Alienware 34 Curved Gaming Monitor – AW3425DWM - 34-inch WQHD 180Hz 1ms Display, 1500R, AMD FreeSync Premium, VESA AdaptiveSync.

It’s my first 27inch 1440p monitor and I love it! The pictures look much better compared to my older 24inch 1080p 165 monitor which I bought last year. The games feel much more immersive. The joystick is easily accessible and I really like that about it because I like to adjust brightness often. I haven’t played with HDR settings much but it looks okay. Don’t forget to set the refresh rate to the maximum (180hz) and the color accuracy to 10bit. It also works perfectly with gsync and my games feel so smooth on this monitor. I bought it during prime day for $199 which was a steal! I also really like the design of the monitor and I think it looks very cool

This is one of my favorite monitors I have ever owned and used. The clarity, color accuracy, and overall performance is everything I could've ever wanted in a monitor and it's held up amazingly over time. It's on the slightly bulkier side compared to some of the super high-end monitors but it looks very clean wherever it sits and performs as well as I could as it to.

Very solid monitor, great for productivity and pretty solid for gaming as well, does take some getting used to. If you are gonna game, I'd highly recommend just using any ultrawide monitor for single player games to really get a more immersive experience compared to a traditional 16:9 monitor. Competitive games are a but harder to play for me personally. I'd prefer a 24in or 27in flat 16:9 display but everyone is different. You can definitely see more in your field of view, but the screen often is so wide that you're turning your head often. If you sit far away enough its not bad, but it's noticeably less immersive. Watching movies on this or multitasking or if you're a creative like a game dev or 3D artist, this monitor is for you, although there are cheaper options with similar features. This specific monitor intrigued me because of the 1ms GtG and 180Hz. If you plan on using this for productivity, those specs will not matter. Definitely cheaper options with similar features, but this monitor has solid quality and the Alienware name looks more official irl imo.

I purchased this monitor a year ago after extensive research. I was looking explicitly for a monitor that had an IPS panel, a fast response rate, a high refresh rate, was QHD, and offered a great warranty.The Alienware offers all of these, at a great price.I’ll list the pros and cons that I’ve experienced over the year of owning this product.Pros:- IPS w/ 98% SDR/HDR color calibration out of the box- High SDR Brightness- 280hz Refresh Rate- 0.5ms Response Rate w/ overdrive- QHD (2560x1440)- Build quality is top tier- Zero ghosting- No flicker- Freesync Pro works with AMD/Nvidia cards- 3 year warranty out of the box from AlienwareCons:- Backlight Bleed is noticeable on black wallpapers or in very dark scenes, probably one of the worst I’ve seen. This is common with this unit if you search it. For me, it’s not a massive issue because I only use it for bright FPS titles. I have an ultrawide OLED for other games.- Alienware UI is lacking compared to competitors. The UI feels like there’s a lot, but there’s actually not. This is especially true if you try HDR mode, where the panel will lock the color, and brightness settings. Why this is makes no sense to me.- No HDMI 2.1. This doesn’t really matter since it’s not a 4k monitor, but I would assume it would have one since the monitor was released after the currentgen consoles. At the price, it surprised me. I use DP 1.4 either way, so it wasn’t an issue for me.- No speakers. This personally doesn’t affect me as I use either headphones or a surround system. However, it technically is a con.- Mediocre HDR performance. The HDR performance is mediocre at best. The gray uniformity isn’t the greatest because the backlight bleed, which takes away from the highs and lows HDR tries to accomplish. The HDR brightness is also technically below standard. I would recommend SDR, which looks very good anyway.- Semigloss screen coating. The coating appears more matte than semigloss to me, but it’s not bad per say. It’s still good enough to not wash out the colors like some matte coatings, but I definitely feel like calling this semigloss isn’t accurate. I would rather call it lightly matte.Conclusion:- This monitor excels at being a top tier choice at competitive fast moving games like CoD, CS2, Overwatch, Etc. However, it does not excel at games that would be better played on an OLED or MiniLED panel. I own this monitor strictly for FPS titles, and have the OLED AW3423DWF for other games. My use for this monitor is fantastic, and I would definitely recommend it for anyone who plays fast paced competitive games and can push the frames to utilize the refresh rate.

Not too happy with Alienware right now. I had an LG monitor that was close to this type of monitor in regard to specs. I had horrific problems with the LG monitor. When I spoke with LG support, their support was even worse. I learned my lesson. No more el-cheap-o monitors. I decided to go with Dell aka Alienware. Alienware, from what I was told, was Dell's premium brand. Dell being a United States company, the monitor had a 3 year warranty compared to LG's one year, and unlike LG, where if you don't email LG stating that you remove your self from forced arbitration if anything goes wrong (Just Google LG Forced Arbitration) you're up the old flag pole, This being the prem-o Dell monitors, I decided on Dell! The monitor arrived the evening of July 31, 2025. It's my baby, especially for the price I paid for it. Today, is August 4, 2025, about four days later. I was in LibreOffice (Open Source version of something like Microsoft Office). I was writing a report and in the middle of writing the report a large black vertical bar appeared on my monitor. See screenshot attached. Directly below this bar is the USB hub of the monitor, which is very hot to the touch. The monitor has never been bumped. It sits on top of my desk, plugged into an expensive surge protector. And, no lighting storm since I even had the monitor. I'm guessing a loose wire due to how hot it is directly below the vertical line. I called Dell support. Much easier to speak with than LG. But, all he could tell me is that it would take a week or longer before a replacement could be sent out. Since, the monitor is new and well within the 30-day return period, I decided to send it back to Amazon. So far, not impressed with Alienware. I thought I could trust Sheldon Cooper :).