

And if you don’t mind calibrating, you can get rid of the UR59C pesky color errors, which, unfortunately, were visible out of the box. But casual gamers can make do, thanks to the combination of high pixel density and high contrast, keeping games looking realistic.Ĭurves are generally more effective on ultrawide screens, but the UR59C’s 1500R curvature was effective and beneficial for this 32-incher, such as when multitasking with multiple windows. This is clearly not a high-end gaming monitor with a 60 Hz refresh rate, 4ms (GTG) response, and no FreeSync or G-Sync. The VA panel delivers contrast (2590.5:1 after calibration), making everything from photos to videos to games look better. If you want an affordable screen with many pixels, the Samsung UR59C is the best budget 4K monitor for you. Read: Alienware AW3423DW Gaming Monitor Review Best Curved Computer Monitor If you can get past the $1,100 price of entry, the AW3423DFW would make a perfect companion for Nvidia’s newest graphics cards, like the GeForce RTX 4090 and RTX 4080. Throw in premium build quality – as we expect from Alienware – and top-notch video processing and the AW3423DFW hit all the high notes without any demerits worth mentioning for enthusiast gamers. The QD-OLED “heart” of the AW3423DFW gives it unmatched contrast and excellent color saturation and we felt no need to calibrate the panel further out of the box. However, the most important spec is its use of a Quantum Dot OLED (QD-OLED) panel, which offers an extremely wide color gamut and the blackest blacks you’ll find in a gaming monitor. This is a 34-inch ultra-wide monitor with a 1800R curve and a resolution of 3440 x 1440. The latest comes to us from Alienware, and it’s the jaw-dropping AW3423DFW. More: Dell S3222DGM review Best Ultrawide Computer Monitorĭesktop-class OLEDs used to be a rarity in the gaming monitor segment, but over the years, prices have come down, and more entries have entered the fray.

Throw in Dell's usual solid build quality, and this represents a great monitor for enthusiasts looking to build out a mid to high-budget gaming PC. While the S3222DGM lacks HDR support, its excellent contrast doesn't detract from that missing "bullet point" and its overall performance is hard to beat at this price point. And while the S3222DGM is targeted primarily at gamers, we found that it is also great for general productivity and anything in between. This 32-inch monitor offers plenty of vertical screen real estate without the need for scrolling and 1440p resolution, the current sweet spot between image quality and gaming performance. But our sample managed to better that figure by a third, coming in at 4,000:1 in instrumented tests.


VA panels are known for their excellent contrast, but the S3222DGM is rated at an impressive 3,000:1, easily blowing away IPS competitors. However, Dell really knocks it out of the park with the S3222DGM's contrast ratio. Other perks in its favor are 85 percent coverage of DCI-P3 and a display curve with an 1800mm radius. This follow-up to the highly-rated S3220DGF boasts a 32-inch VA panel, QHD resolution and 165 Hz refresh rate with Adaptive-Sync support. The Dell S3222DGM is the best gaming monitor for many gamers.
