Excellent news but the main question is now whether that FHD 480Hz mode is actually FHD resolution. Does it use pixel perfect integer scaling or does it use blurry pixel blending interpolation scaling?
For many of us it is completely unacceptable that of all the dual resolution monitors released to market thus far it is only the Alienware AW2725QF that has properly implemented the FHD resolution.
I'd like someone to do an in-depth exploration of this topic. A comparison between a native FHD monitor with these new UHD + FHD dual mode integer scaled monitors. Can we expect the image quality to be identical or does the Pixel Pitch (the empty space between pixels) size actually matter?
I ask these questions because there are use cases for a pixel perfect rendering of the FHD resolution: 1) Digital art creation and consumption that requires pixel perfect precision. 2) Legacy programs/apps with problematic non-HIDPI graphics in the UI and gameworld. 3) Video quality detail retention: the vast majority of videos online are primarily mastered for and available in FHD resolution. These are all areas that should be analyzed in any comparison.
At the very least dual mode monitors should be giving us the option in their monitor settings menus to choose the method of rendering FHD: 1) Pixel Perfect aka Integer Scaling or 2) Pixel Smoothing aka Interpolation Scaling.