Game Changer
This monitor is genuinely game changing. I cannot believe how much better things look on this than on my old monitor, which was still a very good 1440p 27inch monitor. The colours and contrast on the AW3423DW just bring a sharpness and beauty to the screen that honestly make a bigger difference than a resolution bump would have at this size. The contrast and black levels are spot on, and the lack of any ghosting and near perfect response is fantastic. This monitor is BRIGHT, it might not be the brightest on the market, but for the average user this thing is going to do the work handily, and HDR looks brilliant on a well implemented game. Ultrawide is also brilliant and the main reason I upgraded, and this delivers, the curve is seemingly perfect and there is no distortion that I can see. Very comfortable to use.
The monitor itself is a little 'gamer' but its not overtly aggressive about it. From the front on a VESA mount, you'd hardly notice it. With the included white mount or if visible from the back it does stand out quite a bit though. Consider this in your purchase. I do personally like the design but it might not be for everyone.
The inbuilt interface is fine, its getting some flak but honestly how often do you even use it after initial setup? It also has some small fan noise, but it is significantly quieter than my PC fans as an example and I can only hear them with everything muted and actively listening for it.
The ONLY thing that lets it down is the packaging, the monitor had clear 'bubble wrap' marks on it, and what I assume are glue marks as well. Nothing a good clean couldn't fix, and only really noticable on a black screen, but it was still a bit annoying.
This thing is not cheap, but if you have the funds to go for it, you will not be disapointed. I could not be happier to have dropped the cash and would recommend this monitor to anyone who can afford it.
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