The QD-OLED gaming monitor that started it all got a big upgrade

Alienware is taking to this year’s Computex 2026 in Taipei to announce some cool gaming monitors, most notably two exciting OLED options that are coming at different points this year. First off, the company is debuting the successor to its very first QD-OLED gaming monitor from 2022 with a refreshed design and high-end specs that’s coming in July (price hasn’t yet been shared). The AW3426DW is a 34-inch curved 3,440 x 1,440 resolution with an 1800R curve, just like its predecessor. But the new model has the latest QD-OLED Penta Tandem screen tech that boosts the peak brightness to 1,300 nits from 1,000 nit in the previous version. Its refresh rate has been boosted from 240Hz to 280Hz. Part of the five-layer Penta Tandem tech is an anti-reflective screen coating that supposedly cuts down glare and boosts deep blacks even in well-lit rooms. That’s great since black sometimes appears purple-ish on previous QD-OLED generations. Something that hasn’t changed model-to-model is pixel density; this one’s still at 110 pixels per inch, which is a bit low for this size (many 27-inch OLED monitors have a similar pixel density). Alienware’s flagship monitor of the show is a 39-inch 5K curved ultrawide monitor coming this fall that uses LG Display’s fourth-generation Primary RGB Tandem screen tech. The AW3926QW is slightly curvier than the QD-OLED model mentioned above, measuring at 1500R, making it more immersive. …