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my monitor i think is crappin out on me =( it'll go fine, then it like waves and gets smaller, and smaller till it blacks out, and i can't do anything. i turn it off, wait a bit then turn it back on. sometimes it works sometimes not. its a G-2k EV500, fairly old. does this sound like anything familiar? i searched on google, could this be what trembling is? is it fixable? cheaper to go with a new monitor?

also, one quick question about vid cards. how do u flash the bios on them? TIA

sounds like the ol' death rattle - check the deals boards and see what's on sale - we some real nice 17" compaqs at work for like 80 after rebate

If it's a real nice monitor might be worth taking to a TV repair shop and getting it fixed. Chances are it's a transistor in the high voltage section. Might be under $100.

Find a small mom & pop place that will give you a free estimate.

dam. well, its a pretty old monitor, so i dun think its worth 100, be better to buy a new one.

mvjohn, where did u work? i went by best buy, and cheapest i saw w/rebates was $129 for a 17.
dunno if theres a staples here in lincoln or not. i'll hafta chek, those would be my guesses at cheapest stuff.

you just need to keep an eye of anandtech hot deal, apex, etc. and see what's out there - all we really have around here is a staples and an office max - i have several of the 17" envision monitors from staples at home and paid around $70 for them when they were on special - also some of the other places like buy.com have clearance (free shipping) monitors that are a decent deal - i have a 17" hp i got there for like 150 about two years ago and it's probably the best quality of the bunch - also dell has decent free shipping offers and prices from time to time - usually i recommend that you get it locally if you can, because it there's is a problem they are a pain to pack and ship - we had 7/14 viewsonics fail here in 3 years so i am an expert on that!

If you have a Walmart nearby check them out. The super stores usually will have computer monitors. I've seen some damn good prices on monitors there sometimes.