Let me start off by saying I never really write reviews for products because they’re okay and mostly do what they’re advertised to do, but this monitor really blew my mind because I was not expecting it to be this fantastic, to the point that it deserves I take time off my day to write a thorough review about everything this monitor does greatly and beyond, and addressing some of its issues that many complain about. This is coming from a previous 27-inch 1440p 16:9 IPS monitor. I have had issues with most games where I always crank the FOV all the way up in the settings and still feel like it’s not enough for me like I don't get enough view of the entire scene at once and it quite bothered me because I am the type to enjoy having everything visible in the frame so I can quickly glance instead of having to move my camera to see something. It also helps in competitive games because I can see enemies easier around the corner in my peripheral vision. Until I stumbled upon this monitor someday, as if it descended from heaven to bless my reality. At first, I was skeptical and did not like the thought of an ultrawide monitor because not many games and apps support it well and I was worried about things being stretched and making me feel nauseous. But after thorough research and watching every single video and reading every review available on the internet about this monitor, I decided it's worth a shot and pulled the trigger, and let me tell you... I have never been this excited about the arrival of an item before. I felt like a kid waiting impatiently for Christmas. I kept checking the Amazon tracker not just every day, but literally every 1 to 2 hours - that's how freaking excited out of my mind I was. I even went as far as checking my carrier's tracker website when it shipped for more in-depth tracking updates. The setup was also pretty easy and straightforward. Only need to screw the feet to the stand and then latch it into the back of the monitor. Push the quick-release button to detach the stand. The excitement also came with serious paranoia from the bad reviews complaining about the color fringing on text, the audible fans noise, the risk of OLED burn-in, and the bubble wrap marks on the screen from the packaging, let alone the panel lottery with the risk of it arriving with a defective panel or a dead pixel. I may have gotten lucky with this unit but I'll write my experience: - Text fringing: While yes I do agree with everyone, the text fringing IS there and it is noticeable, but only if you rub your nose on the screen. From a normal sitting distance, it's not really that noticeable, especially with workarounds like BetterClearType. Honestly, for me, it's not a big deal. But maybe because I was used to the poor text clarity on my previous monitor. If you're coming from a 4K monitor with a high pixel density, then you will definitely notice the downgrade in text clarity and the fringing, but nothing your eyes won't adjust to in time! Regardless, you might not even notice it if you're too focused on what's actually displayed on the screen instead of nitpicking the little pixels. - Fans noise: Personally, I had never heard either of the fans, even while gaming and when I turned eco mode off as well. At times I forgot this monitor even has fans! If you're always wearing headphones and/or blasting music, the fans' noise won't be an issue for you. - OLED burn-in: Like any OLED monitor, this one is not safe from the inevitable doom of burn-in. However, you can reduce the risk of burn-in significantly if you take good care of your monitor by reducing brightness, doing pixel refreshes frequently, and turning off the monitor when you're not using it. If you do experience image retention (not burn-in!), you can do a full panel refresh which could take about an hour and the problem should be fixed afterward. As for the pixel refresh, it prompts you every 4 hours and if you have eco mode on, the hours won't be counted if your monitor is off but still plugged into power. Pixel refresh usually takes about 7 minutes for me to finish and when it's done, the blinking green light on the power indicator will turn off, letting you know your monitor is ready to rock on again! In case in the long run you do experience burn-in, Dell has you covered with a 3-year warranty. Just make sure you register your product on their website using the service tag available in the OSD menu. - Bubble wrap marks: When I opened the box and whipped out the monitor and removed the bubble wrap cover on the screen, I noticed some marks on the edges of the screen, but rest assured, a few good wipes with tissues and the marks are gone! They're basically like fingerprints. - Panel lottery: This is inevitable for every monitor in existence and you just gotta cross your fingers and pray your luck is good. Thankfully, mine came in perfect condition with firmware M0B201. No dead pixels, no broken panel, no flickering, and no coil whine in fans. I got really lucky. You just gotta hope you get lucky too. Just make sure when you order the monitor, to order it new from trusted sellers. For me, I only order expensive premium products sold and shipped by Amazon themselves. I don't trust marketplace sellers. Side note, while the brightness in SDR is great, it's not that bright compared to some LCD monitors. Don't get me wrong, the brightness is great and it gets bright in SDR at 100% (236 cd/m2)! But I would've liked it if it was slightly brighter, mainly because I'm used to full brightness from my previous IPS monitor (311 cd/m2). A white screen still is a serious flashbang regardless, it's just that in dark scenes, the brightness helps. However, the brightness is not an issue in HDR. The brightness in HDR is amazing and it gets pretty bright when gaming. I use HDR400 TB and never really touched HDR1000 because 400 is bright enough for me and I don't want the ABL to ruin my experiences. Aside from the quirks, this monitor packs a punch! Feature-packed and future-proof imo! Everything you throw at it, it just obliterates it. Nothing can beat this bad puppy at this price! Best investment I have made honestly. Contrast, deep blacks, colors, refresh rate, motion handling, G-Sync, everything is perfected. You can't ask for anything better than this. The colors look genuinely amazing. It's literally candy for your eyes. Sugar-coated, tasty, cherry-flavored! Thanks to the quantum dots, certain colors (like red) just "pop" on the screen. Like you could display a range of colors in one frame, and the first color to catch your eye would be the red! If you want more saturation and for the picture to be more vivid and prettier, you can increase the digital vibrance in NVIDIA control panel to your liking. Personally, I settled with 75% digital vibrance in NVIDIA, with 100% brightness and contrast in the monitor's OSD, using creator mode DCI-P3 and a gamma of 2.6. Just my preference. No camera or picture on the internet could truly capture the beauty of the picture quality of this monitor! You'd have to see it for yourself and experience it in person. This is my first QD-OLED monitor and I am never going back to IPS! Never again! The deep blacks make every scene so much better. You can see a lot more details in the dark. I am not big on monitors nor have I owned or tested a lot in person, but from all the monitors I've been using in the past decade, this one takes the crown easily with no hassle. You will get used to the drawbacks of this monitor in time, like the text fringing and fans noise, etc. It'll also take you a while to get adjusted to the 21:9 aspect ratio if you're coming from 16:9, but it'll be worth it, trust me. Nothing can get better than this. TL;DR: Don't think about it. If you have the money, do what I did and pull the trigger. Get it. You'll never regret it. It's about time you treat your eyes with something they deserve! What's the point of a high-end PC if you can't view its full potential with a good monitor? Invest in this monitor!