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 the planet which you could really purchase… at the very least for now.
The 24.5-inch Alienware AW2524H technically has a local refresh fee of 480Hz (which continues to be blisteringly quick), however this has been overclocked to hit 500Hz. That pace comes with a number of caveats — specifically 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 outfitted 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 customary 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 dangerous. That isn’t to say it’s inexpensive by any means, however it is a area of interest product. Contemplating how a lot you’ll be able to count on to pay for “modern” gaming shows just like the $3,500 Samsung Odyssey Ark, it actually might 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. Until somebody has god-like reflexes (in fact you do — that is about everybody else, like your awful teammates who miss all their photographs) or is a respectable skilled esports participant, most people merely received’t discover the distinction above 360Hz.
The Alienware AW2524H received’t be the quickest monitor in the marketplace for lengthy, although. Asus additionally introduced 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 in the marketplace.
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 authentic 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 value of the Asus ROG Swift Professional PG248QP. But it surely’s a ROG, so that you simply know it’s going to be costly.