Alienware Announces 24.5-Inch 1080p 360 Hz and 27-Inch 1440p 280 Hz Monitors

[TheLostSwede]

Dell has launched a pair of new gaming focused displays under its Alienware badge and both are high refresh rate monitors. The 25-inch (or rather 24.5-inch) model goes under the model name AW2523HF and has a 1080p panel with a 360 Hz refresh rate. It supports Freesync Premium and it also supports VESA AdaptiveSync. It's said to have a 400 nits peak brightness fast IPS panel that has a colour gamut that covers 99 percent of the sRGB spectrum. Inputs consist of one DP 1.4 and two HDMI 2.0 ports, as well as a USB-B 3.0 input and four USB-A 3.0 outputs

The 27-inch model is called the AW2723DF and it sports 1440p resolution and here we're looking at a fast nano IPS panel that has a native 240 Hz refresh rate, but it can be pushed up to 280 Hz using an overclocking option. It supports FreeSync Premium, G-sync Compatible and AdaptiveSync, so here all your bases are covered regardless of which GPU you hook it up to. It's also an HDR 600 display with a typical peak brightness of 450 cd/m² and it has a wider colour gamut that supports 95 percent of the DCI-P3 spectrum. This is still an edge lit display, so don't expect amazing HDR performance. Connectivity is the same as for the AW2523HF, although it's said to support Picture-by-Picture and Picture-in-Picture, which the 25-inch model apparently doesn't. The AW2523HF will be available in early September for $450, while the AW2723DF will launch in early October for $650.



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[dyonoctis]

Yawn. Just another edge lit gaming display. When will 96-512 FLAD become the mainstream norm? PC monitors start to look dated, but sadly they don't do high end 32 inch TV's.

 

[DeeJay1001]

These small incremental monitor updates are getting old. Personally, I am eagerly waiting until there is a reason to upgrade. 27" 4K FLAT QD-OLED at least 120 HZ. I'll be all over that.

 

[P4-630]

1080p

Doesn't matter how many Hz and how good it is, I just can't go back to 1080p....

 

[trsttte]

Yawn. Just another edge lit gaming display. When will 96-512 FLAD become the mainstream norm? PC monitors start to look dated, but sadly they don't do high end 32 inch TV's.

I very much get the sentiment but this is aimed at a different market segment - fps players who want refresh rates as HIGH as imaginable - so not surprising at all that HDR is not a priority (or 32'' for that matter, i think 27'' might even already be considered big by many players)

 

[TheLostSwede]

Doesn't matter how many Hz and how good it is, I just can't go back to 1080p....

Apart from on laptops, I've never owned a 1080p display.
On the other hand, I had a 2048x1152 display for a few years...

 

[P4-630]

2048x1152 display

Weird resolution.

Edit: Have a 14" laptop 1080p though.
My main desktop 1440p.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Weird resolution.

Edit: Have a 14" laptop 1080p though.
My main desktop 1440p.

Yes, as far as I'm aware, only four different displays were ever made using that resolution.
Samsung had one model with two different stands, Acer had two and HP had one.

 

[Xeanoa]

I've owned that 2048x1152 Samsung display, too. I gave it to my brother after upgrading to a WQHD Samsung monitor in 2009. He is still using it today

 

[natr0n]

I've owned that 2048x1152 Samsung display, too. I gave it to my brother after upgrading to a WQHD Samsung monitor in 2009. He is still using it today

I have that 2048x1152 as my 2nd display.

 

[Space Lynx]

Yawn. Just another edge lit gaming display. When will 96-512 FLAD become the mainstream norm? PC monitors start to look dated, but sadly they don't do high end 32 inch TV's.

More OLED monitors are coming in Spring 2023 I expect. That's what I am waiting for personally. OLED makes gaming so much better.

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

2048x1152

Thats 1080p + 72Hz right?

 

[Mussels]

I wonder if they have all the quality issues the samsungs do at the high refresh rates

 

[Shou Miko]

Hmm so this might be the reason why they haven't delivered a lot of their AW2721D monitors to retailers lately os it's properly gonna be phased out and replaced with the AW2723DF

 

[AM4isGOD]

The AW2723DF seems vnice, though $650 is a bit rich.

 

[TheLostSwede]

The AW2723DF seems vnice, though $650 is a bit rich.

Bought a 27" 4K 160 Hz monitor from Acer, with USB-C 65 W PD for less.

 

[INSTG8R]

I wonder if they have all the quality issues the samsungs do at the high refresh rates

I may be wrong but they are using Samsung panels in these.

 

[Mussels]

I may be wrong but they are using Samsung panels in these.

scanlines be bad

 

[JMccovery]

Weird resolution.

Edit: Have a 14" laptop 1080p though.
My main desktop 1440p.

I dunno if I'd call that a weird resolution, as some of the first 16:9 displays were 1024x576 (WSVGA mobile displays), and 2048x1152 is just a "doubling" of that.

I used to drool over the thought of having a 27" 2048x1152 display when I was younger, now have a 27" 1440p monitor, and it feels "small".

 

[INSTG8R]

scanlines be bad

I dunno I can’t find a single fault with my Odyssey G5 and it’s just a “midrange” Samsung. I have the Alienware OLED on order which uses Samsung’s QD-OLED we’ll see how that goes. But I do have a “bad” Samsung that is boxed up in storage because I couldn’t bring myself to even sell it. One of the first HDR monitors amd the edge lighting was absolutely appalling in certain situations…

 

[Chomiq]

I dunno I can’t find a single fault with my Odyssey G5 and it’s just a “midrange” Samsung. I have the Alienware OLED on order which uses Samsung’s QD-OLED we’ll see how that goes. But I do have a “bad” Samsung that is boxed up in storage because I couldn’t bring myself to even sell it. One of the first HDR monitors amd the edge lighting was absolutely appalling in certain situations…

I'm waiting for either the 42" C2 to go down in price or the 34 QD-OLED from MSI to finally arrive. Dell is too expensive, availability is terrible and it has few downsides that I feel will be mitigated once other manufacturers get on the QD-OLED train. And nope, I'm not even considering the Samsung's 34" QD-OLED because the nightmare stories from their G series.

 

[PapaTaipei]

I may be wrong but they are using Samsung panels in these.

No, it's AUO panels. Just like in the Asus.

I'm waiting for either the 42" C2 to go down in price or the 34 QD-OLED from MSI to finally arrive. Dell is too expensive, availability is terrible and it has few downsides that I feel will be mitigated once other manufacturers get on the QD-OLED train. And nope, I'm not even considering the Samsung's 34" QD-OLED because the nightmare stories from their G series.

Aren't OLED still all subject to burning/ rapid decay of blue LEDs etc.?

 

[INSTG8R]

I'm waiting for either the 42" C2 to go down in price or the 34 QD-OLED from MSI to finally arrive. Dell is too expensive, availability is terrible and it has few downsides that I feel will be mitigated once other manufacturers get on the QD-OLED train. And nope, I'm not even considering the Samsung's 34" QD-OLED because the nightmare stories from their G series.

Well the 34” Alienware and the 34” Samsung are essentially “the same” of course with their own company “features” but are the same panel. The C2 is of no interest to me as I have no interest in 4K I love 3440x1440 so I’m just exchanging my VA UW for an OLED UW. Also the C2 is being pushed pretty hard here right now with cash back incentives even. But at least for me there is not/a very big difference in price against the Alienware and I may be paying a little more but I’m getting my perfect size/resolution.
WHEN I’m gonna actually get one is valid. I don’t have a clue but knew that because of who I ordered it from and the actual availability.
I have 2 friends who have it and outside of one having a borked RGB backlight(who cares) both haven’t had any complaints so far, both on RDNA2 as well(one is actually on a 6800M) so I’ve already gotten a good preview of what to expect.

No, it's AUO panels. Just like in the Asus.
Good to know
Aren't OLED still all subject to burning/ rapid decay of blue LEDs etc.?

The Alienware has 2 different “anti burn in” measures. After X hours of use it will pop and advise to run a pixel refresh takes about 5 minutes to run, It also runs another one when the monitor is off for anti burn in measures.

 

[BorisDG]

AW2723DF feels like downgrade or bare minimum upgrade from AW2721D (in specific area).

 

[Totally]

Yawn. Just another edge lit gaming display. When will 96-512 FLAD become the mainstream norm? PC monitors start to look dated, but sadly they don't do high end 32 inch TV's.

Think never, general trend seems to be moving toward OLED. Unless manufacturers and drive the cost of implementing FALD to that which is below the cost of switching to an equivalent OLED dispay outright, FALD is obsolete, only holding out in large format because cost of OLED panels there is still too high.