Time to prepared your checking account — Dell has simply revealed the worth of its 500Hz Alienware gaming monitor. The Alienware AW2524H will launch in North America on March twenty first for $829.99 (or $1,099.99 CA), making this the quickest gaming monitor on this planet you can truly purchase… at the least for now.
The 24.5-inch Alienware AW2524H technically has a local refresh fee of 480Hz (which remains to be blisteringly quick), however this has been overclocked to hit 500Hz. That pace comes with just a few caveats — particularly that it’s restricted to a 1080p decision, although that’s to be anticipated, as most excessive refresh fee screens are equally capped due to bandwidth limitations. And talking of screens, this comes geared up with an anti-glare IPS display reasonably than a TN panel, which ought to be nice for colours and viewing angles.
The Alienware AW2524H has 4 5Gbps USB-A ports, two normal 3.5mm audio-out jacks, a DisplayPort 1.4 connector, and two HDMI 2.1 ports — although it’s price noting that you simply’ll be restricted to 240Hz over an HDMI connection. You’re additionally getting a DisplayHDR 400 certification, Nvidia’s G-Sync and Reflex Analyzer tech, customizable RGB backlighting, and a pull-out headset hanger.
Most individuals received’t be capable to detect a distinction between 500Hz and 360Hz
At simply shy of $830, the pricing isn’t unhealthy. That isn’t to say it’s reasonably priced by any means, however it is a area of interest product. Contemplating how a lot you may count on to pay for “progressive” gaming shows just like the $3,500 Samsung Odyssey Ark, it definitely may have been worse. And given the negligible response time distinction between a 500Hz display and different excessive refresh shows, it’s unlikely many individuals will need or want a 500Hz gaming monitor anyway. Except somebody has god-like reflexes (after all you do — that is about everybody else, like your awful teammates who miss all their pictures) or is a reputable skilled esports participant, most people merely received’t discover the distinction above 360Hz.
The Alienware AW2524H received’t be the quickest monitor available on the market for lengthy, although. Asus also announced it had a 500Hz gaming monitor within the works again in Could final 12 months. That mannequin didn’t have a launch date however was anticipated to beat Alienware to turn into the primary commercially obtainable mannequin available on the market.
Whereas Alienware beat it to the punch, Asus has introduced that monitor as soon as once more, claiming to have overclocked the 24.1-inch full HD panel past its unique specs to run at a fair quicker 540Hz refresh fee. Past teasing a “Q2” launch, Asus has remained tight-lipped in regards to the availability and worth of the Asus ROG Swift Pro PG248QP. However it’s a ROG, so that you simply know it’s going to be costly.
