Dell has introduced a new ultrawide monitor to its Alienware brand. The AW3426DW is a 34-inch curved gaming monitor equipped with a dual-layer QD-OLED panel. It is currently available to order in European markets, priced at €809 in Germany and £709 in the UK (both inclusive of VAT), with shipments scheduled to begin on July 2nd.
Dell Alienware AW3426DW Specifications
The monitor features a 21:9 aspect ratio with a UW-QHD resolution of 3440 × 1440, resulting in a pixel density of roughly 110 PPI. It has a moderate 1800R curve and uses a 3H hard-coated anti-glare surface to manage ambient room reflections.
Dell is sourcing the panel from Samsung, utilizing a V-Stripe RGB subpixel layout. This improves text clarity and minimizes the color fringing artifacts that were common on earlier QD-OLED displays.
In terms of performance, the AW3426DW offers a 280Hz maximum refresh rate and a 0.03ms gray-to-gray response time in its Extreme Mode. It supports standard variable refresh rate technologies, including AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, VESA AdaptiveSync, and Nvidia G-Sync compatibility.
The 10-bit panel covers 99% of the DCI-P3 color space and is factory-calibrated to a Delta E average of less than 2. Typical SDR brightness is rated at 300 nits, while HDR content can peak at 1,300 nits. The monitor supports Dolby Vision HDR and holds a VESA DisplayHDR True Black 500 certification.
For connectivity, the back panel houses two HDMI 2.1 ports, which support 48Gbps bandwidth and Fixed Rate Link (FRL), and one DisplayPort 1.4 connection. There is also a built-in USB 3.2 Gen 1 hub that includes a Type-B upstream port, a Type-A downstream port, and a USB-C port limited to 15W of power delivery.
Physically, the monitor weighs 4.88kg on its own, and roughly 7.91kg when attached to the included stand, which allows for height, tilt, and swivel adjustments. Typical power consumption sits at 31W.
In related news, AOC has recently launched an affordable 2K 360Hz QD-Mini LED gaming monitor with HDR1000 brightness, while Lenovo has introduced a budget-friendly 32-inch 4K IPS monitor featuring 65W USB-C connectivity and a built-in KVM switch.
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