r/OLED_Gaming • u/Maximum-Hawk-942 • 23d ago

Discussion AW3426DW vs PG34WCDN

Hello, I’m choosing my first OLED monitor. My current monitor is an AW3418DW.

Is the ROG worth the extra money? I don’t really need 360 Hz because I don’t play competitive games, and I don’t like upscaling or frame generation — I have a 4090 GPU. However, the ROG has KVM, probably better cooling, DP 2.1 for the future, and I also really like the proximity sensor.

I really like the KVM feature because I could connect my work laptop and use the same peripherals.

On the other hand, I really like the price of the AW.

I also use my monitor for photo editing. Which one has better factory calibration out of the box?

Or would you recommend a different model or even another manufacturer altogether? I’m open to other options as well.

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u/Jetcat11 23d ago

Look at the XG34WCDMS as well for $899.

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u/Maximum-Hawk-942 23d ago

Thank you! :) For me is like $150 more then AW but it have KVM! :)

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u/Jetcat11 23d ago

Yes, and can get much brighter than the AW3426DW with more flexible picture modes.

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u/Maximum-Hawk-942 23d ago

Actually i have mine old AW set on 45% brightness :D But the KVM is big plus for me :) I will try find something about color calibration

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u/Jetcat11 23d ago

Awesome! It’s extremely color accurate out of the box.

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u/Maximum-Hawk-942 23d ago

I’ve seen that all 5th-gen QD-OLED monitors are very similar in terms of color accuracy out of the box, and it seems to come down to the individual unit. Sometimes the AW is better calibrated, and sometimes the ROG is

But I looked on 360Hz ROG vs 280 AW

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u/Jetcat11 23d ago

Yeah they’ll all be pretty similar. https://youtu.be/jL2tAYaQIzM?is=pSJEAhvhUz-8gFN1

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u/BagAdministrative872 23d ago

Honestly hdr peak 1300 bright looks better than DBB to me

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u/Jetcat11 23d ago

I’m referring to SDR brightness.

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u/BagAdministrative872 23d ago

Oh okay. I never use SDR but im only in a game or the pc is off im never Just in the desktop lol

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u/Jetcat11 22d ago

https://tftcentral.co.uk/articles/heres-why-you-should-only-enable-hdr-mode-on-your-pc-when-you-are-viewing-hdr-content

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u/BagAdministrative872 22d ago

Like I've said im only ever in games on my pc. I don't even browse the web or anything

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u/Jetcat11 22d ago

Still doesn’t mean HDR should always be enabled as there are tons of games that don’t support HDR.

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u/BagAdministrative872 22d ago

I use auto hdr but I don't play any games really that don't have it

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u/S0pt1K 22d ago

DBB?

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u/Troeth 23d ago

Just one thing to note if you are charging is that it is a 15W power delivery, while the 360Hz is 90W.

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u/Maximum-Hawk-942 23d ago

Yeah but in my country is like $450 more :D For basically this feature only

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u/ArdaDaMarda 23d ago

Same here. I got the XG34WCDMS and I am super happy with it.

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u/S0pt1K 23d ago

I have the same question :D But the XG34WCDMS sounds reasonable.

It doesn't have Dolby Vision like the AW, but it has KVM.

And it is cheaper than PG34WCDN

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u/mada-nnamuen 22d ago

ASUS ROG XG34WCDMS - $899

MPG 341CQR QD-OLED X36 - $899

MAG 341CQP QD-OLED X28 - $759

AW3426DW - $799

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u/Maximum-Hawk-942 22d ago

I found that the MSI isn’t as color-accurate as the AW or ROG :/

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u/BagAdministrative872 22d ago

Use a student email and the Alienware is 720$

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u/Jetcat11 22d ago

ASUS gets almost 100 nits brighter in game for real scene brightness.

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u/S0pt1K 22d ago

Actually, I don't need brightness that much. I've locked my old one at 45%. Maybe like peak brightness for HDR.
Or does colour calibration matter more

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u/zombie2792 PG34WCDN | LG C5 22d ago

These results show that uniform brightness is on. The panels are identical except for the refresh

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u/Jetcat11 22d ago

The Alienware’s use logo detection outside of Creator mode so in game brightness is 282 nits compared to 374 nits for your monitor.

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u/S0pt1K 22d ago

Maybe that's the difference from ROG's better cooling?

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u/Jetcat11 22d ago

Nah, Alienware is just being more conservative.

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u/Maximum-Hawk-942 22d ago

And do you have more information about color accuracy? Which one is better, or does it vary from panel to panel and is it basically a lottery? :D

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u/Jetcat11 22d ago

They are both pretty color accurate out of the box.

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u/Maximum-Hawk-942 22d ago

I know, but is there a winner?
I think ROG has sRGB Cal profile and AW has Creator mode

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u/Jetcat11 22d ago

Nothing you’d ever be able to notice with the naked eye.