It flickers out quickly once in awhile like having a brownout or something.. Been doing it more and more often recently. I almost am 100% sure its not the video card as when I turn the monitor off or shut down the computer, I can here internal static snaps from the monitor.

Not sure how much time I have on it before it goes under.

It was Hitachi 19" 752 that I have had since 1998. So I guess the extra cash I paid for such a high quality monitor (back then) has paid off.

Would like to keep the same quality level if Im going to have to upgrade here shortly. Can someone suggest a replacement? Digital (widescreen?) LCD with super high contrast (and that term for the refresh/ghosting on LCD's - again super high), definition and color that maybe is a 21-24 incher (at most) across? One that hopefully will last me another eight years like this one has.

The sucky thing is I was hoping to get a new airbrush and now this... argh.

It's just thirsty, pour some water on it's water vents (the ones on the upper back of the monitor)

While I'm all for LCDs, most artists who work a lot with color will tell you to get a CRT. Anyway, I have a pair of Sony 17" LCDs and they've served me well for over two years now. I think my contrast is 600:1 and response time (the refresh rate) is 16ns. The only downside is that they're analog monitors with no DVI option, kind of odd for 2003-era tech.

You know, I think it might be a faulty power cap.. Wonder if I can get a TV repair to fix it?

check out that Daz's thread for widescreen LCDs, oxy... not sure if it's what you're looking for, but the Dell 24" is a really nice unit all around. if you're looking for a widescreen LCD, i think that's the one you should look at.

Dell isn't high quality in my book. A total IMOHO but you get what you pay for. Thanks for the suggestion gauss though. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

LCDs are pretty spendy and I totally agree with all points above about the colors. CRTs are still graphically better.

I use a 19" NEC MultiSync FE990 (CRT) i picked up about 2 years ago for about $260 new. Very good brand and monitor.

I highly recommend NECs, Sony or the Dell CRTs (the dells have trinitron parts in them so they are basically the same as the sony ones)

I use a Viewsonic VP191B, excellent monitor. 800:1 contrast ratio, 8ms response time. It is an MVA panel with Overdrive, so it has quite quick response times and excellent viewing angle, aswell as being a true 8 bit panel instead of the 6 bit TN.

Viewsonic has replaced the 191B with a new model which has a 1000:1 contrast ratio.

Mmm thats sounds interesting Major.. Thanks. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

http://www.lacie.com/products/cleara...ucts/?id=10010

lacie has the best monitors i've personally seen in my life.
for comparison i think it totally kicks my home iiyama monitor in any field, particulary in terms of color depth and high refresh rate / sharpness on very high resolutions.

i got my electronblue 21" crt off their clearnace corner for only $400
every week or 2 they have another up for sale,
i recommend

Remember, those contrast ratios are maximums, when you adjust the screen (I've read an article that said you don't want more than 200cd/m² brightness) that quickly goes down. Plus there's a lot of color adjustment necessary to get decent color reproduction (and I think most models don't offer that but it's possible on some).

Viewsonic P220f. CRT. 22 Inches. Best color accuracy, contrast that I've ever seen. For hardcore Photoshop work where color accuracy is important, I haven't seen anything better.

Oh, and it ROCKS for gaming too.