Still the Centerpiece of My Command Center After 3 Years
Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5 Stars)
Style: AW3821DW | Verified Purchase
After three years of daily use, the Alienware AW3821DW remains the unshakable centerpiece of my setup. In an industry where tech becomes obsolete quickly, this monitor has proven to be an exceptional long-term investment. It flawlessly handles everything I throw at it, from intense gaming sessions on my RTX 5070 Ti to demanding, multi-window productivity workflows. The build quality is outstanding, with no dead pixels or signs of wear, feeling just as premium today as it did on day one. It's a testament to the idea that buying a top-tier product is true value.
The performance and visuals are where this monitor justifies its price. The 38-inch, 21:9 curved screen provides a level of immersion in games that standard monitors can't touch, while the vast 3840x1600 resolution is a powerhouse for multitasking. The combination of the vibrant Nano IPS panel, a buttery-smooth 144Hz refresh rate, and NVIDIA's G-SYNC Ultimate creates a stunning, tear-free visual experience that still competes with the best on the market. The WQHD+ resolution is the perfect sweet spot, delivering incredible sharpness and detail without being overly taxing on my hardware.
My only minor critique is the faint IPS glow visible on pure black screens in a dark room—a standard trait for this panel type and a complete non-issue in real-world use. Ultimately, the AW3821DW was a significant purchase that has paid for itself many times over in both enjoyment and productivity. Even after three years, it's an absolute workhorse and a stunning display that I can wholeheartedly recommend to anyone with the budget and desk space. It's an endgame monitor that truly stands the test of time.
-Anathema
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All of the speed. None of the blur.
Remarkable clarity: NVIDIA G-SYNC ULTIMATE certification delivers smooth gaming and allows for brilliant HDR renderings with HDR capable games.
A smoother experience: Capitalize on a 144Hz high refresh rate and enjoy smoother, ultralow latency gameplay. Plus, with a true 1ms Gray to Gray response time, the pixels themselves change color almost instantaneously to eliminate motion blur.
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Be in command
Win from any angle: A fully adjustable stand with height markers gives you more comfort, greater versatility and easier adjustability for an extended gaming session. Tilt, swivel, adjust and game on.
Elevate your game: AlienFX allows for custom lighting and in-game lighting responsiveness. The Gaming OSD offers several gamer-centric options that helps you improve your performance and provide the best in-game advantage.
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Easy on the eyes
This TÜV-certified monitor has a flicker-free screen with ComfortView, a feature that reduces harmful blue light emissions. It’s designed to optimize eye comfort to enable you to game comfortably over long hours.
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Customers praise the monitor's build quality, appearance, and screen size, with one noting its massive 38-inch display and another highlighting its futuristic design. The picture quality receives mixed feedback - while the 3840 x 1600 resolution ensures sharp visuals, some mention it's not quite full 4K. The performance and color quality also get mixed reviews, with some finding it very pleased with performance and vibrant colors, while others report issues with the monitor not turning on again and colors being washed out. While some find it worth the price, others consider it pricey.
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31 customers mention build quality, 29 positive, 2 negative
Great monitor, while it works. Watch out for power issue.Read more
Amazing Monitor with a Few Minor WishesRead more
Awesome monitor and perfect size.Read more
This monitor is amazing. It's no OLED, but video/games look amazing. The stand is very good. The whole monitor has some back lighting. Easy controls....Read more
21 customers mention appearance, 19 positive, 2 negative
...Gaming on this monster is so exciting – it is so immersive and beautiful – and that’s saying a lot coming from 4k 28”....Read more
Beautiful monitor…Read more
This monitor is beautiful. But, With it turned off, you see scratching all along the top screen. With it turned on you can’t see anything....Read more
very nice looking monitor with all the features AND 3 year warrantyRead more
17 customers mention screen size, 14 positive, 3 negative
...I love the extra resolution and large screen size, youtube videos don't do it justice--it's huge. The curve is also perfect....Read more
Great size, resolution and refresh rate. Dimming zones in HDR leave a lot to be desired, but I don’t use HDR when gaming. Sturdy....Read more
I would definitely buy this monitor again. Very cool! I love the size, the lighting effects and resolution.Read more
So far I am loving this monitor it is huge and give an amazingly immersive experience when gaming.Read more
14 customers mention gaming performance, 14 positive, 0 negative
...21:9 is the ideal resolution for a PC - it's perfect for gaming, it's perfect for movies/media, it's perfect for work....Read more
...Great for immersive gaming and multitasking!Read more
...The picture is breathtaking. PC gaming and watching full screen 4k movies is excellent.Read more
The Alienware Ultrawide Curved Gaming Monitor delivers an incredible gaming experience — vibrant colors, sharp details, and buttery-smooth gameplay....Read more
41 customers mention picture quality, 27 positive, 14 negative
...The colors are vibrant and with its refresh rate you are significantly stepping up your 60 hz monitor. For the price on sale it’s a bargain.Read more
I have been using this product for more than a year. It is not a 4K monitor but has enough pixels to be about 75% of 4K resolution....Read more
...Now I don't even notice it. No dead pixels and more immersive at this size than my old 16:9 32". It's not quite full 4k, but still above 1440p....Read more
...Very cool! I love the size, the lighting effects and resolution.Read more
22 customers mention performance, 12 positive, 10 negative
...The monitor works great and does everything I need.Read more
I started with a neo g9 and it was great but it had some flickering. I returned it and read a lot of reviews and landed on this monitor....Read more
...And this particular 21:9, is just fantastic. It looks great, it works great, it's built solid and man does it kick gaming up to the next level...Read more
...Unfortunately, after 8 months it simply powered off while I was using it and would not restart....Read more
16 customers mention color quality, 11 positive, 5 negative
...this thing a few hours and cannot pull myself away from it, the colors pop, its bright, fast refresh rate and yes its expensive but so worth it....Read more
This monitor did everything I want and more. The colors are vibrant and with its refresh rate you are significantly stepping up your 60 hz monitor....Read more
From Day 1, this monitor was giving me random black screens where the monitor was clearly still on but the image went black....Read more
...Curved Gaming Monitor delivers an incredible gaming experience — vibrant colors, sharp details, and buttery-smooth gameplay....Read more
15 customers mention value for money, 9 positive, 6 negative
Awesome monitor def worth the price.Read more
...This monitor is decent, but probably not worth $1,500 new, and definitely not worth $1,500 for a refurbished unit....Read more
...obsolete quickly, this monitor has proven to be an exceptional long-term investment....Read more
...from it, the colors pop, its bright, fast refresh rate and yes its expensive but so worth it....Read more
It's not OLED, and I'm fine with that!
I needed a new monitor to replace my primary monitor in a dual monitor setup, a failing seven year old 27" gsync IPS display. I knew I wanted a larger display, so I dived into researching what is available in 2023. I looked into 34" widescreens - I wanted more vertical space. 49" widescreens - basically two 27" monitors in one. That's great, but I still wanted to use a 27" monitor on the side, so that ends up being the equivalent of three monitors which is giving up too much desk space. 32" is ok, but I'd want 4k, and that is alot of pixels to drive. So I stumble across 38" 3840x1600 monitors. Larger and higher resolution than the 27" I'm replacing, but not so large that continuing to use my other 27" alongside it would erase too much desk space. Fewer pixels to drive than a 4k monitor. Similar PPI to my existing 1440p monitors. I know some will say that the panel being IPS and not OLED is a downer, maybe a deal breaker. For me, that is a positive. I know OLED is beautiful and vibrant. I know that there are lots of mitigations built in to those monitors to help prevent burn in. However, I have had cell phones that suffered burn-in despite my best efforts, and it really bothered me. I don't want to worry about my computer monitor possibly having the same fate. Sometimes I walk away from my PC monitor because some emergency comes up, it usually turns to standby itself after a few minutes, but sometimes I have come back to Windows still awake with whatever I was doing still on the screen an hour or more later. I know I should get in the habit of turning off the screen myself, but I'm lazy and hard to train. Yes, I know most (all?) OLED monitors have burn in covered by warranty, but I just don't want that hassle. For all these reasons, an OLED is just not right for me. So among the limited 38" options, I chose this AW3821DW, mostly on price, 3 year warranty, and easy availability from Amazon. The monitor arrived very well packed and protected in it's box, which is very well designed. I am very pleased to have zero dead pixels, yay! For an IPS screen, I think it's beautiful. I'm very, very happy with my purchase and hope it lasts a long time. Maybe when it fails another technology like mini-led or something else (something not susceptible to burn in, preferably) will be common. For now, this monitor is just right for me.
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I received a monitor that was clearly not brand new. Box was super dirty, there was no plastic protector on the screen anymore, and most of all, the screen was already severely damaged. When I first booted it, there there were multiple vertical and horizontal lines . This is very misleading as it's not mentioned anywhere that the monitor is not brand new. Horrible experience...Client d'AmazonReceived a damaged used monitor (AW3821DW)
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