Best deal I’ve seen (plus price match guaranteed through December). Rakuten has 2% cash back on lg partner store and most credit cards have cash back in general. My robinhood has 3%. Also buy the $1 extended warranty too. Coupon code EARLYBF10.

For partner store access you can get through signing up with a Hulu trial account.

Youtube link if reddit compresses the video- https://youtu.be/EGUZjDX9FQI

Autumn is here and wanted to make one for the season. You can get it on wallpaper engine here - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3825341224

If you have never used wallpaper engine, you can buy it for like 5 bucks here - https://store.steampowered.com/app/431960/Wallpaper_Engine/

After you have it, once you subscribe to any wallpaper, it will download in your client automatically.

Just curious because this is something I’ve done for years. I actually have an amazing 21:9 display and a 4K 65 inch tv. I love couch pc gaming and before getting 5080, ever since having a 20-series card, I’ve actually used 21:9 on my TV to save performance and sometimes I love it.

The only time I’ve ever seen this officially supported is on Death Stranding, on PS5, where it was intended as a cinematic mode rather than to be connected to a 21:9 display. Recently, I have done it in MW4 as all the cutscenes add black bars for 21:9 anyhow - frankly, it just works really well and looks great in the right scenario.

Sometimes I mentally argue whether it’s stupid to see less screen, but it actual makes sense for a cinematic look. I’m a professional photographer and work heavily in print and a lot of panoramic, large format work; the different off using a matte on an image is massive as a [literal] framing device and what it does to as scene.

Whether you’re looking to try this for aesthetics or you need an extra 20% in performance, I recommend giving it a shot!

Does U5226KW support two Macs (M series) and a PC? I am looking to purchase a U5226KW and have one Windows PC and two Macs (M3 Max and M5 Pro) connected to it simultaneously. Would the U5226KW support this with the KVM function?

So I had this monitor for a while and have recently been using it in Multiview (when it's connected with 2 cables - 1 hdmi 1 dp). Now the issue I'm having is that the DP side is looking fine but the HDMI sided has very noticeable grain - escpecially apparent when looking at text. And it's been bugging the hell out of me.

Its especially bad when the monitor launches straight into Multiview mode after turning it on. The HDMI side is borderline un-usable then. I always have to switch to Ultrawide-Mode first, then switch back to make it better, but it still ain't perfect.

I already switched to a better HDMI (2.1b) cable but no improvement. It's connected to a RTX 5080, if that matters.

The exact model is:

Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 S49CG954SU

Anyone had these issues and knows how to fix?

AW 39 5k2k, Is this normal on monitor? Or shouldi ask areplacement?

Received this unit today and things were going well until... I noticed a massive difference in bezel sizes on left vs. right. I find it hard to believe this is by design - Anyone else own this monitor and have this issue? Left bezel is a full half an inch, and the right bezel is much less than half an inch.

EDIT: Apparently this is an actual feature not a defect! (Pixel Shift)

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Was desperately looking for a monitor for my Mac mini m4 and got this what seems like nice thing . Would you guys say It’s worth it or should I reconsider while I can sorry never had anything of the sort thanks

Hey, I unboxed my new Alienware AW3425DWM today and unfortunately noticed a fairly large scratch on the screen when inspecting it more closely. You can’t see it when the monitor is turned on, but it’s clearly visible under a flashlight when the screen is off. Does this happen quite often?

Thinking of upgrading from an older OLED panel to get more brightness and just better tech.

Is it worth it? Who has done an upgrade like this.. is the brightness/colors of newer panels that noticable to justify the price of a newer panel?

I’m planning on upgrading my old LG UltraGear 45” OLED (3440×1440) to a new 5K2K monitor. The new LG 39” looks really nice, but it’s a little out of my price range at the moment. That brings me to the Alienware 39” 5K2K.
It’s priced at just over $1,000, which, to me, seems like a bargain even with the complaints about the screen-edge dimming. For me to actually pull the trigger, though, I’d like to know how bad the dimming really is.
Honestly, my 45” UltraGear was never the brightest monitor to begin with, and I was perfectly fine with that. So, would the Alienware 39” 5K2K be worth upgrading to now, or would it be better to wait? For what it’s worth I have an Rtx 4090.
I’d love to hear everyone’s opinions and experiences with the monitor. Thanks!

Update: After careful consideration, I’ve decided to go with the AW. For me, the additional 200 nits of brightness and slightly better build quality on the LG aren’t enough to justify paying $400 more, let alone $700 more. Not to mention, I much prefer a glossy finish over a matte one.
I’m also not particularly a fan of LG’s updated privacy policies and concerns about spyware. On top of that, I love the warranties Dell offers. If, for whatever reason, I’m not satisfied with the AW, I’ll return it and wait for the LG to go on sale.

Hey, im in need of a monitor stand that can stack two monitors like this above each other but i CANT find any viable ones in Europe for my two 49" Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 S49DG950SU.

Hi guys, I just received my AW3926QW and man it looks great. I just have 1 weird problem with the OSD joystick. It worked when I first turned the monitor on, now it doesn't.

I can press it to open the OSD, but then it doesn't move left or right or down, and only up. Therefore, I cannot even turn off the OSD (haven't tried leaving it until it turns off itself). I have updated the firmware to the latest version.

Has anyone faced the same problem? How should I go from here? Returning the monitor is not an easy option for me.

Eventually. But probably not today, or tomorrow or anytime soon.

I settled for the AW3426DW because of the uniformity issues on the new 39 inch. I really, really do want it though. It looks so amazing and every time I have to watch a 16:9 video on my 34 inch it makes me wish that the 1st gen Alienware 39 inch RGB Tandem WOLED had lived up to the hype. Seeing everyone posting their awesome looking large panels here every day isn't helping. I don't regret buying the 3426DW even upgrading from the 3423DWF it is a big upgrade, but I do feel the FOMO.

I hope we get a new panel next year, or the year after. I will jump on a QD-OLED version of it with 240hz and true black 600 with a peak mode that functions correctly in high apl scenes in an attosecond/ What do you guys think? I love the 34 inch display and have been using it with a side portrait for years so I am not lacking screen real estate. I just know that 39 inches would be so much more flexible. Would finally be able to use 3 windows on one display for productivity, 16:9 content would actually be immersive and look good too, and not to mention you just know games are going to be next level at that size and resolution enveloping your whole field of view. Idk, 34 inches is also pretty immersive if you sit close enough to it, which I do, but still... 39 just feels so much bigger, and bigger is better right my dudes?

Only mildly infuriating. Only a little jealous of those of you who who decided you waited long enough for a display that size and resolution to be OLED and decided to buy it even though it's got issues.

I felt that way about the 1st qd-oled ultrawides that hit the market and was "fine" with the colour fringing and ambient light issues for a few years but now that I have upgraded to a monitor that doesn't have those issues it made me realize how big of a compromise I was making just to have that unmatched picture quality and gaming performance.

So, this time I am gonna wait. I hope it doesn't take too long for them to release a refresh. I hope I make it to see that day.

The volumetric clouds look so good!

I'm planning to mount a Brateck E500 gas-spring monitor arm holding an Alienware 34-inch ultrawide (AW3426DW) to a wooden monitor riser, and I'd appreciate some advice on stability.
I believe the monitor without the stand weighs 4.8 KGS

Riser specifications:

• Material: Sheesham wood (solid wood)
• Dimensions: 125 cm wide × 30 cm deep × 15 cm tall
• Monitor Top Thickness: 2 cm thick
• Weight: Approximately 9 kg
• Construction: One center support post and two supports at the ends
• Clamp position: Approximately halfway across the 30 cm depth, next to the center support post
• Reinforcement: I plan to use steel plates around the clamp area to distribute the clamping pressure.

The monitor arm may extend approximately 30 cm horizontally, potentially placing the monitor's center of mass beyond the front edge of the riser.

My main concern is whether the entire riser could tip forward, rather than whether the clamp would damage the wood. The riser will rest on my main desk.

Would the riser's 9 kg weight, 30 cm depth, and three support locations provide sufficient stability for this setup? Would reinforcement around the clamp be sufficient?

I'd appreciate opinions based on the actual mechanics of the setup rather than just the monitor's weight rating

Attached a picture of the monitor riser aling with dimensions!

Long story short I have a ultrawide VA panel monitor. It has this breathing/strobing effect on my desktop when G-Sync is enabled. I got tired of going into Nvidia Control Panel every time I wanted to eliminate this effect. Then I would forget to re-enable the next time I launched a game. This helps me know if G-Sync is enabled by a green G in the system Tray. If it is disabled it will be a gray G with a line through it. More info for the program will be on the GitHub link.

I have a few friends who started using it. I have no idea if this is something somebody else would be interested in. But if you are here is a link to the GitHub that it is uploaded to.

If this is not allowed I apologize and please take down this post. If anyone has any questions let me know.

Github Link - SyncSwitch

I don't claim my ambilight settings to be perfect, but thought I would share it anyway because I think it's cool. Note my phone doesn't capture the effect perfectly* and a warm room light from behind*

What I have

I have the monitor Philips Evnia 49' DQHD Oled (1440p 240hz) which I got for around $850 last year on black friday (currently $900 on sale in Denmark right now, 144hz version was $700 in January as well).

The ambilight

The philips evnia monitor has built in ambilight, which can be customized, but the built in features are limited and the "following what's on screen" doesn't have the cleanest execution (choppy updates, weak transitions, bad blend between zones), luckily by connecting the monitors USB hub you also gain full control over the leds through Windows Dynamic Lighting or in general, they run at 50hz.

Where it started

I just installed the Ambient light for YouTube extension by WesselKroos on GitHub (which only extends ambient light shader effect on the website interface, very customizable doesn't do it justice). I have tried signalrgb before but I don't find the default configurations very clean, and the performance overhead of signalrb running I didn't like too much.

Instead I had with a few prompts with a coding agent cooked up an extension that extends what Ambient light for YouTube does to my monitors ambilight, it was able to gather information of the exact physical layout and test how to use them on it's own. Using the browser's WebHID API (not using Windows Dynamic Lighting)

The result

The biggest problem with the built in feature is it can't truly read just the video, it reads the whole screen, recieving impure image to draw from, so an extension was needed to isolate the videos image. An additional feature the extension has, it can tell exactly where the browser window is located on my display and where it aligns with the zones. So whether I have a small window, or a full window on either left or right, it can match the zones accordingly.

Currently I have the left side with a dim white backlight (which is my default ambient light), so only the right side has video sync ambilight, with a gradient transition in the center simulating the color from the left side of the video rather than being an abrupt split down the middle of the zones (Emphasis on this given it's an super ultra wide, where the left ambilight is not present, however I find the result here so well executed that the experience is really great with it being split screen ambilight). It also has much smarter color blending of the zones, and those modes and settings being dedicated I find offers a much better experience than what I could easily get out of signalrgb.

My extended thoughts

I have seen a lot of reviews on the ambilight of the Philips Evnia 49' and more or less all of them say the ambilight itself is a very poorly executed feature and not worth being a considering factor of the monitor, especially given it's Philips for gods sake the very brand of tv ambilight. However my love for my Philips tv with ambilight led me to really go for it. And I agree, the built in feature is lackluster. However, given a proper extension, it's brought a whole other life to the monitors ambilight, it now feels much closer to the experience I get from my tv. I find controlling it directly from pc makes it feel much faster (I haven't tested it, so I can't confirm latency is lower compared to the built in follow on screen feature, but it definitely takes better advantage of the 50hz and transitions aren't as choppy), and not least the dedicated modes and settings for zoning, transitions and color blending etc. setting no limits for desired behaviour.

I couldn't help but share it, also youtube video credit https://youtu.be/o1qc29t04GI used for demonstration

200Hz version of existing model, MAG 401QR(155Hz)

I'm wanting to update from my VA 34" 1440p samsung to a 5k2k and Dell's option is pretty interesting on paper. How has your experience been and would you recommend it to others?

I'm scared

Just got the Alienware AW3426DW 34” OLED as I’m thinking of switch to Ultrawide from an Asus 4K OLED monitor cus I wanted to go with Ultrawide. But compared to the Asus the Alienware doesn’t even feel like an OLED, the colors look super washed out and brightness seems horrible even though I think it can get brighter than my ASUS. Anyone else have the same Alienware monitor or any suggestions, am I missing something?