Monitor dying?

[Mico]

I have a Philips 107S that my dad bought for like $99 at compusa or some other place. Lately, I have begun to think it is dying...
Symptoms:
1) Just since last week, I have a little bar that moves down the screen constantly, slightly distorting and darkening the image.
2)The screen shakes and compresses from top to bottom.
3)The screen darkens.

NOTE: All of these effects are not always occuring. They like to switch it up.

What do you guys think?

[madsam]

the shaking and the shrinking sounds almost like low line voltage. if i am correct, it's not a monitor problem, and would be your home electric. just for the heck of it, you should plug a multimeter into the wall socket, and watch your voltages....see if the voltage seems to fluctuate, and maybe go too low momentarily. i have seen the shrinking screen on tv's in homes with electrical problems, ....as far as low line voltage, anyways.

also, maybe check your video drivers, and your refresh rate......

[Mico]

Ah. It is low line voltage. When I turn my second monitor off, it stops. Thanks.