I gave Alienware's 34-inch OLED gaming monitor five stars when it was $1,100 but now it's half price at $550 for Amazon Prime Day

Alienware AW3423DWF | 34-inch | QD-OLED | 3440 x 1440p | 165 Hz | $1100>$780.72>$549.99 at Amazon (save $230.73)
When it launched in 2023, this became an instant favourite and a five-star screen in our review. But it was pricey, very pricey at $1,100. Now it's literally half the cost and suddenly widescreen OLED gaming feels doable. Hurrah.

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Way back in 2023 when I first reviewed the Alienware AW3423DWF, I gave it five stars and said it was my new favourite among all OLED gaming monitors. The problem was price. It was $1,100. Ouch.

Time heals all wounds and here we are today, talking about the same monitor for half the price. Yup, it's $550 on Amazon for Prime Day, and this deal has been sticking around all week. Nice. Of course, OLED panel tech has moved on in the interim. But not by that much.

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The Alienware AW3423DWF had the advantage of sporting Samsung's first-gen QD-OLED panel tech, which had decent full-screen brightness from the get go. It also had a glossy screen coating, which really let that per-pixel OLED lighting sing.

In practice, the gap between this monitor and Alienware's latest 34-inch ultrawide, which I also reviewed recently, is puny. It's really only the 240 Hz referesh of the new panel where there's a noticable advantage. But 165 hz is plenty for most types of gaming.

And, actually, I far prefer the styling of this OG model to Alienware's new "AW30" aesthetic on the AW3425DW. To my eye, the new model has a slightly dated '90s vibe.

Anywho, at $550 from Amazon, ultrawide OLED gaming is now far more accessible than ever before. In fact, it's about the same price as a conventional LCD-based high-refresh ultrawide panel would have been a couple of years ago. And that's a very good thing indeed.

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Best OLED gaming monitor

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1. Best overall:
MSI MPG 321URX QD-OLED

2. Best 1440p:
MSI MPG 271QRX

3. Best ultrawide:
Asus ROG Swift OLED PG34WCDM

4. Best 32:9 ratio:
Samsung Odyssey OLED G9

5. Best budget ultrawide:
Alienware 34 QD-OLED AW3423DWF

6. Best WOLED:
LG UltraGear 32GS95UE

7. Best 27-inch:
Alienware 27 AW2725Q