Quote Originally Posted by OmegaZero_Alpha
oh, I would just call it a brick. Glad samsungs don't shit allover themselves, or I would be worried about this problem.
We have 2 with this problem and one is a Samsung. It did last quite a few years though, I believe.

We don't *need* the monitors but don't want to trash them if they can be repaired for less than a new one.

Our kids use CRTs and we thought if we could fix them, would give them the LCDs.