Best Settings Guide for the Dell Alienware AW3225QF
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Get the best settings for the Dell Alienware AW3225QF in our quick guide video, covering SDR and HDR modes. You can use these settings from a PC input, or equally for external devices like a games console.
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thanks , i was waiting for this. i come here everytime i get a new monitor to follow the recommended settings for my last 3 monitors.
Finally the review we all were waiting for
just got the monitor, thanks for the settings!
Yay!! Finally you guys did a best setting on this display 😊
How did you like it afterwards? You using it for gaming?
Link please
Thanks for this video. I have ordered this monitor and it will arrive on friday!
Just got the monitor today from an Acer Predator 27" 1440p - I am blown away
@@bootchoo96lol that’s funny same exact situation here. XB271HU bmiprz? (what a fkin name)
@@bootchoo96 hahahaha
it's the same for me guys
I've ordered the Alienware but in the meantime I've been playing on the good old Predator for 6 years, one of the best!
Just received mine and this was quite helpful. Thanks!
Just got mine today thanks a bunch for this
Perfect thank you, good monitor now I know where all the settings are :)
Just got mine. Thank you brotha
No problem 👍
@@tftcentral it’s amazing !
Thank you so much, huge help !
Thank you for the settings guide, all of your quality content is why I will continue to support you on patreon 😍. Could you please let me know where you got the blue space wallpaper you are using during the OSD shots in the video?
I can’t recall where I got that from as it was a while back but I should be able to send it to you. Drop us an email via the website and I’ll sort that out 😀 thanks for supporting us on Patreon
Good, concise video. Next do one where you adjust your microphone settings for the optimal listening experience.
Very good videos, thank you!!, I already want to see the LG 27GS95QE-B!
After returning a 49, 34 QD OLED due to the horrible text fringing, I'm finally settled with this beast. Thanks for the video!
@TomTechSolutions Just ordered mine today. How awesome is it and are you impressed with the picture?
It's amazing, unfortunately I have to return it. I find it very annoying because I don't want to be without it anymore. It has micro scratches and residue, only visible with a flashlight, which is still not acceptable in my opinion. So I hope the next one will be okay:(@@ANTSSRT8
Thanks for the video, interestingly I changed to Creator, HDR peak 1000, and Dolby vision black and this fixed the issues with SDR displaying too bright on PC on things like skin tones, also seems looks besqt on my eyes both using PC and PS5 as i didnt want to change settings everytime i switch inputs
Ooo nice. Pls for the aw2725df to.
Sir can u pls make a video for the best settings for the Samsung oddesey Neo g8
How about a guide on how to set up ICC profiles and change it back if the user ends up not liking it?
Am using the HDR mode for gaming, and for some reason looks a little bit dark compared how it came factory standard without changing settings
If u enable dolby vision in the setting u can set 12 bit color in the nvidia controol panel?
Not the screen I'm looking at, but I can't thank you enough for creating this kind of content. Hopefully by the end of the year I'll have the money and the dual mode screens will come out and be good... I'll hope for a kvm in them too... But that might be too greedy
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Best setting for aw2725df please
Really need that too
My screen mad dark bro . I’m sad lol
Thanks for the vid. I was pretty much there but this helped. For consoles p5s , would you use the console mode with source tone mapping on ?
Yes that’s probably a good bet
Thanks for the great content, I have a question about how I should set my NV control panel setting, for example, colour,12bpc or 10 or 8?
10-bit would match the panel capabilities but also no harm in setting 12-bit
What does console mode do? I don't see any difference between off and on, only the color saturation changes. Tested on XSX
Hi! Setting the Gamma to 2.2 on sRGB seems to have an issue on my end. It has weird artifacts/pixelated on dark videos etc.
edit: Setting the Gamma to 2.4 removes the artifacts/pixelated stuff. Does that work? or its not accurate anymore?
my monitor firmware is M2B105
Great video, thank you! However, I think the only game console currently supporting Dolby Vision is the Xbox Series X.
Sony did not want to pay for that License fee for Dolby Vision - lets hope the Pro will support that mode.
Do you think you’ll make one for the pg32ucdm
For my LG C1 48 I went into the override menu and set the HDMI signal override to BT 2020, it looked infinitely better to me, I prefer saturation and vivid colour over "accuracy". What would be the equivalent of this for this monitor or any monitor in general? I'm really clueless when it comes to these colour specifications.
Your best bet would be to run them in the mode that operates with the screens full native colour space, as opposed to any emulation or clamping mode
Does the Preset Mode in the OSD affect the picture in HDR mode or it only changes how SDR content will be displayed?
No it doesn’t impact HDR mode
Any flickering? Mine arrives in a week
Returned this display since I couldn’t use DLDSR. It is a relevant feature even with the higher PPI.
My AW3423DW with DSC on works with DLDSR so it doesn’t make sense this display can’t use it.
It’s to do with this tftcentral.co.uk/news/nvidia-dsr-and-dldsr-do-work-with-dsc-monitors-sometimes
Why would you need dsr on a 4K panel? Rendering at 8k and downscaling will destroy your fps for almost no visual benefits. And dldsr is worse aswell when you could natively have 4K.
Could you please do the PG32UCDM 🙏
Are these settings help improving the screen quality in general? I am asking this because every monitor is different, or not?
Yes they should
Would you recommend setting to 12 or 10 bit in the colour preferences in nvidia control panel, or are there certain use cases to pick one over the other?
I don’t think you’d ever see any visual difference. The panel is 10-bit only so I’d probably choose that
@@tftcentral thanks for your help, I was only wondering because I know Dolby vision has 12bit support so I wasn't sure if it would be affected or not!
Love mine! However, call of duty looks less vibrant colors wise compared to my QLED Samsung tv from 2018. My system is an Xbox series x. I have brightness at 100%. Any other suggestions would be much appreciated!! Thank you! I’m assuming that I will be in HDR the entire time on Xbox - with settings at 4k & 120hz..
.The HDR modes, including the peak 1000 mode are all darker than they should be really and so that’s likely what you’re seeing I expect. There’s no easy way to fix that for an Xbox but you could maybe try the true black 400 mode instead of peak 1000 as it can look slightly brighter in some situations
Some background here tftcentral.co.uk/articles/testing-hdr400-true-black-and-peak-1000-mode-brightness-on-new-oled-monitors
I had this monitor 2 months ago and it was incredibly dim in HDR 1000. Any suggestions to what I may have done wrong?
This explains the situation with many of the new QD OLED monitors
tftcentral.co.uk/articles/testing-hdr400-true-black-and-peak-1000-mode-brightness-on-new-oled-monitors
Will applying a firmware update change / remove any factory color calibration? (I'm not referring to the gamma 2.2 fix in a prior firmware.) -- Thanks ^^
No it won’t impact the factory calibrated Creator modes
Thank you as always ^^@@tftcentral
Weirdly enough, on my AW3225QF (arrived yesterday!) I can't turn of Dolby Vision. 🤔😔
-> connected via DisplayPort
You’d need to update to the latest firmware from their site. It was added recently as an option
@@tftcentralThank you! 😍
How to download drivers for the monitor?
you could do aw2725df since this monitor sold probably the most out of all
Not sure if we will have chance for that one. We do have best settings and a calibrated icc profile available though already in our database on the main site 😀
@@tftcentral strange... I would of thought that would be priority since it would get most views but I guess Dell hasn't paid you yet for that one 😆
Based on our two reviews of the screens, it’s the 32” model that is garnering the most interest. And Dell haven’t ever paid us a penny for anything. We even had to buy those two screens ourselves with the money from our Patreon supporters because their PR company in the UK never have anything available and couldn’t provide us with samples
@@tftcentral wow
If you change it back to factory settings does it wipe the firmware updates that I have already installed?
Nope
U r actually the best. Love the channel and you respond I have been sharing you wvruwhere
How much does such monitor last before burn in kicks in ?3 years?
Impossible to say. Entirely depends on usage
My monitor came with a Calibration Factory Report Sheet. Does it mean I don't need to calibrate it?
Up to you, but those calibrations only apply in certain preset modes (the Creator modes) and you may still want to try some of the other settings included in this video
Mine is very greenish out of the box, is this normal? I can tune it down make it better. But the monitor menu (that doesn't get affected by color changes) remains very green aswell. Is there a fault with my factory calibration?
I have to put green down like 20% and red very much along with it
Ours wasn’t like that. Which preset mode are you running in? Have you updated to latest firmware too?
@@tftcentral Well custom colors to tone down the greens. All presets are green.
I think I'm going to order a new one and return this one, since I'm still in the return period
Strange. Yeah maybe a faulty unit. Unless you’ve been used to a different display for a long time and need time to adjust
The box comes with a color report, is that important to setting up your colors
that’s confirming the factory calibration applicable in the creator sRGB and DcI-P3 modes
dumb question. Do you have HDR turned on in the windows setting?
Yes but only when viewing actual HDR content. And only needed if the game doesn’t auto trigger the shift for you
Hello 🙂 I got the aw2725df , should i go with the same settings than this one for hdr gaming on ps5 ? Like hdr Peak 1000 or true black colors and thats all ? Thx for the content 👌
We expect peak 1000 mode would give you the better performance for true HDR content from a PS5 but try both to see which you prefer
@@tftcentral ok , the standard, creator , game 1 etc... are only for sdr and have no incidence on HDR settings ? Thx 🙏
@yvory1600 correct
@@tftcentral thanks a lot
@@tftcentralI’m using hdr peak 1000 but on some games it looks too dim like horizon forbidden west
Hey @tftcentral WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE A "BEST SETTINGS" video about the ASUS PG32UCDM, AND WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET A "ADVANCED ICC" COLOR PROFILE FOR HDR FOR THE PG32UCDM? THE ONLY ICC PROFILE FOR PATREONS RIGHT NOW IS THE "SDR" ICC PROFILE.
Probably as soon as you stop messaging in ALL CAPS 😀 we hope to have a best settings for that screen at some point soon but creating profiles for HDR mode isn’t possible I’m afraid, and you wouldn’t really need them in the same way you would for SDR
Turn off your caps lock.
So no option to change colour temp in hdr mode on this one either ?
No afraid not
Do you know why my screen looks like it has a yellow tint?
Thank you! Can I also set this up in display manager? So turn off hdr. Set it up like you. Then hdr on. En calibrate hdr in windows?
Yes that would be fine. But only enable HDR when you’re going to view actual HDR content after that 😀
@@tftcentral yes I know! I always turn it on in game. In display manager I can’t find creator mode so that’s weird. So the best thing is: turn on pc - turn off hdr - go in the on screen display - set it up like you - turn hdr on in windows and calibrate the sceen. That’s the right way to do it?
@Wesleyy-87 the screen will remember its settings in both SDR and HDR mode independently. So yes you could do as you described. Then when you’ve finished with the windows HDR tool, just disable HDR and the screen will move back to the SDR mode you’d configured
@@tftcentral great! I will do just that! Isn’t it to dark when you use only around 30 brightness? In windows I mean.
@Wesleyy-87 feel free to adjust that to your preference depending on your ambient light conditions etc
Does the monitor save the settings between sdr and hdr settings in the osd? Every time I turn HDR off or on in windows the settings stay the same.
Each mode is independent so whatever you select in SDR mode won’t impact how the screen behaves in HDR mode. But it will remember what you had it set as when you move back to SDR again
@@tftcentral interesting. When I’m in HDR mode and try to change settings the screen shows a message saying it’s processing hdr content. It doesn’t even allow me to change settings in HDR
@titanplaya29 no there’s not much you can change in there anyway only the HDR mode
Where change Hz?
So can I have hdr peak 1000 on for pc gaming? I’ve had that on since I got it?
We’d recommend only enabling HDR when you’re going to view actual HDR content
tftcentral.co.uk/articles/heres-why-you-should-only-enable-hdr-mode-on-your-pc-when-you-are-viewing-hdr-content
@@tftcentral sorry for another question. I have a i9 1400 k and a 4090 prebuilt from NZXT it’s the player three prime I think. If u don’t recommend that what’s the one u would? I can’t remember. Sorry brand new to pc gaming and u r a huge help
@adamschulz9719 sorry, really can’t offer any advice on that kind of thing. Monitors us our bag 😀
I was torn between this and the Asus monitor. I’m leaning towards Alienware because the HDR is brighter.
Is there going to be a settings guide for the aw2725df
Not sure if we will have chance for that one. We do have best settings and a calibrated icc profile available though already in our database on the main site 😀
@@tftcentral Just grabbed it from the site and inputed the settings that go with it, thank you very much. :)
Will these settings work for my ultra wide dwf?
No I’m afraid not.
How to connect speaker to this monitor, there is no aux or 3.5port
It can handle HDMI eARC if your speaker system has that? Or it’s also got a headphone jack output
Anyone know to turn off hdr to actually change the settings?
Disable it in windows display settings. You should only enable that when you’re going to view actual HDR content
why is DV off, make the whole screen darker tho? i like it better with DV on and HDR1000. espeically for using and watch like youtube for example with RTX HDR super resolution etc. there doesnt seem to be a reason anymore to not have HDR on even when using just windows/browsing etc.
Because DV mode is overriding the Peak 1000 mode's EOTF tracking and ABL behavior when it's enabled, and SDR content is noticeably dimmer in Peak 1000 mode. HDR content will not be dimmer, though, and Peak 1000 is capable of achieving brighter highlights than the DV modes when viewing HDR10 content.
Can we get the best setting guide for the AW2725DF?
No plans at the moment to do one of those but the best settings and calibrated ICC profile are available in our database on the main site which will hopefully help 😀
Could we please get a video on the AW2725DF
No plans at the moment to do one of those but the best settings and calibrated ICC profile are available in our database on the main site which will hopefully help 😀
Just got My dell monitor is stuck on language selection and can't choose or click anything , how to fix?
Unplug the power and try again?
@@tftcentral worked, thanks so much
Do any of these 32” OLEDs have option to play at a 24” size like on the 360HZ ASUS IPS?
Nope
i think Asus does. well at least their LG panel will have it on the 4k 240hz / 1080p 480hz UCDP model
You can turn off scaling... and map a lower res to native pixels, yes
@@mildmannered1086yeah I know I can do that with my GPU, I was just curious if the monitor has the quick toggle feature other monitors have.
@@mz1929I didn’t see that would be a possibility in the ASUS W-OLED. Mind sharing where you saw?
What about MacOS? Thanks!
Should be same settings for the monitor really but it’s not something we’ve tested I’m afraid
Iv been using the True Black 400 mode. Plenty bright enough for me as I only have time to game at night
When I play call of duty on it I get black space on each side. How can I make it to full screen? Help plz
What are your settings for ps5
Same as these
does this apply to AW2725DF ?
No. But we have recommended settings and a calibrated profile for that one in the database on our main site
how to enable g-sync?
u can do that in nvidia control panel
now do the asus model 😉
what's the magic word..?
Tyson Fury knows tech?
Where’s the review?
Linked in the description on our main site
Anything for ps5
You can use the same settings
@@tftcentral hdr looks soft.
There’s very few settings to even change when in HDR mode. What do you mean by “soft”?
@@tftcentral I switched to hdr 1000 as you mentioned and Dolby bright. My lg 27 oled seemed sharper with contrast. Feels weird
@adithyachennamadhavuni6155 strange. You could try the True Black 400 mode and see if that appears any better for the HDR10 content
For gaming those settings would be awful and extremely dark. While I use the Creator setting I push both brightness / contrast to 100% and then I go to Nvidia's Control Panel / Adjust Desktop Color Settings .. and "go to town" brightening-up everything needed to make the enemy players stand out: more brightness / contrast, Digital vibrance and if needed small adjustments to Gamma, and IF for some reason I Enable HDR then I push the settings even higher.
So now your games look like candy land. Whatever floats your boat I guess.
@@Jeroenneman.. LMAO nothing of the sort. The problem is Call of Duty has a lot of dark characters along with dark areas on the map, essentially making the enemies invisible if I followed the normal routine eg this video .. which is precisely why I posted my reply. I
Should I buy a Dell for $1158 out the door or the MSI for $1012 out the door!!! PLEASE COMMENT PEEP! I want to know what people think
LMAO! If you mean for monitors, that's way too much to pay for any monitor. If you don't mean monitors, but are referring to full systems, then you should specify that. That you don't likely means that you don't know enough to make an informed decision and would benefit from finding out more about such things.
@@ObakuZenCenter I got the AW3225QF ~ Its amazing
Me too! I love it
So the best setting for hdr are enabling HDR Peak 1000 and call it a day ? Is this a joke or what ?
its highly subjective anyway, you might for example prefer tb400 because of less aggresive abl. also this monitor is pretty much perfect out of the box, no needs to adjust anything. only real choice you have to make is clamping down color gamut to sdr for regular content, or leaving it in native color gamut for more intense color reproduction.
What else would you like to change exactly? There aren’t any other settings available within HDR mode really
Perfect best settings video as always. Your work is highly appreciated. Very happy to be a Patreon!@@tftcentral
@shenalon thanks for supporting us!
When HDR is active you literally can’t change any settings on the monitor so idk what you’d expect lol
ONE question: What is the best way of going from SDR to HDR on this monitor?
Depends on the input and content. Many Pc games will trigger that separately on their own when needed. Otherwise you might need to enable it via windows HDR setting each time. Use can use the keyboard shortcut win + alt + B for quicker access though
@@tftcentralOne more question if you have the time. Dolby Vision produces a FAR brighter image on my screen. is this the same for you? is there a way to brighten hdr10 without having dolby on?
@lkn3526 yes it does because it massively impacts the PQ tracking of HDR10 content and makes it brighter. It’s far less accurate and not really recommended unless you specifically want it brighter and don’t mind it’s further from content intention
what gamma is best with hdr
You can’t change the gamma setting in HDR mode. It will default to the PQ EOTF for HDR as intended