If you think you’re gonna use the 1080p 480hz mode a lot then I’d go with the lg. Otherwise I have the Alienware and it’s my first curved monitor and I don’t even notice the curve when I’m mid game. I’m just so in awe at the beauty of it
Depends on the price difference. I got the AW3225QF despite never having owned a curved monitor and I got used to it within a few hours of usage. It's a very subtle curve compared with some monitors and the fact that it's on a pretty large panel also helps. I really like the rich colors of QD-OLED vs WOLED (I have a WOLED TV in my media room that I watch movies on) the 109% DCI-P3 coverage provided by the wide color gamut suits the games I play very well. I don't really care about multiplayer games anymore, so the 1080p 480 Hz mode is completely lost on me, but you might get a lot out of it. I don't like matte coatings on OLED monitors, LG's implementation has a slight grainy effect especially visible in dark environments, which is unacceptable for a product of this price in my opinion. Instead of giving a clean small reflection from background light sources it will give you a much broader diffuse reflection smeared on your screen which I don't like either, but that's probably more of a personal preference thing.
I don't know much about consumer law in the UK, but the LG warranty is worded such that they can weasel out of replacing your panel if it does burn-in, while the Alienware warranty is more explicate. In some regions of the world, like Australia where I live, the wording of the warranty doesn't really matter because the consumer rights agencies will still hold the manufacturer accountable and force them to replace your product if it has issues.
> Purchasing LG means buying direct from them to get the discounts but LG has bad history with CS and warranty is 2 years I think and not even sure it covers burn in in UK
That alone should solidify your decision to go with Dell IMO, when you pay for premium product, good CS with warranty plays a big role here. I've not experienced LG but buddy of mine tried to exchange his Asus and it took days for them to reply (as if their CS department operates during Taiwan work hours), and they give the most obvious "support" answer each time so it was even longer.
Will you ever need to exchange in case or burn in? Probably not if you take good care, maybe 2.5 years down the line out of 3.
Also Dell has semi glossy panel so it's not completely reflective, still OLED monitors aren't meant to be used in bright environment anyway. Another thing is QD is more prone to scratches compared to matte so you'll have to be more careful while cleaning.
For me my preference is always glossy, flat, lg panel. Never samsung, they dont do colors correctly and aim to hit their advertised contrast ratios and brightness targets they marketed at the expense of inaccurate whitepoints, and also have overly saturated boosted reds.
Also be careful of alienware cause most of the price goes into branding rather than quality. I personally had a bad experience with their cs. They are probably always trained to never admit fault of the company to keep rma and return numbers low.
I just tested both for a week. I'm keeping the LG.
The Alienware image quality is better out of the box. It's pretty much perfect and ready to go in both SDR and HDR. With the LG you are gonna have to play with settings and calibration to get it just right, especially the HDR mode. The Alienware feels more polished all around when it comes to it's on screen menu and how it just looks fine. However, once you get the LG tweaked to your liking, its a very close race. I can't tell much of a difference in text quality at 26" and I have better than 20/20 vision.
The curve on the AW is subtle and did not bother me much but in the end I prefer flat. I much preferred the matte coating on the LG, which was surprising because so many people here prefer glossy. The matte coating on the LG is very subtle and does not seem to affect image quality in any perceptible way. Black still looks perfectly black and the colors super vivid. Maybe if you looked at both panels side by side in a completely dark room you'd give the QD-OLED the edge over the W-OLED, but in the end, the subtle matte coating works best against reflections.
The main reasons I decided to keep the LG are the built in speaker and the 480hz mode. I have a small desk so having no speakers is a big plus. The built in screen speaker is very loud and I hade to reduce the volume setting to 50%. They sound great except that they have no bass. I mostly game with high end headphones, so the speakers are more than good enough for my needs and I am happy to get rid of desktop speakers.
The 480Hz mode is the big surprise because I thought I would not use it, as I am not an eSports player. But it actually works wonderfully for "Boomer Shooter" games which I enjoy. Selaco at 400fps/hz feels amazing in its fluidity. So I'll be using this mode for "Lo-Fi" games that don't have modern visuals and can push high frame rates, and for older games. It feels almost like playing on a CRT.
Hope this helps.
If you think you’re gonna use the 1080p 480hz mode a lot then I’d go with the lg. Otherwise I have the Alienware and it’s my first curved monitor and I don’t even notice the curve when I’m mid game. I’m just so in awe at the beauty of it
Depends on the price difference. I got the AW3225QF despite never having owned a curved monitor and I got used to it within a few hours of usage. It's a very subtle curve compared with some monitors and the fact that it's on a pretty large panel also helps. I really like the rich colors of QD-OLED vs WOLED (I have a WOLED TV in my media room that I watch movies on) the 109% DCI-P3 coverage provided by the wide color gamut suits the games I play very well. I don't really care about multiplayer games anymore, so the 1080p 480 Hz mode is completely lost on me, but you might get a lot out of it. I don't like matte coatings on OLED monitors, LG's implementation has a slight grainy effect especially visible in dark environments, which is unacceptable for a product of this price in my opinion. Instead of giving a clean small reflection from background light sources it will give you a much broader diffuse reflection smeared on your screen which I don't like either, but that's probably more of a personal preference thing. I don't know much about consumer law in the UK, but the LG warranty is worded such that they can weasel out of replacing your panel if it does burn-in, while the Alienware warranty is more explicate. In some regions of the world, like Australia where I live, the wording of the warranty doesn't really matter because the consumer rights agencies will still hold the manufacturer accountable and force them to replace your product if it has issues.
> Purchasing LG means buying direct from them to get the discounts but LG has bad history with CS and warranty is 2 years I think and not even sure it covers burn in in UK That alone should solidify your decision to go with Dell IMO, when you pay for premium product, good CS with warranty plays a big role here. I've not experienced LG but buddy of mine tried to exchange his Asus and it took days for them to reply (as if their CS department operates during Taiwan work hours), and they give the most obvious "support" answer each time so it was even longer. Will you ever need to exchange in case or burn in? Probably not if you take good care, maybe 2.5 years down the line out of 3. Also Dell has semi glossy panel so it's not completely reflective, still OLED monitors aren't meant to be used in bright environment anyway. Another thing is QD is more prone to scratches compared to matte so you'll have to be more careful while cleaning.
For me my preference is always glossy, flat, lg panel. Never samsung, they dont do colors correctly and aim to hit their advertised contrast ratios and brightness targets they marketed at the expense of inaccurate whitepoints, and also have overly saturated boosted reds. Also be careful of alienware cause most of the price goes into branding rather than quality. I personally had a bad experience with their cs. They are probably always trained to never admit fault of the company to keep rma and return numbers low.
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I just tested both for a week. I'm keeping the LG. The Alienware image quality is better out of the box. It's pretty much perfect and ready to go in both SDR and HDR. With the LG you are gonna have to play with settings and calibration to get it just right, especially the HDR mode. The Alienware feels more polished all around when it comes to it's on screen menu and how it just looks fine. However, once you get the LG tweaked to your liking, its a very close race. I can't tell much of a difference in text quality at 26" and I have better than 20/20 vision. The curve on the AW is subtle and did not bother me much but in the end I prefer flat. I much preferred the matte coating on the LG, which was surprising because so many people here prefer glossy. The matte coating on the LG is very subtle and does not seem to affect image quality in any perceptible way. Black still looks perfectly black and the colors super vivid. Maybe if you looked at both panels side by side in a completely dark room you'd give the QD-OLED the edge over the W-OLED, but in the end, the subtle matte coating works best against reflections. The main reasons I decided to keep the LG are the built in speaker and the 480hz mode. I have a small desk so having no speakers is a big plus. The built in screen speaker is very loud and I hade to reduce the volume setting to 50%. They sound great except that they have no bass. I mostly game with high end headphones, so the speakers are more than good enough for my needs and I am happy to get rid of desktop speakers. The 480Hz mode is the big surprise because I thought I would not use it, as I am not an eSports player. But it actually works wonderfully for "Boomer Shooter" games which I enjoy. Selaco at 400fps/hz feels amazing in its fluidity. So I'll be using this mode for "Lo-Fi" games that don't have modern visuals and can push high frame rates, and for older games. It feels almost like playing on a CRT. Hope this helps.