Alienware 27 AW2725Q QD-OLED Review

New Alienware 27 AW2725Q QD-OLE It is not the first 27-inch OLED 4K that we checked. This peculiar honor goes to MSI MPG 272urx. Surprising for Alienware, which tends to Pulch for premium prices, AW2725Q cuts the MSI panel by a full USD, amounting to USD 899. Yes, I agree, Alienware, which is cheaper than the competition. Strange, what?

Okay, it’s still not completely thrown out. But this is solid savings, considering that you get exactly the same 27-inch QD-OLED panel with full 4K resolution, 240 Hz and 0.03 ms alleged reaction times. Why shouldn’t you go with this Alienwar?

Well, one of the reasons is that MSI has a USB-C input with 98 in providing power for single-bank communication. I must admit that this is not a priority in games, especially because 98 W is not enough to keep a high -performance laptop juice. But the pity is versatile and long -term usability.

Another obvious disadvantage of the specification, at least on paper, is the DisplayPort 1.4 AW2725Q interface, unlike DisplayPort 2.1 from UHBR 20, which in particular offers MSI. The latter allows 4K at 240 Hz without compression of the display stream (DSC). The DP 1.4 Alienware interface and its HDMI 2.1 ports must run DSC to reach 240 Hz.

The point is that DSC is visually non -tactless and does not add delay practically, so the interface with a higher band is the theoretical advantage in this context. It really doesn’t matter. In terms of specifications, you do not lose much in exchange for a discount of $ 200.

As for the project, Alienware 27 AW2725Q QD-Oled debuts the novel language of the brand, called “AW30”. It is said that he is inspired by extraterrestrial phenomena and Aurora Borealis, abandoned black and white plastics used for previous foreign monitors for a novel shade known as “indigo interstellar”.

It is largely a uniform murky blue with a hint of metallic Fleck. Do what you want, but curved, organic shapes of the back of the chassis, as well as a stand and base are definitely a departure for Alienware and give it a slightly dated atmosphere of the 90s. In general, the only obvious stopping of earlier foreign monitors is the characteristic logo of foreign foreign ones in RGB.

Returning to this 27-inch QD-OLED 4K panel, as we discussed with MSI MPG 272urx, the nomenclature around Samsung’s QD-OLED technology has become a bit confused. But this is the latest Samsung OLED panel, regardless of whether you want to call it 4th generation or a five -layer tandem OLED.

Either way, it is as good as Samsung and novel for 2025 in larger television panels, and even 27-inch 1440P monitors, the five-layer tandem OLED technology ensures a significant boost in clarity.

However, in the case of this 27-inch 4K implementation, apparently the higher density of 4K pixels in the 27-inch panel, as opposed to 32 inches of previous 4K OLED, such as its own 32 AW3225QF Alienware, puts a hat on brightness. In miniature, this novel 27-inch 4K OLED technology ends with an identical full screen 250 Nit and 1000 Nit Peak HDR in 3% of window ratings, because almost all previous QD-OLED monitors.

Other aspects that have not changed in this novel panel technology include the internal reflection coefficient of the panel itself and the pixel foundation. The first means that a slightly purple shade of the panel in the sturdy airy of the environment, which was characteristic of QD-OLED technology. In really clear environmental conditions, a somewhat compromise contrast.

Meanwhile, the structure of the subpixel is also still triangular, unlike the conventional trio of vertical stripes – a given, and then green, and then blue – known as RGB and is used by most LCD monitors.

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In some previous QD-Oleds has created problems with rendering fonts and visual focus. With 32-inch QD-Oleds, these weaknesses were mainly located to bed. Thanks to this even greater density of 27-inch 4K technology, blurred fonts can be classified as a solved problem. The technological sharpness and general image transparency are simply fantastic.

But what about the rest of the image performance? Well, just like MSI MPG 272urx and Asus Rog Swift PG27UCDM, it’s mostly fantastic. Seeing all the usual benefits of QD-OLED, including excellent pixel lighting, virtually infinite viewing angles and an outraged pixel reaction in combination with the density of 166 dpi pixels, is certainly a view.

The reservation would be that the density of 140 dpi 32-inch 4K panels barely looks different in terms of image details and sharpness. But you will notice a larger, more addictive and film overall atmosphere of a 32-inch panel. In fact, you can be very arguing that 4K is an exaggeration in games on a 27-inch monitor.

To say, the performance of this monitor is generally perfect. In particular, HDR visualization is absolutely POP, partly thanks to the shiny screen. When you see, say, the precision of the airy neon airy rendered on a murky background with a stunning contrast, you will not want to return to LCD.

To be truthful, no LCD is approaching when it comes to the precision of contrast and lighting, and this contains panels with darkening full eye. Thanks to this panel technology, you get the perfect pointed edges between airy and murky objects. There is no bleeding, Halo, there is no darling zones. And of course you have 240 Hz for low delays in combination with the above-mentioned super-zone pixel reaction that combine to create a really rapid display.

If you are looking for shortcomings, well, the brightness on the full screen is still not absolutely starred. This means that lighter outdoor game scenes may only lack a blow and life. It is then that rendering views from games with mixed airy and murky elements this monitor really provides. This is stunning.

One word about wise brightness. You will receive a better brightness of the full screen in HDR mode than SDR, even in the case of SDR content, although with the touch of ABL or automatic variability of the brightness limiter. The SDR content in HDR mode is quite well calibrated, so my personal tendency would be to start this panel in HDR mode all the time to ensure the maximum SDR impact.

Another relative weakness is a bit of heat, the overall color balance. In general, it is well calibrated, although if you favor SRGB or DCI-P3 by default, it turns out that these settings are particularly well buried in the OSD. This is a kind of very little quirks that you quickly forget, but to remind you that the characteristic QD-OLED heat is definitely observable.

All this means that our third taste of the novel 27-inch QD-OLED Samsung technology is terribly similar to our first. The increased pixel density is certainly pretty. But the real benefits of playing on a 32-inch 4K alternative are compact. Given that you can get a 32-inch 4K OLED for similar money, it would be our clear preferences.

However, if you are conducive to 27 inches, perhaps because the place on the desk is tight or you are particularly sensitive to or simply a enormous fan of maximizing pixel density, well, Alienware is as good as the more costly MSI, just 200 USD cheaper. This leaves a puzzle whether a USB-C input with power supply is worth $ 200. And this is finally your phone.