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Alienware is heading to this year’s Computex 2026 in Taipei to announce some great gaming monitors, most notably two exciting OLED options that will be coming at various stages this year. First, the company is launching a successor The first QD-OLED gaming monitor from 2022 With an updated design and higher-end specs coming in July (price not shared yet).
The AW3426DW is a 34-inch curved monitor with a resolution of 3440 x 1440 with an 1800R curve, just like its predecessor. But the new model has the latest QD-OLED Penta Tandem display technology that boosts peak brightness to 1,300 nits from 1,000 nits in the previous version. The refresh rate has been increased from 240Hz to 280Hz.
Part of the five-layer Penta Tandem technology is an anti-reflective screen coating that supposedly reduces glare and promotes deep blacks even in well-lit rooms. This is great since blacks sometimes appear purple on previous QD-OLED generations. What doesn’t change from one model to another is the pixel density; That’s still at 110 pixels per inch, which is a little low for this size (many 27-inch OLED displays have similar pixel densities).
Alienware’s flagship display is a 39-inch 5K ultra-wide curved display coming this fall that uses LG Display’s fourth-generation RGB Tandem screen technology. The AW3926QW’s display is slightly more curved than the QD-OLED model mentioned above, at 1500R, making it more immersive. It can display a peak brightness of 1,300 nits while displaying content at up to 5K resolution at a 165Hz refresh rate, with a pixel density of 143 pixels per inch. It offers a dual-mode downscaling to 1080p, raising the refresh rate to 330Hz while supporting custom resolutions and aspect ratios.
The two OLED models have some features in common with each other, despite using different screen technology. First, they both use RGB stripe subpixels to increase the legibility of text and other details. Colored text has been an issue for some people with previous generations of QD-OLED panels, but not as much with OLED displays. Both are VESA DisplayHDR True Black 500 certified, as well as support Dolby Vision HDR, and both support AMD FreeSync Premium Pro and Nvidia G-Sync. It’s also protected by Alienware’s impressive three-year warranty that covers manufacturer defects plus burn-in coverage, plus improved pixel shifting and updated algorithms to extend its lifespan.
Despite the similarities, the 5K display offers more features. It has a KVM switch to let you control multiple computers through the monitor with a single keyboard and mouse, plus a USB-C video port with 90W PD pass-through power support. Furthermore, it has two HDMI 2.1 ports with fixed rate link (FRL) to allow PCs to display full resolution and refresh rate, one of which supports eARC and ARC. It also features a single DisplayPort 2.1 port with UHBR20 fast bandwidth. The 34-inch model has two HDMI 2.1 FRL ports and one DisplayPort 1.4 port. The price of the 5K display has not been announced, but these features won’t be cheap.
Finally, Alienware has two VA LCD gaming monitors coming in July for under $500. The $399.99 34-inch ultrawide AW3426DWM and $299.99 flatbed AW3226DM have respectable specs. Both reach a refresh rate of 240Hz with a response time of 1ms and display 1440p resolution. It features a design language similar to Alienware’s high-end options, and it supports Dolby Vision HDR.
It’s nice to have affordable options, though remember that Alienware’s 27-inch QD-OLED monitor is $399.99 and, by the nature of its screen technology, offers much better contrast and color accuracy than any of these upcoming models. It’s excellent value for the price, as I discovered when… I put my own money on one.
