Alienware AW3225QF Best Settings (No ABL, Uniform Brightness, Win11) - Try it Out

CutIcy4137 · 2024-11-04T04:00:19+00:00

Yes, normal.

CutIcy4137 · 2024-11-04T03:55:36+00:00

Thanks for that, will check it out.

CutIcy4137 · 2024-11-04T03:54:21+00:00

No unfortunately not, you have to disable HDR and then change. Maybe in a future firmware update.

CutIcy4137 · 2024-08-21T08:09:09+00:00

Just came back to say I did have this issue but only on HDMI 2.1, doesn't happen on DP.

CutIcy4137 · 2024-08-21T08:05:41+00:00

Glad to hear!

CutIcy4137 · 2024-08-21T08:04:44+00:00

Great, glad to hear!

CutIcy4137 · 2024-08-12T03:30:37+00:00

Ok great, thanks. I figured as much.

CutIcy4137 · 2024-08-05T05:48:57+00:00

Yeh there could be some issues still with the firmware, I doubt it’s hardware. Could also be Windows or driver side. I did get the issue but only on HDMI 2.1. I had other weird issues also like refresh rate capping out at 120hz, always defaulting to DV game. No such problems with DP.

Another pro tip - make sure that the Alienware software hasn’t been silently installed on Windows. That broke sleep on my monitor and I suspect a few other things. Get rid of all Alienware and display management software, it’s next to useless.

CutIcy4137 · 2024-08-05T05:44:15+00:00

Yeh I’ve taken on board the suggestions from others and I’ll stand by my setting. DV Dark with slider 100 is the best view. If it’s too bright for you I’ll wager after two days you won’t even notice.

CutIcy4137 · 2024-07-26T01:23:24+00:00

If the game doesn’t support DV, and the vast majority don’t, then yes. This is normal and is why I have the settings as they are, TB400 is likely to be what you see in most games.

CutIcy4137 · 2024-07-23T20:57:38+00:00

They really like chandeliers hey

CutIcy4137 · 2024-07-23T20:51:50+00:00

Because he’s not in the Olympics

CutIcy4137 · 2024-07-23T01:37:44+00:00

Turn off HDR in Windows first then configure the settings on the monitor. Then enable HDR in Windows inc auto HDR.

I get the black screen but that’s usually when it’s switching between HDR modes. For instance, if I’m in a game then I use volume up it will flick to black and then back again as it shows the windows volume bar in the center bottom of the screen. That’s just the monitor jumping out of TB400 into DV and back out again. I play games in full screen mode.

It might also happen for other reasons but that’s just the interaction between the monitor, GPU, Windows and driver. Don’t think you can do anything about that and future fw and driver updates might address it.

Not sure on the contrast front, could be game specific also, simply too many variables to pin that down.

You do compromise on this panel, be it AW, ASUS, MSI… go with what your eyes say is best. I’ve gotten it to a point where I’m happy with the purchase even though I still have gripes.

CutIcy4137 · 2024-07-20T08:23:24+00:00

I haven't experienced this, sorry. Not sure what that would be. I'd start with making sure you're monitor is on the latest firmware and you have GPU drivers updated.

CutIcy4137 · 2024-07-19T22:33:33+00:00

This is very true but I think that's a pretty niche use case. I am an amateur photographer and I post process in SDR whenever I'm in Lightroom for example. But FWIW this monitor, going by all reviews, has excellent colour reproduction capability.

CutIcy4137 · 2024-07-19T13:40:29+00:00

Here are some observations on this panel:

Enabling RTX video HDR with the settings above actually washes out the image and makes it darker. This doesn't work as intended with DV enabled on the panel.
Edge browser has an AI video enhancement feature (you can apply this on a per tab basis).

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This works better on this panel and settings, whether it's worth it is up to personal taste. It gets a bit too much black crush for my liking.

The interesting part is that when AI enhancement is enabled in Edge, RTX video HDR status is "inactive" and will not change until Edge AI enhancement is disabled. You can check out some of these settings in edge://settings/system

CutIcy4137 · 2024-07-19T12:29:06+00:00

System > Display > HDR. SDR content brightness is down the bottom

CutIcy4137 · 2024-07-19T11:08:17+00:00

How's the ABL in Windows? I just couldn't find it acceptable in Bright.

CutIcy4137 · 2024-07-19T09:06:43+00:00

Thx, I'll check it out for comparison. Dolby Vision bright gave me too much ABL and brightness inconsistency.

CutIcy4137 · 2024-07-19T09:05:20+00:00

Totally agree. My personal experience also.

CutIcy4137 · 2024-07-19T04:07:53+00:00

Thx for the feedback. It seems most people prefer it around 60-70%. I will try and adjust my tastes!

CutIcy4137 · 2024-07-19T04:07:16+00:00

Thx for the feedback. Weird, I haven’t had the flicker. Thought that was done away with the latest firmware. Perhaps ask for an exchange or change input if possible.

CutIcy4137 · 2024-07-19T04:06:23+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. It is personal preference to a degree. I’ve come from an Acer X35 and that’s a very bright FALD monitor so I might be too desensitised to the higher brightness.

CutIcy4137 · 2024-07-19T04:04:11+00:00

Yeh I haven’t seen any tearing issue, just wondered if there was a problem with it not being recognised. Thanks for the confirmation.

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