DELL 1025HE big line down middle HELP!!!

[nigelgriffiths]

yesterday i shut down windows 2000, and watched as my monitor changed res and frequency until it became a rectangle half the size of the viewable screen, with no vertical sync. in other words, a white flickering square in the centre of my monitor.

i powered it off, crossed my fingers and turned it back on. now it has a single line down the centre of the monitor. the top half and the bottom half of the line do not refresh in sync, and are a different color to the rest of the screen.

its also wider in the middle of the screen than at the edges where it thins out. if i tap the monitor, vibrations cause an effect that looks not unlike a frayed wire to shake either side of the main line.

is it ruined? can it be fixed? am i going to have to spend more money? i dont know. please help me.

ps ive changed refresh rates and resolutions to try to fix the problem. no luck.

 

[edfair]

Find a TV shop that also repairs monitors. Suspect you can get it fixed for 65 to 75 dollars. This is about the street price where I am. Ed Fair
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