Out of the Blue

My situation with one of the monitors in my dual-monitor setup has deteriorated to the point where it's making me crazy. The expensive, yet out-of-warranty, monitor has taken to flickering a majority of the time, and I was finally forced to act, as it's making my work very difficult. I would gladly get a twin of my other monitor, a large but inexpensive Hanns that's been great, but it seems to be no longer in production. I found a similar model and ordered it from Newegg, and I think this is just in time, as the new monitor will match the old one's 1920x1200 resolution, but it seems like a vast majority of flat-panels are now 1920x1080, even when they are as large as these (27.5"). It would be nice if the new monitor arrives before E3 hits full swing, since this is really slowing me down, but I think I probably ordered it too late.

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Jun 3, 2011, 17:11
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Creston wrote on Jun 3, 2011, 13:55:
Did you try swapping cables, Blue? 9 out of 10 times when I have a flickering image at work, the culprit is the cable rather than the monitor.

Creston
I've had similar experience. Sometimes the cable is just loose, or sometimes it needs to be replaced entirely.

Also, if you need something in a hurry don't forget neweggs $3 rush processing fee where they ship it out almost immediately since they put it at the top of the list of things to ship.
And don't forget to check to see the prices on an item at amazon, often enough, they have the item for a similar price (less sometimes) and prime is lovely. You can get a 3 month free trial of prime for moms & dads, and then pay $4 to get next day air shipping on an item, or stay with 2 day air for free..
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