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Just a purely informational request.

I've had this monitor forjust under 3 1/2 years (the warranty was for
3 - damnit :P). I want to keep it - though I have already purchased
an LCD to replace it, if temporarily.

Anyway, the monitor still works well. The only complaint I have is
that every so often, the focus of the screen suddenly goes out of
whack. It is *not* less in the center and it does not seem to be a
'shift' towards any direction.

In the defect's infancy (for this monitor smile

), after 5 minutes of
this, there would be a slight pop and the focus would return to it's
normal state (or so I think). The other way around this was (and
still is) to shut the monitor off for almost any length of time - from
a few seconds to a few minutes - andthe time left off didn't seem to
affect the recurrence of the problem...

.... except for the inevitability... time. The problem occurs at least
once a day and sometimes rears its head after 10 minutes for several
recurrences. It has also come to the pont that the popping doesn't
happen anymore (admittedly I haven't fully tested this - but the
popping always occurred within 5 minutes).

I've read the very long FAQ located at
http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/monfaq.htm#monrmcoc but it's well over my
head.

Since CRT's are a dying breed - does anyone have a clue what is wrong?
This way I can see if repairing it is worthwhile (even if it's a few
hundred!). The brightness is still very good (If there has been any
degradation, I haven't noticed) and everything else performs as I
remember: it's a very good mointor.

I appreciate any feedback - whether positive or negative, chiding or
kind.

Thanks!