I’m nonetheless getting accustomed to seeing 27-inch 1440p QD-OLED gaming displays for lower than $700 — in spite of everything, it wasn’t way back that they had been retailing for round $1,000. So think about the sensation of sticker shock (complimentary) to identify one among Alienware’s fashions with a quick 360Hz refresh price for a whole bunch of {dollars} off, which is the case proper now at Dell’s web site.
Initially $899.99, this monitor’s last worth plunges to $599.99 while you use promo code AW27300 at checkout. With tax, my checkout whole rang as much as a cool $653.24. An OLED gaming monitor that prices lower than a mid-range GPU? Hell yeah. At this worth, there’s no want to attend for Alienware’s forthcoming AW2725D, which the corporate hopes (however isn’t promising) to launch for $549. It’ll have 1440p decision with a 280Hz refresh price, so it’s really slower than Alienware’s discounted AW2725DF.
When it comes to the specs, Alienware’s 27-inch AW2725DF sports activities AMD FreeSync Premium Professional, plus help for VRR by way of both its HDMI 2.1 port or by both of its DisplayPort 1.4 ports. That’ll be sure that the display screen appears easy and tear-free, even throughout moments when the body price fluctuates wildly. Whereas the panel can obtain as much as a 360Hz refresh price — equating to 360 seen frames per second, in case your GPU can sustain — it’s solely supported by way of the DisplayPort. Via HDMI 2.1, the monitor’s refresh price tops out at a decent 144Hz.
The AW2725DF has an anti-reflective coating, however since I haven’t used this actual show, I can’t vouch as as to if it’s absolutely matte or barely on the shiny facet (the newer AW2725Q is extra shiny than matte, in flip letting extra distinction by). It has 111 pixels per inch (PPI), which must be sufficient readability to keep away from seeing pixelated textual content. A low PPI dampened my enthusiasm for different OLED displays, together with the Corsair Xeneon Flex that I reviewed in late 2022.
