Sounds like the "pin cushion" effect.
The easiest thing to do is try the monitor on a different computer,
and a different computer with your monitor.

It might be too expensive to repair given the low prices of good
17 in monitors lately.

                          Rick Glazier
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Ramos" <[log in to unmask]>
> My monitor is three years old.  The sides of the screen are curving inward, and I am no longer able to correct it with the
controls on the monitor itself.

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