Jay:
If you have access to another video card or monitor, you could swap them
around and settle the matter. However, the fact that Hitachi says it's their
problem, combined with a few personal experiences with failing monitors,
leads me to believe that it is the monitor. I had a similar experience with
my Hitachi monitor last year -- except that in my case everything was
magneta because the yellow got lost -- and it was very good. I sent the
monitor to them, and it came back within 10 days or so in fine shape, and it
continues to work very well. Packing and shipping was a hassle, but with a
little help from my buddies in our shipping department, well worth it.
Regards,
Carroll Grigsby

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Merritt" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 12:11 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Monitor or Video Adapter?


> Hi all!
> Here is my problem. My 1 year old Hitachi SuperScan 753 19" Monitor has
> recently decided to get blurry. By this I mean I am getting a
> redish/purpulish "tinge" like a second character after the primary
character
> in text or a second "ghost image" just to the right of graphics. Hitachi
tech
> support told me it was probably the monitor and to send it in for warranty
> repair.  I wonder if it may be the video card?  Is there a way to isolate
the
> problem between monitor and video card?  The problem seems to be
intermittent.
> The system is as follows:
> Abit BE6-II, PIII/600, 256 MB ram, 3DFX 3500 16MB w/TV, Win 98SE.
> TIA,
> Jay Merritt

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