Alienware 27 QD-OLED (AW2726DM) Review: A $350 Winner

Alienware 27 QD-OLED (AW2726DM) 评测：350 美元的赢家

WIRED 评分：8/10 优点： 极低的价格；符合人体工程学的支架；卓越的对比度和色彩表现；极其流畅的动态画面。 缺点： SDR 和 HDR 亮度表现平平；HDMI 接口仅支持 120Hz；无 USB 连接功能。

Alienware created the first major OLED gaming monitor, known as the AW3423DW. It was a glorious piece of new technology, but it was also expensive at $1,400 (or $1,550 when adjusted for inflation). Three years later, you can buy this new Alienware OLED monitor, the AW2726DM, for just $350. Alienware 曾打造了首款主流 OLED 游戏显示器 AW3423DW。那是一项辉煌的新技术，但价格也高达 1,400 美元（经通胀调整后为 1,550 美元）。三年后的今天，你可以以仅 350 美元的价格买到这款全新的 Alienware OLED 显示器——AW2726DM。

It’s in some ways superior to the elder AW3423DW, yet it’s 75 percent cheaper. That dramatic decrease in price might have your spidey senses tingling. You’d be right to wonder if Alienware value-engineered it to oblivion, but I’m happy to report that this is an affordable gaming monitor that makes its cuts in the right places. 它在某些方面甚至优于老款 AW3423DW，但价格却便宜了 75%。如此巨大的价格降幅可能会让你产生怀疑。你可能会担心 Alienware 是否为了压缩成本而过度精简了配置，但我很高兴地告诉大家，这是一款在关键之处保留品质、性价比极高的游戏显示器。

Great Contrast, Great Color

出色的对比度与色彩

Not all OLED panels are made equal. That’s one of the keys to understanding how Alienware brought the price down so much on the AW2726DM. Despite being a 27-inch QD-OLED with a native resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a 240-Hz refresh rate, this isn’t the same kind of OLED that more expensive gaming monitors use. While Alienware doesn’t mention the panel used, it appears to be an older panel with a “triangle” sub-pixel layout, which is where some of the compromise comes into play. 并非所有的 OLED 面板都生而平等。这是理解 Alienware 如何将 AW2726DM 价格压得如此之低的关键之一。尽管它是一款 27 英寸、原生分辨率为 2560 x 1440、刷新率为 240Hz 的 QD-OLED 显示器，但它所使用的 OLED 面板与更昂贵的游戏显示器并不相同。虽然 Alienware 没有说明具体面板型号，但它似乎是一款采用“三角形”子像素排列的旧款面板，这正是妥协之处所在。

This type of QD-OLED arranges pixels in a way that’s different from LCD, which can cause issues when viewing small text. You may notice “color fringing” visible as an odd burst of green or purple filling the negative space between letters. 这种 QD-OLED 的像素排列方式与 LCD 不同，在查看小字时可能会出现问题。你可能会注意到“色彩溢出”（color fringing），表现为字母之间的空白处出现奇怪的绿色或紫色光晕。

The AW2726DM just isn’t a sharp display, and it’s not great for viewing small text. As mentioned, it has a resolution of 2560 x 1440—or 1440p. This provides a pixel density of about 110 pixels per inch. By comparison, a standard 27-inch 4K monitor delivers about 165 pixels per inch. AW2726DM 的显示清晰度确实不够高，不太适合阅读小字。如前所述，它的分辨率为 2560 x 1440（即 1440p），像素密度约为每英寸 110 像素。相比之下，标准的 27 英寸 4K 显示器像素密度约为每英寸 165 像素。

However, sticking to 1440p feels like the right call for a monitor at this price point. As PC gamers likely know, increasing a game’s render resolution from 1440p to 4K comes with a huge performance penalty, and midrange GPUs struggle to handle demanding games at 4K. 然而，对于这个价位的显示器来说，坚持 1440p 分辨率是明智之举。PC 玩家应该知道，将游戏渲染分辨率从 1440p 提升到 4K 会带来巨大的性能损耗，中端显卡在 4K 分辨率下运行大型游戏会非常吃力。

Still, it’s QD-OLED, and all QD-OLED panels have two things going for them: Incredible contrast and superb color performance. 尽管如此，它毕竟是 QD-OLED，所有 QD-OLED 面板都有两大优势：令人难以置信的对比度和卓越的色彩表现。

You might be familiar with OLED’s contrast advantage if you’ve bought a TV sometime this decade. OLED pixels are self-emissive, meaning the pixels themselves create light. That’s different from an LCD panel, which requires a backlight that shines through the pixels. OLED’s self-emissive technology provides a lot more control over how the image is lit, and the result is an image with far more contrast and depth than what LCD can achieve. 如果你在过去十年里买过电视，可能已经熟悉 OLED 的对比度优势。OLED 像素是自发光的，这意味着像素本身就能产生光线。这与需要背光穿过像素的 LCD 面板不同。OLED 的自发光技术提供了对图像亮度的精确控制，从而实现了 LCD 无法企及的对比度和深度。

Samsung’s QD-OLED also uses quantum dots, a very cool tech that requires its own article to explain. Quantum dots generally provide great color, and the AW2726DM is no exception, as it reaches 98 percent of DCI-P3 and 94 percent of AdobeRGB. Those numbers are close to the top of what’s available from any monitor in 2026, regardless of price. 三星的 QD-OLED 还使用了量子点技术，这是一项非常酷的技术，需要专门的文章来解释。量子点通常能提供出色的色彩，AW2726DM 也不例外，其 DCI-P3 色域覆盖率达到 98%，AdobeRGB 达到 94%。无论价格如何，这些数据在 2026 年的显示器市场中都处于顶尖水平。

In the real world, the contrast and color translate to a vivid, realistic image with a sense of depth you won’t find from LCD alternatives. Games generally look colorful, rich, and alluring. 在实际使用中，这种对比度和色彩转化为生动、逼真的图像，并带来 LCD 显示器无法比拟的深度感。游戏画面看起来色彩丰富、饱满且极具吸引力。

Brightness Gets the Boot

亮度表现受限

While the AW2726DM’s image quality is good, it makes one major sacrifice to achieve a lower price. It’s not very bright. 虽然 AW2726DM 的画质不错，但为了实现低价，它做出了一个重大牺牲：亮度不高。

Alienware lists the AW2726DM’s maximum brightness at 200 nits. My review sample was just above that with a sustained maximum SDR brightness of 202 nits. For comparison, a more expensive OLED monitor (like the MSI MPG 271QR X50) can deliver 300 nits or more. I mostly used the monitor at about 60 percent of its maximum brightness, as the room where I view it doesn’t receive much direct sunlight. However, I had to up the brightness to 100 percent in peak afternoon sun if I left my curtains open. Alienware 标称 AW2726DM 的最大亮度为 200 尼特。我的评测样机略高一些，持续最大 SDR 亮度为 202 尼特。相比之下，更昂贵的 OLED 显示器（如 MSI MPG 271QR X50）可以达到 300 尼特甚至更高。我大部分时间将亮度设置在 60% 左右，因为我的房间没有太多直射阳光。但在午后阳光最强烈时，如果我不拉窗帘，就必须将亮度调至 100%。

The low SDR brightness has implications for HDR performance, too. The AW2726DM supports HDR, but it’s not VESA HDR–certified, and it promises just 400 nits of peak HDR brightness. In my testing, HDR brightness was no higher than SDR when the entire display was lit, and I recorded a maximum possible brightness of 398 nits when just 10 percent of the display was lit. For comparison, leading OLED monitors can deliver over 300 nits full-screen and over 1,000 nits in the 10 percent window. The AW2726DM can appear brighter in HDR than in SDR, but gamers who enjoy a lot of HDR titles will find the monitor underwhelming. 较低的 SDR 亮度也影响了 HDR 表现。AW2726DM 支持 HDR，但并未通过 VESA HDR 认证，其承诺的 HDR 峰值亮度仅为 400 尼特。在我的测试中，当全屏显示时，HDR 亮度并不比 SDR 高；而在仅点亮 10% 屏幕区域时，我测得的最大亮度为 398 尼特。相比之下，顶级的 OLED 显示器全屏亮度可超过 300 尼特，局部窗口亮度可超过 1000 尼特。AW2726DM 在 HDR 模式下看起来确实比 SDR 亮，但对于喜欢 HDR 游戏的玩家来说，这款显示器的表现可能无法令人满意。

The AW2726DM supports a maximum refresh rate of 240 Hz. That’s not too impressive in 2026—the best gaming OLEDs exceed 500 Hz. But it’s adequate for the price. AW2726DM 支持最高 240Hz 的刷新率。在 2026 年，这并不算令人印象深刻——最好的游戏 OLED 显示器已经超过了 500Hz。但考虑到价格，这已经足够了。

You might be wondering—if the benefit of OLED isn’t HDR, what’s the point? Well, it has a number of built-in advantages over LCD alternatives. The QD-OLED panel provides a quoted gray-to-gray pixel response time of 0.03 milliseconds. Most LCD monitors have a pixel response time around 5 milliseconds. A lower response time reduces blur and ghosting. 你可能会问：如果 OLED 的优势不是 HDR，那它的意义何在？其实，它相比 LCD 有许多内在优势。QD-OLED 面板的灰阶响应时间标称为 0.03 毫秒，而大多数 LCD 显示器的响应时间在 5 毫秒左右。更低的响应时间可以减少模糊和重影。

This advantage is noticeable even at refresh rates below the maximum of 240 Hz. A game at 60 Hz will show less blur on an OLED display like the AW2726DM than it will on a typical LCD alternative. Adaptive Sync is supported, too, with official support for AMD FreeSync Premium and VESA Adaptive Sync. That means motion is generally smooth and fluid. 即使在低于 240Hz 的刷新率下，这种优势也非常明显。在像 AW2726DM 这样的 OLED 显示器上，60Hz 的游戏画面比在典型的 LCD 显示器上产生的模糊感更少。它还支持自适应同步，官方支持 AMD FreeSync Premium 和 VESA Adaptive Sync，这意味着动态画面通常非常平滑流畅。

The Rest of It

其他细节

The AW2726DM’s stand is thinner than more expensive Alienware displays. It also lacks a tool-less design, which means you’ll need a screwdriver to attach the stand to the AW2726DM’s VESA mount. The display panel also lacks the organic dark-blue “Alienware 30” design language other Alienware monitors share. AW2726DM 的支架比更昂贵的 Alienware 显示器更纤薄。它也不支持免工具安装，这意味着你需要螺丝刀才能将支架安装到显示器的 VESA 接口上。此外，该显示面板也缺乏其他 Alienware 显示器所具备的深蓝色“Alienware 30”设计语言。

It still includes an ergonomically adjustable stand, though, which can adjust for height, pivot, and tilt (but doesn’t swivel). This isn’t a trivial point. 不过，它仍然配备了一个符合人体工程学的可调节支架，支持高度、旋转和倾斜调节（但不支持左右旋转）。这一点非常重要。