: First Light.
Alienware has released the AW3926QW, a 39-inch ultrawide gaming monitor sitting between the common 34-inch and 45-inch OLED sizes. It uses a 5120 x 2160 panel, giving it the same vertical resolution as a standard 4K screen so it can display 4K content at full clarity, unlike typical 3440 x 1440 ultrawides. It also delivers OLED-level contrast, reaching a true zero-nit black for near-infinite contrast ratio.