Alienware AW2725Q

A great 4K OLED monitor at a reasonable price point

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Alienware's AW2725Q 4K monitor may just be the best of its breed right now. It offers a spec list and build quality that's likely to have broad appeal, especially for gamers.

One of the key components to its success is that panel, a 27-inch 4K QD-OLED unit that dazzles most of the time, running at a 3,840 x 2,160 pixel resolution, and offering a 240Hz refresh rate and a 0.03 millisecond response time. If you're a gaming enthusiast, those raw specs should have you interested, as should the relatively high pixel density on offer here. Quantum Dot OLED also means extra punchy colours, in addition to mega contrast, which is just what the Alienware offers.

In testing, those decent specs translate into a very decent picture too, especially for gaming. With titles like GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2, lag was nonexistent and motion was smooth.

That QD-OLED display really shines when it comes to the deepness of the blacks. Onscreen elements are really sharp, while the vibrancy and HDR performance is stunning.

Brightness tops out at 250 nits, which is about the norm for panels like these. So it's not best in class, or as punchy as some of the best OLED TVs of today, but it's more than fine.