The Dell he got is known for 3 things
Horrible contrast
Below average light output
And terrible color banding
Like I said the 24 inch version does not suffer from any of those 3 things
I can speak from experience that Asus and Acer 1440p monitors blow the dell away and is not even close
1 ms is only important if you are a competitive online shooter player
No chance you are going to have an eye soar with IPS 5ms
The contrast ratio of that Dell is 600:1 that is absolutely terrible
Brightness is well below 300
From RTINGS comparison between the Dell and the Asus
The ASUS ROG PG279Q is a significantly better monitor than the Dell S2716DG regardless of the usage. The IPS panel of the ASUS has better viewing angles, so when viewed from up close the image remains more accurate. The uniformity is also marginally better on the ASUS, and this is good for a variety of usages.
If he got the monitor for just performance and no care for image quality then fine good choice but the Asus for 50 more would have giving you the best of both worlds.

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