Alienware AW2518HF 24.5 Inch TN Gaming Monitor (Black Grey) (1 ms Response Time, Full HD 1920 x 1080 at 240 Hz, AMD Free-Sync, DP/HDMI, USB)

I've been doing much research in the last few weeks to understand which gaming monitor to buy: TN, VA, IPS display panel technology came up more than once. There are pros and cons for each type of panel technology and I was very confused. I knew I needed a 1ms response time and ideally a larger resolution than 1080p, however as soon as you introduce 144Hz+ alongside the 1ms response time and 1080p+ resolution, you're already around the £400+ price mark. Not something I was willing to pay. Initially I read reviews on TN panels and how they aren't colour accurate and appear washed out and don't provide deep blacks. My previous monitor was the excellent LG Ultrawidescreen 25UM58 25 inch IPS, 5ms, 60Hz. It was perfect in image quality for me and the resolution was just right at 2560x1080. Working on an ultra widescreen is a huge benefit, however with that monitor, the response times were nowhere near what I needed for smooth fast competitive gaming. After reading much reviews on recommended monitors, the Alienware AW2518HF frequently was referred to as one of the best 1080p monitors in the category. Granted £300 is still a lot of money for a monitor in my opinion, especially with higher resolutions becoming the norm, however you also need the backing of powerful hardware to be able to maximise frame rates at 1440p+ resolutions. I took the gamble and was convinced that the Alienware would be the best option for me at the price I wanted, also at 240Hz, I couldn't go wrong. Here are my thoughts after owning this for around 6 months. Neutral: - Packaging is HUGE! The box and packaging are excessively big in my opinion. Pros: - THIN bezels - You forget that they are even there! - The screen looks big because of the small bezels - 240Hz - Blisteringly fast response times. Ideal for FPS games (Apex Legends, Titanfall 2 etc). Everything is sooo fluid. - Excellent build quality all around except the attachable back cover which feels very plastic - Stand is solid, very firm and doesn't wobble the screen even if the desk shakes. There is also a convenient cable management tunnel within the stand - Height adjustable stand design. The monitor positioned can easily be moved if you apply gentle pressure above or below the monitor - 3 Year Premium Dell Support - Defective monitors replaced within 1 business day - Customisable UI - You can change button assignments to your liking - OSD Options - There are many on screen display options to change the way you use your monitor. Even an FPS counter! - USB 3 ports built in Cons: *Quite a few of the points I am going to mention are obvious, however these are my (personal) honest thoughts* - TN Display - My daughter pointed out that if sitting too low or at an angle, the screen becomes harder to see. Ideally you want to be looking straight at the screen. You the screen doesn't fade when looking at it from slight angles. - 1080p resolution - Yes I know, I shouldn't complain about this, but there is a voice inside me that says the size warrants a higher resolution. The screen just doesn't look sharp. - Colours are not as vivid as IPS displays and appear slightly washed out. Not a major issue and because this is a TN display and I expected this. Blacks are not deep back and reds don't pop as much as I am used to with IPS and OLED screens again my previous experience. But otherwise the colours are nice and image quality is definitely brilliant. - Size and resolution make pixels look large and noticeable if you are coming from higher resolution/ dpi screens - No built in speakers - Not a big issue , but for the price you'd expect a little extra here - Different to the models sold in the US? Every review I've seen shows an LED light in the top rear part of the monitor. This has no lighting. - Attachable back cover doesn't seem to lock in place. Push one side and the other pops out (see picture). Maybe I have too many cables coming out the back. Conclusion: - Overall I couldn't recommend this monitor enough! If you need a monitor for fast paced gaming with excellent image quality then this is the monitor for you! Everything about this thing screams quality and I have yet to be disappointed about something with it. After seeing reviews for gaming monitors and common problems like light bleeding and white ghosting, I'm so glad I did my research and chose this one. I managed to grab myself the perfect gaming monitor first time round. Very pleased! I saw that alienware recently released a new model of this. 240hz IPS! I'd love to check that out once this monitor passes its expiry date.

I tried a couple of high refresh rate monitors, but this one was so far the best one. The colors and gamma out of the box are nearly perfect. It has 2 x HDMI 2.0 and can do 240hz over HDMI. Trick is to go and select PC 1080 resolution inside the nvidia control panel. Now with the updated nvidia driver it can also do adaptive sync, which is stunning and only over DisplayPort. I moved from a 60hz monitor and the difference even at 120hz is night and day, and it unreal at 240hz. I can read text while scrolling. FPS games feel much better when aiming and tracking fast moving targets. There is minuscule to none ghosting and the picture if very sharp. I cannot see myself going back. The monitor itself has a fairly thin bezel and looks very clean. The stand is huge and I mean huge. The box it comes in can fit about two and half of your regular 24" dell monitors. Stand is very slick and sturdy as well. There is a panel that can be attached on the back of the monitor to keep the cables tidy. The on-screen menu is similar to other dell monitors with some extra stuff. For example, game enhancements like FPS counter and timers. There are different color presets, black stabilization, overdrive (what is the point?). 4 of the 6 menu buttons can be remapped any of the functions for quick access. At the bottom center of the monitor there are 2 x USB 3.0 ports and audio jack, which is very convenient.

I've owned several monitors, now got a triple monitor setup, this being the lowest res but highest hertz, the others being 27" 2560x1440@144 and 34" 3440x1440@100 - I used to do a lot of competitive gaming at the highest level in CS, and still enjoy playing games at a high level even if I don't compete and going from my 100hz ultrawide to something I'd never used, while obvious when I used my 144hz, this 240 is noticeable for me, I've always been sensitive to that stuff. Monitor quality is great, looks nice, the stand I guess is a bit obnoxious and comes further forward than I'd like? But easy to remedy and not an issue, that is being picky. The picture quality is fantastic, to be honest - I used to hate 1080p when I first switched to 1440p, but stuff's crisp, maybe because the screen size is so small compared to what I'm used to. I got this at £250 which is a bargain in my opinion, I was always on the fence to get one but this pushed me to it. Using it as my main monitor currently.

The best monitor i ever used the picure is very nice and colourd not to bright just perfect higly adjustable and it has a very night hight and asjustable foot and a mode to remove all dark edges and spot in the games while the rest stays normal and it gives you an unfait advantage in csgo and other shooters but i love it . It has colour adaptation by what is on the screen . And the 240hz refresh rste Holy shiet cs go fells like a diftent game it felss like im flying even the mpuse its a perfect monitor and low price.

This monitor has worked very well from the moment it was turned on and the 240hz refresh rate is excellent, however, the monitor didn't come with the apropriate cable to use the 240hz so we had to buy that separately - to sell the monitor with an cable that does not facilitate the full capacity of the monitor is very disapointing given the price of the product. This means that a further purchase is required to utalise the full capacity of the monitor. Overall a brilliant monitor. Would recommend to all epic gamers.

cons i can see it suffers from contrast. the colours do not blend and u see the separation of the shades of colour. other than that would have been great if it had some speakers even if they are terrible. do not use for PC windows experience Positives colours are great for gaming, Xbox and PC nice and bright colours beautiful build excellent packaging comes assembled great on board USB and headphone jack rear and front small bevels sturdy stand smooth height adjust and tilt and rotate to verticle comes with built in pivot which is great big rubber feet comes with HDMI great buttons and an led indicator for power its not to bright but perfect

So important to consider what you're looking to use this for.. If it's high FPS gaming then this is 100% the best monitor for the money. I tried playing 144hz Overwatch and then changed it to 244hz and while the difference is not as big as 60 to 144, there is still a noticeable difference to me. There's no wonder Ninja chose this monitor before (don't know if he still runs it). The colour and picture quality is very good for TN panel although obviously the blacks will not be as good as your living-room TV so keep in mind if you're just wanting a monitor for general media and whatnot then look elsewhere but for gaming this is just brilliant. The stand is also rather bad, as noted, but is exceptionally sturdy and offers a very useful USB hub where you can hide the cables should you wish to have a nice neat setup. Oh and the monitor itself looks slick, thin bezels look really nice. PS: I was speaking to someone playing Overwatch the other day and told him I just bought this monitor and it's insane and he was considering buying one so, based of my recommendation, went and did it and, of course, he loves it too. So yeah.. just buy it!

A great monitor

Das hier ist das wohl einzige Alienware Produkt, dass ein gutes Preis-Leistungsverhältnis hat. Ich hatte vorher einen 27" 144Hz Monitor von Acer, mit einer Auflösung von 2560x1440. Dieser hat pünktlich nach Ablauf der Garantie den Geist aufgegeben und deshalb musste ein neuer Monitor her. Ich gehe jetzt mal auf ein paar Punkte ein: 1440p vs 1080p: Dieser Monitor ist ein Rückschritt in Sachen Auflösung, aber das war in meinem Fall Absicht. Die Auflösung ist leider einer der größten Performancefresser. Zu sagen, dass man keinen Unterschied sieht, wäre gelogen. 1440p sieht natürlich deutlich besser aus. Durch die geringere Größe ist der Unterschied allerdings hinnehmbar. Womit wir zum nächsten Punkt kommen: 25" vs 27: Es sollte wieder ein kleineres Modell werden, da 27" meiner Meinung nach wenig Vorteile bringt. Je größer der Monitor ist, desto weiter stellt man ihn weg. Man sieht darauf nicht mehr, man hat keinen Vorteil, man verbraucht nur mehr Platz. Manche Spiele skalieren leider das Hud mit, aber dafür gibt es VSR. Der Monitor läuft auch mit 1440p auf 240Hz. Verarbeitung: Der Alienware ist super verarbeitet. Der Standfuß hat mich mehr als nur überrascht, dieses Ding ist SCHWER. So eine Qualität hätte ich nicht erwartet. Alles ist komplett frei verstellbar und sehr stabil. Die Höhe lässt sich mit einem Handgriff verstellen und man muss keine Bücher unterlegen wie bei meinem alten Acer Plastikschrott. 144Hz vs 240Hz: Ich muss zu meiner Schande eingestehen, dass ich keinen wirklichen Unterschied feststellen kann. Wobei mir hier jetzt auch der direkte Vergleich fehlt, da mein alter Monitor leider tot ist. Alles in allem ein wirklich guter Monitor.

Monitor stupendo 240 hz garantiti. Colori stupendi e ben definito. Ho acquistato quello con la tecnologia freesync... Adesso con i nuovi driver Nvidia, potete usarlo anche ( Nvidia freesync) ripeto ottimo monitor

Primeiramente quero ressaltar a eficiência e agilidade da Amazon, eu efetuei o pedido na sexta, quando foi terça de manhã o produto estava na minha casa. Fantástico!! O monitor é incrivel, muito bonito, os materiais são de ótima qualidade, e jogabilidade é não tem o que falar. eu não havia pesquisado direito, acabei descobrindo quando o monitor chegou que ele não tem auto falantes, apenas a saida para fones de ouvidos, fiquei decepcionado, confesso! outro ponto é o cabo DisplayPort não vir com o produto....pelo preço deveria

Jusqu'à présent, j'avais des 27 pouces ou 32 pouces 60Hz plutôt typé bureautique alors que mon PC sert pour le jeu. J'ai voulu franchir le pas sur un écran gamer haute fréquence. A priori 144Hz. Finalement j'ai entendu parler de cet écran 240Hz; j'ai vu des reviews/vidéos qui disaient qu'on sentait quand même la différence entre 144Hz et 240Hz. Du coup j'ai commandé, car le prix est correct pour un écran de cet gamme chez Alienware. Et bien c'est une vraie bonne surprise, les finitions sont incroyables, le trépied est solide est magnifique. La luminosité de l'écran est superbe, les réglages complets... bref ça vaut son prix ! J'ai pris la version freesync, il y a un cable HDMI inclus. j'avais pas fait attention, mais j'ai du aller dans les paramètres d'affichage depuis un clic droit sur le bureau, et je me suis rendu compte que l'écran était encore en 60Hz (car jusqu'alors je me demandais vraiment si ça apportait quelque chose...). Du coup on peut choisir la fréquence de rafraichissement : 120; 144; 240Hz... Ce qui permet de comparer ! Je met 240Hz : le CHOC. Les mouvements de souris sont enormement plus fluide, on voit le déplacement à chaque instant alors qu'en 60Hz le pointeur de souris "saute". En suite je fais le test en 144Hz : c'est beau, mais on sent quand même que c'est moins fluide que le 240Hz. C'est donc très perceptible ! Reste à optimiser les jeux pour avoir du 240Hz ^^ mais même si les fps chutte, l'écran est tellement bon que ça améliore les performances global quand même. L'écran est un peu petit, mais finalement pour le gaming FPS, c'est mieux. Mon écran 32 pouces était trop grand. Un 27 pouce aurait été mieux mais trop cher pour moi.

Desde el momento que empiezas a desempaquetar el monitor ya percibes que es un ritual, un producto cuidado al máximo detalle, 4 pestañas de plástico que dejan paso a un unboxing vertical, donde todo es fácil de extraer y muy intuitivo. Está construido en plástico de alta calidad, en color negro el frontal y gris oscuro la parte trasera. Todo con mucha atención al detalle, las líneas características de la marca Alienware, parece sacado de otro planeta cuando lo ves lateralmente, el logo en una esquina, una mezcla entre agresivo y futurista que te deja fascinad@. La caja incluye el monitor, el soporte regulable en múltiples posiciones, un cable HDMI, un cable USB 3.0 y el cable de alimentación. La base regulable tiene una estructura de aluminio y se siente muy sólida, tiene 4 puertos USB 3.0, 2 hdmi2.0, 1 displayport 1.2 y una salida 3,5mm para auriculares en el frontal. El panel es TN con un 1ms de respuesta y 240hz para una fluidez increíble, soporta tecnología freesync para gráficas AMD. Yo utilizo una gtx 1080 y uso los juegos con vsync desactivado y no he notado nada de tearing. Hay un modelo similar a este con Gsync y luces led rgb en la parte trasera por 140€ más que este, pero no me parece que merezca la pena gastar más ya que con este es más que suficiente. El marco superior e inferior es muy fino y queda moderno, los botones inferiores de configuración son intuitivos. La única pega que puedo ponerle es que no incluye también un cable displayport, aunque con el HDMI incluido podemos sacarle provecho a los 240hz con una tarjeta gráfica adecuada. No olvides configurar en Windows la salida del monitor a 240hz y configurarlo en el panel de control de la tarjeta gráfica.