One of the best 4K QD-OLED gaming monitors is cheaper than ever

Alienware’s 27-inch 4K QD-OLED, the AW2725Q, deed shelves astir a period ago. It was the archetypal of respective faster, amended models to motorboat aft being announced astatine CES 2025, with a 240Hz refresh rate, VRR, and a precocious 166 pixels per inch display. In short, it rules, truthful I’m tickled to find it already selling astatine a 17 percent discount astatine Amazon. Normally $899, it precocious sank to its all-time champion terms of $749

If you sat retired the archetypal mates waves of OLED gaming show releases, you’ll find the tech has matured nicely. On apical of Alienware’s 3-year warranty that protects against burn-in, the AW2725Q sports an anti-reflective coating that looks much glossy than different OLED monitors I’ve tested (not TV levels of glossy, but determination betwixt matte and glossy).

Some much discourse connected the worth here: In March, Alienware announced a 27-inch 1440p QD-OLED gaming show coming this summertime for $549.99. The institution acknowledged this terms could alteration owed to tariffs — adjacent earlier the recent, stock market-crashing import taxes were announced. That means it whitethorn not really outgo $549.99 erstwhile it comes out, truthful see this monitor, with its higher resolution, higher refresh rate, and much features, a precise bully worth for conscionable $200 more.

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