Abou27 wrote:
the monitor picture suddenly went very pin-cushiony and stayed like that. Curiously, making contact with the horiz adj button temporarily restored normal display
Sounds like the monitor is flakey..
I had an old Amstrad monitor that did that..and smelt hot too.
BTW, if you`re looking for a replacement SVGA monitor, don`t buy a Daewoo/Daytek one. Crap quality, and even crappier support.