But that's the thing. The very wide gamut of the U2410 is a difference that is easily seen in person....
The point is I'd rather technology moved in the direction of solving issues, giving people a choice, and eventually we'd see more software take advantage of something if the user base is large enough. If people only have sRGB then there's no reason to ever change.
Well that's nice and all, but while you are living on the edge with wide gamut, I would much rather just have an sRGB monitor that just looks correct everywhere.
I think wide gamut is best left to specialty monitors where it might be needed and let us regular consumers just have normal color without all the hassles. If/when it ever gets sorted out on the software side, then they can start pushing it on everyone.
Let the early adopters who want it, pay more for it.
I remember a couple of years ago, it seemed like there was a trend toward wide gamut everywhere as marketing latched onto a number they could make bigger, 90% of NTSC, 98%, 102%, 110%...
I am very happy this trend has reversed and we are seeing more and more consumer monitors reverting to sRGB. Though this really seems more like a side effect of W-LEDs than a plan. I will take it either way.
Clearly the U2412 is becoming more consumer oriented and for most consumers that will deliver better price/performance.
Those who want a more semi-pro monitor with wide gamut should buy the U2410 while it is still available. That choice should still be available for some time, but I bet most people would rather save the $150 and have the new consumer oriented version.