[kwlug disc.] OT - hardware question

[Chris Bruner]

Insurance Squared Inc. wrote:
> Wondering if anyone's seen this before.  I've got an LCD screen 
> (samsung 17") that's a bit older.  Sometimes it works, sometimes it 
> doesn't.  When it doesn't work, what it does is flashes briefly for a 
> second (i.e. the POST screen) then blacks out. Then it may flash on 
> again for a second (during the OS splash screen) then off again.
>
> Seems odd to me since I figured LCD's would just flat out either die 
> or get bad pixels.  Never figured they'd flash on and off intermittently.
>
> I guess what I'm asking is, is it time for a new monitor?
>
I've found that problem when going through a KVM switch. Plugged in 
directly it worked fine. Maybe a different resolution would help it pick 
up the signal.