Best 4K 32” QD OLED - Alienware AW3225QF vs Gigabyte FO32U2 

Same here in Canada. Dell is way cheaper than everything else. MSI comes close but mpg 321urx is never in stock.

I am German and i bought the gigabyte because the p version has dp 2.1 all features and is semi glossy basically the best monitor of all the 4k oleds

Asus is 1700€ and MSI 1500€ in Germany. Unfortunately Dell doesn’t ship to Austria. 😢

Similar price difference situation in Sweden, just more expensive all around.

Same situation for me, still opted for Aorus, I like that you can shrink the screen for competitive games and probably prefer flat also

5years aways

Come in france and order one from TOPACHAT or LDLC😂

huh? the gigabyte one has both audio and mic out ports....

Yes and unfortunately they have gone with a very shallow curve of 1700r which means you have to sit 1.7 meters away to hit that sweet spot. 1.7 meters away for a 32" monitor is ridiculous. This should be a 1000r curve. Maybe even 900

Same thoughts here.

PUBG? Wtf

Not many are in stock in Australia as well, I had a chat with a store rep and they're in backorder until the 6th or 8th next month. I suppose you just gotta wait 😭

check villman for the msi or datblitz for the gigabyte qd oled

Philippines?? You Filipino's dont even have the money to buy this, worry more about not having to eat pag pag

The one that you can't firmware update? No thanks.

@@edwinwebber5776 the 4K does have firmware updates, the one you are talking is one of the 1440p versions which had great firmware at lunch btw

@@edwinwebber5776 the one you're talking is the 1440p, one of the two versions, which had good firmware at lunch, the 4k does have fw updates

What about this What about that "You will get what you get and LIKE IT"

That's one of the 1440p versions, not the 4k one

They don’t have a cooling fan and Alienware have it. That the only major difference.

The Pro version of the gigabyte monitor is DP 2.1. this version is 1.4 I believe

In the end - Curved or flat it is just a matter of taste. Some like curved-shaped screens, some-flat. Best is go in a supermarket/shop and "touch that monitor candidate", in order to get a better idea of what screen shape fits you better. For my taste: - 1000R (heavily curved screens - Radius = 1m) - for best image experience, requires the user to be within 1meter distance to the screen + not more than +/-5 degrees centered vs screen view direction. Deviations from this "ideal centered position" to the side will result in undesirable visual effects like lower quality image, greyer blacks, etc. However, visualizing the screen from the "ideal position", will give you, some say, a more immersive screen experience (especially for gaming). Not good for productivity work. 1000R curvature is just too much for me when i look at it. - 1700R or more (Radius = 1,7m or more) image quality will be perceived way better than 1000R, even when visualized away from the "ideal position" - in the +/- 70...80 deg range. I have the Alienware AW3225QF (1700R curvature) - and i am very happy with the choice! 1700R is just perfect for gaming, movies as well as productivity work. I do like the slight screen curvature as design, keeping screen away from reflecting the window light (in my particular window/monitor placement) + i have an L-shaped table - hence this curvature minimizes desk space occupied by the monitor. - Flat screens - are just flat screens :) . Typically wide angle of view, easier to re-orient in case of reflections , better if needed to be placed against a wall, perfect for productivity work In the end, if you plan buying any 4k QD OLED monitor around (or over) 1200$ - i do not believe you will buy it based on the screen curvature! Check first what it can do, image quality, auxiliary functions and connections, burn-in avoidance, noise level, energy consumption, size, etc. Curved or flat comes into play only after you are happy with the rest of the Monitor "goodies", and again - its a matter of personal choice

@@ioi0001 uhm, you wrote that much that i dont know what to say exept ,thank you 😅(my englisch is not the best)

I am pretty sure the flat ones are better for watching movies etc when you a bit farther away maybe, but I could be wrong. I was just "forced" to buy the flat Gigabyte one today instead of the curved Alienware one which I have been waiting for for a month and cause I was just told that the Dell factory has production issues, whatever that means. I've had a curved 27 for several years and been very happy with it

Alienware comes “clean” these days, updated (= all the bugs you have heard about in different blogs, reviews, etc) - those are gone since beginning of May due to the April month updates. Also complains about delivery - solved as well. My Dell came in clean, unscratched , no dents or unwanted deformations in the screen - i.e. - exactly how a new monitor is supposed to look and behave. Yes any OLEDs, from any brand may come with defects (dead pixels, wrong colours , etc) - but hey - that’s why the 3-year OLED monitors swap guarantees! Overall I will not judge whether Gigabyte or Dell OLED monitors are better - I will only tell that Alienware is superb at both movies watching and gaming - be it viewed within the “immersive zone” or outside.

No. The model in this video does not. The FO32U2P does have the DP 2.1. That P on the end I guess designates Pro or something.

You actually just download the firmware and open the exe file and it starts it up

Hey, I own a FO32U2P which has gotten one already for fixing the pixel cleaning behavior, you connect the monitor via a specific USB port and run their driver software. The baseline model FO32U2 hasn't gotten one yet though from a quick check.

​@@Jakemaster64 FO32U2 firmware F03 release on May 17th

Fucking how? Also congrats. I paid full price but at least I've had it since it was released. It's gonna blow your mind

Refurbished?

@@HaloblackopsTenken would be fast for a refurbished product to show up already but tbh I don't know shit about how all that works

I'm in Canada. Alienware is way cheaper and more available than all the other OLEDs. It's normally $1500 CAD ($1095 USD). It was -$100 off and there was a 10% off code you get from signing up for the newsletter. Got it down to $1260 CAD ($920 USD) before tax.

@@HaloblackopsTenken brand new

That sucks you must have had something wrong with yours there's not a single IPS monitor that looks better than these OLEDs

@KevinAugustt - completely agree here!

Must be a defective unit

Gigabyte needs him to shill the regular FO32U2 cus ain’t no way anyone looking at features alone would pay for that over the cheaper MSI MPG model or not pay $100 more for Dolby Vision with the Alienware model.

@@taskmaster5437the fo32u2p is literally better than the Alienware. No fan, dp2.1 and not curved. Dolby vision is something you might care about but I don’t.

@@TimOD-hm9euthe regular FO32U2 mate, not the P version, which btw is the one I got

@@taskmaster5437 Dolby vision can be updated with an firmware ! it s just a question of time i think ! If the market really need it so Aorus can put on it