Product Description
The world's first 4K QD-OLED gaming monitor has arrived. The AW3225QF delivers ultimate visual fidelity with 4K resolution, Dolby Vision, a 240Hz refresh rate, and 0.03 ms minimum response time, plus superb color performance.
Dimension
Product Height :
Product Width :28.17 inches
Product Depth :
Product Weight :13.23 pounds
Features
OLED Display with Quantum Dot Display Technology Quantum Dot Display Technology with OLED enables a slim panel design and delivers a superior color performance with a higher peak luminance and greater color gamut range.
3840 x 2160 4K resolution 4K resolution (3840x2160) delivers incredible detail on advanced QD-OLED panel.
Infinite contrast ratio 1000000:1 contrast ratio ensures deep, inky blacks and stunning brights at peak luminance of 1000nits, all in the same scene
DCI-P3 99% Color Coverage DCI-P3 99% color coverage and Delta E 2 accuracy for vivid, lifelike colors.
240Hz Refresh Rate Up to 240Hz refresh rate enables excellent motion clarity.
0.03ms response time GtG (Gray to Gray) Near-instantaneous 0.03 ms gray-to-gray min. response time virtually eliminates blurring and ghosting.
1700R curved screen 1700R curved screen for greater eye comfort and visual immersion.
NVIDIA G-SYNC Compatible and VESA AdaptiveSync NVIDIA G-SYNC Compatible and VESA AdaptiveSync for tear-free, stutter-free visuals.
3-zone AlienFX lighting 3-zone AlienFX lighting evokes premium, customizable presence on desktop.
3-year Advanced Exchange Service Three-year Advanced Exchange Service warranty that includes OLED burn-in coverage.
What's Included
AW3225QF Gaming Monitor
Stand riser and base
Power cable
HDMI 2.1 FRL cable
DisplayPort to DisplayPort 1.4 cable
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) upstream cable
Microfiber cloth
Quick setup guide
Safety Information
Reviews
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ENDGAME QD OLED 4K 240hz !!!
Excellent!! I had been playing on a 65” A95 Oled and this monitor has brought that same experience from the King of TVs right infront of my face with a sharp Pixel Per Inch layout it does not get better then this!!! The unit I received was produced in April 2024 and had the screen protector layer with zero scratches absolutely flawless and recommend this monitor over the computing I can also Run display port with G sync and hook my Dolby Atmos SoundBar thru HDMI eArc
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Amazing! Although, its not for everyone
This monitor is probably one of if not the best you can get for the price right now. Its obviously an enthusiast grade product, and I can only really recommend it if you have a really high-end computer. Even with a 4090 its hard to find games that can actually play at 4k 240fps. Everything looks beautiful on it. In particular, im loving horror games with lots of darkness to let the OLED do what it does best with perfect blacks. The only DOWNSIDE i can think of is that getting a smudge off of the screen feels nearly impossible. While setting up on a vesa mount (i recommend getting help. I did it alone and it was a pain due to the size), i had gotten a finger smudge on the screen and even with the provided microfiber cloth its still there. If you are doing super high end gaming or content creation theres very few monitors that are better than this
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Great monitor
So far it’s really nice. Very good images and it’s smooth.
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Love It
Beautiful Display, very easy to setup, first curved screen and I’m happy with my purchase!
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The AW3225QF; Truly Out of this Gaming World!
Alienware AW3225QF was made for gamers, period. Enjoy 4k games with almost near instantaneous response time thanks to the 0.03ms response time. There’s also no sacrifices made here for motion clarity as refresh rate is up to 240Hz. What do these 2 things mean? Crisp motion and low input lag gives you an optimal responsive feel in your games. In addition to that, Alienware has done an amazing job with their infinite contrast ratio which really gives you as close to perfect blacks as there is, yet bright enough to make things pop (where they need to pop) and colors look amazingly vivid. Alienware AW3225QF, the first 32 inch 4k QD-OLED curved gaming monitor and I gotta say I am here for it all! Alienware has done an amazing job with the AW3225QF. Everything from the build quality to make it look premium down to the actual internal specs and features really makes this a sure choice for gamers. Yes the price point may be a bit steep for some but you are really getting something amazing here (you are getting what you pay for). For those of you wondering about ports you have two HDMI 2.1 ports, two USB-A 3.2 ports, a USB-B upstream port, DisplayPort, along with additional USB-A and USB-C connectors which can be all found under the monitor. I had the luxury of being able to throw various games on this beauty and the beast (by all means in a VERY good way) and the Alienware AW3225QF did not disappoint. Yes, as some have mentioned and I am sure you have read other reviews; there have been some issues with software. But to be completely honest that shouldn’t persuade you to skip on this monitor. Dell is doing an amazing job with releasing firmware updates (the most recent one I downloaded and installed was M2b104 which just released March 18 2024. They are working on the “kinks” and have been quite on top of it. On a side note, Dell has already made the improvements with proper packaging. There were a lot of reviews stating they received their AW3225QF scratched due to the bubblewrap having direct contact with the screen. Dell has remedied this issue by putting a protector in between the bubblewrap and the screen (great work Dell!). So all in all, are there some issues to be worked out? Yes. Does it cause so much of an issue at this time to skip on this monitor? Absolutely and positively not. The Alienware AW3225QF is a supreme gaming monitor in every way which includes instantaneous response time, 240Hz refresh rate, amazing deep blacks while boasting true OLED HDR brightness and rich vivid colors. I highly encourage you to give the Alienware AW3225QF a go.
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Mind Blowing QD-OLED Goodness
The Alienware - AW3225QF is definitely a spectacular display to look at and presents some real POP. I won’t spend a whole lot of time discussing setting it up because it was rather quick & straight forward. The main panel chassis is relatively light and easy to handle and Dell provides good graphical instructions as to how to assemble the display, right in & on the packaging. The stand is cool and easy to connect. Port locations are good and all the necessary cables are provided to get you hooked up. A color function keyed Power button off to the right and a centered joystick/control nib for all the heavy lifting. When I first connected the Alienware - AW3225QF and went into the onboard control menus, the panel status indicator was a yellow dot and doing a pixel refresh didn’t remedy the condition. So, I updated the available firmware via the USB cable (which took a few hours to complete) and did a panel refresh. That solved the issue and the status indicator went thumbs-up green. Will be keeping an eye on this! The onboard menu system is well laid out but I would have preferred the entire thing to be scaled much larger. Doesn’t make much sense to me why the Dell engineers standardized the size to something so small in layout for such a big screen and expensive item. Once connected to my Legion gaming laptop, everything played nice and Dolby Vision kicked in as I check my Nvidia drivers & controls along with the Windows 11 HDR settings. One thing I noticed about this display is its ability to provide some real POP even when Windows HDR mode was turned off. Many gaming monitors tend to do either/or well, not both. That sets the Alienware - AW3225QF apart. For comparison reference, I have 12+ months of experience gaming & creating on a ROG 32-inch VA-based 170 Hz gaming monitor that performs remarkably well and produces inky blacks in normal, ambient lighting conditions – but nothing like what an OLED display can do uniformly, corner to corner – in any lighting environment. This AW3225QF did demonstrate some slight motion blur during various games and that leads me to be a touch skeptical about the truly 240 Hz performance level this thing is spec’d out to do. I’ve not noticed much in the way of motion blur on various other high performing monitors of the last several years, so this came as a bit of a shock. I did fiddle around with some of the Game mode enhancement settings but without much improvement. To be clear, the motion blur isn’t horrible - - just noticeable because of the size of the format. Being a 4K monitor, I expected that pixel pitch + 240 Hz would pretty much squash any potential for motion blur – but I was mistaken. Apart from that, I have experienced some strange scaling aberrations when navigating around Windows and various apps. In one instance the entire Windows 11 task bar was flickering & rendering in a strange, overlapped triplicate manner. It may have been somehow related to utilizing the HDMI port and not a Display Port connection, which I am not set up to do at the present time. So, for any new owners of this Alienware - AW3225QF, pay close attention to how your system interacts with this display. Check it at 120 and 240 Hz and keep a watchful eye on scaling, rendering consistency and signs of subtle flickering. If you noticed anything odd, make sure you’ve updated to the latest firmware and check using an alternate GPU port (if you’re able to do so). Like most Dell peripherals, this one triggered an installation of the Alienware Command Center which is sort of annoying. But this application gives you some basic control functions from your Windows operating system. It is laggy and I did have a couple of instances where it crashed... but that’s typical Dell software. In summary, I am impressed with the Quantum Dot OLED performance, be it the striking color rendition or the sheer, mind blowing Pop of its ability to highlight brightness where needed. Compared to a VA based panel, the difference is pretty striking in terms of pop & dynamic range. The motion blur has me a little bit concerned but there is a vast array of things to try & tweak to get it sharpened up… so fingers crossed. Regarding the potential for burn-in, I guess only time will tell. Having owned several generations of OLED televisions, we’ve been lucky to have never experienced any kind of burn-in or panel degradation, even beyond the 10,000-hour level. But this is Quantum Dot OLED – so there’s that bit of unchartered territory. Apart from some subtle motion blur to varying degrees – game dependent – overall the image presented on the Alienware - AW3225QF is well balanced, bright when you want it to be and the color reproduction is spectacular. Does this level of display justify the massive price difference versus a high-performance VA-based gaming monitor in the same size format and lower refresh rate? I tend to think not. But if cost is no object, give this beast I try! Pros That Alienware styling Wide dynamic range Comprehensive onboard settings Plays nice with a rig capable of Dolby Vision supervision and HDR capable Mind blowing color rendition and Pop Cons Quirky and laggy AWCC (control center) software that automatically installs Varying levels of subtle but detectable motion blur I can recommend that those with Nvidia 30xx or 40xx generation, high-end GPUs should give this gaming monitor a try!
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A Beast of a Display
The Alienware AW3225QF monitor is a thing to behold. Assembly was easy, but make sure to follow the instructions and put together and attach the stand first as it makes it easy to remove the monitor from the packaging. The stand does have cable management and a portion of the back of the monitor slides off to access the ports. There is 1 DisplayPort (1.4), 2 HDMI 2.1 ports (with one being eARC capable), 3 USB-A 3.2 ports, and 1 USB-B 3.2 port for upstream. There is also 1 USB-C port that supports charging but cannot be used as a Power Delivery port. This means you cannot use the monitor as a hub or docking station for a laptop if you have a need for that feature. The box contained an HDMI Ultra High-Speed cable, DisplayPort 1.4 cable, USB-B 3.2 cable, and a power cable. Out of the box it looks great on the desk. I like the size and the fact that it has a 16x9 aspect ratio. Coming from a 27” monitor is a noticeable difference in size. I wasn’t sure how I would like the curved screen, but it pleasantly surprised me. The curve is mild and is rated at 1700R so it’s there, but it’s subtle. The lighting on the back isn’t overpowering so you won’t really notice it reflecting off surfaces behind the monitor. The internals are vented and there is a fan inside, but I believe it only turns on when the monitor reaches a certain temperature because I’ve never noticed it running even with my ear up to the vents. The monitor is VESA compatible so you can hook it up to a monitor arm or wall mount, but the stand has height, swivel, and tilt adjustments. There is a firmware update available and to get the most out of the monitor you should update it. You will just need the Service Tag # to download the update file from Dell. Once I got up and running, I found that I had to disable HDR in Windows 11 to access the different color profiles. While I was doing that, I also updated the refresh rate to 240 Hz since Windows defaulted to a much lower rate. To access the settings for the monitor you will need to use the nipple on the bottom edge. The menu was easy to navigate, and I quickly adjusted the monitor’s settings to my liking. The screen has a glossy finish, not matte, and it has an anti-reflective coating, but because it‘s a QD-OLED panel it doesn’t have a polarizer filter. This is most noticeable in a room that is moderately or well lit. This gives the black screen a slight gray hue that affects the overall contrast ratio. Because of this you may want to ensure you have a way to control the amount of light in your room either with shades, blinds, or curtains. This really isn’t noticeable when viewing most content, but when you get to a dark scene where a good portion of the background is black, you will notice the screen has a gray hue to it rather than displaying complete black. The positive about not having this filter is that your screen will get brighter. The lack of the filter really didn’t affect my experience with the monitor, but you should be aware that it does exist. Because this is an OLED screen, I decided I wanted to prolong its life as much as possible to I installed a program that runs live wallpapers and adjusts the opacity of the desktop icons. This should help prevent burn-in since OLED’s are known for that issue. One positive on this front is the warranty. It’s a 3-year warranty and it does cover burn-in so it’s a huge plus that they are willing to stand behind the product for that long. As for the screen itself during use, this thing provides a beautiful image. Thanks to the display having 140 pixels per inch, the text is easily readable, and you can’t see the individual pixels at a seated viewing distance at a desk. There is more than enough real-estate to use multiple programs or windows at the same time and I had no issues using word or reading articles on the web. The contrast the monitor provides really makes the screen pop. I’ve played World of Warships, Fallout 76, and Gears of War 5 and the visuals were stunning and smooth, however you will need a beefy graphics card to fully utilize 4k on Ultra graphics settings. I have an RTX 3050 and had to lower the in-game settings slightly to get a good framerate. The display is compatible with Nvidia’s G-Sync, but not with AMD’s Free-Sync. I had no issues with screen tearing, input lag, or stutter since I have a compatible graphics card. There are only 2 things I wish this monitor had. A DisplayPort 2.0 or better and a USB-C port with PD 2.0 capability or better. Even without those two things this is still an excellent monitor that will provide years of exceptional viewing experiences for me. The construction is top notch, and the display provides a beautiful picture. You can’t really go wrong with this monitor.
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Eye candy
Amazing monitor. Running this with a 4080 super and it looks stunning.
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Excellent 4K Gaming and a Desktop Right Size
The Alienware AW3225QF QD-OLED 4K gaming monitor is impressive. 16:9 aspect ratio, almost instantaneous pixel response, perfect blacks, and 240hz over HDMI 2.1 makes for an amazing and versatile gaming experience. Gaming visuals are excellent in both SDR and HRD. Console gaming with my Xbox Series X is full 4K at 120hz with Dolby Vision and VRR active. Text quality is clean and crisp without any color fringing. There are two HDMI Inputs, a single Display Port, a high-speed USB B input, 2 USB A ports on the back, one USB B and USB C port on the bottom bezel. The AW3225QF mounts easily to my monitor arm which frees up space and optimizes my ergonomics. The onscreen controls are easy to access and navigate using the built-in joystick. Overall, this monitor is big, bright, beautiful, and provides a premium gaming experience. Screen protection packing: First, I want to address screen protection packing. I have read that the bubble wrap used to protect the screen during shipping leaves scratches on the screen. I think Dell updated the packing material. My monitor arrived with zero screen damage. The screen protection system on my monitor is a multi-layer assembly consisting of a sheet of bubble wrap on the outer layer, two-sided tape in the middle, and smooth plastic on the inside layer. The smooth plastic layer is affixed to the screen with a low tack adhesive to prevent it from shifting or rubbing against the screen. Added stability is provided by tape securing the screen protector to the monitor bezel. I uploaded a photo for your review. Maybe early shipments had issues. My monitor came with the most substantial screen protection I have ever seen with a monitor. Kudos to the Dell and Alienware team. PC Gaming: Gaming is awesome on this monitor. I played MW Online, Diablo 4, and Forza Horizon 5. Diablo 4 and Forza are visual feasts that look amazing on the AW3225QF. Older games like MW Online was butter smooth at 240hz screen refresh. I tried all games with both SDR and HDR. Honestly, I did not notice much of a difference. This may be because switching from SDR to HDR is not a simple A/B switch which comparing the two impossible for me. I am happy either way. On thing I did not like was fighting with the monitor over HDR on and using the monitor presets built into the OSD. If HDR is on then the presets are unavailable. This means that I have multiple use cases for the monitor I am forced to either chose HDR for all content or use SDR presets for gaming, General Desktop usage, or Creative Mode for example. HDR does have multiple presets but they are not as easy to access from the OSD as the SDR modes. My preferred functionality would be each preset was HDR capable thus allowing me to essentially program all my use cases into a single list of presets. Xbox Gaming: I connected my Xbox Series X and configured the system, through Xbox Settings to use 4K, 120hz refresh, HDR Gaming, and Dolby Vision. I did not go through the trouble of switching between SDR and HDR on my Xbox simply because the process was clumsy and cumbersome. Again, without a simple A/B function it is impossible for me to tell which is superior. The Xbox Series X was built specifically for 4K gaming so all but one of my gaming experiences was flawless. Star Wars Battlefront II had some strange white out ghost phenomenon. For example, while looking down a hallway, what looks like a white fog would develop at the end of the hall, travel towards me, pass through me, and then travel behind me, vanish, and then start again in a perfectly timed cycle. The only difference I can think of between the AW3225QF and my LG 4K OLED was that the AW3225QF had VRR turned on. Otherwise, this issue does not exist for me. I cannot confirm this was the issue. But it was an issue, and a difference between my PC and Xbox configuration, so I am sharing it with you here. Otherwise, my gaming experience was flawless. Size and Quick compare: The pictures do not provide a reference to how big this monitor is. In the photos, I show my Alienware M18 gaming laptop driving the AW3225QF over HDMI. The M18 is a monster with its 18-inch screen. The AW3225QF dwarfs the M18. The screen is squarish with a 16:9 aspect ratio. There is a slight curve to the screen. It took minutes for my eyes to adjust. Now I don’t even notice. I purchased the 34” Alienware Ultrawide 1440p AW3423DWF back in March 2023. For those of you who may also own this monitor and are considering moving to the AW3225QF for 4K then I have posted some side by side and in-use photos. Both are excellent monitors. Upgrading from 1440p to 4K did have me worried. Like my AW3423DWF, AW3225QF will be used for both gaming and work. My under powered work laptop drives the AW3225QF at full resolution at 60hz. My Alienware M18 and Gaming Desktop’s 4070 had no issues keeping my games above 60FPS. In most cases, FPS remained above 90 FPS at a full 240hz refresh. Mounting: The AW3225QF includes mounting holes with screws. They are located where the included stand attaches to the monitor. This is a 100 x 100mm VESA Mount interface. I included photos of the mounting interface as well as the monitor on my desktop’s monitor arm. Super easy to mount. Everyday Usage: I also use this monitor for Work from Home and general computer usage. For either SDR or HDR usages I set brightness and contrast to 30%. I also reduce blue light where I can be either use Windows Night mode or the Warm monitor preset. Windows and MS Office apps are set to Dark Mode to reduce overall monitor brightness and light intensity. Finally, I set the taskbar to auto hide to help avoid monitor burn in. After an eight-hour day, when I turn off my computer and the monitor input turns off, the AW3225QF will go into a short pixel refresh cycle. My office gets direct sunlight in the mornings. The AW3225QF does a good job of combatting reflections. Typically, I close the curtains and that solves all my reflection issues. Late afternoon light or overhead lights can cause some reflections, but it is very muted. And if they are not then I just tilt the monitor slight along its Y-axis and the reflections vanish. The anti-reflective coating is excellent. The viewing angles of this monitor are also excellent. So, tilting the monitor left or right slightly is not a big deal by any measure. Additional Comments: First, connect the supplied high speed USB A to USB B cable that Dell supplies to your computer. This will allow windows to detect the monitor and load the most up to date drivers and monitor firmware. Second, if you experience any poor monitor performance, low refresh, or other monitor issue then make sure you are using the cables provided by Alienware before decaling this is an issue with the monitor. I had an issue out of the box where monitor refresh would not go above 60hz. It turned out to be an issue with a cable Adapter I was using to convert my Display Port cable to mini-Display Port for use with my M18 Laptop. Switching to the supplied HDMI cable resolved the issue and performed as well as the Display Port that I wanted to use. It is not a total 1 to 1 replacement but close enough when HDMI is 2.1 at 240hz. Final thoughts: Overall, I think this is both a wonderful gaming monitor and work monitor. Honestly, who swaps monitors between the two activities? These things have just gotten too big to play that game. I love the flexibility the AW3225QF affords me, the image quality, the near instantaneous pixel response, and the high refresh. Colors are vibrant, text is crisp, blacks are excellent, and, to my untrained eye, brightness is uniform across the screen. VESA mounting is a huge must for my setup and the AW3225QF looks beautiful mounted over my desk. See the included photos. I would like to see SDR and HDR features programmable to each monitor preset. Configuring SDR, HDR, and balancing the monitor presets is a real pain and forces me into SDR modes unless there is a real special reason to turn HDR on. Besides, I do not feel that my gaming experience, with the games I play the most, is impacted one way or the other. If you are in the market for a 32” class 4K QD-OLED then I think you will find a lot to like in the AW3225QF.
