>A friend has a 15" monitor that suddenly went funny dim. When the computer >boots up the screen sort of pulsates (or at best settles for the brighter of >two dark options) from very dark and barely visible image of desktop to not >all that much better and certainly not enough to read text and alter things >via software. The brightness controls and contrast knobs on the monitor are >up to max. Is this likely a monitor prob or the video card or something else >in the computer. I will leave all details out. If someone has had this prob, >appreciate your experience. Just asking this before hauling a monitor around >to my friend to test with a different monitor, or hauling her gear to my >place... O and banging the monitor does not help! So maybe the video card >...
Flyback transformer busted. Better start looking for another monitor - 15 inchers are much cheaper now like a Gateway digital (Trinitron) I got to replace a Viewsonic. Charlie -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
