>What you probably got was a Northern hemisphere monitor that >had been being used south of the equator. Once it was set with the >polarity correct it recovered ;) >> I'm very happy with my 21" vertically-flat ViewSonic PT810 that I have >> at home. bought it used (www.erpcsales.com), paid < $600 for it after >> shipping & handling. it shows its age a bit at times; but it improved >> quite a bit after some use (dunno how they were using or storing it >> before; perhaps it was magnetized somehow). naah, probably had been in an environment with too many plastic rulers. too much static electricity. after moving it around a bit (sort of like grounding out one's ruler by smacking it against a table); it probably discharged all the static electricity. (has anyone ever seen a BOFH excuse-of-the-day book actually put together)? Carl Soderstrom ******************************* Everything I need to know about computer administration I learned from the BOFH. bofh.ntk.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org