WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.259 have you ever bought something thinking surely this is as good as it gets at 00:00:04.620 --> 00:00:13.200 least for a while this guy sure did blew from the writing team loved alienware's 00:00:09.840 --> 00:00:14.759 first QD OLED gaming monitor so much 00:00:13.200 --> 00:00:20.400 when we reviewed it earlier this year that he put his name on a waiting list 00:00:16.500 --> 00:00:23.820 paid 1300 US Dollars and waited almost 00:00:20.400 --> 00:00:26.100 three months to finally get his baby 00:00:23.820 --> 00:00:31.199 since then he never misses an opportunity to flex that he has the best 00:00:28.920 --> 00:00:35.340 display on the Block even the Alienware cutie ol that I have for instance I've 00:00:33.120 --> 00:00:41.280 just gotten my Alienware cutie OLED finally I own a display I got it 00:00:38.480 --> 00:00:46.920 crazy right but he's about to learn a painful lesson being an early adopter 00:00:43.640 --> 00:00:48.960 sucks it's been just over six months 00:00:46.920 --> 00:00:55.079 since that monitor hit the market and Dell Alienware has already released a 00:00:51.840 --> 00:00:58.260 follow-up for us patient Gamers not only 00:00:55.079 --> 00:00:59.879 is it 200 cheaper but it's more color 00:00:58.260 --> 00:01:04.080 accurate out of the box has more features available comes in black and 00:01:01.739 --> 00:01:08.760 allows user firmware updates to be honest I didn't see this coming so soon 00:01:06.180 --> 00:01:12.840 either Samsung doesn't even have a monitor with this panel yet and their 00:01:10.619 --> 00:01:18.119 display division makes the bloody thing maybe there's a catch maybe the new one 00:01:15.360 --> 00:01:22.740 Cuts an important Corner thankfully our new specialist for the lab Brandon 2 is 00:01:21.000 --> 00:01:28.259 here to help shed some light on the situation like I'm gonna shed some light 00:01:24.720 --> 00:01:30.659 on our sponsor MSI their new GeForce RTX 00:01:28.259 --> 00:01:35.759 4080 Supreme X delivers Ultra performance through 16 gigabytes of 00:01:32.400 --> 00:01:40.100 gddr6 memory and its tri-frozer 3s 00:01:35.759 --> 00:01:40.100 thermal design learn more down below 00:01:41.579 --> 00:01:47.880 foreign 00:01:47.880 --> 00:01:54.540 physically these two are almost identical aside from the color scheme 00:01:51.360 --> 00:01:57.240 almost the refreshed DWF now has two 00:01:54.540 --> 00:02:02.220 DisplayPort 1.4 ports instead of two HDMI 2.0s but the 4 Port USB hub with 00:02:00.659 --> 00:02:06.000 mouse and keyboard dongle friendly positioning dual three and a half 00:02:03.780 --> 00:02:10.380 millimeter Jacks and simple C13 power input should all be familiar the RGB is 00:02:08.700 --> 00:02:14.459 slightly different though and you'll feel a difference when you pick them up 00:02:12.060 --> 00:02:19.980 Alienware managed to shed about a pound and a half from the updated model firing 00:02:17.040 --> 00:02:24.660 them up the differences are even less obvious our hilarious behind the scenes 00:02:22.200 --> 00:02:30.780 videos on Floatplane.com have never looked better and quantum dot OLED or QD 00:02:28.200 --> 00:02:35.700 OLED for short displays are simply the best for gaming amazing color accuracy 00:02:33.840 --> 00:02:39.900 and wide color gamut thanks to the quantum dots Lightning Fast pixel 00:02:37.860 --> 00:02:45.840 response times and Inky blacks thanks to the self-emissive OLED pixels now the 00:02:42.599 --> 00:02:49.140 newer F model is rated for 165 Hertz 00:02:45.840 --> 00:02:51.660 refresh rate compared to 170 95 for the 00:02:49.140 --> 00:02:56.340 OG one and you won't be making up that difference with an overclock we did try 00:02:54.060 --> 00:02:59.760 but we've also shown that there's a point of diminishing returns for high 00:02:57.959 --> 00:03:06.360 refresh rate displays and the difference between 165 and 175 that 10 Hertz is a 00:03:04.680 --> 00:03:12.120 lot smaller than the difference between 60 and 70 even though they're both 10 00:03:09.720 --> 00:03:16.379 Hertz now one concern we had was that Dell might have slimmed the new model by 00:03:14.159 --> 00:03:21.780 cutting down its power supply or its cooling which could hurt HDR performance 00:03:18.720 --> 00:03:23.640 but in practice both of them managed to 00:03:21.780 --> 00:03:28.019 get within Striking Distance of their rated 1000 nits Peak brightness meaning 00:03:26.040 --> 00:03:31.800 that whichever one you choose you're going to be looking at a gaming session 00:03:29.640 --> 00:03:35.879 that is buttery smooth and bright enough to flashbang yourself in a dark room so 00:03:34.319 --> 00:03:43.200 how did they cut the weight and cost turns out you got to look really closely 00:03:39.120 --> 00:03:45.720 by not paying NVIDIA the original DW has 00:03:43.200 --> 00:03:49.260 a g-sync ultimate module inside which honestly NVIDIA doesn't even seem to 00:03:47.700 --> 00:03:54.780 know the purpose of anymore something about low latency variable refresh rate 00:03:51.659 --> 00:03:57.060 and lifelike HDR whatever that is but 00:03:54.780 --> 00:04:01.920 then the new one has freesync premium Pro which on paper has all those same 00:03:59.280 --> 00:04:06.540 benefits anyway maybe the g-sync module helped them push that extra 10 Hertz 00:04:04.019 --> 00:04:10.319 we'll never know but the reality is that variable refresh rate Tech is really at 00:04:08.640 --> 00:04:14.580 its best on something like a console where it can eliminate tearing and mask 00:04:12.239 --> 00:04:20.820 stutters when the frame rate dips Below 60fps on a top of the line High refresh 00:04:18.120 --> 00:04:25.680 rate display like either of these ones with a powerful GPU which you probably 00:04:23.220 --> 00:04:30.500 already own you're more likely to run your frame rate uncapped anyway for the 00:04:27.780 --> 00:04:36.600 lowest possible latency so let's change gears then and talk about 00:04:32.759 --> 00:04:39.479 color accuracy both of our dwfs and our 00:04:36.600 --> 00:04:43.080 DW came Factory calibrated with Delta e averages of less than two that's 00:04:41.460 --> 00:04:48.780 accurate enough that even to the train die any differences should be 00:04:44.759 --> 00:04:52.620 indiscernible but the DWS results are 00:04:48.780 --> 00:04:55.320 even better in both the srgb and P3 00:04:52.620 --> 00:05:01.199 color spaces it managed a Delta e of less than one straight out of the box I 00:04:59.040 --> 00:05:04.560 mean it's the same panel so how did they do it 00:05:02.100 --> 00:05:09.419 ah this is interesting based on their spec sheets here QC at the factory is 00:05:07.199 --> 00:05:16.560 done using a more accurate testing tool now specifically a ca410 instead of an 00:05:13.220 --> 00:05:19.080 mk550t so it seems like in the extra 00:05:16.560 --> 00:05:23.160 time that Del Alienware has had they've refined their setup yielding 00:05:20.580 --> 00:05:27.360 significantly better results although it is also possible that they cherry-picked 00:05:25.139 --> 00:05:31.919 these units they were provided by Dell now let's talk about HDR which used to 00:05:30.060 --> 00:05:36.300 be NVIDIA's primary selling point for g-sync ultimate their module was after 00:05:34.199 --> 00:05:41.460 all the first to support variable refresh rate and HDR at the same time 00:05:39.000 --> 00:05:45.780 and it seems like they might still be ahead of the competition here to be 00:05:43.139 --> 00:05:50.039 clear there's no best approach to HDR tone mapping but there are best 00:05:47.820 --> 00:05:55.080 practices unfortunately these best practices can be different for different 00:05:52.139 --> 00:06:00.120 types of content and NVIDIA seems laser focused on gaming for HDR gaming on 00:05:57.960 --> 00:06:05.340 Windows the DW's NVIDIA certified approach to managing super bright on 00:06:02.039 --> 00:06:06.600 screen objects looks a lot better and 00:06:05.340 --> 00:06:11.400 the reason is that when you go through the process of calibrating your game 00:06:08.520 --> 00:06:15.120 during setup the point of that is to tell the game what the capabilities of 00:06:13.199 --> 00:06:20.039 your monitor are so that it can stay within them only peaking or losing 00:06:17.820 --> 00:06:24.419 detail in the image where the developer wants it to let's say as part of their 00:06:22.620 --> 00:06:30.000 artistic vision for how it should feel when an interrogation light turns on for 00:06:26.580 --> 00:06:31.979 comparison out of the box the DWF is 00:06:30.000 --> 00:06:36.840 going to try to maintain detail in bright objects by compressing them into 00:06:34.620 --> 00:06:40.680 the upper range of its capabilities this is a little hard to wrap your brain 00:06:37.979 --> 00:06:44.699 around but bear with me here say you had two light sources right next to each 00:06:42.720 --> 00:06:50.039 other in a scene one of them at a thousand and one at three thousand nits 00:06:47.280 --> 00:06:56.460 well this display might attempt to show both of them without peaking by going 00:06:53.039 --> 00:06:58.259 900 and 950 nits to represent that this 00:06:56.460 --> 00:07:02.880 one is brighter even if it's outside of its capabilities well the theory here is 00:07:00.479 --> 00:07:07.440 sound and this connection really be a very good thing for films that were shot 00:07:05.100 --> 00:07:13.380 and mastered for the capabilities of future displays that do have that range 00:07:10.020 --> 00:07:16.080 but in games it messes with that 00:07:13.380 --> 00:07:21.060 calibration process because it makes the game think that the display is capable 00:07:18.120 --> 00:07:25.199 of much higher Peak brightness so in practice you actually end up with more 00:07:23.099 --> 00:07:29.220 clipping rather than better preserved detail now this may have been an 00:07:27.180 --> 00:07:34.680 intentional move from Dell Some people prefer an HDR image that pops even if 00:07:32.039 --> 00:07:40.319 they lose some detail but as an artist's intent snob it's really not my cup of 00:07:37.560 --> 00:07:43.979 tea thankfully the DWF does include a source tone mapping mode as an option 00:07:42.060 --> 00:07:49.500 for those who want more accuracy but it's still not quite as accurate as the 00:07:46.440 --> 00:07:51.840 DW one neat trick the DWF has up its 00:07:49.500 --> 00:07:57.539 sleeve that the DW can't do though is the ability to accept a 4K HDR signal 00:07:55.259 --> 00:08:02.900 and this is a must if you're trying to game on an Xbox series X with HDR 00:08:00.060 --> 00:08:07.620 enabled that's a clear win from Mr blackfeet here and it's about to get a 00:08:06.060 --> 00:08:11.340 whole lot more of them picture in picture or picture by picture is 00:08:09.300 --> 00:08:15.660 supported it has more HDR color modes the OSD is more responsive you can 00:08:13.500 --> 00:08:20.460 change the aspect ratio to 4x3 for retro content you can adjust the sharpness Hue 00:08:17.819 --> 00:08:25.080 gain saturation and offset while the DW can only do saturation and if you want 00:08:23.160 --> 00:08:31.080 some test patterns for calibration or to check for defects the 00:08:27.379 --> 00:08:33.240 aw3423dwf comes with those built in and 00:08:31.080 --> 00:08:38.099 the dumbest part of all of this it's probably that lack of g-sync ultimate 00:08:36.180 --> 00:08:43.020 that you paid a whole bunch more money for that's right that module that we're 00:08:41.159 --> 00:08:48.540 paying extra for and not even really using makes it next to impossible for a 00:08:46.200 --> 00:08:53.100 home user to update the firmware on the DW we reached out to Dell and they have 00:08:50.880 --> 00:08:57.720 confirmed that if there is an issue with your display you can send it in and they 00:08:55.980 --> 00:09:01.920 will attempt a firmware update as part of the fix but only they can do it 00:09:00.180 --> 00:09:07.800 because of some specific tool that that's required for this module and they 00:09:05.580 --> 00:09:13.019 won't do it on demand so if some new mode or feature gets rolled out in later 00:09:10.140 --> 00:09:18.300 revisions of the monitor your display if it's otherwise fine tough break kit 00:09:15.540 --> 00:09:21.720 the DWF however not only comes with the latest and greatest firmware but since 00:09:20.220 --> 00:09:26.700 we're no longer limited by the physical module we can simply update it ourselves 00:09:24.060 --> 00:09:29.880 so not only have you now paid 200 less by waiting nine months but you're 00:09:28.320 --> 00:09:35.760 actually getting more features out of the box with the ability to potentially 00:09:32.279 --> 00:09:37.260 get even more over time is that so is 00:09:35.760 --> 00:09:39.860 that someone crying that's all ready 00:09:40.580 --> 00:09:46.620 weird to be clear this doesn't happen 00:09:43.920 --> 00:09:50.820 with every new technology and it usually doesn't happen this quickly but it's 00:09:49.080 --> 00:09:54.540 certainly a bummer when it does which raises the question should you hold off 00:09:53.040 --> 00:09:58.140 on that big purchase that you might have been considering as funny as it's been 00:09:56.339 --> 00:10:03.779 to joke about I don't think ploof actually regrets this purchase he paid a 00:10:01.019 --> 00:10:08.279 lot of money and the DWF is pretty cool but he's also been using arguably the 00:10:06.300 --> 00:10:12.480 best gaming monitor on the planet for the last six months and he pretty much 00:10:10.560 --> 00:10:16.380 still does one thing that's worked out really well for him is that he pretty 00:10:14.399 --> 00:10:20.339 much never notices the text fringing issue that some have complained about 00:10:17.760 --> 00:10:25.200 with these qdo lid panels and compared to my regular OLED gaming display that 00:10:22.860 --> 00:10:30.660 I've been using for less than a month he has no image retention whatsoever while 00:10:27.600 --> 00:10:33.540 I have some so it's always a personal 00:10:30.660 --> 00:10:38.160 decision are you happy with what you're getting for your money well if you are 00:10:35.279 --> 00:10:42.180 then don't let some shiny new toy make you feel bad about it there's always 00:10:40.140 --> 00:10:46.740 going to be something better coming and often for cheaper but we don't love our 00:10:44.820 --> 00:10:51.120 gadgets because having the best one makes us feel Superior we love them 00:10:49.079 --> 00:10:55.140 because of what they enable like great gaming experiences on that note by the 00:10:53.399 --> 00:10:59.519 way we've got some new testing equipment in the lab a photodiode and oscilloscope 00:10:57.660 --> 00:11:03.899 that are both fast enough to measure the response times of oleds and we've been 00:11:02.220 --> 00:11:08.940 looking for an excuse to throw them at the original DW as it turns out that's 00:11:06.420 --> 00:11:15.360 one area where somewhat predictably both of these performed identically with just 00:11:12.680 --> 00:11:21.300 .16 millisecond black to white transition times that is absolutely 00:11:18.240 --> 00:11:22.920 freaking incredible but bye LCD see you 00:11:21.300 --> 00:11:28.560 later so regardless of which one you choose and we're going to have them both linked down below it's clear that now is 00:11:26.579 --> 00:11:33.540 a heck of a time to pick up a top-tier gaming display Samsung MSI and Philips 00:11:31.560 --> 00:11:36.720 all have qdo-led monitors coming out over the next few months or a year some 00:11:35.279 --> 00:11:40.500 of which are going to have cool features that these ones don't have like power 00:11:38.640 --> 00:11:44.940 delivery for one cable charging your laptop but don't feel bad about that 00:11:42.660 --> 00:11:49.500 just enjoy the tech like you're going to enjoy this Segway to our sponsor jackery 00:11:47.579 --> 00:11:54.180 from the 24th of November to the 28th jackery is offering up to 1080 US 00:11:52.079 --> 00:11:58.260 dollars off 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