If you can find a Dell 2408WFP, which is also IPS and 24", you would more than likely be happy like me!

Thank you for your kind advices, I looked up the 2408WFP, and it has a staggering input lag of >60ms, which is a deal breaker for me.

Also, I don't want to move up in resolution too much since that would mean investing in stronger video card also. 1680x1050 of 2209wa was just perfect for me, enough vertical space for working with text and terminals, games not too jaggy, good performance. I could go with 1920x1080 of most 16:9 23'' panels, but 1920x1200 is just too much. 2410 is a wide gamut monitor, which brings another set of problems since Windows 7 don't support them (so you get over-saturated colors in normal applications). I agree that it's a probably good monitor overall, maybe the best replacement ... from Dell.

If I resigned on Dell, I thought Eizo 2335w e-IPS 23'' looked nice too, if a bit pricey.

I wonder if 6-bit + FRC monitors can come even close to true 8 bit monitors color reproduction wise. All the reviews assure us that yes, of course, but when I compared the u2311h and 2209wa in clone mode, side by side, the u2311h looked like a cheap TN in comparison.

Thank you, I will consider it.

Of course, I also looked at HP ZR24W that looks promisin. - 8bit panel, excellent input lag of 8ms, manageable ghosting, good color uniformity and reproduction, but... a bit too high resolution. 1920x1200 seems a killer for my measly GeForce 560Ti.

Also, since my warranty is covered by Dell, I fear I will have to pick one of their pieces - I don't know if the law forces them to return money if the product in warranty is no longer in production and customer is not satisfied with a substitution.

Seems they have established two disjunctive segments ( I speak only about non-TN monitors, since there is no going back to TN for me):

1) casual users - media-centric aspect ratio 16:9 (bad for me, don't like it), crappy color reproduction and uniformity, good input lag and ghosting, low resolution and price

2) professional and business users - computer-centric aspect ration 16:10 (good for me), quality color reporduction at the cost of high input lag and ghosting, wide gamut that brings only problems since Windows don't support it, only high resolution and price ( I would be willing to pay for something decent )

2209WA was perfect since it offered the best of both realms - 8bit colors, low input lag of cca 10ms and well-tuned overdrive, low enough resolution for middle graphic cards, yet good readability of text and productivity apps.

I am doomed! My head hurts...

A couple small points you might consider-

1680x1050 and 1920x1200 are both native 16:10 monitor resolutions.  So you're not going to have a different aspect ratio from your old 2209wa if you go 1920x1200, just a different pixel size/pitch.  If you needed to, for legibility or video card reasons, you could just set the monitor in windows to 1680x1050 without any stretching.

My understanding is that Windows 7 does support wide gamut now.  At least through (right click desktop) Screen Resolution -> advanced settings ->color management tab -> color management ->advanced you can change the color profile to a scRGB wide gamut profile. 

Support for color depths of 30 and 48 bits is included, along with the wide color gamut scRGB (which for HDMI 1.3 can be converted and output as xvYCC). The video modes supported in Windows 7 are 16-bit sRGB, 24-bit sRGB, 30-bit sRGB, 30-bit with extended color gamut sRGB, and 48-bit scRGB.

So it might not be a showstopper.  My impression is that since windows is the most commonly used platform, monitor makers aren't going to design them in a way that the most modern software can't handle properly.  But since I don't have the sort of truly top tier level color accurate setup at home that you'd seem to prefer, I can't vouch for it 100%.

I don't know if you have a device like a Pantone Huey Pro calibrator, but such a device might interest you if you don't have one and really are going for dead on color accuracy.  Especially if you did end up saving a bit through getting a different replacement via dell.

As for 6 bit + FRC vs 8 bit, I think that they do a good enough job for most people, especially those coming from TN's, but I don't think that there are any that truly hit every color spot on via FRC.  You probably wouldn't notice it after a bit if you got readjusted to the new "standard."  I know that some companies, like Samsung, get a bit tricky and do the signal processing at 9 bits to get more of the dark grey tones before the monitor outputs to the 6 bit + FRC.  I'm sure most do their own tricks, but thats the one I see mentioned the most.  The end result isn't quite as good though, which is why the more "premium" monitors are still 8 bit.

Anyways, good luck again, sounds like you have some options, and since a lot of these things are personal preference it will just depend on what you're exactly wanting.  Still, thought I'd toss in the thoughts on the resolution/ gamut as it might widen your choices if either solves your issue with those specific points.

I have had a Hanns G 28" for at least 4 years... and it is friggin' awesome.

Yeah, a  couple of the specs may not read at top notch, but you cannot beat the performance for the price.

Check it out!

 The first link is the exact monitor that I am using right now. (did I mention that I LOVE it)

http://www.amazon.com/Hanns-G-HG281DPB-Widescreen-LCD-Monitor/dp/B000TJV9KW/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1327526188&sr=1-2

next... here is something similar with built in speakers, if you need them.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254052

Okay, so my negotiations with Dell ended in with "accept U2311H or die!". True, they also offered 2211 and 2212, I think, but those are the same quality, but smaller. 

So I stand before a dilemma - retain my old 2209wa, even though it has the yellow line problem (and risk it will become permanent in time), or ask money back and try something else - but what? My latest candidate is Eizo 2335w, does anyone has a firsthand experience with it?

IMO, 10 bit sounds good, but its tricky, since you need a specialized software application that generates output at that level (like Photoshop) then a video card that also is capable of sending that signal.  According to NVIDIA, for true 10-bit per channel, you need a DisplayPort supported Quadro or Quadro FX graphics card.

I'm sure for most things it would down convert to 8 bit when transmitting, or for games will be 8 bit output at the software level.  Which is fine, but not worth a premium over other 8 bit monitor options if that's the direction you're going.  Never played first hand with EIZO monitors, so can't help there specifically.

Too bad on Dell support.  I have a 2211, know that the screen uniformity is better than the 2311, and smaller pixel pitch, but otherwise its smaller, worse lag, and a bit cheaper bits so less color accurate.  So I think its good you're not going that way.  I guess you could try again, see if you can hit someone more helpful, but its always a longshot and might not be worth the time or angst.

Thank you, but I cannot find any comprehensive review on them that would clearly state what technology is used to manufacture them (TN?), and measurements of input lag, response time and color reporoduction. I cannot find them on TFT central. PX2370 is a TN monitor, that means I am not interested.

I went through the models Samsung offers, and some combinations are pretty strange, like 27 inch monitor with 1920x1080 res and a TN panel. Who would buy that?

So, my latest candidate is EIZO Foris FS2332. Pricey, as all Eizo monitors, but I hope it is worth it. The reviews are good, it's 8-bit.

Yeah, I read that review on prad.de, it was just about the only I could find. I suspect it's because the company is still Fujitsu-Siemens, so they will probably push their product on German market. I had FS Pocket Loox c550 (still have, but no longer use it), it was a nice piece of HW with beautiful display and good performance.

Well, I will probably go with the Eizo, I suppose. Let's hope their reputation means they did not take the path of "budgetization" as Dell and other did. 

BTW I have read several reports from users that are bothered by temporal dithering (FRC), they report headaches, eye irritation. I remember how the flickering low refresh rate of CRT used to hurt my eyes, with LCD, I thought that is gone, but no, they bring it back as a "feature".

So, to continue my story - after a month of haggling with the vendor I purchased the 2209WA from, I managed to get my refund. I purchased the Eizo Foris 2332BK, and hearing so much praise about Eizo, I must say I am disappointed a bit.

Good:

• Very nice colors and color gradients, especially very dark shades of black. Still not as good as CRT, but I daresay better than 2209WA
• Being a PLS panel, the IPS pearly glow is greatly reduced. Also, the matte AR coating is less pronounced.
• Input lag seems to be even a bit better than 2209 WA (subjective impression), but on standard setting, there is a noticeable slight ghosting. Only after setting the Overdrive to Enhanced, the problem is mitigated (in fast games)
• No buzzing, humming, smell (the vents of 2209wa smelled horribly of ... something)

Not so good:

• The stand does only allow limited tilting, and is quite low. No height control, no swivel, nothing. I had to put a pile of books under the stand to lift the upper rim to my eye level. Feels like a trip to 90s.
• All the functions accessible only via a (rather ugly) remote control. You lose the remote, game over for you.
• Utterly crappy set of integrated speakers - I don't know why they even bother
• Bunch of useless functions - Eco-view, which always dims the picture too much comes to mind. A contrast enhancing to "bring 3D effect to 2D" scenes too, just switch all that crap off.
• Not a true 8bit panel as stated on various specs sheet. It only has 10 bit lookup tables (hence the nice gradients and darks, probably), but the output is again 6bit +2bit FRC.

Dealbreaker:

• What is still my biggest complaint is that the modern monitors hurt my eyes a lot. I have a pair of crappy L1753 TN monitors, and I could watch them all day, and play on my 2209WA in the evening, and it was okay. I was so happy that the CRT eyestrain is finally gone with LCD. Now it is back for revenge - after only 2 hours on Eizo 2332, my eyes scratched and burned quite badly. I searched for the reason - some say it's the WLED PMW flicker (the brightness control is done by lighting and dimming the backlight leds in rapid succession). Others say it's the FRC temporal dithering that tries to conjure the missing colors. I really don't know, but it's a sad thing - after a decade of "innovations", we are off worse than we were. And I am not the only one complaining, just read the various forums.

So I don't know what to do. Try some VA monitors, sacrificing response time? S-IPS with true 8bit?