Alienware AW2521H 24.5 Inch Full HD (1920x1080) Gaming Monitor, 360Hz, Fast IPS, 1ms, NVIDIA G-SYNC, 99% sRGB, HDR 10, DisplayPort, 2x HDMI, 5x USB, 3 Year Warranty

After owning the BENQ XL2411p (which I have the #1 Amazon Review for) for a few years, I decided to step up and really future proof my next monitor. The build quality is brilliant, it feels great and there's some cool ambient lighting options behind the monitor, if you're into that! But there's a lot you need to know and consider before taking the dive to buying this. If you find you do fit the criteria, you won't be disappointed.So this is a 360hz monitor - it's refresh rate is so astronomically high, you can only really make full use of it in two games right now: CSGO or Valorant. I never really played CSGO, but I was Top 500 in Overwatch and offered to play in some pro teams. In Valorant right now, I'm in scrims with pro teams and I'm Radiant. All of this was done on a 144hz monitor, so it's not like you 100% need the extra refresh rate to climb to the elo you want.That being said, 360hz IPS is such a giant step up from 144hz TN, I cannot see myself going back. Playing Valorant on this monitor feels butter smooth and undoubtedly gives you an advantage when pushing and clearing areas. But the refresh rate is only one part of what makes this monitor great - it's an IPS! That means you get better colours than other panels too. It also has built-in Nvidia Reflex, so you can plug your mouse into your monitor and get real, live data on how long it takes for your PC to respond to your mouse click. This is exceptionally good for players who are looking to get into eSports! It helps you completely eliminate any hardware issues you think you might be facing.Now the negatives. I'll post them plainly so there's no mistaking it.1) HDR/Colour Balance on this monitor isn't good enough to be used for professional-level editing work.2) It's only 1080p - this is perfect for a purely eSports focused player like me, who only wants the highest FPS and nothing else, but if you want more screen real estate then you'll need a 1440p monitor.3) It's still very early technology. This is the best out of the three 360hz monitors out there right now (in terms of response time, build quality etc), but if you give it a year or so, I'm sure there'll be more on this which might give you more value out of your hard earned money.Here's my settings, feel free to use to your hearts' content. However, please be aware all panels are created with slight deviations. These settings will give you the best response times for FPS games, but feel free to use their other presets if you're playing other games.Preset Modes: Custom Color. R: 100. G: 98. B: 90.Game Enhance Mode: OffResponse Time: Fast (always keep it on fast, it gives virtually zero ghosting)Dark Stabilizer: 0 (This is up to you, if you play R6S you'll probably want this up)Variable Backlight: OffBrightness: 80%Contrast: 75%Ambient Light Sensor: OffEco Mode: OffSo in short, it's a brilliant monitor for players who can make full use of the panel and are eSports focused. It doesn't particularly shine at anything else, especially given the price tag of £530 I paid for it. Ultimately, if you want to start a Twitch career, or an eSports career, you owe it to yourself to get a monitor this good. It will pay for itself if you manage to take off. If not, then I'd recommend looking elsewhere until this technology matures in 3 - 5 years.Thanks for reading the review. If you found the review helpful, please hit the "HELPFUL" button below. It'll really help me too. :)5 Stars - but it's a bit of a one trick. Sayonara.

Bought this monitor as my other Monitor, a VG27AQ 165hz 1440p, although lovely has slow response time (relatively speaking) and alot of overshoot for the fast paced games I play. The AW2521H on the other hand has half the reponse time and barely any overshoot with "fast" response time setting and native 360hz - There is virtually no motion blur. This monitor has the nvidia ULMB which strobes a backlight to reduce motion blur at the cost of some brightness, however, I have not felt the need to use it as without there is minimal blur truly great monitor. The only thing I would fault are the feet on the stand which protude forwards a bit much, but this can be resolved by some tilting and swivelling and/or mounting on an arm.

The Monitor design is lovely but the build quality of the screens is awful, I purchased this monitor in November last year. The monitor worked perfectly, the monitor backlighting and quality of the image was lovely.I turned my PC on one afternoon and it randomly went pixelated, I went through the warranty, and Amazon dealt with this really quickly allowing me to get a "Refurbished replacement" for my monitor which I bought brand new, after the replacement came It worked fine for a couple of days and then the same issue occurred but worse.I checked to see if this was an issue with my PC or the Cables by using different cables which I knew worked and a completely different PC with the replacement monitor but the issue was still there.I have been advised that another replacement should be sent to me once the case is forwarded to Dell but I am extremely disappointed with this recurring issue and definitely won't be buying another Alienware monitor again.

One of the best monitors I've tried. Amazing picture quality, had no issues seeing other players in dark corners when playing FPS games like warzone. Great cable management at the back of the monitor. You get plenty of USB 3 ports to utilize. Coming from a 60Hz monitor, the difference is night and day. Its a lot easier to track people in game. The only downside for me is the stand which is massive and the monitor sticks out way more than it should. I had to push it back right to the wall otherwise it was too close to my face. The stand is bigger than for my 34" monitor! Other than that, worth the money!