Gaming monitors · owner-verdict comparison
Alienware AW3423DWF QD-OLED vs Dell S2722DGM 27-inch QHD: what real owners say
Real owners lean toward the Dell S2722DGM 27-inch QHD: 80% of 61 owners recommend it, vs 71% of 639 for the Alienware AW3423DWF QD-OLED.
Verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube owner comments — affiliate reviews excluded. Sample sizes differ; judge accordingly. How we score
71%of 639 owners recommend
71% recommend · 12% neutral · 17% don't
Owners praise
- Stunning OLED color, blacks, and HDR
- No burn-in even after years of heavy use
- Best monitor they've ever owned, no regrets
Owners complain about
- Burn-in over a year or two of use
- Fuzzy text fringing, poor for productivity
- Coil whine (and some fan noise)
80%of 61 owners recommend
80% recommend · 2% neutral · 18% don't
Owners praise
- Excellent value for an affordable 1440p monitor
- Great contrast with deep, true blacks
- Smearing eliminated with response-time setting
Owners complain about
- VA black smearing and ghosting in dark scenes
- Dead pixels and inconsistent QC
What Alienware AW3423DWF QD-OLED owners say
“It was such an enormous step upwards and has given me enhanced joy while playing games”
“I still have this monitor, bought it day 1 and it’s been phenomenal”
“The messed up HDR1000 and EOFT tracking in the DWF”
What Dell S2722DGM 27-inch QHD owners say
“All I can say it’s amazing.”— @bradleyjohnson2273 on
YouTube
“i love this monitor 4days now”— @giannisprost5046 on
YouTube
“As far as affordable 1440p 165 hz VA. I'm using a Dell S2722DGM. SDR only. Only issue I have is that backlight bleed.”— StockDragonfly8589 on
Reddit