It could very well be the age of the monitor, in which case there is no
economically justifiable fix.  It can also be the wrong scan frequencies or
polarity, but you would notice a distortion as though images were squeezed.
A deteriorating monitor may lose focus as it shrinks, but it shouldn't
become grossly distorted.  As for figuring out whether polarity should be
+/- and what the scan rate should be, aside from whether your adapter
permits adjustments, this can be a real test of patience.  There lies the
beauty of modern multi-scan / sync plug and play monitors.
tom turak
-----Original Message-----
From: Dale Mentzer [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 9:32 PM

On 20 Feb 01 at 0:37,  [log in to unmask] wrote:

>>The problem is the age of the monitor. I have a 1995 vintage monitor and
it
>>is showing similar problems as your friend's. Solution is to either have
the
>>monitor fixed or replace it if the repair will be expensive.

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