I got this one user review and there are many who thinkz the same
I currently have the Asus PA238Q and it's a very nice monitor. For Photoshop and so on I say it's very good, it's a IPS panel after all. A review I read a few months ago shows it doesn't cover exactly 100%of RGB color space, but it's very close, I don't think there's a problem there, considering it's not a topline professional work-only monitor... it's a very good monitor for image work but also for other things like gaming.And you can always calibrate each color inside the OSD/Menu... it has independent 6 axis (RGBCMY) saturation and hue regulations... plus RGB gain and offset settings.The best thing about this particularmodel, besides the height adjustment, is the Trace Free Asus feature. It's an overdrive function that boosts pixels response time in all type of panels, but more important for IPS panels since theyare not so fast as TN ones. Several IPS panels have an overdrive feature, but not all of them seem to have it... I had an LG IPS235V before this Asus, and I don't believe it had any whatsoever (although it said 5ms on specs), it was terrible for gaming, a lot of blur even on a simple Fifa game andbasic pixel response tests.But the great thing about Asus Trace Free: you can tune it inside the OSD/Menu, it has several steps and you adjust to the one you think gives the best result under fast image motions. Tune it all to one side and you start to see blur, tune it to the other side and you see overshoot/shadows. Even if your monitor comes with an unsatisfying factory setting, you just need to goto the Menu and adjust it more or less to compensate for it.It's a 6ms monitor but I don't noticesignificant problems while gaming. If you put it against a TN panel monitor side-by-side, then you'll notice, otherwise you get used to it.But of course, each one has different levels of sensibility.As far as I know, Dell monitors do have overdrive, but it's a fixed one from the factory, no adjustments are possible. Which means: each model has a certain overdrive setting, and if it's a bad one, you can't do anything about it. The bestone so far seems to be the old U2311H, the more recent ones are known to have a considerable overshoot/shadow effect.Back to the Asus PA238Q, the only thing I notice more is the bleeding. Mine has a slight white bleeding that is more noticeable when seeingit from upper angles when seeing a pitch black image. But each monitorhas it's own bleeding level, so I was probably unlucky with this sample.It has a very nice and robust stand that provides a lot of height adjustment, which is a good thing for someone who spends a lot of time in front of the PC working or gaming... a perfect angle of view is very important for long sessions.Another point in favour: has a 1 year Zero Bright Dot guarantee that ensures full replacement if there's so much as 1 bright dot pixel. Well, an additional warranty is always welcome.Concluding: this Asus is a hell of a monitor for someone that must have very good color accuracy but also a good performance for gaming. Worths every cent I've spent on it, puts my previous Asus ML228H (TN) to shame in any department except the response time.If your friend is an hardcore CS gamer that notices every little detail, well... this is a good monitor for gaming, but against TN panels with 2ms response time and some with 120Hz... no existent IPS panel can get close to that. Yet.
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